Davido, the Nigerian singer, has submitted five entries for consideration at the 2027 Grammy Awards.
According to The Grammy Guru, the submissions include his recently released album ‘Oriade’, his collaboration with TxC spanning several categories such as ‘Best Global Music Album’, ‘Album of the Year,’ ‘Record of the Year,’ and ‘Best African Music Performance’.
‘Oriade’, his sixth studio album, was entered for the ‘Best Global Music Album’, ‘Album of the Year’, ‘Best Engineered Album (Non-Classical)’ and ‘Best Album Cover’.
‘B4 B4’, his collaboration with Mayorkun and Fola, is listed in the ‘Record of the Year’, ‘Song of the Year’ and ‘Best African Music Performance’ categories.
His hit song with TxC ‘Nakupenda’ was submitted for the ‘Song of the Year’ and ‘Best African Music Performance’ categories.
‘I Know Who I Be’ was entered for ‘Best Music Video’ while ‘Le Show’ by Ayra Starr, Davido, French Montana was listed in the ‘African Performance’ category.
Davido's Official Submissions for the 2027 #GRAMMYs (exclusive to The Grammy Guru): Oriadé: AOTY, Global Album, Eng Album, Album Cover B4 B4: ROTY, SOTY, African Performance Nakupenda: SOTY, African Performance Le Show: African Performance I Know Who I Be: Best Music Video ︀︀ Please credit us (@TheGrammyGuru) if you're posting our exclusive submissions on your account.
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According to the Recording Academy, first-round voting for the 69th Grammy Awards is scheduled to run from October 12 to 22, with nominees set to be announced on November 16.
The main award ceremony will take place on February 7, 2027, in Los Angeles.
Davido has received five Grammy nominations throughout his career but has yet to win.
Fellow Nigerian singer Asake also submitted four entries for consideration, including his album ‘M$NEY’ and his collaborations ‘Jogodo’ with Wizkid and ‘Worship’ with DJ Snake.
The submissions include his album ‘M$NEY’, ‘Jogodo’ and ‘Worship’, his collaborations with Wizkid and DJ Snake respectively, spanning several categories such as ‘Album of the Year,’ ‘Record of the Year,’ and ‘Best African Music Performance’.