Wizkid Receives Grammy Award Plaque
Nigerian Afrobeat Superstars, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, professionally known as Wizkid, has received his Grammy award plaque for ‘Best Music Video’ based on his his role in ‘Brown Skin Girl’ with Beyonce.
THE WHISTLER had reported that Wizkid won ‘Best Music Video’ for his role on ‘Brown Skin Girl’ at the 63rd Grammy Award.
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He won the award alongside Beyonce, who owns the song and featured artists, Saint John and Blue Ivy. The award will also go to Jenn Nkiru who directed the video
The song was made for Beyonce’s album, Lion King.
The rules provided that the artists, producer and video director will get a statute for this category. As of the time he won the Grammy Award in March, the video had over 31 million views on YouTube.
Wizkid is the most decorated Nigerian artist ever, and one of the most revolutionary Afro-pop artists of the modern era.
