Grammys

Why Was I Left Out? – Stonebwoy Challenges Grammys On Ghana Music History
23 Aug

Why Was I Left Out? – Stonebwoy Challenges Grammys On Ghana Music History

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Ghanaian dancehall and Afrobeats musician Stonebwoy has urged the Recording Academy, organizers of Grammy Awards, to due diligence and correct an article that was published on their website on August 20, throwing light on Ghana’s music history. According to Stonebwoy, he believes his name has been omitted from the list due to his contribution to the music scene over the past decade and more. He also supported his claim with his Grammy certificate Venting his spleen on X, he wrote: “Who ever wrote this article is interestingly missing THE NAME @stonebwoy.” He has therefore asked the @RecordingAcad to “do due diligence before…
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Africa Grammy Is Good News For Ghanaian Musicians – Kobe
19 Jun

Africa Grammy Is Good News For Ghanaian Musicians – Kobe

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Ghanaian businessman and music producer, Opoku Oppong Kwabena, known widely as Kobe has averred that the establishment of Grammy Africa presents a great opportunity for a Ghanaian musician to win the coveted award. Speaking in an interview, the Tokyo-based entrepreneur argued that holding an African version of the Grammy’s will allow Ghanaian musicians to submit more tracks as the awards will be tailored for the African sector. He expressed disapproval of opinions that holding an African-exclusive Grammy will deprive the scheme of the honour and prestige that comes with it. Viewing it from the business and opportunity perspective, Kobe noted…
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Grammys Boss Harvey Mason Junior Says Music ‘With AI-Created Elements’ Is ‘Absolutely Eligible For Entry’
04 Jul

Grammys Boss Harvey Mason Junior Says Music ‘With AI-Created Elements’ Is ‘Absolutely Eligible For Entry’

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The boss of the company behind the Grammys has clarified the ceremony's stance on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the music industry. Recording Academy CEO and President Harvey Mason Junior said: "AI, or music that contains AI-created elements is absolutely eligible for entry and for consideration for Grammy nomination. Period". It follows new guidelines, which said that AI-only work was banned, and that "only human creators are eligible" for a Grammy, the world's most recognised music award. The new rules also stated: "A work that contains no human authorship is not eligible in any category." The addition to…
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Even Before Beyoncé’s Album Of The Year Snub, Jay-Z Said Grammys ‘Missed The Moment’
09 Feb

Even Before Beyoncé’s Album Of The Year Snub, Jay-Z Said Grammys ‘Missed The Moment’

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Days before Beyoncé’s record-breaking night at the Grammy Awards, during which the coveted album of the year award remained elusive for the superstar, her husband Jay-Z had some thoughts on the Recording Academy’s track record in the category. In a recent interview with Tidal, conducted before the Grammys and published on Monday, Jay-Z offered insight into why he feels the Recording Academy continues to “miss the moment” when it comes to Beyoncé. “Even with Bey, I felt like they missed the moment,” the rapper said, referencing the 2017 Grammy Awards where Beyoncé’s “Lemonade” lost album of the year to Adele’s…
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The Rock Made Adele’s Dream Come True At The Grammys
07 Feb

The Rock Made Adele’s Dream Come True At The Grammys

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Adele is officially winning at life after achieving her long-time dream of meeting Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson at this year’s Grammy Awards. The epic moment was orchestrated by Grammy host Trevor Noah, who kicked off Sunday’s show by approaching Adele’s table during his opening monologue and revealing some lesser-known facts about the British singer. “This is one of the strangest things I found out: The person that Adele has always wanted to meet, but never has, is Dwayne Johnson,” he told the star-studded audience at the 65th annual ceremony. “I found out he’s a huge fan of yours, too.” Noah…
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Grammys Rebound From COVID Years, Reach 12.4 Million Viewers
07 Feb

Grammys Rebound From COVID Years, Reach 12.4 Million Viewers

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An estimated 12.4 million people tuned in to watch stars Harry Styles, Lizzo and Bad Bunny perform at the Grammy Awards, along with a tribute to 50 years of rap history. That's up from the pandemic-affected broadcasts of the last two years, the Nielsen company said on Monday. Live viewership was 8.8 million in 2021 and 8.9 million in 2022. While the Grammys bounced back, it didn't reach the viewership levels of pre-COVID days. Music's showcase night was seen by 18.7 million people in 2020. Live television viewership has declined across-the-board over the past few years, with pro football one…
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Ghana’s Rocky Dawuni Lands Third Grammy Nomination
16 Nov

Ghana’s Rocky Dawuni Lands Third Grammy Nomination

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The Recording Academy has officially announced nominees for the 65th Grammy awards and it includes Ghana's very own Rocky Dawuni. The Ghanaian Afrobeat, Highlife and Soul music singer's ‘Neva Bow Down’ featuring Blvk H3ro has been nominated in the Best Global Music Performance category of the 65th Grammy Awards. He has been nominated alongside “Udhero Na,” Arooj Aftab and Anoushka Shankar “Gimme Love,” Matt B and Eddy Kenzo, “Last Last,” Burna Boy, “Bayethe,” Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini and Nomcebo Zikode. This is Rocky Dawuni’s third nomination at the Grammys. Last year, his ‘Voice of Bunbon Vol. 1’ album earned a…
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Beyoncé and Jay-Z Now Tied For Most Grammy Nominations
16 Nov

Beyoncé and Jay-Z Now Tied For Most Grammy Nominations

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At least they are keeping it in the family. On Tuesday, Beyoncé tied her husband Jay-Z as the artist with the most career Grammy nominations. Going into Tuesday, the rapper topped the list of all-time Grammy nominations with 83, followed by Sir Paul McCartney with 81, Quincy Jones with 80 and Beyoncé with 79. Beyoncé added nine to her total after the nominations were announced, including album of the year for “Renaissance” and record of the year and song of the year for “Break My Soul.” Her project also helped her husband increase his total, as he snagged five additional…
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Grammy Nominations To Be Announced, With 5 New Categories
15 Nov

Grammy Nominations To Be Announced, With 5 New Categories

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The Recording Academy will announce nominees for the 65th Grammy Awards on Tuesday with some significant additions. The academy earlier this year five new categories including songwriter of the year to honor music’s best composer and a special song for social change award. The non-classical songwriter category will recognize one individual who was the “most prolific” non-performing and non-producing songwriter for a body of new work. It will take a different approach than song of the year, which awards the songwriters who wrote the lyrics or melodies to one song. This year’s announcement will be made on a livestream beginning…
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NAM 1 Congratulates Burnaboy And Wizkid On Their Grammy Award Wins
15 Mar

NAM 1 Congratulates Burnaboy And Wizkid On Their Grammy Award Wins

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Nana Appiah Mensah, popularly known as NAM1 was the mastermind behind the alleged Menzgold Ponzi Scheme which left numerous people broke. After hiding for a while, he has made his presence known as he congratulated Wizkid and Burnaboy on their big wins last night. Wizkid and Burnaboy won the Grammy for Best Music Video category for ‘Brown Skin Girl’ song with Beyoncé, and Best global music Album category for ‘Twice as tall’ respectively, making Nigeria, the ‘Giant of Africa’ proud. Nana Appiah Mensah congratulated the duo in a Twitter post where he further said that, “AFRICA has been pregnant with…
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