African music stars are set to take centre stage at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, with Nigerian superstar Burna Boy leading a record-breaking continent-wide contingent. The ...

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*The Golden Globes weren’t the only awards show that went down on Sunday. The 9th All Africa Music Awards wrapped up Sunday night in Lagos with Nigerian artists taking home major honors. Burna Boy, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Burna Boy won Album of the Year for No Sign of Weakness which was released in July 2025 [Getty Images] Nigerian artists secured a ...

The 9th All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), held from January 7–11, 2026 in Lagos, Nigeria, with the theme “Unstoppable Africa”, was more than a glamorous awards ceremony. It was a cultural statement, a ...