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Burna Boy Set to Perform at the Grammys 2021 Premiere Ceremony
The Nigerian star is nominated in the Best Global Music category.
The African giant Burna Boy will perform at the 2021 Grammy pre-show which will be livestreamed on GRAMMY.com at 3 p.m. EST on March 14.
The premiere ceremony will be hosted by Jhene Aiko. It will kick off with an ensemble of previous Grammy nominees including Gregory Porter, Afro-Peruvian Jazz Orchestra, Regina Carter, and Kamasi Washington performing "Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)" in tribute to the late legend Marvin Gaye.
<p>Burna Boy was is nominated at the 2021 Grammy Awards in the <strong>Best Global Music Category</strong> alongside Tuareg desert rock group <strong>Tinariwen</strong>, NYC afrobeat outfit <strong>Antibalas</strong>, Brazilian-American <strong>Bebel Gilberto</strong>, and British-Indian sitar player <strong>Anoushka Shankar</strong>. Previously known as the international category of Best World Music Album, the category was <a href="https://www.okayafrica.com/grammy-awards-change-name-of-international-category-/" target="_self">renamed</a> to "make it more modern and inclusive."</p><p><div class="preroll-video"></div><ora-player></ora-player></p><p><strong>READ:</strong><a href="https://www.okayafrica.com/grammy-awards-burna-boy-tinariewn-michael-kiwanuka/" target="_self"><strong> </strong>Burna Boy, Tinariwen, Micheal Kiwanuka & More Nominated For 2021 Grammy Awards</a></p><p>Other nominees include<strong> Beyoncé, Doja Cat</strong>, and <strong>Megan Thee Stallion</strong> up for Record of the Year, <strong>H.E.R</strong> for the Song of the Year, <strong>Buju Banton</strong> for Best Reggae Album, and more.</p><p>This is Burna Boy's second Grammy nomination after losing to the iconic Angelique Kidjo during the last ceremony. Considering the praise <em>Twice as Tall</em><em> </em>has received, we hope this is the year he takes the award home.<br></p>
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