African Artists Shine as South Africa, Nigeria Win Grammy Awards Nigeria
Nomcebo Zikode, Zakes Bantwini, and Wouter Kellerman scored a win for their hit song Bayethe while Nigerian singer Tems won the award in the Best Melodic Rap Performance category for her contribution to the hit song Wait for U - a collaboration with musicians Future and Drake.
The three SA artists won over Nigeria's Burna Boy, Uganda's Eddy Kenzo, USA's Matt B, Ghana's Rocky Dawuni, and Pakistan's Arooj Aftab in the Best Global Music Performance category at the Grammy Awards. This is the first time Zikode and Bantwini win a Grammy. This is Kellerman's fourth nomination and his second Grammy. Their win follows hot on the heels of last year's Grammy win by Tems's win makes her the first female artist from Nigeria to win the prestigious award.
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