{"id":1821,"date":"2021-03-16T09:13:52","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T09:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/?p=1821"},"modified":"2021-03-16T09:26:38","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T09:26:38","slug":"nigeria-ghana-renew-rivalry-over-burna-boy-wizkids-grammy-award-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/2021\/03\/16\/nigeria-ghana-renew-rivalry-over-burna-boy-wizkids-grammy-award-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerians, Ghanaians Renew Rivalry Over Burna Boy, Wizkid’s Grammy Award Win"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following Nigeria’s Burna Boy and Wizkid awards, which they bagged at the just-ended 63rd Grammy Awards<\/a><\/strong> ceremony, some Nigerians have subjected Ghanaian artistes to ridicule and backlash.<\/p>\n

The Ghanaian musicians have faced all sorts of comparisons, criticisms, and condemnation on social media following the development.<\/p>\n

Burna Boy won the Best Global Music Album category after being a nominee for a second consecutive year. The album ‘Twice as Tall’ was nominated alongside albums such as FU Chronicles by Antibalas, Agora by Bebel Gilberto and others.<\/p>\n

Beyonce’s ‘Brown Skin Girl’, which featured Wizkid, was also adjudged Best Music Video.<\/p>\n

Reacting to the news, social media users heavily descended on Ghanaian artistes for ‘fooling around’ instead of projecting Ghanaian music like Nigerians have consistently done, Ghanaweb reports.<\/p>\n

To them, Nigeria’s Grammy Award win is an eye-opener for Ghanaian musicians to sit up and not waste time on unnecessary ‘beefs’.<\/p>\n

Some are also of the view that, now that Nigeria can boast of a Grammy Award, Ghanaians henceforth should not regard them as their mate.<\/p>\n

It is worth noting that the biggest Ghana has achieved in terms of international recognition are BET Awards won by Sarkodie and Stonebwoy.<\/p>\n

In 2019, Sarkodie was the first artist to win the Best International Flow award at BET Hip Hop Awards, while Stonebwoy won the Best International Act: Africa category at the 2015 BET Awards.<\/p>\n

Rocky Dawuni’s sixth studio album titled ‘Branches of The Same Tree’ was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2015. It grabbed a nomination in the Best Reggae Album category.<\/p>\n

See other comments<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrX34530593\/status\/1371707686186795009<\/p>\n

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Why are Ghanaians restless over our matter, if it's not Jollof Rice, it will be football or fashion. Ghana is only comparable to Kaduna state or to be magnanimous, a region like Northeast in Nigeria, Ghanaians should stay on their Lane in peace<\/p>\n

— Oludotun S. Olufemi (@Somidotun7) March 16, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n