- The Best African Music Performance was presented this year by the Recording Academy
- The new category was to help the Academy expand its coverage of African sounds
- Ghanaian netizens share their reactions as Ghana loses its chance to be part of the first set of nominees for the category
Today, November 10, 2023, the Recording Academy revealed the nominees for the 66th edition of the Grammy Awards.
Ghana’s Stonebwoy with Angelique Kidjo’s record assist, Manodzi was in the running for the hotly contested charge.
However, Ghana will lose out as Stonebwoy failed to make the shortlist, leaving the competition to fellow Nigerians and South Africans Burna Boy, Asake, Tyla, Davido and Ayra Starr.
Source: Instagram
4 Nigerians and 2 South Africans will battle it out for the first category of Best African Music
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Nigeria’s Davido, who missed out on previous editions of the Grammys, finally got a nod with his hit single ‘Unavailable’ featuring South Africa’s Musa Keys, it was announced.
Asake’s collaborative efforts with label boss Olamide on “Amapiano” also earned the duo a nod, which many industry players predicted.
Burna Boy who is not new to the program took his place with his viral hit “City Boys” which has many Ghanaian fans including internet sensations Makola market women.
Nigerian young diva Ayra Starr and South Africa’s new poster child for the booming genre Amapiano Tyla have now made history as the first female nominees for the recently introduced Best African Music category.
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Netizens react to Ghana’s loss in the first category of Best African Music at the Grammys.
YEN.com.gh gathered some reactions from Ghanaian music lovers who have been pushing to see more Ghanaians represented at the 66th Grammy Awards.
@drayy09 said
Stonebwoy should have been nominated for Grammy Awards but Nigeria PR >>>>>>>
@NEBASARK said
If stonebwoy no get Grammy nomination, sef 5 dimension is the best music project released this year. No music album comes close!!
said GADBASIT
What the hell do we have to do again?
@Sad_Dbee_ said
Nothing can change the fact that Stonebwoy really worked hard this year and he also has the best album in country atm but hey his time will come
@Kwamedadziegh
At least @RecordingAcad should tell us there is a “popularity element” to the scheme. I am quite disappointed.
@bigquammy05 said
Someone said it when this category was created that Ghana will not be represented there but they will be poster boys. We didn’t agree. They led us astray ♂️
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said @_OrbisRestituto
this thing makes hard oo.. herh
@profdublyn_zee said
Amarae and Stone deserved to be on this list. Our artists should keep pushing if they are interested in this project and their time will come.
Stonebwoy to perform with Angelique Kidjo at her 40th anniversary concert
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Stonebwoy has been invited by 5-time Grammy Award winning singer Angelique Kidjo as she celebrates her 40 years in the music industry with a star-studded concert.
The concert will take place at the Royal Albert Hall in London, which will make Stonebwoy the first Ghanaian solo act to perform at the famous venue.
Source: YEN.com.gh