Nigerian musician, Burna Boy, dubbed ‘African giant’ will perform at the 2021 Grammy pre-show which will be livestreamed on Grammy.com at 3 p.m. EST on March 14.
Burna Boy is also nominated at the 2021 Grammy Awards in the Best Global Music Category alongside a rock group Tinariwen, NYC afrobeat outfit Antibalas, Brazilian-American Bebel Gilberto, and British-Indian sitar player Anoushka Shankar.
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This is Burna Boy’s second Grammy nomination after losing to the iconic Angelique Kidjo in the last ceremony.
He is also the first Nigerian to perform at the Grammy Awards.
His fans have taken to social media to celebrate the announcement of his performance.
Daily trust gathered some reactions.
https://twitter.com/EmmanulswomenM/status/1367036349019279368
Burnaboy is the only Nigerian artist in history to perform at the :
– Bet award
– Brits award
– #GRAMMYs award* Do am if e easy 😒😒#GRAMMYs#BurnaBoy ✌✌ pic.twitter.com/vNrXQv1NJ5
— Dafresh 🇳🇬 ❤️🕊️ (@chris_fresh1) March 3, 2021
https://twitter.com/UCHEUGO/status/1367033326888976385
https://twitter.com/officialOYC/status/1367024357474775042
Do am if e easy and anybody wey no want to sogi knack am something.
Abeg avoid "ICE" e fit make you mad#GRAMMYs #BurnaBoy #3rdofMarch #MTNPulseDoYou pic.twitter.com/84PvMXomSt
— Okitche Princewill (@PharmPrincewill) March 3, 2021
https://twitter.com/Phoenix_tc_/status/1366924824350777344