Best African Music Performance Nominees 2026

We are pleased to present to you this year’s nominees for The GRAMMYs Best African Music Performance 2026. They are:

Love (Burna Boy), With You (Davido), Hope & Love (Eddy Kenzo, Mehran Matin), Gimme Dat (Ayra Starr), PUSH 2 START (Tyla).

Watch out as we bring you more information in this regard. You can read more about all the nominees and their contributors

The best of African music stars are set to take centre stage at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, with Nigerian superstar Burna Boy leading a record-breaking continent-wide contingent.

The 68th Annual Grammy Awards are shaping up to be more than just a trophy run for the “Big Three”. While the Nigerian Afrobeats machine continues its global snowball, the 2026 nominations finally acknowledge that the continent’s musical clout has barely scratched the surface.

We are seeing a long-overdue recognition that the soulful East African melodies are just as vital to the global vibration as the groove of West Africa.

But almost out of the blue, the return of the high priestess herself, Sade Adu. After years of silence, her re-emergence has anchored this year’s ceremony in a profound sense of history. This isn’t just about “vibes” anymore; it’s about the return of the blueprint.