World R&B artist Matt B has acquired a GRAMMY Nomination within the class for Greatest World Music Efficiency for his music “Gimme Love” that includes Ugandan celebrity Eddy Kenzo, who can also be the primary East African artist to ever obtain the consideration of a GRAMMY nomination.
The fan favourite Afro-pop observe debuted within the High 50 on the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs Charts, garnered over 5 million streams throughout platforms, and has taken house prime prizes on the MUSE Artistic Awards, World Music Awards, LIT Expertise Awards, and New York Worldwide Movie Awards. This previous weekend, Matt and Eddy additionally carried out “Gimme Love” for the primary time in Uganda on the Eddy Kenzo Pageant to a crowd of over 100,000 folks.
First releasing his music in Japan in 2014, the Chicago native and Los Angeles-based songsmith has constructed a worldwide fanbase together with his chart-topping love-driven R&B music. Matt B’s debut album, Love & Struggle, and sophomore album, DIVE, each went #1 on the iTunes R&B Charts and in 2018 he launched his EP, RISE, produced by GRAMMY-Award Profitable Producer Bryan-Michael Cox (Mariah Carey, Usher, Mary J. Blige).
In 2021 he launched his debut US album, EDEN, which featured manufacturing from Cox in addition to Tough Stewart (Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Rihanna) and landed within the High 40 on Billboard’s R&B Albums, Digital Albums, Heatseekers, and R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Charts. Persevering with to seek out inspiration from the folks and cultures surrounding him, Matt B has lately launched a string of singles as he gears up for his forthcoming Afrobeats impressed EP, anticipated early 2023.
Hearken to the brand new single right here:
