Singer Burna Boy has made history as the first Nigerian artiste to earn five Grammy nominations for albums.
His latest body of work, No Sign of Weakness, released this year, was nominated in the Best Global Music Album category at the 2025 Grammy Awards.
This brings the total number of Burna Boy’s albums to have received Grammy nods to five – African Giant (2019), Twice As Tall (2020), Love, Damini (2022), I Told Them (2023) and No Sign of Weakness (2025).
Burna Boy also earned a nomination in the Best African Music Performance category for his track ‘Love.’
The 34-year-old, born Damini Ogulu, has now received a total of 11 Grammy nominations, winning once for Twice As Tall in 2021.
The Grammy Awards ceremony will hold in Los Angeles in February 2026.
Nigerian acts continued to shine in the same category, with Davido earning recognition for With You featuring Omah Lay, while Ayra Starr and Wizkid were nominated for Gimme Dat.
