The 2023 Grammy Award nominations have been announced and African stars Tems, Burna Boy, Rocky Dawuni and Angélique Kidjo are all up for awards.
Tems
Nigerian singer-songwriter Tems has been nominated for her writing on Beyonce’s Renaissance album and for rapper Drake’s Wait For U song which is nominated for Record of the Year.
Burna Boy
Burna Boy has bagged his third Grammy nomination in a row for Best Global Music performance and is also nominated for his album Love, Damini.
Rocky Dawuni
Ghanaian reggae artiste Rocky Dawuni has for the third time earned a Grammy nomination following his debut appearance at the prestigious global awards ceremony in 2015.
His song, ‘Neva Bow Down’ featuring Blvk H3ro released on September 22, 2022 has been nominated in the Best Global Music Performance category of the 65th Grammy Awards which will take place on February 5 2023 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, USA.
Rocky Dawuni is competing in the Best Global Performance category among other artistes in the awards ceremony which is billed as the highest form of acknowledgment for players in the music industry globally.
Angélique Kidjo
Beninese superstar Angélique Kidjo has also been nominated for several awards including Best Global Music Album making her a now 12-time Grammy nominee.
Eddy Kenzo
Afropop dancehall star, Eddy Kenzo has become the first Ugandan artist to be nominated for the Grammys.
Zakes Bantwini and Nomcebo Zikode
South African artists Zakes Bantwini and Nomcebo Zikode have also been nominated for their performances of hit single, Bayethe.
The 65th edition of the awards will take place next year February, in Los Angeles.
