2022 Grammys: Wizkid loses out in both categories he’s nominated
Wizkid, Nigerian Afropop star, has lost both categories he was nominated at the 2022 Grammys.
The 2022 Grammy awards aired yesterday, April 3 on the CBS Television Network and Paramount+ as scheduled.
Trevor Noah, the American comedian, as announced, returned to host the ceremony for the second year in a row.
Wizkid was put up in the ‘Best Global Music Performance’ category for ‘Essence’, his collaboration with Tems.
Also nominated in the category is ‘Pa Pa Pa’ by Femi Kuti and ‘Do Yourself’ by Angelique Kidjo and Burna Boy.
Wizkid’s ‘Made In Lagos’ and ‘Legacy +’ by Femi and Made Kuti were up in the ‘Best Global Music Album’ category.
However, Wizkid lost to Kidjo, the Beninese singer, in the first category, and to Arooj Aftab, a Pakistani vocalist, in the second.