African stars score nominations for 2025 Grammys – Music In Africa |

A woman with long, straight hair poses against a plain background, wearing a fitted, sheer long-sleeve top and a metallic necklace—her confident style reminiscent of rising African stars at the 2025 Grammys.

The nominees hail from Nigeria, Benin, Ghana, and South Africa. Leading the charge for Africa is Tems from Nigeria, who has received three nominations – Best African Music Performance for ‘Love Me JeJe’, Best Global Music Album for Born in the Wild, and Best R&B Song for ‘Burning’.

Other African nominees include Nigeria’s Burna Boy, Asake, Davido, Lojay, Yemi Alade, and Rema, five-time Grammy winner Angélique Kidjo, Ghana’s Rocky Dawuni, Nigerian-American Shaboozey, and Nigerian-rooted Jordan Adetunji, with Shaboozey…