​Nominations

For the first time ever, Burna Boy scored four nominations in our night at the Grammys - Best Melodic Rap Performance for “Sittin’ On Top of the World,” Best Global Music Performance for “Alone” off the soundtrack for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Best African Music Performance for “City Boys” off his “I Told Them” album, and Best Global Music Album for “I Told Them.” This puts Burna Boy’s total Grammy nominations to 10, the first for a Nigerian act.

​Performance

Trust Burna Boy to deliver a performance that’ll leave his audience asking for more. His set at the Grammys was no different. He began his performance with an intro led by green Agbada-wearing talking drum players, and the music then segued nicely into “On Form,” off his “I Told Them” album.

“Grammys, how are you feeling tonight? I need you to get up out of your seats immediately,” roared Burna Boy, as the music took over the room. He went on to perform the viral part of “City Boys” briefly before giving the audience a live experience of “Sittin’ On Top of the World.” He was joined on stage, first, by Brandy, who introduced the song, a sample of her 1998 single “Top Of The World,” with her melodious vocals, and then, by 21 Savage who performed his verse in the Grammy-nominated single.