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This is a list of awards and nominations received by Burna Boy, a Nigerian singer and songwriter.
Year | Event | Prize | Recipient | Result | Ref |
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2013 | South South Music Awards | South South Music Awards | Himself | Won | |
Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Best New Act of the Year | Won | |||
The Headies | Next Rated | Nominated | [1] | ||
Best R&B Single | "Like to Party" | Nominated | |||
2014 | MTV Africa Music Awards | Best New Act | Himself | Nominated | [2] |
The Headies | Best R&B Single | "Don Gorgon" | Won | [3] | |
Best R&B/Pop Album | L.I.F.E | Won | |||
Hip Hop World Revelation of the Year | Won | ||||
Album of the Year | Won | ||||
2015 | Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Best Pop Artist of the Year | Himself | Won | [4] |
Album of the Year | L.I.F.E | Won | [5] | ||
MTV Africa Music Awards | Best Collaboration | "All Eyes on Me" (AKA featuring Burna Boy, Da L.E.S and JR) |
Won | [6] | |
All Africa Music Awards | Best African Collaboration | Won | [7] | ||
2018 | African Musik Magazine Awards | Best African DanceHall/Reggae Act | Himself | Won | [8] |
Best Live Act | Nominated | ||||
Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Album of the Year | Outside | Won | [9] | |
2019 | Soundcity MVP Awards Festival | Listener's Choice | "Ye" | Won | [10] |
Song of the Year | Won | ||||
Viewer's Choice | Nominated | ||||
Best Male MVP | Himself | Won | |||
African Artiste of the Year | Won | ||||
BET Awards | Best International Act | Won | [11] | ||
The Headies | Viewer's Choice | Nominated | [12] | ||
Artiste of the Year | Won | ||||
Best Recording of the Year | "Ye" | Nominated | |||
Best Pop Single | Nominated | ||||
Song of the Year | Won | ||||
Best R&B/Pop Album | Outside | Nominated | |||
Album of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Best Collaboration | "Killin' Dem" (featuring Zlatan) |
Won | |||
MTV Europe Music Awards | Best African Act | Himself | Won | [13] | |
Future Awards Africa | Future Award Prize for Music | Won | [14] | ||
Future Prize for Young Person of the Year | Won | [14] | |||
African Muzik Magazine Awards | Song of the Year | "Killin' Dem" (featuring Zlatan) |
Won | [15] | |
Best Collaboration | Won | ||||
Video of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Best Live Act | Himself | Nominated | |||
Artist of the Year | Won | ||||
Best Male West Africa | Won | ||||
Crossing Boundaries with Music | Nominated | ||||
All Africa Music Awards | West African Male Artiste of the Year | Won | [16] | ||
Artiste of the Year in Africa | Won | ||||
Album of the Year | African Giant | Nominated | [17] | ||
Best African Collaboration | "Killin' Dem" (featuring Zlatan) |
Nominated | [17] | ||
Song of the Year in Africa | "On the Low" | Nominated | [17] | ||
Ghana Music Awards | African Artiste of the Year | Himself | Won | [18] | |
2020 | Soundcity MVP Awards Festival | Song of the Year | "Killin' Dem" (featuring Zlatan) |
Won | [19] |
Best Collaboration | Nominated | ||||
African Artiste of The Year | Himself | Won | |||
Best Male MVP | Won | ||||
Listeners' Choice | Burna Boy for "Killin' Dem" | Nominated | |||
Viewers' Choice | Burna Boy for "On the Low" | Nominated | |||
Ghana Music Awards | African Artiste of the Year | Himself | Won | [20] | |
African Musik Magazine Awards | Crossing Boundaries with Music | Won | [21] | ||
Best Collaboration | "Jerusalema" (Remix) (Master KG featuring Nomcebo Zikode and Burna Boy) |
Won | [21] | ||
Best Male West Africa | Himself | Nominated | |||
Artiste of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Best Live Act | Nominated | ||||
Song of the Year | "Anybody" | Nominated | |||
Grammy Awards | Best World Music Album | African Giant | Nominated | [22] | |
Brit Awards | Best International Solo Act | Himself | Nominated | [23] | |
Song of the Year | "Location" (Dave featuring Burna Boy) |
Nominated | |||
BET Awards | Best International Act | Himself | Won | [24] | |
Edison Award | Best World Album | African Giant | Won | [25] | |
MOBO Awards | Best International Act | Himself | Won | [26] | |
Best African Act | Nominated | [27] | |||
MTV Europe Music Awards | Best African Act | Nominated | [28] | ||
2021 | Grammy Awards | Best Global Music Album | Twice as Tall | Won | [29] |
Brit Awards | International Male Solo Artist | Himself | Nominated | [30] | |
Global Music Awards Africa | Artiste of the Year | Won | [31] | ||
Global Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year | Nominated | [32] | |||
BET Awards | Best International Act | Won | [33] | ||
2022 | NME Awards | Best Solo Act | Won | [34] | |
MOBO Awards | Best African Music Act | Won | |||
Best International Act | Won | ||||
The Headies | Best African Artiste of the year | Won | |||
Best Male Artiste of the year | Won | ||||
Soul Train Awards | Song of the Year | "Last Last" | Nominated | ||
Video of the Year | Nominated | ||||
The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award | Nominated | ||||
R&B/Soul Male Artist | Himself | Nominated | |||
Ghana Music Awards UK | African Artiste of the Year | Won | |||
MTV Europe Music Awards | Best African Act | Won | |||
American Music Awards | Favorite Afrobeats Artist | Nominated | |||
African Muzik Magazine Awards | Artist of the Year | Won | |||
Best Live Act | Nominated | ||||
Best Male West Africa | Nominated | ||||
Best Collaboration | "Sungba" (Remix) | Nominated | |||
2023 | Grammy Awards | Best Global Music Performance | "Last Last" | Nominated | [35] |
Best Global Music Album | Love, Damini | Nominated | |||
Soundcity MVP Awards | African Artiste of the Year | Himself | Won | [36] | |
All Africa Music Awards | Artist of the Year | Won | [37] | ||
Song of the Year | "Last Last" | Nominated | |||
Album of the Year | Love, Damini | Won | |||
Brit Awards | International Artist of the Year | Himself | Nominated | ||
BreakTudo Awards | Global Artist | Nominated | [38] | ||
The Headie Awards | Best R&B Single | "For My Hand" (featuring Ed Sheeran) | Won | ||
Afrobeats Single of the Year | "Last Last" | Won | |||
Song of the Year | Won | ||||
Album of the Year | Love Damini | Nominated | |||
Best recording of the Year | Alone | Nominated | |||
Songwriter Of the Year | Himself | Nominated | |||
Best Collaboration | Sungba remix | Nominated | |||
African Artist of the Year | Himself | Nominated | |||
Digital Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Male Artiste of the Year | Nominated | ||||
BET Awards | Best International Act | Won | |||
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist | Nominated | ||||
Video Director of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Viewer's Choice Award | "Last Last" | Nominated | |||
iHeartRadio Music Awards | Afrobeats Artist of the Year | Himself | Nominated | [39] | |
Planet Rap awards | Best International Artist | Won | |||
Billboard Music Awards | Top Afrobeats Artist | Won | |||
Galaxy Music Awards | Artist of the Year | Won | |||
Rocklan One radio Music Awards | Afrobeats Artist of the Year | Won | |||
MTV EMA | Best African Act | Nominated | |||
Best Live | Nominated | ||||
Best Afrobeats | Last Last | Nominated | |||
2024 | Grammy Awards | Best Melodic Rap Performance | "Sittin' on Top of the World" (featuring 21 Savage) | Nominated | [40] |
Best Global Music Performance | "Alone" | Nominated | |||
Best African Music Performance | "City Boys" | Nominated | |||
Best Global Music Album | I Told Them... | Nominated | |||
Brit Awards | International Artist of the Year | Himself | Nominated | [41] | |
iHeartRadio Music Awards | Afrobeats Artist of the Year | Pending | |||
BET Hip Hop Awards | Hip hop Artist of the Year | Nominated | [42] | ||
Song of the Year | "Sittin' on Top of the World" (featuring 21 Savage) | Nominated | |||
Best Collaboration of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Best Hip hop Video | Nominated | ||||
Lyricist of the Year | Himself | Nominated | |||
Best live performer | Nominated | ||||
Hustler of the Year | Nominated | ||||
NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Male Artist | Pending | [43] | ||
Outstanding Album | I Told Them... | Pending | |||
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration | "Sittin' on Top of the World" (featuring 21 Savage) | Pending | |||
Outstanding Hip Hop/Rap Song | Pending | ||||
Outstanding International Song | "City Boys" | Pending | |||
2024 | African Entertainment Awards USA | Best Male Artist | Herself | Pending | [44] |
Artist of the Year | Pending | ||||
Best Music Video | "Tshwala Bam" | Pending | |||
Song of the Year | Pending | ||||
Best Collaboration | Pending | ||||
"Rollercoaster" | Pending |