Davido Adeleke, a prominent Afrobeat artist, speaks after losing all three Grammy Award nominations at the 2024 ceremony.
At the 66th annual Grammy Awards event, Davido was nominated in three categories namely, ‘Timeless’ – Best Global Music Album, and ‘Feel’ – Best Global Music Performance, ‘Unavailable’ – Best African Music Performance, making it his best bet toward winning a first Grammys.
The singer, however, lost all three categories, Tyla from South Africa won Best African Music Performance, Shakti from India won Best Global Music Album, and the American director, Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer, and Zakir Hussain Featuring Rakesh Chaurasia, won Best Global Music Performance.
In response to the defeat, Davido took to the X platform to congratulate African artist Tyla, describing her victory as a collective one for Africa.
In the post, he wrote, “Congratulations on your win @Tyllaaaaaaa! Big One for Africa! Keep soaring.”
Davido also reposted the snapshot of the post on his Instagram story with his over 20 million fan base.
Fans and well-wishers have since flooded Davido’s page to comfort the singer for the loss while many assured him of their support irrespective of the Grammy Awards.
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