Nigerian superstar Damini Ogulu alias Burna Boy is one whose star couldn’t shine any brighter.
The ‘City Boy’ crooner is set to take the stage at the 66th Grammy Awards, making history as the first African artiste to perform at the show, slated for February 4 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. “Attention: African Giant @BurnaBoy will take the #GRAMMYs stage on Sunday, February 4th at 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT on @CBS,” Read a post on the Grammy organisers’ X handle.
The hitmaker was announced as having made the lineup alongside other popular names in music like Luke Combs and Olivia Rodrigo.
Meanwhile, the singer snagged 4 nominations at the 2024 Grammys – Best African Music Performance for ‘City Boys,’ Best Melodic Rap Performance for ‘Sittin’ on Top of The World,’ Best Global Music Performance for ‘Alone’ and Best Global Album for ‘I Told Them.’
Other nominees at this year’s awards include RnB superstars SZA and Victoria Monét with 9 nominations and 7 nominations respectively.
Burna Boy has previously bagged a Grammy for ‘Best Global Music Album’ in 2021.
