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Davido Talks Nerves, Nominations, and His Dad’s Support En Route to His First Grammys


Davido discussed his first Grammy nominations, the rise of Afrobeats, and more as he let Rolling Stone join him en route to music's biggest night.

The Nigerian-American star, who was up for three awards, let Rolling Stone tag along with him to music's biggest night DavidoBack in the beginning, Davido used to dream of just wanting “to hear my song on the radio once or twice” — getting to the Grammys was barely a glimmer. Davido also touched upon the global rise of African music — and the Recording Academy’s increasing recognition of it — saying he always saw it coming.

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