Nigeria did not win any awards in the 2026 Grammy Awards, even though it was nominated in many important categories.
According to Guardian Life, Burna Boy, Davido, Omah Lay, Ayra Starr, and Wizkid were all nominated but did not win an award at the gala.
Even though Nigeria did well in both African and global music categories, it didn’t win a Grammy this year.
Tyla, a South African singer, received the Best African Music Performance award with her song Push 2 Start.
She won over other nominees like Burna Boy’s “Love,” Davido and Omah Lay’s “With You,” and Ayra Starr and Wizkid’s “Gimme Dat.”
Tyla has now won this category twice since it was first given out in 2024, when she won with Water.
The Best Global Music Album award went to Brazilian stars Caetano Veloso and Maria Bethânia for their album Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo. Burna Boy’s No Sign of Weakness did not win.
The Recording Academy put on the 2026 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Nigerian nominees in the following categories:
Best African Music Performance
Burna Boy’s “Love”
With You by Davido and Omah Lay
Eddy Kenzo and Mehran Matin sing “Hope & Love.”
Ayra Starr featuring Wizkid’s “Gimme Dat”
PUSH 2 START—Tyla (WINNER)
Best Album of Global Music
Siddhant Bhatia’s Sounds of Kumbha
Burna Boy’s “No Sign of Weakness”
Youssou N’Dour’s “Eclairer le monde” means “Light the World.”
Shakti’s “Mind Explosion (50th Anniversary Tour Live)”
Chapter III: We Return to Light by Anoushka Shankar, with Alam Khan and Sarathy Korwar
Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo – Caetano Veloso and Maria Bethânia (WINNER)
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