{"id":3979,"date":"2026-02-02T08:17:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T08:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/?p=3979"},"modified":"2026-02-02T08:17:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T08:17:33","slug":"tyla-wins-best-african-music-performance-as-african-artists-shine-at-the-2026-grammy-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/2026\/02\/02\/tyla-wins-best-african-music-performance-as-african-artists-shine-at-the-2026-grammy-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyla Wins Best African Music Performance as African Artists Shine at the 2026 Grammy Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nairobi, February 2 – At the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, held on February 1, 2026, in Los Angeles, African music made a powerful impact on the global stage, with several top artists earning nominations and recognition among the world\u2019s best. The Best African Music Performance category once again highlighted the continent\u2019s talent, featuring nominations for heavyweights like Burna Boy<\/strong>, Davido<\/strong>, Ayra Starr (with Wizkid), Eddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin, and South African breakout star Tyla. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a hard-fought category celebrating African sounds, Tyla won the award for \u201cPUSH 2 START\u201d, marking her second consecutive Grammy win<\/em> in this category and underscoring her rise as one of Africa\u2019s leading musical exports. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond performance awards, African music\u2019s global influence was also felt in the nominations list, with Burna Boy earning a nod in the Best Global Music Album<\/em> category for No Sign of Weakness<\/em> and legendary artists like Senegal\u2019s Youssou N\u2019Dour and Benin\u2019s Ang\u00e9lique Kidjo recognised for their contributions to world music. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ceremony, hosted by Trevor Noah at the Crypto.com Arena, celebrated musical excellence across genres. American artists dominated some of the biggest categories, with Kendrick Lamar<\/strong> leading the night by winning multiple Grammys, including Record of the Year for \u201cLuther,\u201d and extending his legacy as one of hip-hop\u2019s most awarded artists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In major general fields, Bad Bunny\u2019s Deb\u00ed Tirar M\u00e1s Fotos<\/em> made history by winning Album of the Year, becoming the first predominantly Spanish-language album to claim that honour. Pop sensation Olivia Dean was named Best New Artist, while Billie Eilish took home Song of the Year for \u201cWildflower.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The night also saw a vibrant mix of winners across genres: Lady Gaga won awards in pop categories, Doechii\u2019s \u201cAnxiety\u201d earned Best Music Video, and Leon Thomas was recognised in R&B fields, reflecting the wide range of music celebrated at the ceremony. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, the 2026 Grammys highlighted not only the powerhouses of the global music industry but also the unmistakable influence of African artists \u2014 a reflection of the continent\u2019s deep and growing impact on the worldwide musical landscape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nairobi, February 2 – At the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, held on February 1, 2026, in Los Angeles, African music made a powerful impact on the global stage, with several top artists earning nominations and recognition among the world\u2019s best. The Best African Music Performance category once again highlighted the continent\u2019s talent, featuring nominations for heavyweights like Burna Boy, Davido, Ayra Starr (with Wizkid), Eddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin, and South African breakout star Tyla. In a hard-fought category celebrating African sounds, Tyla won the award for \u201cPUSH 2 START\u201d, marking her second consecutive Grammy win in this category and underscoring her rise as one of Africa\u2019s leading musical exports. Beyond performance awards, African music\u2019s global influence was also felt in the nominations list, with Burna Boy earning a nod in the Best Global Music Album category for No Sign of Weakness and legendary artists like Senegal\u2019s Youssou N\u2019Dour and Benin\u2019s Ang\u00e9lique Kidjo recognised for their contributions to world music. The ceremony, hosted by Trevor Noah at the Crypto.com Arena, celebrated musical excellence across genres. American artists dominated some of the biggest categories, with Kendrick Lamar leading the night by winning multiple Grammys, including Record of the Year for \u201cLuther,\u201d …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3980,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","category-entertainment"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3979"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3979\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3981,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3979\/revisions\/3981"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}