Afrobeat singer Femi Anikulapo-Kuti has trended on Twitter as fans debate singer Burna Boy’s Grammy nomination.
Twitter users who were celebrating Burna Boy quickly moved to discuss Femi after someone said the former was the first Nigerian to get a Grammy nomination twice.
Those who have known Femi corrected the misinformation saying Femi has gotten four Grammy nominations.
Burna Boy’s Twice as Tall album on Tuesday was nominated for the Best World Music Album category which makes it his second Grammy nomination in two years.
His 2019 album African Giant was nominated for the 62nd Grammy Awards, but lost to Angélique Kidjo whose Celia won the Global Music Album award for 2020.
In 2003 Femi’s album Fight to Win was nominated for the Best World Music Album, in 2010 his Day by Day album was nominated for Best Contemporary World Music Album, in 2012 and 2014 respectively his Africa for Africa and No Place for My Dream were nominated for Best World Music Album.
Femi’s son Made Kuti’s Black Times with Egypt 80 was also nominated for Best World Music Album in 2018.
King Sunny Adé has also gotten a Grammy nomination for his 1984 Syncro System album in the Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording category.
