Grammy Awards

Grammy Introduces ‘Best African Music Performance’ Category To 2024 Awards
14 Jun

Grammy Introduces ‘Best African Music Performance’ Category To 2024 Awards

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The Recording Academy, organizers of Grammy Awards, has created a category for ‘Best African Music Performance.’ The category was among the three new ones announced by the academy in a statement released via its website on Tuesday. The other two newly created categories are Best Pop Dance Recording and Best Alternative Jazz Album. According to the statement, the new categories will receive nominations beginning with next year’s show. “The addition of the Best African Music Performance category reflects how African acts such as Burna Boy, Wizkid, Black Sherif and Tems —along with the rise of the Afrobeats genre—have become global…
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Tems Speaks On Grammy Win, Working With Future, Drake, Others
08 Feb

Tems Speaks On Grammy Win, Working With Future, Drake, Others

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Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, is basking in her Grammy win. Tems, Sunday night, bagged another international award at the 2023 Grammy awards. The RCA Records artiste’s part in Future’s hit single ‘Wait For U’ earned her the Grammy award for ‘Best Melodic Rap performance’. On how she feels taking the award home, the songstress, in an interview with Rolling Stone Magazine, said that working with people whose songs she used to listen to only five years ago is an incredible feeling. “It’s incredible. I got to work with people that five years ago, were on my playlist.…
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Stonebwoy, Edem Spotted At Grammys
06 Feb

Stonebwoy, Edem Spotted At Grammys

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The future is looking bright for Ghana’s music industry as notable local artistes landed the opportunity to walk the red carpet of the Grammys held in Los Angeles on Sunday. Not only did top-rated acts get recognized for their best recordings, compositions, and craft on the night but others also had the experience of a lifetime getting recognized on stage. Of the multiple big international names who rocked the red carpet of the Academy’s 65th edition, Ghanaian Dancehall artiste Stonebwoy and rapper Edem were spotted in attendance. The two took the opportunity to network and attain some leverage for their…
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Grammys 2023: Full List Of Winners
06 Feb

Grammys 2023: Full List Of Winners

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The 65th Grammy Awards were presented on Sunday. While most of the awards were announced during a pre-televised ceremony, nominees from several top categories across musical genres follows below. Winners are indicated in bold. The full list of winners in more than 91 categories can be found here. Album of the Year “Voyage,” ABBA “30,” Adele “Un Verano Sin Ti,” Bad Bunny “Renaissance,” Beyoncé “Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe),” Mary J. Blige “In These Silent Days,” Brandi Carlile “Music of the Spheres,” Coldplay “Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers,” Kendrick Lamar “Special,” Lizzo “Harry’s House,” Harry Styles *WINNER Record of the Year “Don’t Shut Me…
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Beyoncé Officially Has The Most Grammys Of Any Artist
06 Feb

Beyoncé Officially Has The Most Grammys Of Any Artist

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Beyoncé was already a queen, but now she’s the queen of the Grammys. Bey just became the most awarded artist in Grammys history, with a record 32 wins. The award that put her over the edge was the best dance/electronic album, which she won for her celebrated record “Renaissance.” The crowd rose to its feet to celebrate Beyoncé’s win. She thanked her late Uncle Johnny, whose name she famously drops in the song “Heated,” as well as her husband and three children. She also acknowledged the LGBTQ artists who inspired and directly contributed to “Renaissance.” “I’d like to thank the queer community for your love…
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GUBA To Host Brunch Event For African Nominees At 65th Grammy Awards
26 Jan

GUBA To Host Brunch Event For African Nominees At 65th Grammy Awards

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Grow Unite and Build Africa (GUBA) will host the ‘Africa Nominee Brunch’ in California on Saturday, February 4, 2023, to celebrate African artists nominated in various categories for the 65th Grammy Awards. The brunch is scheduled to take place on the eve of the 2023 Grammy Awards, which is slated for Sunday, February 5, 2023. The event will honour nominated artists, including 2021 GUBA Awards winner – Angelique Kidjo, Rocky Dawuni, Burna Boy, Tems, Zakes Bantwini, Eddy Kenzo, Nomcebo Zikode, Wouter Kellerman, among other African musicians. The Recording Academy’s CEO, Harvey Mason Jr., and President of the Recording Academy, Panos…
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Rocky Dawuni Secures Another Nomination At 2023 Grammy Awards
16 Nov

Rocky Dawuni Secures Another Nomination At 2023 Grammy Awards

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Ghanaian artiste, Rocky Dawuni, has received a nomination for the upcoming 65th Grammy Awards. This will be a record-third nomination from the award scheme as far as the Ghanaian music scene is concerned. The selection of his song ‘Never Bow Down’ for the Best Global Music Performance category comes after the musician was considered by the Grammys back in 2015 and 2021. The development was announced on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, by the Recording Academy. The reggae artiste says he is “honored to be nominated.” https://twitter.com/RockyDawuni/status/1592721562054295552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1592721562054295552%7Ctwgr%5Edba67bf4a55214af51075dc0c3f79a1ab469c894%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myjoyonline.com%2Frocky-dawuni-secures-another-nomination-at-2023-grammy-awards%2F “I am truly honored to be nominated for another #Grammy award for my song “Never Bow…
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We’re Learning More About Afrobeats Amid Push Of Category In Grammys – Recording Academy CEO
26 Sep

We’re Learning More About Afrobeats Amid Push Of Category In Grammys – Recording Academy CEO

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The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Recording Academy, organisers of the Grammy Awards, has said there is a possibility the event will in the near future have a category for Afrobeats. Speaking to the media on his arrival in Ghana, Harvey Mason Jr, noted that the Recording Academy recently had a meeting with leaders of the Afrobeats community including producers, songwriters, executives and others to learn more about the genre – and will continue to do so. “We just talked about what are the different sub-genres (of Afrobeasts), the needs, the desires, and my goal is to represent all…
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