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Grammys announce Best African Music Performance category

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Grammys has announced a new award category for African music called “Best African Music Performance”. The US music industry’s top honours will now include a new category solely for African performers. The latest move is to reflect the global appreciation for homegrown styles like afrobeats and amapiano. Grammys said the “goal at the Recording Academy is to recognize and honor… Read More
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South Africa: DJ Black Coffee hailed for winning first Grammy

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– – South Africa’s DJ Black Coffee has been congratulated for winning his first Grammy award on Sunday. He is being hailed for winning the best dance/electronic music album category for his Subconsciously album. The Subconsciously album is the seventh studio album by the South African DJ and music producer. It was released on February 5, 2021, by Soulstic Music.… Read More
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Ghana’s top artistes Samini and Stonebwoy banter over Grammys

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– – Two of Ghana’s leading Dancehall musicians, Samini and Stonebwoy have engaged in a banter on social media. The banter was sparked by news of Nigerian musicians, Burna Boy and Wizkid winning awards at the 2021 Grammys. Burna Boy won the Best Global Music Album category while Wizkid won the Best Music Video for his song with Beyoncé; Brown… Read More
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Burna Boy and Wizkid win awards at Grammys 2021

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Nigeria Afrobeats stars Burna Boy and Wizkid have both won awards at the 2021 Grammys. Burna Boy won the Best Global Music Album category while Wizkid won the Best Music Video for his song with Beyoncé; Brown Skin Girl, from Lion King: The Gift album. Beyoncé’s daughter Blue Ivy was also a winner on the song. The Best Music Video… Read More
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Trevor Noah will host 2021 Grammy awards

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– – South African comedian Trevor Noah will host next year’s Grammy awards, the organisers have announced. Harvey Mason Jr, the chair and interim president of the Recording Academy, said Noah was the “best choice” as host. Noah said after the announcement that “Despite the fact that I am extremely disappointed that the Grammys have refused to have me sing… Read More
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2021 GRAMMYs: Complete Nominees List

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– – The 63rd GRAMMY Awards are right around the corner, airing Sunday, Jan. 31, on CBS, but the nominations are here now! Find out who is nominated in each of the 83 categories in the full nominees list below. 1. Record Of The YearAward to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s) and mastering engineer(s), if… Read More