Travis Scott & Burna Boy Announced As 2024 Grammy Award Performers

January 22, 2024

Both recording artists earned nominations too.

Travis Scott will hit the stage at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards on February 4, 2024. CBS viewers will also get to see Burna Boy perform at the televised ceremony.

The Recording Academy officially announced Travis Scott, Burna Boy and Luke Combs as performers for the 2024 edition of the Grammy Awards. Previously, the organization revealed Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa and Olivia Rodrigo as part of the lineup.

Travis Scott heads into the 2024 Grammy Awards with one nomination. The Houston, Texas native’s Utopia scored a nod for Best Rap Album. He is currently zero for nine in all-time Grammy nominations.

In addition to Utopia, the Best Rap Album category includes Drake & 21 Savage’s Her Loss, Killer Mike’s Michael, Metro Boomin’s Heroes & Villains and Nas’s King’s Disease III.

Utopia debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with 496,000 first-week units. The project became Travis Scott’s third chart-topper. 2016’s Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight and 2018’s Astroworld also peaked in the top spot.

Burna Boy could win five Grammys this year. He is up for Best Global Music Album, Best African Music Performance, Best Global Music Performance and Best Melodic Rap Performance.

The Nigerian singer has scored 10 career Grammy nominations. Burna Boy’s Twice As Tall won a golden gramophone for Best Global Music Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2021.

I Told Them… made it into the Best Global Music Album category for 2024. That Burna Boy project competes against Susana Baca’s Epifanías, Bokanté’s History, Davido’s Timeless and Shakti’s This Moment.

“Sittin’ on Top of the World” by Burna Boy featuring 21 Savage earned a Best Melodic Rap Performance nomination. The category also contains “Attention” by Doja Cat, “Spin Bout U” by Drake & 21 Savage, “All My Life” by Lil Durk featuring J. Cole and “Low” by SZA.

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