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Africa: 'Afrobeats' Could Become a Grammy Category
This is Africa, 3 October 2022
Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. announced during a press conference in Ghana that the institution is considering adding an Afrobeats category to next year's 65th Annual… Read more »
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Nigeria: What a Grammys Afrobeats Category Means for Nigerians
This Day, 30 September 2022
Following the Global Citizen Festival held in Ghana recently where The Recording Academy CEO, Harvey Mason Jr announced the possibility of adding an Afrobeats category to the… Read more »
'Afrobeats' Go On - Genre May Get Grammy Category!
The Recording Academy's CEO Harvey Mason Jr, on a recent trip to Ghana, told reporters that the academy was in talks with key players in the Afrobeats music scene to explore the possibility of adding Afrobeats to the award's genre list. He mentioned that the academy was working with "leaders of the Afrobeats community" to promote inclusivity at the Grammys.
Afrobeats has become a global phenomenon, and has taken a spot on the world stage as one of the leading genres in music. The Global Music category has seen the likes of Burna Boy, Angelique Kidjo, and Wizkid pick up wins. In 2020, many music lovers were left disappointed when Nigerian singer Burna Boy failed to clinch the award. Burna Boy was nominated for Best World Music Album for his 2019 record African Giant but lost out to Beninese singer-songwriter Angelique Kidjo.
Afrobeats is a broad, generic term for African contemporary popular music with rhythmic and harmonic influences of West Africa's highlife and Afrobeat traditions, Euro-American funk and hip-hop. Afrobeats is no longer confined to Nigeria, Ghana, or West Africa alone. Artists from southern Africa, Rwanda, the UK, and Europe have all been bitten by the bug.
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Nigerian Afrobeats star Burna Boy burst onto the global stage in 2018 with a slew of irresistible hits on his third album, Outside, accompanied by mandatory fiendish ... Read more »
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The global appreciation of West Africa's Afrobeats music has grown significantly in the last decade. Afrobeats stars are touring the world, raking up record sales, winning aw Read more »
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Afrobeats music has taken the world by storm. Hit after hit featuring African artists has been trending on charts across the globe. But why now? writes Cai NebeRead more »
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Many music lovers were left disappointed when Nigerian singer Burna Boy failed to clinch the award. Burna Boy was nominated for Best World Music Album for his 2019 record African ... Read more »
Nigerian afro-fusion mega singer, dancer and songwriter Burna boy thrilled thousands of fans at the DStv Delicious International Food and Music Festival event at Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit in Johannesburg, South Africa.
