Burna Boy To Perform At Grammys 2021 Premiere Ceremony

Burna Boy To Perform At Grammys 2021 Premiere Ceremony

Nigerian afrobeat singer, Burna Boy has been billed to perform at 2021 Grammys Premiere Ceremony on March 14.

Preceding the 2021 Grammy Awards show, the pre-show will take place on Sunday, March 14 at noon and will be streamed live internationally via GRAMMY.com.

The event, which will be hosted by American singer, Jhené Aiko ― a three-time Grammy nominee, will feature several performances by current Grammy nominees like Burna Boy, Rufus Wainwright, Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science, Lido Pimienta, Poppy and many others.

In addition, the premiere ceremony will kick off with an ensemble of previous Grammy nominees including Gregory Porter, Afro-Peruvian Jazz Orchestra, Regina Carter, and Kamasi Washington performing “Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)” in tribute to the late legend Marvin Gaye.

According to Recording Academy, organisers of the award show, “all of the premiere ceremony performers and the host are nominated this year, as are most of the presenters.”

Meanwhile, Burna Boy is one of the nominees this in the category for the ‘Best Global Music Album’ category for his ‘Twice As Tall’ album, which was released on 12 August 2020.