Burna Boy Mis-Identified In Now-Deleted Grammys Advertisement

BYLavender AlexandriaPublished on January 23, 20241.7K Views

BERLIN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 09: Nigerian singer Damini Ogulu aka Burna Boy performs live on stage during a concert at the Mercedes-Benz Arena on December 9, 2023 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Frank Hoensch/Redferns)

The ad showed Burna Boy's name over clips of somebody else.

The Grammys will get underway early next month. Ahead of the ceremony's February 4 airing they're announcing the various performers that will take the stage as a part of one of the biggest nights in music. They recently unveiled a new line of performers. Luke Combs will take the stage fresh off a year where his cover of Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car" was one of the biggest hits. Travis Scott will also be performing, though it's unclear which of his UTOPIA songs he will deliver.

Burna Boy is also taking the stage following the release of his new album I Told Them... last year. The album featured smash hits like "City Boys" and "Cheat On Me" as well as the 21 Savage collaboration "Sittin' on Top Of The World." But after a recent slip-up in a commercial promoting the Grammys, that performance and the entire night could have been under even more scrutiny. In a teaser shared to TikTok announcing the first wave of performers they accidentally used clips of an entirely different artist while confirming Burna Boy's announcement. Check out the mis-identification below.

Grammys Make Burna Boy Mistake

This year's Grammys will be the 6th straight year that Burna Boy has been nominated. His new album is nominated for Best World Music while various songs from it are nominated for Best African Music Performance and Best Melodic Rap Performance. His song "Alone" is also nominated for Best Global Music Performance.

The four new nominations this year brings his total up to 10 all time. So far, he's only secured one win. During the 63rd Grammys his album Twice As Tall took home the award for Best Global Music Album. Some fans online have suggested that he should cancel his previously announced performance after the recent advertisement mistake. What do you think of the Grammys accidentally mis-identifying Burna Boy in a recent advertisement for this year's ceremony? Do you think Burna Boy should still perform? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Lavender Alexandria is a music and culture journalist based in Los Angeles, California. She’s covered dozens of musical genres and styles from the most mainstream to the most experimental and underground on her blog and accompanying YouTube channel that looks at music, pop culture, and Billboard charts since 2017: Lav’s Music Corner. Lavender has produced editorial and listicle content both in written and video form over the past far years and has also interviewed up-and-coming artists like Censored Dialogue. Her experiences covering culture have taken her from Hyperpop parties in LA to underground rap shows in Atlanta, to DIY punk shows in Charlotte. Lavender has also written for iHeartRadio, covering some of the biggest artists in Hip Hop such as Ice Spice, Drake, Doja Cat and Cardi B. She also has bylines with ScreenRant and continues to write for Ringtone magazine. Lavender is a lifelong Charlotte Hornets fan and her favorite rap artists include Clipping, Little Simz, Earl Sweatshirt, and Kendrick Lamar.