… for
featuring on Drake’s ‘Views’
The year 2016 is surely
the year of the Starboy, WIZKID!
News just broke out that
the Starboy Entertainment Worldwide
CEO, Ayodeji
Ibrahim Balogun popularly known as Wizkid
has been nominated for the 59th edition of the prestigious Grammy which happens to be his first
nomination which came courtesy his appearance on Drake’s Views album.
Drake’s multi-platinum album.
Views is nominated for Album of the
Year category.
The
category also include Adele‘s 25, Justin Bieber‘s Purpose, Sturgill Simpson A Sailor’s Guide To Earth,
and Beyonce‘s Lemonade.
Wizkid is credited as a
featured artiste and producer on Drake’s hit single One Dance.
Views was named Spotify’s most
streamed album of 2016, and his hit One
Dance, which features the Nigerian superstar and Filipino R&B singer, Kyla, was named
the most streamed track of 2016.
The Album of the Year
category recognizes the artist’s performance as well as the overall
contributions of featured artistes, producer(s), recording engineer(s) and/or
mixer(s).
Wizkid's
contribution to the Nigerian Music Industry has earned him several
achievements, including a BET Award, a MOBO Award, five The Headies Awards, two
Channel O Music Video Awards, six Nigeria Entertainment Awards, two Ghana Music
Awards, and a Future Award. He has received three nominations at the MTV Europe
Music Awards.
This
year, he had won MTV MAMAs Artiste
of the Year, Best Male and Best Collaboration. MTV EMA Best African Act and Best Worldwide Act. MOBO Best African Act. All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA)
Artiste of the Year, Best male Artiste in West Africa, Songwriter of the Year, Album of the Year and
Song of the Year. African Muzik Magazine
Awards Artiste of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Video. African Pride Awards African Artiste of
the Year.
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