Nigerian megastar earns two nominations at the 2025 Grammy Awards, extending his record-breaking global run
Music sensation Burna Boy has etched his name deeper into history as the first Nigerian artist to earn five career Grammy nominations in album categories, reinforcing his dominance as one of Africa’s most globally acclaimed musicians.
His 2025 project, No Sign of Weakness, secured a nomination for Best Global Music Album at the 2025 Grammy Awards, competing alongside Siddhant Bhatia’s Sounds of Kumbha, Youssou N’Dour’s Éclairer le monde: Light the World, Shakti’s Mind Explosion (50th Anniversary Tour Live), Chapter III: We Return to Light by Anoushka Shankar featuring Alam Khan and Sarathy Korwar, and Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo by Brazilian icons Caetano Veloso and Maria Bethânia.
This marks Burna Boy’s fifth consecutive Grammy album nomination, following African Giant (2019), Twice As Tall (2020), Love, Damini (2022), and I Told Them (2023) — a testament to his sustained impact on global music and his ability to continuously evolve while championing African sound.
The Afrobeats heavyweight also earned a second nomination in the Best African Music Performance category for his chart-topping single Love. Other Nigerian acts in the same category include Davido and Omah Lay (With You), Ayra Starr and Wizkid (Gimme Dat), alongside Eddy Kenzo and Mehran Matin (Hope & Love), and South African star Tyla (Push 2 Start).
The 2025 Grammy Awards ceremony is scheduled to take place on 1st February, 2026, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California.
