Nigerian Musician, Burna Boy, has lost at the 2020 Grammy Awards. He failed to emerge winner of Best World Music Album category, where he was nominated with his African Giant album.
He lost in the category to Angelique Kidjo, who won with her “Celia” album.
Kidjo was announced as the winner in the Best World Music Album
category at the 62nd Grammy Awards held on Sunday in Los Angeles.
Angélique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo,
known as Angélique Kidjo, is a Beninese singer-songwriter, actress, and
activist who is noted for her diverse musical influences and creative
music videos. In 2007, Time magazine called her “Africa’s premier diva”.
She defeated Burna Boy and three other singers to win the award.
Others nominated in the category alongside Burna Boy are Altin
Gun, “Gece”, Bokante & Metropole Orkest conducted by Jules Buckley,
“What Heat”, Nathalie Joachim with Spektral Quartet, “Fanm D’Ayiti”, and
Angelique Kidjo, “Celia”.
With his 2020 nomination, Burna Boy joins the likes of Seun Kuti,
Femi Kuti and King Sunny Ade in getting listed in that category at the
Grammy Awards.
Other Nigerian Grammy nominees include, Babatune Olatunji, Wizkid,
Timaya and Kah Lo. Sikiru Adepoju won the Grammy Awards in 1991 and
2009.
Born Damini Ogulu, Burna Boy has had a remarkable career, especially in the past one year.
In 2019, the singer was the recipient of several coveted awards including Best International Act at the BET Awards
Meanwhile,
Mitchell Obama can now add Grammy winner to her resume, after snagging
the award on music’s biggest night for Best Spoken Word Album, for the
audiobook of her memoir “Becoming.”
Her win on Sunday gives the Obama household its third Grammy:
former president Barack Obama has already snagged two Grammys in the
same category for his books.
She faced an eccentric group of rivals that include Michael
Diamond and Adam Horovitz of the Beastie Boys for “Beastie Boys Book”
and John Waters, the director-performer known for his transgressive cult
films, for “Mr. Know-It-All.”
Early prizes handed out at the pre-gala event went to Lady Gaga,
who won two for her soundtrack for the hit film “A Star Is Born,” and
Beyonce, who nabbed the prize for best music film for “Homecoming.”