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African singers can now have many shots at winning Grammy Awards as another category dedicated to the continent has been added to the awards ceremony.
The Recording Academy, organizers of Grammy Awards, has created a category for ‘Best African Music Performance.’
Three new categories have been added and the category ‘(Best African Music Performance) was among the three new ones announced by the academy in a statement released via its website on Tuesday.
The other two newly created categories are Best Pop Dance Recording and Best Alternative Jazz Album.
According to the statement, the new categories will receive nominations beginning with next year’s show.
The Grammy “Best African Music Performance” category is open to both contemporary and traditional music from the African continent including Afrobeats, Afro-pop, Amapiano, High Life, Fuji etc.