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Oct
The American Music Awards (AMAs) has introduced a category dedicated to recognising Afrobeats. The new category is called ‘Favourite Afrobeats Artist’. It is the first award in a major US award show dedicated to recognising African artistes that have transcended the African borders with the now globally recognised genre. Fans of Afrobeats artistes can vote for their favourite stars who have been nominated. Unfortunately, for the category’s debut, no Ghanaian act was nominated. The nominees for the 2022 AMA ‘Favourite Afrobeats Artist’ are; Burna Boy, CKay, Fireboy DML, Tems, and Wizkid. Tems has another nomination in the ‘Collaboration of the…