It was a huge disappointment for Nigerians the moment South Africa’s Tyla was declared the Best African Music Performance category at the just concluded 66th Grammy Awards. Several fans of the nominated artistes were emphatic that their favourites would win some of the categories they were nominated for. But that wasn’t to be as none of the nominated Nigerian musicians won any category.
Tyla, who won with the hit song “Water”, beat a line-up of Nigerian artistes that includes Davido, Burna boy, Asake and Ayra Starr.
Tyla rose to international fame with the release of her 2023 single “Water,” which entered the top ten in sixteen countries including the United Kingdom and United States.
“Water” was the first song by a South African soloist to enter the US Billboard Hot 100 in 55 years.
Tyla becomes the eleventh South African to win a Grammy Award.
