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Grammy Nominations In 2021 Made It Another Good Year For The Nigeria Entertainment Industry

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Jan 7, 2022.

Grammy nominations in 2021, made it another good year for the Nigeria entertainment industry

The 64th edition of the Grammy music awards was meant to hold January this year, but just on Wednesday, it was annouced that it was not going to be postponed due to the high surge in Covid-19 cases. Sad as this news may sound to music lovers, it sure seems the best thing to do right now, in order not to put people who will be attending the awards, at a risk of contacting the dreaded Covid-19.

So, while we wait for the organizers of the award to announce a new date, let us have a look at how Grammy awards nominations shaped the Nigerian music industry, last year.

When Burna boy and Wizkid won various awards in the last edition of the Grammy awards held early last year, a lot of Nigerians were happy and proud of Nigerian music. Not being the first time Burna Boy would be nominated for the Grammy awards, his success story, especially on the night, was a culmination of the ups and downs he had experienced in his career so far. The award was not only for him, it was also for a lot of Nigerians, who had waited so long to see a Nigerian based musical artist clinch one of the most glamorous entertainment awards in the world.

However, less than one year after the Grammy awards success, Nigeria music took centre stage again towards the end of last year, when the Grammy Awards released the list of the artists who were nominated for the awards, initially slated to hold on Monday, January 31 2022. Not less than five talented Nigerian based musicians were nominated for the prestigious award, yet again. In Burna Boy, Wizkid, Femi Kuti, Made Kuti and Tems, Nigeria had hopes of clinching yet more international awards, this year.

Beyond the excitement and funfare associated with clinching the Grammy’s, what does another Grammy nomination mean for Nigeria entertainment and Nigerians as a whole?

In a year where things had not gone smoothly for Nigeria econimically, clinching another series of nominations for the Grammy, may just have been the only thing to have put a smile on a lot of Nigerians’ faces, who had probably been looking for any form of good news last year, to keep their mental and emotional health intact. There was a period in Nigeria where sports, especially football used to help relax the minds of Nigerians, but in recent times, even football has not done enough to make Nigerians happy. So, for the music and entertainment industry to give Nigerians something to smile about last year, meant a lot.

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Furthermore, Nigeria music clinching another bout of Grammy nominations last year, only further supported the claims by some Nigerian entertainers, that finally, Nigeria music was getting the recognition it deserved. After several years of trying to up their game to meet up with international standards, it seems that Nigeria music had finally gotten to where it had always desired to be. There was a period where Nigerian artists were nominated for the Grammy awards, but never got close to winning the awards, until three years ago, when Burna Boy strangely missed winning an award. So, with back to back nominations for three years, it won’t be wrong to assume that finally, the international music bodies are starting to take notice of the music coming out from Nigeria. Hopefully, this year when the awards are finally held, the talented Nigerian artists will be among the greats to be recognized with awards.

Back to back nominations for Nigeria music, will surely serve as inspirations to every Nigerian artists, especially the fast rising acts. Every Nigerian artist right now will want to do good music, knowing well that they stand a chance of being Grammy Awards winners, if they meet up to standards. Ode to 2021, a year of music in Nigeria. Let the nominations keep flowing.

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