Burna Boy’s African Giant album gets Grammy nomination

Burna Boy’s African Giant album has received a Grammy Awards nomination.

The widely-acclaimed album released in 2019 has been selected in the Best World Music Album category for Grammy Awards 2020.

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News of the feat broke on Wednesday on social media with the full list published on the organisers’ website.

The nomination is for albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental World Music recordings.

Nominated in the same category with Burna Boy is Altin Gün (GECE); Bokanté & Metropole Orkest Conducted By Jules Buckley (WHAT HEAT); Nathalie Joachim With Spektral Quartet (FANM D’AYITI) and Angelique Kidjo (CELIA).

Celebrities have been taking turns to congratulate the 28-year-old on the achievement.

Our African Giant has been nominated for a GRAMMY!!!!!! Congratulations to @burnaboy, his Mom and the entire team. AMAZING, and well deserved. Anything is possible with a little bit of faith and a lot of hard work. So so sooo happy for him.
🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 pic.twitter.com/yPdSpY7or7

— Banky Wellington (@BankyW) November 20, 2019

@burnaboy just got a fucking Grammy Nomination

Congratulations champ pic.twitter.com/O9hQhoPibw

— Cinderella Man (@Osi_Suave) November 20, 2019

Geeez @burnaboy ‘s Album was nominated for the Grammys. I’m so excited that tears might just rush out from my eyes. So excited. Congratulations!!!

— Sally Suleiman (@is_salsu) November 20, 2019

Huge congrats @burnaboy Go bring it home 💪🏻

— PATORANKING (@patorankingfire) November 20, 2019

Congratulations @burnaboy 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 #GRAMMYs2020 pic.twitter.com/FIjr57x2LY

— Gbemi O-O (@GbemiOO) November 20, 2019