Tems and Shaboozey Lead the African Nominees at the 2025 Grammy Awards – OkayAfrica

A woman in a red fringed dress holds a microphone on stage at the 2025 Grammy Awards, with a large image of her face—reminiscent of past performances by Tems and Shaboozey—projected in the background.

Nigeria dominates this year’s Best African Music Performance category of hopefuls, including return contendersBurna Boy and Asake, the former earning a nod for his hit song “Higher,” while the latter’s collaboration with Wizkid, “MMS,” is also in the running. Davido also earns his second nod in the category for his contribution to Chris Brown’s “Sensational,” with Lojay picking up his first Grammy nomination for the same song. Singer Yemi Alade earns her first solo nod for “Tomorrow,” while Tems“Love Me Jeje”