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Grammys 2026: South Africa’s Tyla wins Best African Music Performance, edges out Davido, Wizkid, Burna Boy, others
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South African music sensation, Tyla, has won the Best African Music Performance category at the 68th Grammy Awards.
The 68th Grammy Awards took place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the United States (U.S.) on Sunday night.
The feat marks Tyla’s second Grammy win, having clinched the award for her hit ‘Water’ in 2024 in the category’s debut edition.
The 24-year-old artiste secured the honour with her viral record, “Push 2 Start,” ahead of Burna Boy’s “Love,” Davido and Omah Lay’s collaboration “With You,” Ayra Starr and Wizkid’s “Gimme Dat,” as well as Eddy Kenzo and Mehran Matin’s “Hope & Love.”
The victory underscores Tyla’s fast-rising dominance in international award circles and highlights South Africa’s growing footprint on the African and global music stage.
For Nigerian music heavyweights, the night ended in disappointment, as stars such as Burna Boy, Davido, Omah Lay, Ayra Starr and Wizkid were just spectators at the event.
In spite of high nominations across top categories, no Nigerian artiste returned home with a Grammy trophy in 2026 edition, marking one of the rare years for Africa’s most influential music nation.
Burna Boy also suffered a setback in the Best Global Music Album category, where his project, “No Sign of Weakness,” lost out to Brazilian legends, Caetano Veloso and Maria Bethânia, whose collaborative live album, “Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo,” claimed the prize.
The Best African Music Performance category, which officially debuted at the 66th Grammy Awards in 2024, is telling of the Recording Academy’s pursuit of a structural shift in its rolodex of categories.
After South African Tyla clinched the first edition of the category in 2024, the following year, Nigerian superstar, Tems, rose as the victor for her hit song “Love Me JeJe”.
So far, Davido has been nominated each year: in 2024 for “Unavailable” featuring Musa Keys and in 2025 for his feature on Chris Brown’s “Sensational.”
He stands as a multi-contender in the category, with each work achieving a broad global appeal.
Popular TikTok streamer, Habeeb Hamzat, popularly known as Peller, has announced attendance rules for his white wedding with his wife, Amadou Elizabeth Aminata, popularly known as Jarvis, saying bloggers and excessive camera coverage will not be allowed at the ceremony scheduled for Saturday, August 8, 2026.
Speaking in a video shared on social media on Sunday, August 2, 2026, Peller said he wants a more private atmosphere for the church wedding after his experience at the traditional ceremony.
According to him, there were more bloggers than invited guests at the traditional wedding, with some people allegedly buying aso-ebi just to gain access to the event and record videos.
“My white wedding is on August 8. I don’t know who brought those bloggers to my wedding. I don’t know how bloggers will be more than the guests. Some people bought aso-ebi just to come and record us. I want only 80 to 100 people at my white wedding,” he said.
Peller said the white wedding would be an intimate event with only 80 to 100 guests.
He also claimed that some people who attended the traditional wedding appeared to be more interested in creating content than celebrating with them.
Despite his concerns about the crowd and media presence, Peller said the traditional wedding was successful.
“Anyway, the traditional wedding was a success,” he said.
Nigerian artist Cynthia Ikponmwenosa Morgan, popularly known as Cynthia Morgan, has called out her former record label boss, Jude Okoye, describing herself as a living witness to what he is capable of.
The dancehall and rap artist, while speaking up via her Instagram page, fueled the heat between the Okoye brothers, claiming that Jude has the power to make the truth disappear.
Morgan also claimed she is a living witness to some of the things Jude Okoye is being accused of by Peter.
”If there is one thing I know about judeengees. I know for a fact that he can make the truth disappear either in front or behind the cameras. I am a living witness of his. So our only hope of getting the truth this time is the judiciary.
“So help them God wickedness. But the difference this time is he came with chats and emails. You see how he quickly said Peter is crashing out because he is going down. That is how toxic and divisive he is. In a real sense, even if I don’t listen to secular music anymore, I saw Peter trending with his new song recently. Jude is not a good human being,” she stated
Big Brother Naija host Ebuka Obi-Uchendu has criticised the Season 11 housemates for their lack of energy and initiative during their first week on the reality show.
Ebuka delivered the assessment during Sunday night’s live show, saying many of the contestants appeared to be waiting for events to unfold instead of creating memorable moments.
He said he initially believed the housemates were still adjusting to their new environment but became concerned after watching their preparations for the wager task.
“Too many of you were just not there. I thought it was just day two and you all were trying to acclimatise,” he said.
“Then the wager task happened, but the build-up to it was lackadaisical, especially from the ladies. I did not want to think too much of it.”
Ebuka said the pool party also failed to produce the level of excitement expected from the contestants.
“But then, I watched the pool party. It was more like I did not watch it because I went to bed at some point. It was not just it,” he said.
The host urged the housemates to become more proactive and take greater control of their experience in the house.
“I have been trying to find the word to describe the week, and I think the right word to use is that there are so many of you waiting for things to happen, and not many of you are making things happen,” he added.
His remarks served as a wake-up call to the contestants as the reality show entered its second week.
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