Grammy Award for Best African Music Performance information
Award presented by the Recording Academy
Grammy Award for Best African Music Performance
Tyla is the inaugural recipient for "Water"
Awarded for
Quality vocal or instrumental African music recordings (tracks or singles only)
Country
United States
Presented by
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded
2024
Currently held by
Tyla – "Water" (2024)
Website
grammy.com
The Grammy Award for Best African Music Performance is an award presented by the Recording Academy to honor quality African music[1] performances in any given year. The award was presented for the first time at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in 2024, and is a sister category to the Best Global Music Performance, following on from the creation of that category in 2022, and sits in the global genre field.
The academy announced the new category in June 2023, stating that the award "recognizes recordings that utilize unique local expressions from across the African continent, highlighting regional melodic, harmonic and rhythmic musical traditions." The award honors, but is not limited to African popular music[1] (Afro pop),[2] genres.[3][4][5][6]
^ abCollins, Professor John (2002). "African Popular Music". University of Alberta. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
^Conteh, Mankaprr; Makinde, Tami; Miya, Madzadza; Saraki, Seni; Wangeci, Tela (28 December 2022). "The 40 Best Afropop Songs of 2022". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
^Morgan Enos (June 13, 2023). "Three New Categories Added For The 2024 GRAMMYs: Best African Music Performance, Best Alternative Jazz Album & Best Pop Dance Recording". Grammys.com. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
^Paul Grein (June 13, 2023). "Here's Everything We Know About the 3 New Grammy Categories for 2024". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
^Anagricel Duran (June 14, 2023). "Grammys 2024 to add three new awards categories – including Best African Music Performance". NME. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
^Laketu, Adedayo (10 November 2023). "Grammys 2024: Here are the nominees for the 'Best African Music Performance' Category". Okay Africa. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
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