Nigerian artists have submitted their works for main classes past the standard African and World Music classes because the 67th annual Grammy Awards approaches. This transfer, fueled by their rising world reputation and business success, displays the rising recognition of Afrobeats within the worldwide music scene.
Based on IFPI figures, in 2023, Sub-Saharan Africa witnessed a major surge in recorded music revenues. Artists like Rema, Asake, Ayra Starr, and others who launched critically acclaimed albums contributed to this development.
Following the current controversy surrounding the worldwide music classes, the Grammys has launched a brand new class particularly for Africa: Finest African Track and Finest African Efficiency. This transfer acknowledges the continent’s numerous musical heritage and genres and rising affect on the worldwide music panorama.
Listed here are the highest Nigerian artists who’ve submitted their musical our bodies of labor launched beneath the 12 months of evaluation for nominations on the upcoming Grammy Awards:
Tems
‘Born in The Wild’: Album of the Yr, World Music Album, Finest Engineered Album, Non-Classical
‘Love Me Jeje’: Document of the Yr, Track of the Yr, African Music Efficiency, Finest Music Video
‘Burning’: Finest R&B Efficiency, Finest R&B Track
‘Free Fall’: Finest Melodic Rap Efficiency
‘No 1’: Finest African Music Efficiency
Rema
REMA: Finest New Artiste
‘HEIS’: Album of the Yr, Finest World Music Album
‘Benin Boys’ ft Shallipopi: Track of the Yr, Document of the Yr, Finest African Music Efficiency, Finest Music Video
‘Ozeba’: Finest World Music Efficiency
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Ayra Starr
‘The Yr I Turned 21’: Album of the Yr, World Music Album.
‘Bora Bora’: Document of the Yr, Track of the Yr, World Music Efficiency.
‘Commas’: Document of the Yr, Track of the Yr, African Music Efficiency
‘You’re Employed’: World Music Efficiency
‘Hype’: World Music Efficiency
‘Massive FU’: Pop Duo & Group Efficiency
Asake
‘Mms’ ft. Wizkid: Finest African Music Efficiency
‘Lungu Boy’: Album of the 12 months
‘Energetic’ ft Travis Scott: Recording of the Yr
Zlatan ‘Bust Down’ ft Asake: Finest African Efficiency
Ayrastar, ‘Goodbye’ ft Asake: Finest Music Video
Sarz, Gunna, Asake ‘Happiness’: Finest Music Video.
The 2025 GRAMMYs, often known as the 67th Grammy Awards, will happen on Sunday, 2 February 2025, in Los Angeles. The nominations might be introduced on Friday, 8 November 2024.