Nigerian artist Fireboy is one of the Afrobeats acts that adorned the 66th Grammy Awards which happened on February 5, 2024, in Los Angeles.
When Fireboy was interviewed by Rollingstone on the Grammys red carpet, he discussed his future album and the development of the Nigerian music scene.
It seems unreal. Our goal has been to achieve this. Regarding Davido, Burna Boy, Asake & Olamide, and Ayra Starr’s nominations for the 66th Grammy awards, Fireboy remarked, “It feels good to be recognised by institutions like this because it only emphasises how hard we have worked and how far we have come.”
He said that he has been listening to a lot of street musicians, whose music is bringing a cool element to the soundscape, when asked about the Afrobeats artists he has been enjoying.
When asked what Afrobeats artists have he been listening to he said he has been listening to a lot of Street artists whose music is adding a refreshing touch to the soundscape.
The award-winning artist shared that he learned some lessons in 2023 to focus on the things that matter and this would inform his new album.
Fireboy dropped his last album ‘Playboy’ in 2022 and his highly anticipated next album will be his fourth.
