- The recent 67th Grammy Awards ceremony saw Tems secured a win in the Best African Music Performance category
- The singer, who is the second most Grammy nominated Nigerian artiste, also won her second award
- TheRadar curated a list of the most nominated Nigerian artistes at Grammys and their respective wins so far
Since its inception in 1959, The Recording Academy has been in the business of rewarding the ‘best’ of the best in music across the world.
The Grammys, which is said to be considered as the most prestigious awards, honours popular singers including behind the scene talents.
The 67th Grammys nominations list for the Best African Music Performance saw Nigerian artistes make waves with their unique sounds in 2025.
Also, the Best Global Music Album listed Rema and Tems for their album projects HEIS and Born in the Wild—a notable feat for Nigeria.
Following Tems’ recent Grammy Award, which makes her the most awarded Nigerian artiste, TheRadar spotlighted five Nigerian artistes with the most Grammy nominations and their respective wins.
5 most Grammy nominated Nigerian artistes
- Burna Boy — 11 nominations (1 win)
Afrobeats singer Damini Ogulu, known as Burna Boy is one singer that has consecutively secured 11 Grammy nominations across different categories.
However, the singer has only won one award. In 2021, he won the Best Global Music Album with his project Twice as Tall. He remains the only Nigerian that has won the category.
Best World Music Album
- African Giant —62nd Grammys
Best Global Music Album
- Twice As Tall —63rd Grammys (Winner)
- Love, Damini —65th Grammys
- I Told Them… — 66th Grammys
Best Global Music Performance
- Do Yourself —64th Grammys
- Last Last —65th Grammys
- Alone —66th Grammys
Album of the Year (Featured Artist)
- Justice: Triple Chucks Deluxe —64th Grammys
Best African Music Performance
- City Boy —66th Grammys
- Higher —67th Grammys
Best Melodic Rap Performance
- Sittin’ On Top of the World — 66th Grammys
- Tems — 8 nominations (2 wins)
Tems is the latest Grammy award winner for the Best African Music Performance category with her 2024 song Love Me Jeje.
The singer had also won a Grammy Award at 65th Grammys with her feature on Drake’s Wait For You. Tems’ wins makes her the most awarded Nigerian Grammy winner with 8 total nominations so far.
Best Global Music Performance
- Essence —64th Grammys
- Best Rap Song (Collaboration) —65th Grammys
- Wait for You —65th Grammys (Winner)
Album of the Year (Featured Artist)
- Renaissance —65th Grammys (with Beyoncé)
Best Song Written for Visual Media
- Lift Me Up (from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music from and Inspired By) —66th Grammys
Best Global Music Performance
- Born in the Wild —67th Grammys
Best African Music Performance
- Love Me JeJe—67th Grammys
Best R&B Song
- Burning —67th Grammys
- Femi Kuti — 6 nominations (no win)
Femi Kuti, the son of Afro legend Fela Kuti, has been nominated six times for his music across various categories. However, the singer since his nominations has not secured a win.
Best World Music Album
- Fight to Win — 45th Grammys
Best Contemporary World Music Album
- Day by Day —52nd Grammys
Best World Music Album
- Africa for Africa — 54th Grammys
Best World Music Album
- No Place for My Dream —56th Grammys
Best Global Music Performance
- Pà Pá Pà —64th Grammys
Best Global Music Album
- Legacy+ (with Made Kuti) — 64th Grammys
- Wizkid — 5 nominations (1 win)
Afrobeats singer Wizkid is another most nominated singer at the Grammys. The singer’s music career has witnessed a total of five Grammy nominations and one win.
Album of the Year
- Views (with Drake) —59th Grammys
Best Music Video
- Brown Skin Girl (with Beyoncé) —63rd Grammys (Winner)
Best Global Music Performance
- Essence (with Justin Bieber and Tems) —64th Grammys
Best Global Music Album
- Made in Lagos: Deluxe Edition — 64th Grammys
Best African Music Performance
- MMS (with Asake) —67th Grammys
- Davido — 4 nominations (no win)
Born David Adeleke and popularly known as Davido, the singer has secured a total of four Grammy nominations so far. He is the fifth most nominated Nigerian artiste.
Best Global Music Album
- Timeless — 66th Grammys
Best African Music Performance
- Unavailable —66th Grammys
Best Global Music Performance
- Feel —66th Grammys
Best African Music Performance
- Sensational —(with Chris Brown) – 67th Grammys
10 Nigerian albums submitted for 2025 Grammy’s Best Global Music Album nomination
TheRadar earlier reported that the Grammy Awards' Best Global Music Album category remains one of the most competitive, and Nigerian artistes made their official album submissions ahead of the 67th annual awards.
Their submissions are aimed at securing nominations after the first round of voting, which will be announced on November 8, 2024.
The final round of voting for the awards will run from December 12, 2024, to January 3, 2025, while the main award ceremony is scheduled to be held on February 2, 2025.
