- As the Grammy prepares to unveil nominations for next year’s event, Nigerian artistes are not left out in the general submission
- For the competitive Best Global Music Album category, Ayra Starr’s The Year I Turned 21 and Tems’ Born in the Wild, amongst others, joined the official submission list to battle for a nomination nod
- TheRadar curated all Nigerian music albums submitted for Grammys’ Best Global Music Album
The Best Global Music Album category of the Grammy Awards remains one of the most competitive and Nigerian artistes have made their official album submissions ahead of the 67th annual awards.
Their submissions are aimed at securing nominations after the first round of voting, which will be announced on November 8, 2024.
The final round of voting for the awards will run from December 12, 2024, to January 3, 2025, while the main award ceremony is scheduled to be held on February 2, 2025.
The first-ever Nigerian album to win the category was Burna Boy’s Twice as Tall album in 2021 at the 63rd Grammy Awards. His feat came a year after he lost the same category with his African Giant album. One might argue that his win has inspired the high Nigerian album submission for the category in 2024.
As the Grammy nominations for the 67th Best Global Music Album award category draws closer, TheRadar compiled all Nigerian albums that were submitted for the competitive category.
10 Nigerian albums battling for Best Global Music Album 2025 Grammy nominations
- Tems — Born in the Wild
- Rema — HEIS
- Ayra Starr — The Year I Turned 21
- Young John — Jiggy Forever
- Asake — Lungu Boy
- Fireboy DML — Adedamola
- Yemi Alade — Rebel Queen
- Show Dem Camp, The Cavemen, Nasikak David —No Love in Lagos
- Jaywon — Evergreen
- Blaqbonez — Emeka Must Shine
Meanwhile, this submission majority of the albums freshly dropped in 2024 except Blaqbonez’s Emeka Must Shine, which was released in 2023.
Which album do you think deserves a nomination?
Global Impact List: Ayra Starr, Tems emerge as Spotify’s most streamed artistes
Earlier, TheRadar reported that Nigerian Afrobeats artistes, Tems and Ayra Starr emerged at the top of the Global Impact List unveiled by popular streaming platform Spotify for the first half of 2024.
Through their songs, these artistes were recognized by the streaming platform. Their songs, according to spotify, have the most listens from outside Nigeria between January 1 to June 30.
Ayra Starr secured the first and second spots with her songs Santa featuring Rauw Alejandro and hit single Commas. On the other hand, Tems took third spot with Love Me Jeje.
