The five nominees for the inaugural Best African Music Performance at the 66th GRAMMY Awards signal the commercial and cultural prowess of the continent���s music.

No matter who takes home the GRAMMY for Best African Music Performance, they���ll be making history in the process. One of three newly-added categories for the 2024 GRAMMYs, the award is a breakthrough for the African music industry, signaling the commercial and cultural prowess of the continent�”Giving African music its own category would highlight and celebrate the diversity and richness of Africa,” Shawn Thwaites, project manager at the Recording Academy, said “This is a great step forward!”

Burnaboy earned 4 Nominations for:
-Best melodic rap performance for ���sitting on top of the world���
-Best global music album for ���I told them���
-Best global music performance for ���City Boys���

Davido earned 3 nominations for:
Best global music performance for ���Feel���
Best African music performance for ���Unavailable���
Best global album for ���Timeless���

The best African music performance category is quite competitive with
Rush by Ayra Starr-rush,
���Water��� by Tyla
���Unavailable��� by Davido
���Amapiano��� by Olamide & Asake
on the list

Congratulations to these stars for making African proud, who are