The 67th Grammys Best African Performance nominees is dominated by Nigerian musicians
The Recording Academy has officially announced the nominees for the 67th edition 2025 award Grammy Wards ceremony. The nominees were announced on November 8. The announcement was livestreamed via the official website of the Gammy Awards.
Grammy Awards’ Chief Executive Officer, Harvey Mason Jr. was joined by notable Grammy winners and nominees to announce the nominees. These notable nominees and awardees of the Grammy Awards include Kylie Minogue Brandy Clark, and Kirk Franklin.
Nevertheless, Africans had eyes on one particular category. The newly created, “Best Aftican Music Performance” category has made it easier for the Grammy Awqrds to celebrate African musicians.
However, not a lot of Africans will be excited about the outcome by because Nigerians dominate the the categor. Majority of the artists in the Best African Performer category are Nigerians.
The Best African Music Performance Category
Lets dive into the definition of the new category of the Grammy Awards before we spell out the nominees for the Best African Music Performance.
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The Grammy Award for Best African Music Performance is presented by the Recording Academy to celebrate quality African music performance under the year of review.
Moreover, it was first presented during the 66th edition of the Academy Awards in 2024. South Africa’s Tyla emerged as the first artist to win the Best African Music Performanc. She beat competition from Ayra Star, Burna Boy, Asake and Davido, all of Nigeria.
The Nominees For The Best African Music Performance 2024 Category Of The Grammy Awards
The following Afrian artists made history as nominees for the award category. They became the first group of artists to be nominated in the category.
Nominees for the Best African music Performance in 2024 includes;
- Asake & Olamide – “Amapiano”
- Burna Boy – “City Boys”
- Davido featuring Musa Keys – “Unavailable”
- Ayra Starr – “Rush”
- Tyler – ”Water”
67th Grammys Best African Performance Nominees
However, this years nomination list sees big names in the African music industry missing as Nigerians gets absolute hold on the category. The Best African Performance category of the Grammy Awards will be won one of these Nigerians;
- Yemi Alade – Tomorrow
- Asake & Wizkid – MMS
- Chris Brown Featuring Davido & Lojay -Sensational
- Burna Boy -Higher
- Tems – Love Me JeJe
The 67th edition the Grammy Awards will hold on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025 at the Crypto.com Arena. The most of the event will be announced soon.