Renowned Ghanaian reggae and Afro-roots musician Rocky Dawuni has made history once again by securing his fourth Grammy nomination, solidifying his status as Ghana’s most Grammy-nominated artist.
The Recording Academy announced that Rocky Dawuni’s track, Rise, has been nominated for the prestigious 2025 Grammy Awards in the Best Global Music Performance category.
The 2025 nomination follows a notable series of Grammy nods that have punctuated Rocky Dawuni’s career.
In 2022, his album Voice of Bunbon Vol. 1 was nominated for Best Global Music Album, while his sixth studio album, Branches of the Same Tree, earned a nomination for Best Reggae Album in 2015.
His nomination in 2025 places him among a lineup of influential international artists, such as Angélique Kidjo & Soweto Gospel Choir (Sunlight to My Soul), Arooj Aftab (Raat Ki Rani), Jacob Collier featuring Anoushka Shankar & Varijashree Venugopal (A Rock Somewhere), Masa Takumi with Ron Korb, Noshir Mody & Dale Edward Chung (Kashira), and Sheila E. with Gloria Estefan & Mimy Succar (Bemba Colorá).
Nigeria dominates Best African Music Performance category:
The spotlight on African artists is especially prominent this year, with Nigerian musicians securing an impressive majority in the Best African Music Performance category.
The lineup includes Asake & Wizkid’s MMS, Burna Boy’s Higher, Chris Brown featuring Davido & Lojay’s Sensational, Tems’ Love Me JeJe, and Yemi Alade’s Tomorrow.
The 2025 Grammy Awards ceremony is set for February 2 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, where music’s biggest stars will gather to celebrate excellence and innovation across genres.
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