The nominees for the 2026 Grammy Awards were announced today and as expected, some of Afrobeats biggest names are in the running for the music industry’s biggest awards
Burna Boy’s No Sign of Weakness is up for the Best Global Music Award along with Youssou N’Dour’s World and The Eclairer le monde : Light the Mind Explosion (50th Anniversary Tour Live) album by Shakti
While the nominees for Best African Music Performance include Davido, Tyla, Ayra Starr and Uganda’s Eddy Kenzo
While African music icon Angélique Kidjo leads the nominations for Global Music Performance
The 2026 Grammy Awards will place Sunday, February 1, 2026 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
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