Nigeria’s Burna Boy and Tems were among the nominees for the 65th annual Grammy Awards.
This was announced by the award organizer on Tuesday.
Tems was nominated alongside Future and Drake in the Best Melodic Rap Performance category for the song, ‘Wait for U’ while Burna Boy received a nomination for the song ‘Last Last’ in the Best Global Music Performance category.
Burna Boy with the full name Damini Ogulu is not new to the Awards as he got his first award in 2021 for Best Global Music Album for his 2020 album ‘Twice as Tall’.
Tems, whose full name is Temilade Openiyi, also received a nomination for being part of Beyonce’s ‘Renaissance’ album.
The awards will be handed out on February 5, 2023 in Los Angeles.
Beyonce leads all contenders with nine nominations, followed by rapper Kendrick Lamar with eight, and pop diva Adele and balladeer Brandi Carlile tied at seven each.
