Nigerian pop stars, Wizkid, Burna boy and Tiwa Savage have won their first-ever Grammy at the 2021 Grammys award.
Wizkid won the Best Music Video for his song with Beyoncé, Blue Ivy and Saint Jhn; Brown Skin Girl, from Lion King: The Gift album.
Burna Boy won the Best Global Music Album category with his album, Twice As Tall.
Burna Boy was nominated in the same category in 2019 - then known as Best World Music Album - but lost out to Angelique Kidjo at the awards ceremony in 2020.
However, Kidjo dedicated her win to him, saying: "Burna Boy is among those young artists that come from Africa that is changing the way our continent is perceived and the way that African music is the bedrock of all music."
Tiwa Savage also got a Grammy award for her contribution in Coldplay's 8th album "Everyday Life.
Their victory was announced on Sunday evening (Nigerian time) at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards premiere.
Congrats to them.
Watch Burna Boy's acceptance speech below;
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