Nigerian artists earned a number of nominations, primarily in Greatest African Music Efficiency and Greatest World Music Album. This continues the rise of Afrobeats in international recognition. The Greatest African Music Efficiency class, added in 2023, has included Nigerian works annually.
The Recording Academy revealed the nominees for the 68th Annual Grammy Awards on November 7, 2025. The nominations cowl music launched between September 16, 2024, and August 31, 2025, throughout 95 classes. The occasion is about for February 1, 2026, at Crypto.com Area in Los Angeles, broadcast on CBS and streamed on Paramount+.
In Greatest African Music Efficiency, Burna Boy is nominated for “Love.” Davido and Omah Lay earned a nod for “With You.” Ayra Starr and Wizkid are up for “Gimme Dat.” Different nominees embrace “Hope & Love” by Eddy Kenzo and Mehran Matin, and “PUSH 2 START” by Tyla.
Burna Boy additionally acquired a nomination in Greatest World Music Album for “No Signal of Weak spot.” The complete class consists of “Sounds Of Kumbha” by Siddhant Bhatia, “Eclairer le monde: Mild the World” by Youssou N’Dour, “Thoughts Explosion (fiftieth Anniversary Tour Reside)” by Shakti, “Chapter III: We Return To Mild” by Anoushka Shankar that includes Alam Khan and Sarathy Korwar, and “Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo” by Caetano Veloso and Maria Bethânia.
In Greatest World Music Efficiency, nominees are “EoO” by Unhealthy Bunny, “Cantando en el Camino” by Ciro Hurtado, “JERUSALEMA” by Angélique Kidjo, “Inmigrante Y Que?” by Yeisy Rojas, “Shrini’s Dream (Reside)” by Shakti, and “Dawn” by Anoushka Shankar that includes Alam Khan and Sarathy Korwar. No Nigerian artist seems right here, not like in 2023 and 2025 when Burna Boy was nominated.
Burna Boy now holds seven consecutive Grammy nominations, from 2020 to 2026. Davido reaches 5 whole nominations with this entry. Wizkid has six general, together with this collaboration.
Artists like Rema, Seyi Vibez, Bnxn, Moliy, Shallipopi, and Asake submitted works however didn’t obtain nods.
Kendrick Lamar tops the checklist with 9 nominations. Woman Gaga has seven, and Sabrina Carpenter, Unhealthy Bunny, and Leon Thomas every have six. These lead in main classes like Album of the 12 months and Document of the 12 months.
The Academy acquired 1,015 Music of the 12 months entries, a document. Over 11,000 voting members chosen nominees. A second spherical will select winners.
Previous Nigerian wins embrace Burna Boy’s 2021 Greatest World Music Album and Wizkid’s 2021 characteristic on Beyoncé’s undertaking. Full lists are on grammy.com.
