Renowned Ghanaian reggae and Afro-Roots artiste Rocky Dawuni has earned his fourth Grammy nomination, making him the most nominated Ghanaian artiste in Grammy history.
His song “Rise” is nominated in the Best Global Music Performance category for the 2025 Grammy Awards.
This marks Dawuni’s fourth nomination in the prestigious award scheme.
His first nomination was in 2015 with his ‘Branches of The Same Tree’ album in the Best Reggae Album category.
In 2021, his album “Voice of Bunbon Vol. 1” was nominated for Best Global Music Album.
His song ‘Never Bow Down’ also competed for best global music performance for the 2023 Grammy awards.
This year, Dawuni’s “Rise” competes in the Best Global Music Performance category alongside artistes such as Angélique Kidjo & Soweto Gospel Choir with “Sunlight to My Soul,” Arooj Aftab with “Raat Ki Rani,” Jacob Collier featuring Anoushka Shankar & Varijashree Venugopal with “A Rock Somewhere,” Masa Takumi featuring Ron Korb, Noshir Mody & Dale Edward Chung with “Kashira,” and Sheila E. featuring Gloria Estefan & Mimy Succar with “Bemba Colorá.”
Ghana, however missed out on the much coveted Best African Music Performance category, which had nominees including Asake & Wizkid with “MMS,” Burna Boy with “Higher,” Chris Brown featuring Davido & Lojay with “Sensational,” Tems with “Love Me JeJe,” and Yemi Alade with “Tomorrow.”
No Ghanaian artiste featured in the category.
The 2025 Grammy Awards will be held on February 2, 2024, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, U.S.A.
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