On November 20, 2019, nominations for the 62nd Grammy Awards were announced at 2:30 pm and Burna Boy’ album, African Giant made it to the Best World Album category.
The Afrobeats star was nominated in the category alongside Altin Gün for Gece, Bokanté & Metropole Orkest Conducted By Jules Buckley for What Heat, Nathalie Joachim With Spektral Quartet for Fanm D’Ayiti, and Angelique Kidjo for Celia.
Well, for this, he has been congratulated by his one-time friend, rapper and South African nemesis, AKA
The message reads, “CONGRATULATIONS … obviously.” Coming after a fan asked AKA that, “@akaworldwide Burna just got nominated for a Grammy, what do you have to say??”
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