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Angelique Kidjo won the 2020 Grammy Award for Best World Music Album

nominees for the award were Burna Boy, Altin Gun, Nathalie Joachim and others

Angelique, dedicated the award to Burna Boy

Angélique Kidjo was the winner of the 2020 Grammy Award for Best World Music for her album Celia.

This is the 4th time the Beninese and African legend is taking home an award at the coveted award show. According to reports, she has been nominated nine times at the Grammy Awards

Much to the disappointment of many Nigerian music lovers, she beat Nigeria’s super star, Burna Boy and other artistes in the category.

This is for Burna Boy, he is among those young artists [who] came from Africa [who] are changing the way our continent is perceived, and the way African music has been the bed rock for every brand of music,” she remarked. Burna Boy has expressed being a major fan of the celebrated artiste on several occasions

By Johnny