Nigerian recording artiste, Wizkid, real name Ayodeji Balogun failed to win his first ever solo award at the 64th Grammy Award ceremony.
The 64th Grammy award ceremony took place on Sunday, April 3 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
The event was previously scheduled to take place in Los Angeles on January 31, 2022, but it was postponed and moved to Las Vegas over concerns about the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
The iconic singer, songwriter, and performer was nominated in two different categories at the 2022 Grammy Awards, being Best Global Music Album and Best Global Music Performance at the 2022 Grammy Awards.
On the night, he lost the Best Global Music Performance to multiple Grammy winner, Angelique Kidjo, who won for her critically acclaimed album, Mother Nature.
The album also features Burna Boy, Yemi Alade, Mr Eazi and more on different songs.
See full list of winners here; https://www.nairavoice.com.ng/grammy-awards-2022-full-list-of-nominations-and-winners/
Other nominees in the category were Rocky Dawuni.
When nominations were announced, Wizkid was thought to be the favorite for the category, because he had the biggest song in the category.
In another category, the Afrobeats musician also lost the Best Global Music Performance to Pakistani act, Aroof Aftab, who won for his groundbreaking single, ‘Mohabbat.’
Other nominees in the category were Angelique Kidjo, Femi Kuti and Burna Boy.
‘Mohabbat’ was a soundtrack.