The Grammy Awards recently announced the addition of three new categories to Music’s Biggest Night. Best Alternative Jazz Album, Best Pop Dance Recording and Best African Music Performance to especially honour African Music. These awards are going to be awarded for the first time ever at the 2024 GRAMMYs, officially known as the 66th GRAMMY Awards.
If you like rock, hip-hop, blues, jazz, folk music, bluegrass… really, just about every form of American music, then you have the genius of Africa to thank. Historically, the Best Global Music Album and Best Global Music Performance GRAMMY categories have nominated and awarded African music and artists. Now, the creation of Best African Music Performance category will amplify and expand the reach of African music and its creators.
The Best African Music Performance category will be for exceptional tracks or singles. The category includes but is not limited to the Afrobeat, Afro-fusion, Afro Pop, Afrobeats, Alte, Amapiano, Bongo Flava, Genge, Kizomba, Chimurenga, High Life, Fuji, Kwassa, Ndombolo, Mapouka, Ghanaian Drill, Afro-House, South African Hip-Hop, and Ethio Jazz genres, making this newly announced, exciting category a far-reaching and all-encompassing award.
