Burna Boy is a Nigerian singer and songwriter who began his musical career in 2010, and ever since he has received numerous awards and honorary accolades.
In this article, we are going to explore how many Grammy awards Burns Boy has won so far.
How many Grammys did Burna Boy get?
Burns Boy has won only 1 Grammy award, and it was for Best Global Music Album on his album Twice As Tall.
However, Burna Boy has won over 61 local awards and has also been nominated over 130 times, here’s a breakdown of some of his notable local awards:
Major Local Awards:
Nigeria Entertainment Awards:
- Best Pop Artist of the Year (2013, 2014)
- Album of the Year (L.I.F.E. Album, 2014, Outside, 2018)
- Best New Act of the Year (2017)The Headies:
- Best R&B Single (2014, 2023)
- Best R&B/Pop Album (2014)
- Hip Hop World Revelation of the Year (2014)
- Album of the Year (L.I.F.E. Album, 2014)
- Best Male Artiste of the Year (2020)
- Best African Artiste of the Year (2020)
- Afrobeats Single of the Year (2023)
- Song of the Year (2023)Soundcity MVP Awards Festival:
- Listener’s Choice
- Song of the Year
- Best Male MVP
- African Artiste of the Year (2018, 2022)African Muzik Magazine Awards:
- Best African DanceHall/Reggae Act (2018)
- Best Collaboration (2019, 2023)
- Song of the Year (2019)
- Artist of the Year (2019)
- Best Male West Africa (2019)
- Crossing Boundaries with Music (2023)Other Notable Awards:
BET Awards:
- Best International Act (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)- MTV Europe Music Awards:
- Best African Act (2019, 2022, 2023)
- MOBO Awards:
- Best International Act (2019, 2020)
- Best African Music Act (2020)
- Grammy Awards:
- Best Global Music Album (2021) for Twice as Tall
- iHeart Radio Music Awards:
- Best African Music Artist (2024)
- Billboard Music Awards:
- Top Afrobeats Artiste (2023)
- All Africa Music Awards:
- Album of the Year (2019)
- West African Male Artiste of the Year (2020)
- Artiste of the Year in Africa (2020)
- Artist of the Year (2022)
- Ghana Music Awards:
- African Artiste of the Year (2020, 2022)
- Global Music Awards Africa:
- Artiste of the Year (2021)
N.M.E. Awards:
– Best Solo Act (2022)
- Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR):
- Honored by the Nigerian government for his contributions to music (2021)
- Distinguished Service Star of Rivers State (DSSRS):
- Honored by the Rivers State government for his achievements in music (2021)
However, the exact number of local awards might be higher due to the extensive list of his accolades
