Five Nigerian artists Burna Boy, Davido, featuring Omah Lay, and Ayra Star, featuring Wizkid topped the nomination for African Music Performance for the 2026 Grammy Awards which will be held on Sunday, February 1, 2026. Other African artists nominated include Eddy Kenzo (Uganda) & Mehran Matin and Tyla (South Africa).

Burna Boy’s album “No Sign of Weakness” was also nominated in the Best Global Music Album category.  

Best African Music Performance:  Love by Burna Boy, With You by Davido Featuring Omah Lay, Hope & Love by Eddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin, Gimme Dat by Ayra Starr Featuring Wizkid, PUSH 2 START by Tyla.

Best Global Music Album: For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental Global Music recordings, Sounds Of Kumbha by Siddhant Bhatia, No Sign of Weakness by Burna Boy, and  Eclairer le monde – Light the World by Youssou N’Dour, **Mind Explosion [50th Anniversary Tour Live]** by Shakti, Chapter III: We Return To Light by Anoushka Shankar Featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar and Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo by Caetano Veloso And Maria Bethânia.

The 2026 GRAMMYS will take place Sunday, February 1, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, and will be broadcasting live on the CBS Television Network and streaming live and on demand on Paramount+.

The Recording Academy officially released the full list of nominees for the 2026 GRAMMYS, marking the start of this year’s GRAMMY season and setting the stage for Music’s Biggest Night.

The nominees were announced during a livestream, with artists including Chappell Roan, Doechii, KAROL G, Mumford & Sons, Sabrina Carpenter, Sam Smith, and more presenting all 95 GRAMMY Categories.

This year’s nominations span a wide range of artists, genres, and projects — from established acts to first-time nominees — across pop, country, rap, R&B, Latin, global, jazz, and beyond, reflecting a year marked by wide-ranging creativity in music.

Winners will be determined by the Recording Academy’s Voting Members — a peer group composed of music creators, including artists, songwriters, producers, engineers, and more.

Their GRAMMY votes decide every GRAMMY nominee and GRAMMY winner revealed on Music’s Biggest Night, reinforcing the GRAMMY Award as music’s only industry-recognized, peer-voted honor.

This year also marks a notable update to the GRAMMY Awards process: The 2026 GRAMMYS will introduce two new GRAMMY Categories — Best Traditional Country Album and Best Album Cover. These additions further the Recording Academy’s commitment to recognizing a broader spectrum of artistic craft and honoring the evolving ways music is created and experienced.

Details of awards: https://www.grammy.com/news/2026-grammys-nominations-full-winners-nominees-list

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