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  • Angélique Kidjo submits “Aye Kan” featuring Ayra Starr for 2027 Grammy consideration

    Angélique Kidjo submits “Aye Kan” featuring Ayra Starr for 2027 Grammy consideration

    Angélique Kidjo has submitted “Aye Kan (Are You Coming Back?)”, featuring Nigerian singer Ayra Starr, for consideration in the Best African Music Performance category at the 2027 Grammy Awards.

    The song appears on Kidjo’s album “HOPE!!”, released in April 2026. It explores the importance of communication and understanding, with Ayra Starr contributing vocals to the track.

    Kidjo has also submitted “HOPE!!” for Album of the Year and Best Global Music Album consideration. Her song “BANDO” is listed for consideration in Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Global Music Performance and Best Music Video.

    Kidjo has won five Grammy Awards and received 16 nominations throughout her career, according to the Recording Academy. Her wins include Best Global Music Album for “Mother Nature” at the 2022 ceremony.

    Ayra Starr has received two Grammy nominations to date, both in the Best African Music Performance category: “Rush” in 2024 and “Gimme Dat”, her collaboration with Wizkid, in 2026. She has yet to win a Grammy.

    Submissions are entries put forward for consideration and do not guarantee a nomination. The Recording Academy has not yet announced the final nominees for the 2027 awards.

  • Grammy Winner Angelique Kidjo to Receive A Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Alongside Miley Cyrus, Timothée Chalamet, Shaquille O’Neal, Others 

    Grammy Winner Angelique Kidjo to Receive A Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Alongside Miley Cyrus, Timothée Chalamet, Shaquille O’Neal, Others 

    Beninese singer and five-time Grammy award winner, Angélique Kidjo, will become the first African artist in history to receive star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

    Kidjo,64, was one of recipients announced during a conference by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce in Los Angeles, unveiling the Class of 2026 honourees.

    A total of 34 global entertainment figures including Miley Cyrus, Timothée Chalamet, Shaquille O’Neal, Deepika Padukone, and Lea Salonga will be honoured at this year’s ceremony.

    Other honourees on the 2026 list include Emily Blunt who’s set to reprise her role in the sequel to the beloved classic The Devil Wears Prada, Chef Gordon Ramsay, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Rami Malek and Josh Groban.