The Grammy is seen as they yardstick for measuring success in music. Almost every artist aims to win at least a Grammy in his career. The first African Artist to win a Grammy was Burna Boy in 2021 with his ‘Twice as Tall’ album. The album won the Global Music Album category. From the look of things, the African Giant has no intentions of slowing down as his good works have earned him two nominations in the upcoming 65th Grammy. He was nominated for Best Global Music Album for his ‘Love Damini’ album and Best Global Music Performance for his ‘Last Last’ Song.
Burna Boy’s Music has taken all over the world. He is really putting in the work and being recognized for it. His ‘Love Damini’ album is the first African album to chart three songs on the United States of America’s iTunes. His ‘Last Last’ song was number two on Apple Music Chart in the United Kingdom. Burna Boy’s ‘Love Damini’ album is a 19-track album featuring other music stars like Ed Sheeran, J Hus, Victony, Khalid, Popcaan, Kehlani, Blxst, J Balvin, and LMB. The album surpassed 235 million streams on Audiomack alone. The album also had a total of 400 million streams on Spotify. It becomes the fastest African Album to reach this mark. It did so in four months and three days.
His ‘Last Last’ song which has become the official heartbreak song of the year has made waves on social media. The song is undoubtedly one of the most popular songs on the planet. It reached 100 million streams on Spotify. He is also the first African artist to reach that milestone.
The ‘Love Damini’ album and the ‘Last Last’ song have won numerous awards and plaques. He has toured most parts of the world to perform it and people love him wherever he goes. He is indeed a national asset. Being nominated for the Grammy is an honor. Africans wish him all the best and hope he wins.
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