2026 Grammys: Davido, Omah Lay, Ayra Starr, and Wizkid Land Nominations

A cluster of Nigerian Afrobeats heavyweights has secured nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards, following the release of the official shortlist on Friday evening. The development, which PulseNets learnt from industry insiders shortly after the announcement, has positioned Nigeria once again at the centre of global music recognition.

Davido and Omah Lay earned a joint nomination for Best African Music Performance with their collaborative hit ‘With You’, a record whose chart performance had long fuelled expectations of Grammy attention.
The same category features Burna Boy’s ‘Love’ as well as ‘Gimme Dat’, the vibrant duet delivered by Ayra Starr and Wizkid, PulseNets obtained from the full nominee list.

Burna Boy, who already holds a Grammy Award, scored an additional high-profile nomination for Best Global Music Album with his critically acclaimed project ‘No Sign of Weakness’. Industry analysts told PulseNets that the album had been “widely predicted to appear on the Grammys radar, given its strong global streaming and touring footprint.”

Below is the full breakdown of the categories featuring Nigerian artists:

Best African Music Performance – Nominees

• Love – Burna Boy
• With You – Davido and Omah Lay
• Hope & Love – Eddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin
• Gimme Dat – Ayra Starr and Wizkid
• PUSH 2 START – Tyla

Best Global Music Album – Nominees

• No Sign of Weakness – Burna Boy
• Sounds Of Kumbha – Siddhant Bhatia
• Eclairer le monde : Light the World – Youssou N’Dour
• Mind Explosion (50th Anniversary Tour Live) – Shakti
• Chapter III: We Return To Light – Anoushka Shankar Featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar
• Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo – Caetano Veloso And Maria Bethânia

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PulseNets will continue monitoring responses from the nominated artists and their teams as Nigeria anticipates another strong outing on the global stage.