Nigerian singer David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has reportedly submitted his album Oriade and several songs for consideration at the 2027 Grammy Awards.
The Grammy Guru disclosed the submissions in a post on its X account, @thegrammyguru, on Tuesday.
The entries reportedly cover several categories, including Album of the Year, Best Global Music Album, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best African Music Performance.
Davido’s sixth studio album, Oriade, was submitted for consideration in the Album of the Year, Best Global Music Album, Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, and Best Album Cover categories.
According to TheNewsGuru, his song B4 B4, featuring Mayorkun and FOLA, was submitted 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 reportedly entered in the Song of the Year and Best African Music Performance categories.
Davido’s Le Show, featuring Ayra Starr and French Montana, was also submitted for Best African Music Performance, while I Know Who I Be, featuring JAZZWRLD and GL_Ceejay, was entered for Best Music Video.
The reported submissions come as the Recording Academy’s first-round voting for the 2027 Grammy Awards is scheduled to run from October 12 to October 22.
The Academy is expected to announce nominees for the 69th edition of the annual awards on November 16, while the ceremony is scheduled for February 7, 2027.
Davido previously received Grammy nominations for his album Timeless and songs Unavailable and Feel at the 66th Grammy Awards in 2024.
The reported entries highlight the continued efforts of Nigerian artistes to gain recognition on the international music stage.
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