2020 Grammy Awards: Nigerians optimistic Burna Boy will win
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Ahead of the 2020 Grammys Award billed for Sunday January 26, Nigerians have taken to different social media platforms to express their expectation that Nigeria's Afro-fusion singer, Damini Ogulu popularly known as Burna Boy, will win the Award.
By Taiwo Okanlawon
Ahead of the 2020 Grammys Award billed for Sunday January 26, Nigerians have taken to different social media platforms to express their expectation that Nigeria’s Afro-fusion singer, Damini Ogulu popularly known as Burna Boy, will win the Award.
Burna Boy has been making headlines since he dropped ‘African Giant, his award-winning album.
Burna Boy’s nomination was announced in a statement on the Grammy Awards’ website on 20th of November, 2019. He was shortlisted for his album, ‘African Giant’ in the Best World Music Album category.
He is competing for the award with Altin Gun (Gece), Bokanté & Metropole Orkest Conducted By Jules Buckley (What Heat), Nathalie Joachim With Spektral Quartet (Fanm D’ayiti) and Angelique Kidjo (Celia).
The nomination is for albums containing at least 51 percent playing time of new vocal or instrumental world music recordings.
Ahead of the event, many Nigerians fans of the ‘Ye’ crooner reflecting on the singer’s career so far in the Nigerian entertainment industry believe he will clinch the awards.
The 2020 Grammys show will be held in Los Angeles at the STAPLES Center, while Alicia Keys will be returning to host the ceremony following the success of her first time in 2019.
See some reactions;
#Burna Boy 👦 Is Winning Grammy This Week @burnaboy pic.twitter.com/4MuyYO8ZRy
— Adinoyi of Kogi (@GarridoSamm) January 21, 2020
https://twitter.com/__Dorah/status/1219621112729997312
https://twitter.com/ChiadiNelson/status/1219674423520829440
https://twitter.com/snehgod/status/1219570727579504640
https://twitter.com/finemanhocS/status/1219747626230468609
https://twitter.com/djtraxk/status/1219747110763057153
https://twitter.com/thebiscolumbo/status/1219744987275055104
If @burnaboy wins that Grammy just call him the GOAT forget that wizkid talk https://t.co/XUgaW2XntR
— Egbivwiere (@iprosperandrew) January 21, 2020
5 more days for us to carry our Grammy🙌🏽
Come to think of it.. 🤔 Burna Boy should have a name for his friends, something like Marlians, any suggestions of what Burna Boy’s fans should be called? pic.twitter.com/Bh5NY0HPwo— Rebel Rogue (@Charles_skye1) January 21, 2020
Grammy Awards please honor Roddy Ricch and Burna Boy with their respective awards. they deserve it. No cap.
— KingBlaze 🎖️ (@FM_Entreprise) January 21, 2020
https://twitter.com/kcorji/status/1219741168529018885
https://twitter.com/FemiJamesSamue1/status/1219735925498023937
@burnaboy just won the Grammy award right now in the spirit world , let's wait for physical pictures 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬
— okafor (@alefreewayy) January 21, 2020
So burna boy gonna make us proud again, Anthony Joshua did . Grammy way 🚀🚀
— Holla (@seyi__funmi1) January 21, 2020
So burna boy gonna make us proud again, Anthony Joshua did . Grammy way 🚀🚀
— Holla (@seyi__funmi1) January 21, 2020
https://twitter.com/Paris4770/status/1219729250636509184
Burna Boy deserves the Grammy award for Best World Music Album and I hope he gets it.
— fev. (@FevenA) January 21, 2020
https://twitter.com/bonanaijamusic/status/1219725938272788481
https://twitter.com/bonanaijamusic/status/1219725938272788481
Burnaboy wins the grammy's and everywhere go scatter #OLUWABURNA 💈🔥
— DAVID Udoh ®️ (@DavidRyderr) January 21, 2020
When will Nigeria start been grateful to Port Harcourt .. in 2001 we produced Miss World, Agbani Darego now 2020 we are also about to produce a Grammy Winner, Burna Boy …there is something about PH and greatness#playlikeplay
— PlayLikePlay🔳 (@IamOchor) January 21, 2020
*First Published January 21, 2020
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