Nigerian Afrobeats star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has submitted his album Oriade and several songs for consideration at the 2027 Grammy Awards.
The submissions, disclosed by Grammy-focused platform The Grammy Guru in a post on X on Tuesday, cover several categories, including Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best African Music Performance.
Davido’s sixth studio album, Oriade, was submitted in four categories: Album of the Year, Best Global Music Album, Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, and Best Album Cover.
His 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 collaboration with Ayra Starr and French Montana, Le Show, was also submitted for Best African Music Performance.
Meanwhile, I Know Who I Be, featuring JAZZWRLD and GL_Ceejay, was entered for Best Music Video.
The submissions come as first-round voting for the 69th Grammy Awards runs from October 12 to October 22, 2026. The Recording Academy is scheduled to announce the nominees on November 16, while the awards ceremony will take place on February 7, 2027.
Davido previously received nominations at the 66th Grammy Awards in 2024 for his album Timeless and songs including Unavailable and Feel.
However, submitting entries does not guarantee a nomination. The final list of nominees will be determined through the Recording Academy’s voting process.
