The Grammy Awards Organizers Reveal Ten Artists Who Are Spearheading The New Wave Of Afrobeats

The Recording Academy, which oversees the Grammy Awards, has revealed the 10 African musicians who are at the forefront of the current Afrobeats movement. The entertainment business in Africa and other parts of the world has continued to be shaken by the development and growth of Afrobeats.

The United States of America (US) is one nation that has kept an eye on the prevalence of Afrobeats. The Recording Academy, which is in charge of the Grammy Awards, the world’s largest award show, has named ten performers they expect to be at the forefront of the upcoming Afrobeats movement.

According to The Recording Academy, these performers are game changers that are introducing a fresh style and sound to the Afrobeats subgenre as a whole. According to the publication, the Afrobeats genre has risen in popularity around the world.

They couldn’t be more accurate, since Billboard recently launched an Afrobeats singles chart, and the Recording Academy recently created a new category, top African Music Performance, to recognize the continent’s top musicians. In recent years, the pan-African pop trend has produced a plethora of new and intriguing talent.

The performers listed include:

Amaarae

Amaka

Asake

Aya Nakamura

BNXN

Fireboy DML

Mr Eazi

Lisa Yaro

Oladapo

Ruger