Davido submits multiple entries for 2027 Grammy Awards
Nigerian singer David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has submitted several entries for consideration at the 2027 Grammy Awards.
The Grammy Guru disclosed the submissions in a post on its X account, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday.
Davido’s entries include his album Oriade and several songs across categories such as Album of the Year, Best Global Music Album, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best African Music Performance.
His sixth studio album, Oriade, was submitted for consideration in the Album of the Year, Best Global Music Album, Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical and Best Album Cover categories.
According to the report, his hit song B4 B4, featuring Mayorkun and FOLA, was entered for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best African Music Performance.
Another collaboration, Nakupenda, featuring TxC, Zlatan, Shoday, Scotts Maphuma and Al Xapo, was submitted for Song of the Year and Best African Music Performance.
Davido’s Le Show, featuring Ayra Starr and French Montana, was also entered for Best African Music Performance, while I Know Who I Be, a collaboration with JAZZWRLD and GL_Ceejay, was submitted for Best Music Video.
The submissions come as the Recording Academy conducts the first round of voting for the 2027 Grammy Awards, scheduled to run from October 12 to October 22.
Nominees for the 69th edition of the awards are expected to be announced on November 16, with the ceremony scheduled for February 7, 2027.
Davido previously received Grammy nominations for his album Timeless and songs Unavailable and Feel at the 66th edition of the awards in 2024.
The latest entries highlight the continued efforts of Nigerian musicians to gain recognition on the international music stage.
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