African stars submit entries for the 2026 Grammy Awards

The roadworthy to the 2026 Grammy Awards has officially begun, and African artists are making a beardown showing this year.

According to Grammy monitoring level The Grammy Guru, respective apical acts from the continent, including Wizkid, Burna Boy, Ayra Starr, and Tyla, person submitted their songs and projects for information crossed large categories.

Leading the database of submissions is Wizkid, who entered his latest medium Morayo for Album of the Year and Best Global Album. His azygous Piece of My Heart was submitted for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best African Music Performance, portion his self-directed Kese (Dance) was entered for Best Music Video. The Starboy brag besides enactment guardant Billionaires Club, his collaboration with Olamide and Darkoo, for Best African Music Performance.

Burna Boy’s medium No Sign of Weakness was besides submitted successful some Album of the Year and Best Global Album categories. His soulful way Love is being considered for Best African Music Performance, portion his collaboration with French creator Joé Dwèt Filé, Kampé III, was entered for Best Global Music Performance.

Ayra Starr, 1 of Afrobeats’ brightest young voices, submitted her deed Hot Body for Record of the Year and Song of the Year, and her associated effort with Wizkid, Gimme Dat, for some Best African Music Performance and Best Music Video.

Joining the question of African practice is South African vocalist Tyla, who made respective cardinal submissions pursuing her Grammy occurrence earlier this year. Her deed Push 2 Start was entered for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best African Music Performance, and Best Music Video. She besides submitted Is It for Best Pop Solo Performance, and One Call (TMXO Remix) for Best Remixed Recording.

With these submissions, African artists are erstwhile again acceptable to marque a almighty content astatine the 2026 Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy volition ballot successful the coming weeks, with the authoritative database of nominees expected to beryllium announced successful November 2025.

Recall that Nigerian superstar Davido precocious joined the Recording Academy arsenic a voting member, further strengthening the continent’s increasing power successful the planetary euphony industry.

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