Burna Boy's AMA nods

Burna Boy landed two 2026 American Music Awards nominations on Tuesday, including one outside the Afrobeats field for his Gunna collaboration “wgft.” (theamas.com) The American Music Awards nominee list names Burna Boy in Best Afrobeats Artist and lists “wgft” in Best Hip-Hop Song. CBS and Dick Clark Productions announced the nominations on April 14. (theamas.com) (yahoo.com) The 52nd American Music Awards are scheduled for May 25 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, with Queen Latifah set to host. The show will air on CBS and stream on Paramount+. (billboard.com) (yahoo.com) The placement of “wgft” in a hip-hop song category puts Burna Boy in a broader United States awards lane than the genre-specific Afrobeats field. The AMAs added Best Afrobeats Artist to their 2026 category slate alongside Best Hip-Hop Song and other genre awards. (theamas.com 1) (theamas.com 2) That crossover follows chart movement for the track last year. Billboard reported in September 2025 that Burna Boy earned his first top 10 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart through Gunna’s “wgft,” which also climbed to No. 4 on Hot Rap Songs and No. 69 on the Hot 100. (billboard.com) The AMAs are a fan-voted show, and voting is already open for 2026 nominees. Billboard reported that voting runs through May 8 in most categories, with Social Song of the Year and Tour of the Year staying open into the live broadcast. (billboard.com) Burna Boy’s two nods arrived on the same day the AMAs put out a nominations list led by Taylor Swift with eight. Morgan Wallen, Olivia Dean, Sabrina Carpenter and sombr followed with seven each. (billboard.com)