Wizkid wins Grammy award with Brown Skin Girl song alongside Beyonce
Written by MAX FM on March 15, 2021
Nigerian music stars, Burna Boy and Wizkid, on Sunday night, won their first-ever Grammy Awards.
Wizkid has won in the category of Best Music Video alongside Beyonce for Brown Skin Girl. The reception of the award has been massive on social media with fans of both artists reacting joyously.
He was nominated alongside Tuareg Desert Rock group Tinariwen, NYC afrobeat outfit Antibalas, Brazilian-American Bebel Gilberto, and British-Indian sitar player Anoushka Shankar.
This is the second consecutive time Burna Boy has been nominated for the Grammys.
Meanwhile, Burna boy previous album, ‘African Giant’ was nominated at the 62nd Grammy Awards for ‘Best World Music Album’, the award went to Beninoise singer, Angélique Kidjo, who dedicated the award to Burna Boy and said he was leading the pack of young Africans who will shake up the global music space.