Fatimah Otunsanya
Afrobeat superstar Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has achieved another career milestone, becoming the first Nigerian artist to earn five career Grammy nominations in album categories.
His latest project, No Sign of Weakness (2025), was nominated for Best Global Music Album at the upcoming 2026 Grammy Awards.
He is competing with contenders including Sounds of Kumbha by Siddhant Bhatia, Éclairer le Monde (Light the World) by Youssou N’Dour, Mind Explosion (50th Anniversary Tour Live) by Shakti, Chapter III: We Return to Light by Anoushka Shankar featuring Alam Khan and Sarathy Korwar, and Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo by Brazilian legends Caetano Veloso and Maria Bethânia.
The Last Last crooner also featured in “Loved by You,” one of the songs in Justin Bieber’s project Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) that earned an album nomination at the 2022 Grammy.
Burna Boy’s previous Grammy-nominated albums include African Giant (2019), Twice As Tall (2020), Love, Damini (2022), I Told Them (2023), and now No Sign of Weakness (2025), reaffirming his dominance on the global stage.
For this year, Burna also earned a nomination in the Best African Music Performance category for his hit single Love, with Nigerian artists Davido for With You featuring Omah Lay, and Ayra Starr alongside Wizkid for Gimme Dat.
They are joined by Uganda’s Eddy Kenzo and Mehran Matin with Hope & Love, and South African sensation Tyla with Push 2 Start.
With the two nominations in the 2026 edition, Burna now boasts a total of 13 nominations, having previously won for Twice As Tall at the 63rd Grammy Awards Ceremony.
These nominations further show the rising global influence of African music, with Nigerian artists once again at the forefront of the continent’s representation at the Grammys.
The winners will be announced on Sunday, February 1, 2026, at the Cryptocom Arena in Los Angeles.