Current:Home > NewsBurna Boy becomes first Afrobeats star to take Grammys stage joined by Brandy, 21 Savage -Prime Capital Blueprint
Burna Boy becomes first Afrobeats star to take Grammys stage joined by Brandy, 21 Savage
View
Date:2025-04-15 07:44:38
Burna Boy made Grammy Awards history Sunday night.
In a medley performance featuring Brandy and 21 Savage, the Nigerian musician became the first Afrobeats artist to take the stage.
Burna Boy kicked off his performance of "On Form" in a red bejeweled coat and jeans. He then performed his 2023 single "City Boys" before dancers separated and unveiled an appearance from Brandy, sporting glasses, a black trenchcoat and red boots, for the 2023 single "Sittin' on Top of the World." The track samples Brandy's 1998 single "Top of the World."
Featured artist 21 Savage rounds out the performance in an all-red leather outfit. The song spent three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Burna Boy's performance followed the Grammys introduction of the best African music performance category, for which Burna Boy's "City Boys" was nominated. Burna Boy went up against artists including Ayra Starr, Davido and Musa Keys, and Asake & Olamide, but the honor eventually went to Tyla, for her single "Water."
Grammy Awards 2024 winners make history
Taylor Swift made history at the 66th annual Grammy Awards when she won album of the year for "Midnights," making her the first artist in the show's history to win the prize four times.
Swift, who also took home best pop vocal album, used her Grammy moment to reveal the title and release date for her upcoming album "The Tortured Poets Department" (out April 19).
Miley Cyrus scored her first pair of Grammys when she won best pop solo performance and record of the year for "Flowers." Meanwhile, Billie Eilish won song of the year for her "Barbie" soundtrack hit "What Was I Made For?"
Others who took home music gold include alt-R&B/soul songstress SZA, who opened the show with a leading nine nominations and won best R&B song and best pop duo/group performance. R&B songwriter-turned-singer Victoria Monét, who broke out with her song "On My Mama," won best new artist.
The complete 2024 Grammy winner listfrom Taylor Swift's album of the year to Miley Cyrus
veryGood! (124)
Related
- All That You Wanted to Know About She’s All That
- USC study reveals Hollywood studios are still lagging when it comes to inclusivity
- Blinken had long, frank phone call with Paul Whelan, brother says
- Videos show flames from engine of plane that returned to Houston airport after takeoff
- Woman dies after Singapore family of 3 gets into accident in Taiwan
- South Korea’s spy agency says North Korea is preparing ICBM tests, spy satellite launch
- 2 men arrested, accused of telemarketing fraud that cheated people of millions of dollars
- CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here’s what you need to see and know today
- Selena Gomez's "Weird Uncles" Steve Martin and Martin Short React to Her Engagement
- 2 Nigerian brothers plead not guilty to sexual extortion charges after death of Michigan teenager
Ranking
- Former Syrian official arrested in California who oversaw prison charged with torture
- Tennessee Titans WR Treylon Burks has sprained LCL in his left knee
- Judge declines to approve Hyundai/Kia class action settlement, noting weak proposed remedies
- Hawaii governor vows to block land grabs as fire-ravaged Maui rebuilds
- Retirement planning: 3 crucial moves everyone should make before 2025
- Videos of long blue text messages show we don't know how to talk to each other
- Target sales dip first time in 6 years amid Pride Month backlash, inflation
- Swifties called announcement of '1989 (Taylor’s Version)' and say they can guess her next three releases
Recommendation
'Vanderpump Rules' star DJ James Kennedy arrested on domestic violence charges
76ers star James Harden floats idea of playing professionally in China
Buffalo mass shooting survivors sue social media, gun industry for allowing 'racist attack'
Activists campaign for shackled elderly zoo elephants to be released in Vietnam
Why Sean "Diddy" Combs Is Being Given a Laptop in Jail Amid Witness Intimidation Fears
2 Florida men sentenced to federal prison for participating in US Capitol riot
This Minnesotan town's entire police force resigned over low pay
Pentagon review calls for reforms to reverse spike in sexual misconduct at military academies