Grammys 2026: Tyla wins Best African Music Performance

2 Feb 2026 - 06:35

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South African singer Tyla and US-born artist Shaboozey, whose parents are Nigerian, were among the early winners at the 68th Grammy Awards, held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on 1 February.

South African artist Tyra won the Best African Music Performance.

Tyla won Best African Music Performance for ‘Push 2 Start’, marking another international milestone for the artist following her recent global breakthrough. The category, introduced to recognise contemporary African music on the world’s largest recording industry stage, also featured nominations for Burna Boy, Davido featuring Omah Lay, Eddy Kenzo with Mehran Matin, and Ayra Starr featuring Wizkid.

In another notable result linked to the African diaspora, Shaboozey won Best Country Solo Performance, prevailing in a category that included Tyler Childers, Chris Stapleton, Zach Top and Lainey Wilson. His win reflects the continued expansion of country music beyond its traditional boundaries.

Below is a rolling list of winners from key categories announced so far. We will be updating this list of the winners as the night progresses. You may need to refresh the page to see the latest updates.

Best African Music Performance

‘Push 2 Start’ — Tyla
‘Love’ — Burna Boy
‘With You’ — Davido Featuring Omah Lay
‘Hope & Love’ — Eddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin
‘Gimme Dat’ — Ayra Starr Featuring Wizkid

Best Country Solo Performance

Shaboozey
Tyler Childers
Chris Stapleton
Zach Top
Lainey Wilson

Best Global Music Album

Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo — Caetano Veloso and Maria Bethânia
Sounds Of Kumbha — Siddhant Bhatia
No Sign of Weakness — Burna Boy
Éclairer le monde – Light the World — Youssou N’Dour
Mind Explosion (50th Anniversary Tour Live) — Shakti
Chapter III: We Return to Light — Anoushka Shankar Featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar

Best Global Music Performance

‘EoO’ — Bad Bunny
‘JERUSALEMA’ — Angélique Kidjo
‘Cantando en el Camino’ — Ciro Hurtado
‘Inmigrante Y Que?’ — Yeisy Rojas
‘Shrini’s Dream (Live)’ — Shakti
‘Daybreak’ — Anoushka Shankar Featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar

Song of the Year

‘Wildflower’ – Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
‘Abracadabra’ – Lady Gaga, Henry Walter & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
‘Anxiety’ – Jaylah Hickmon, songwriter (Doechii)
‘APT.’ – Amy Allen, Christopher Brody Brown, Rogét Chahayed, Omer Fedi, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Chae Young Park, Theron Thomas & Henry Walter, songwriters (Rosé, Bruno Mars)
‘DtMF’ – Marco Daniel Borrero, Scott Dittrich, Benjamin Falik, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Hugo René Sención Sanabria, Tyler Thomas Spry & Roberto José Rosado Torres, songwriters (Bad Bunny)
‘Golden [From “KPop Demon Hunters”]’ – EJAE & Mark Sonnenblick, songwriters (HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami)
‘Luther’ – Jack Antonoff, Roshwita Larisha Bacha, Matthew Bernard, Scott Bridgeway, Sam Dew, Ink, Kendrick Lamar, Solána Rowe, Mark Anthony Spears & Kamasi Washington, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar With SZA)
‘Manchild’ – Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter, songwriters (Sabrina Carpenter)

Best New Artist