Afrobeat superstar Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has achieved another career milestone, becoming the first Nigerian artist to earn five career Grammy nominations in album categories.
His latest project, No Sign of Weakness (2025), was nominated for Best Global Music Album at the upcoming 2026 Grammy Awards.
He is competing with contenders including Sounds of Kumbha by Siddhant Bhatia, Éclairer le Monde (Light the World) by Youssou N’Dour, Mind Explosion (50th Anniversary Tour Live) by Shakti, Chapter III: We Return to Light by Anoushka Shankar featuring Alam Khan and Sarathy Korwar, and Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo by Brazilian legends Caetano Veloso and Maria Bethânia.
The Last Last crooner also featured in ‘Loved by You’, one of the songs in Justin Bieber’s project Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) that earned an album nomination at the 2022 Grammy.
Burna Boy’s previous Grammy-nominated albums include African Giant (2019), Twice As Tall (2020), Love, Damini (2022), I Told Them (2023), and now No Sign of Weakness (2025), reaffirming his dominance on the global stage.
For this year, Burna also earned a nomination in the Best African Music Performance category for his hit single Love, with Nigerian artists Davido for With You featuring Omah Lay, and Ayra Starr alongside Wizkid for Gimme Dat.
They are joined by Uganda’s Eddy Kenzo and Mehran Matin with Hope & Love, and South African sensation Tyla with Push 2 Start.
With the two nominations in the 2026 edition, Burna now boasts a total of 13 nominations, having previously won for Twice As Tall at the 63rd Grammy Awards Ceremony.
These nominations further show the rising global influence of African music, with Nigerian artists once again at the forefront of the continent’s representation at the Grammys.
Meanwhile, Kendrick Lamar again tops the charts of recognition — this time leading the 2026 Grammy nominations with nine nods.
Hot on his heels is pop powerhouse Lady Gaga, who scored seven nominations, matching producers Cirkut and Jack Antonoff.
Global hitmakers Bad Bunny and Sabrina Carpenter also earned six nominations each, tying breakout star Leon Thomas and multi-Grammy-winning producer Serban Ghenea, who contributed to multiple Record and Album of the Year entries.
Below is the full List of major nominations;
Record Of The Year
“DtMF” — Bad Bunny
“Manchild” — Sabrina Carpenter
“Anxiety” — Doechii
“Wildflower” — Billie Eilish
“Abracadabra” — Lady Gaga
“Luther” — Kendrick Lamar With SZA
“The Subway” — Chappell Roan
“Apt.” — Rosé, Bruno Mars
Album Of The Year
“Debí Tirar Más Fotos” — Bad Bunny
“Swag” — Justin Bieber
“Man’s Best Friend” — Sabrina Carpenter
“Let God Sort Em Out” — Clipse, Pusha T and Malice
“Mayhem” — Lady Gaga
“GNX” — Kendrick Lamar
“Mutt” — Leon Thomas
“Chromakopia” — Tyler, the Creator
Song of the Year
“Abracadabra” — Lady Gaga, Henry Walter & Andrew Watt (Lady Gaga)
“Anxiety” — Jaylah Hickmon (Doechii)
“Apt.” — Multiple songwriters (Rosé, Bruno Mars)
“DtMF” — Bad Bunny & team (Bad Bunny)
“Golden [From ‘KPop Demon Hunters’]” — Ejae & Mark Sonnenblick
“Luther” — Kendrick Lamar & SZA
“Manchild” — Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter
“Wildflower” — Billie Eilish & Finneas
Best New Artist
Olivia Dean
Katseye
The Marías
Addison Rae
Sombr
Leon Thomas
Alex Warren
Lola Young
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Dan Auerbach
Cirkut
Dijon
Blake Mills
Sounwave
Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
Amy Allen
Edgar Barrera
Jessie Jo Dillon
Laura Veltz
Tobias Jesso Jr.
Best Pop Vocal Album
“Swag” — Justin Bieber
“Man’s Best Friend” — Sabrina Carpenter
“Something Beautiful” — Miley Cyrus
“Mayhem” — Lady Gaga
“I’ve Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 2)” — Teddy Swims
8) Best Dance/Electronic Recording
“No Cap” — Disclosure & Anderson .Paak
“Victory Lap” — Fred Again.., Skepta & Plaqueboymax
“Space Invader” — Kaytranada
“Voltage” — Skrillex
“End of Summer” — Tame Impala
Best Rock Album
“Private Music” — Deftones
“I Quit” — Haim
“From Zero” — Linkin Park
“Never Enough” — Turnstile
“Idols” — Yungblud
10) Best Alternative Music Album
“Sable, Fable” — Bon Iver
“Songs of a Lost World” — The Cure
“Don’t Tap the Glass” — Tyler, the Creator
“Moisturizer” — Wet Leg
“Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party” — Hayley Williams
Best R&B Album
“Beloved” — Giveon
“Why Not More?” — Coco Jones
“The Crown” — Ledisi
“Escape Room” — Teyana Taylor
“Mutt” — Leon Thomas
Best Rap Album
“Let God Sort Em Out” — Clipse, Pusha T & Malice
“Glorious” — Glorilla
“God Does Like Ugly” — JID
“GNX” — Kendrick Lamar
“Chromakopia” — Tyler, the Creator
13) Best Jazz Vocal Album
“Elemental” — Dee Dee Bridgewater & Bill Charlap
“We Insist 2025!” — Terri Lyne Carrington & Christie Dashiell
“Portrait” — Samara Joy
“Fly” — Michael Mayo
“Live at Vic’s Las Vegas” — Nicole Zuraitis & team
Best Country Album (Contemporary)
“Patterns” — Kelsea Ballerini
“Snipe Hunter” — Tyler Childers
“Evangeline Vs. the Machine” — Eric Church
“Beautifully Broken” — Jelly Roll
“Postcards From Texas” — Miranda Lambert
Best African Music Performance
“Love” — Burna Boy
“With You” — Davido Featuring Omah Lay
“Hope & Love” — Eddy Kenzo and Mehran Matin
“Gimme Dat” — Ayra Starr Featuring Wizkid
“Push 2 Start” — Tyla
The winners will be announced on Sunday, 1 February 2026, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
