Big Brother Naija star, Groovy has openly accused Grammy coordinators of cheating Nigerian music star, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun aka Wizkid, out of an award in 2022.
Wizkid bagged two nominations at the 64th Grammys, courtesy of his ‘Made in Lagos’ album and the worldwide hit song ‘Essence’ with Tems.
‘Made in Lagos’ was designated within the category of Worldwide Music collection. Wizkid was also nominated for Best Worldwide music execution for ‘Essence’, but shockingly, he did not win any.
Comparing what happened to Davido, Burna Boy, who both lost at the 66th version of the prestigious appear, Groovy opined that Essence not winning a Grammy grant was one of the greatest robberies to ever happen within the history of the award.
He made this statement on social media in response to Titter influencer, Asiwaju Lely who called out people attacking Davido for losing out in three categories despite being nominated.
Groovy pointed out that when Wizkid lost in his 2022, people made fun of him, but there was no hate or buzz about it, however, the reaction for Davido is different.
“Wizkid lost his Grammy nominations with Made in Lagos and Essence, everyone cooked him for an entire week. No be hate, but the banter must go round,” Lerry tweeted.
Groovy quoted his post and wrote; “Wiz not winning a Grammy for Essence is one of the biggest robberies in that award’s entire history.”
