The 2025 Grammy nominations have been revealed, with Beyoncé leading with 11 nominations for her album Cowboy Carter, spanning multiple genres.
The ceremony, set for February 2, 2025, at Crypto.com Arena, will honor recordings from September 16, 2023, to August 30, 2024.
This year also introduces the Best African Music Performance category, featuring nominees like Yemi Alade, Burna Boy, Davido, and Tems, who leads Nigerian nominees with three nods.
Other top nominees include Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, and Taylor Swift.
Here is the full list of nominations containing African Artistes, as announced on Friday by the Recording Academy:
Best Global Music Performance
Angélique Kidjo & Soweto Gospel Choir – Sunlight to My Soul
Arooj Aftab – Raat Ki Rani
Jacob Collier Featuring Anoushka Shankar & Varijashree Venugopal – A Rock Somewhere
Masa Takumi Featuring Ron Korb, Noshir Mody & Dale Edward Chung – Kashira
Rocky Dawuni – Rise
Sheila E. Featuring Gloria Estefan & Mimy Succar – Bemba Colorá
Best African Music Performance
Asake & Wizkid – MMS
Burna Boy – Higher
Chris Brown Featuring Davido & Lojay – Sensational
Tems – Love Me JeJe
Yemi Alade – Tomorrow
Best Global Music Album
Antonio Rey – Historias de un Flamenco
Ciro Hurtado – Paisajes
Matt B & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Alkebulan II
Rema – Heis
Tems – Born in the Wild
Best R&B Song
Coco Jones – Here We Go (Uh Oh)
Kehlani – After Hours
Muni Long – Ruined Me
SZA – Saturn
Tems – Burning
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