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Nigerian Fans Lambast Grammy Organisers For Describing Wizkid As ‘Up-And-Coming Artist’

The Recording Academy, organizers of Grammy Awards, is currently under fire from Nigerians.

The Academy has come under heavy criticism on social media for referring to Nigerian afrobeat superstar, Wizkid as an “up-and-coming artist”.

The American award organisers had written Wizkid’s name under a post that read: “Who is an up-and-coming Black artist everyone should have on their radar?” shared via their Instastory.

This didn’t sit well with some Nigerians, especially Wizkid’s fans who considered it demeaning given the singer’s status as one of the most successful music artists in Africa.

Below are some of the reactions:

@heisdio25: “Forget stanship this is actually disrespectful considering Wizkid is a top three afrobeats artiste.”

@esportpridee1: “Wiz kid up and coming ke? Is Grammy mad?”

@oxfybi: “Wizkid isn’t up-and-coming, tf?”

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Grammy Adds New Categories For Africans

Grammy Award organisers have added new categories.

The Recording Academy added a new music category for African music; Best African Music Performance for the 66th Annual Grammy Awards.

 

Not only that, it also announced two other additional categories—Best Alternative Jazz Album and Best Pop Dance Recording.

 

Additionally, the existing categories of producer of the year, non-classical and songwriter of the year, non-classical will be moved to the general field.

 

The category additions and amendments were voted on and passed at the Recording Academy’s most recent semiannual Board of Trustees meeting, held last month.

 

Harvey Mason Jr., the Chief Executive Officer of the Recording Academy, said in a statement on Tuesday that the news categories represent the diverse range of relevant musical genres.

 

“The Recording Academy is proud to announce these latest category changes to our award process. These changes reflect our commitment to actively listen and respond to the feedback from our music community, accurately represent a diverse range of relevant musical genres, and stay aligned with the ever-evolving musical landscape,” Mason said

 

The addition of an award category for Africa is a recognition of recordings that utilise unique local expressions from across the African continent

 

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.

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Tems spotted with Jay Z and Beyonce ahead of the 2023 Grammy Awards.

Tems, a well-known Nigerian Afrobeat singer, has been spotted with veteran international acts Jay Z and Beyonce ahead of the 2023 Grammy Awards.

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The 65th annual awards show will be held at the Crypto.com Arena (formerly the Staples Center) on February 6, 2023, and to be hosted by Trevor Noah.

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Tems was nominated for four Grammy Awards in 2023. Tems met and chatted with the power couple, Jay Z and Beyonce, at the Roc Nation Brunch in Los Angeles prior to the event.

DJ Khaled, Offset, Kelly Rowland, Lil Kim, Chloe, Halle, and more were spotted at the private bash.

Watch the video below …

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The following explains why Wizkid was not nominated for a Grammy award this year.

We have addressed concerns about Wizkid not receiving a Grammy Award nomination before the 2023 ceremony.

One of the biggest exports from Africa, Wizkid, was conspicuously absent from the Recording Academy’s complete list of candidates, which was announced on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, in advance of the legendary 65th edition of the renowned Grammy Awards.

The artist Big Wiz did not release any projects during the period of eligibility for the Grammy awards, which led to numerous doubts being raised on social media as people tried to comprehend why he had been omitted.

What Time Frame Are Grammy Awards Eligible?

The Recording Academy, which oversees the Grammy Awards, states that the term of eligibility for this prestigious award runs from Friday, October 1, 2021, through Friday, September 30, 2022. This means that only those works or endeavors that are released during this time frame are eligible for consideration for the 65th edition.

The song “More Love Less Ego” by Wizkid wasn’t published until November 11th, 2022, therefore even while it isn’t eligible for the Grammy Awards in 2023, it might still be nominated for the 66th edition in 2024.