Nigerian Afrobeats star, David Adeleke, aka Davido, is over the moon as he finally became a Grammy nominee.
The ‘OBO’ crooner bagged a total of three nominations in the 66th Grammys.
His fourth studio album, ‘Timeless’ was nominated in the Best Global Music Album category while ‘Unavailable’ and ‘Feel’ were nominated in the Best African Music Performance and Best Global Music Performance categories, respectively.
Celebrating his achievement, the elated singer wrote via his X handle,
“3 nominations at the Grammys! Delay is not denial!”
Davido will contest with his compatriot, Burna Boy and Arooj Aftab, Silvana Estrada, Béla Fleck, Falu and Gaurav Shah for the Best Global Music Performance gong.
He would also lock horns with Burna Boy, Susana Baca, Shakti, and Bokante in the Best Global Music Album category.
In the Best African Music Performance category, he will face off with familiar names – Asake, Ayra Starr, Burna Boy and South Africa’s Tyla.