Despite losing all four nominations, Burna Boy shone bright at the 66th Grammys as he made history as the first Nigerian and Afrobeats artiste to perform live at the award mainstage.
The โAfrican Giantโ crooner performed a medley of songs from his latest album, โI Told Themโ to a hyped audience at the Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles.
He was later joined on stage by legendary singer, Brandy, and rapper, 21 Savage.
OsunDailyNG recalls that Burna Boy has previously performed at the Grammy Award Premiere Ceremony in 2021 when he won his first and only Grammy.
But this is his first performance at the main event.
Before the performance, Burna Boy lost the Best Global Music Performance award to โPashtoโ by Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Zakir Hussain; Best Global Music Album to Shaktiโs โThis Momentโ; Best Melodic Rap Performance to Lil Durkโs โAll My Lifeโ; and Best African Music Performance to Tylaโs โWater.โ
So far, Burna Boy has just one win from ten Grammy nominations.
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