Davido, the Nigerian singer, has submitted five entries for consideration at the 2027 Grammy Awards. His entries include his sixth studio album, ‘Oriade’, and collaborations with other artistes.
According to The Grammy Guru, the submissions cover several categories, including ‘Album of the Year’, ‘Record of the Year’, ‘Song of the Year’ and ‘Best African Music Performance’.
Davido entered ‘Oriade’ for ‘Best Global Music Album’, ‘Album of the Year’, ‘Best Engineered Album (Non-Classical)’ and ‘Best Album Cover’.
He also submitted ‘B4 B4’, his collaboration with Mayorkun and Fola, for ‘Record of the Year’, ‘Song of the Year’ and ‘Best African Music Performance’.
His hit collaboration with TxC, ‘Nakupenda’, is in contention for ‘Song of the Year’ and ‘Best African Music Performance’.
Meanwhile, Davido submitted ‘I Know Who I Be’ for ‘Best Music Video’. He also entered ‘Le Show’, featuring Ayra Starr, Davido and French Montana, in the ‘African Performance’ category.
The submissions come as the Recording Academy prepares for the 69th Grammy Awards. The academy will hold its first-round voting from October 12 to 22. It will announce the nominees on November 16.
The main ceremony will take place in Los Angeles on February 7, 2027.
Davido has received five Grammy nominations but has yet to win the award. The latest entries give the singer another chance to secure his first Grammy victory.
Fellow Nigerian singer Asake has also submitted four entries for the 2027 Grammy Awards. His submissions include his album ‘M$NEY’ and ‘Jogodo’, his collaboration with Wizkid
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