Nigeria’s Afrobeats star, Davido, has congratulated South African singer Tyla for winning the Best African Music Performance category at the 66th Grammy Awards ceremony.
Davido took to his X handle (formerly Twitter) to felicitate Tyla, despite losing the award to the South African singer.
The ‘Water’ song by Tyla beats ‘Unavailable’ by Davido featuring Musa Keys; ‘Amapiano’ by Asake and Olamide; ‘City Boys’ by Burna Boy; and ‘Rush’ by Ayra Starr.
Davido tweeted, “Congratulations on your win @Tyllaaaaaaa! Big One for africa! Keep soaring!”
The ‘Unavailable’ crooner, alongside compatriot Burna Boy also lost in the Best Global Album category, with Shakti winning.
The world fusion band won with the album, “This Moment”, besting Burna Boy’s “I Told Them”, Davido’s “Timeless” albums, and others.
