CNN

‘I wanted to choose to be better, not bitter’: How Uganda’s Eddy Kenzo went from sleeping in the street to historic Grammy nomination

On February 4, the Grammy awards announced the first-ever winner of the new Best African Music Performance, with South Africa’s Tyla taking home the title for her hit “Water.” Yet African artists ...
CNN

Global spotlight: African music’s Grammy moment

As the music industry gathers for Grammy Week, African music is playing an increasingly prominent role — not only on the awards stage, but across global pop culture. That momentum will be on display ...
NPR

New Grammy category for African music ignores almost all of Africa

The 2024 Grammy awards will see the introduction of a new category: "best African music performance." When the category was announced last year, Grammys CEO Harvey Mason Jr. stated that it would be ...