The recording academy of the Grammys has announced nominations for the 2021 awards ceremony.

A lot of the artists and media had mixed reactions after the announcement. So while an artist like Dua Lipa was overwhelmed with her nominations, Burna Boy from Nigerian was super chill with the nokination in the global album of the year. The Twice as Tall man led the Africans with his Twice As Tall Album.

Check out the full list of Nominees 

Record of the Year

“Black Parade,” Beyoncé
“Colors,” Black Pumas
“Rockstar,” DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch
“Say So,” Doja Cat
“Everything I Wanted,” Billie Eilish
“Don’t Start Now,” Dua Lipa
“Circles,” Post Malone
“Savage,” Megan Thee Stallion

Album of the Year

“Chilombo,” Jhené Aiko
“Black Pumas (Deluxe Edition),” Black Pumas
“Everyday Life,” Coldplay
“Djesse Vol. 3,” Jacob Collier
“Women in Music Pt. III,” Haim
“Future Nostalgia,” Dua Lipa
“Hollywood’s Bleeding,” Post Malone
“Folklore,” Taylor Swift

Song of the Year

“Black Parade,” Denisia Andrews, Beyoncé, Stephen Bray, Shawn Carter, Brittany Coney, Derek James Dixie, Akil King, Kim “Kaydence” Krysiuk and Rickie “Caso” Tice, songwriters (Beyoncé)
“The Box,” Samuel Gloade and Rodrick Moore, songwriters (Roddy Ricch)
“Cardigan,” Aaron Dessner and Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
“Circles,” Louis Bell, Adam Feeney, Kaan Gunesberk, Austin Post and Billy Walsh, songwriters (Post Malone)
“Don’t Start Now,” Caroline Ailin, Ian Kirkpatrick, Dua Lipa and Emily Warren, songwriters (Dua Lipa)
“Everything I Wanted,” Billie Eilish O’Connell and Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
“I Can’t Breathe,” Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)
“If the World Was Ending,” Julia Michaels and JP Saxe, songwriters (JP Saxe featuring Julia Michaels)

Best New Artist

Ingrid Andress
Phoebe Bridgers
Chika
Noah Cyrus
D Smoke
Doja Cat
Kaytranada
Megan Thee Stallion

Best Pop Solo Performance

“Yummy,” Justin Bieber
“Say So,” Doja Cat
“Everything I Wanted,” Billie Eilish
“Don’t Start Now,” Dua Lipa
“Watermelon Sugar,” Harry Styles
“Cardigan,” Taylor Swift

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

“Un Dia (One Day),” J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny and Tainy
“Intentions,” Justin Bieber featuring Quavo
“Dynamite,” BTS
“Rain on Me,” Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande
“Exile,” Taylor Swift featuring Bon IverWATCHING: Recommendations on the best TV shows and films to stream and watch.Sign Up

Best Pop Vocal Album

“Changes,” Justin Bieber
“Chromatica,” Lady Gaga
“Future Nostalgia,” Dua Lipa
“Fine Line,” Harry Styles
“Folklore,” Taylor Swift

Best Rock Performance

“Shameika,” Fiona Apple
“Not,” Big Thief
“Kyoto,” Phoebe Bridgers
“The Steps,” Haim
“Stay High,” Brittany Howard
“Daylight,” Grace Potter

Best Rock Album

“A Hero’s Death,” Fontaines D.C.
“Kiwanuka,” Michael Kiwanuka
“Daylight,” Grace Potter
“Sound & Fury,” Sturgill Simpson
“The New Abnormal,” The Strokes

Best Alternative Music Album

“Fetch the Bolt Cutters,” Fiona Apple
“Hyperspace,” Beck
“Punisher,” Phoebe Bridgers
“Jamie,” Brittany Howard
“The Slow Rush,” Tame Impala

Best R&B Performance

“Lightning & Thunder,” Jhené Aiko featuring John Legend
“Black Parade,” Beyoncé
“All I Need,” Jacob Collier featuring Mahalia and Ty Dolla Sign
“Goat Head,” Brittany Howard
“See Me,” Emily King

Best R&B Song

“Better Than I Imagine,” Robert Glasper, Meshell Ndegeocello and Gabriella Wilson, songwriters (Robert Glasper featuring H.E.R. and Meshell Ndegeocello)
“Black Parade,” Denisia Andrews, Beyoncé, Stephen Bray, Shawn Carter, Brittany Coney, Derek James Dixie, Akil King, Kim “Kaydence” Krysiuk and Rickie “Caso” Tice, songwriters (Beyoncé)
“Collide,” Sam Barsh, Stacey Barthe, Sonyae Elise, Olu Fann, Akil King, Josh Lopez, Kaveh Rastegar and Benedetto Rotondi, songwriters (Tiana Major9 and Earthgang)
“Do It,” Chloe Bailey, Halle Bailey, Anton Kuhl, Victoria Monét, Scott Storch and Vincent Van Den Ende, songwriters (Chloe X Halle)
“Slow Down,” Nasri Atweh, Badriia Bourelly, Skip Marley, Ryan Williamson and Gabriella Wilson, songwriters (Skip Marley and H.E.R.)

Best Progressive R&B Album

“Chilombo,” Jhené Aiko
“Ungodly Hour,” Chloe X Halle
“Free Nationals,” Free Nationals
“____ Yo Feelings,” Robert Glasper
“It Is What It Is,” Thundercat

Best Rap Performance

“Deep Reverence,” Big Sean Featuring Nipsey Hussle
“Bop,” DaBaby
“What’s Poppin,” Jack Harlow
“The Bigger Picture,” Lil Baby
“Savage,” Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé
“Dior,” Pop Smoke

Best Melodic Rap Performance

“Rockstar,” DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch
“Laugh Now, Cry Later,” Drake featuring Lil Durk
“Lockdown,” Anderson .Paak
“The Box,” Roddy Ricch
“Highest in the Room,” Travis Scott

Best Rap Song

“The Bigger Picture,” Dominique Jones, Noah Pettigrew and Rai’shaun Williams, songwriters (Lil Baby)
“The Box,” Samuel Gloade and Rodrick Moore, songwriters (Roddy Ricch)
“Laugh Now, Cry Later,” Durk Banks, Rogét Chahayed, Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Ron LaTour and Ryan Martinez, songwriters (Drake featuring Lil Durk)
“Rockstar,” Jonathan Lyndale Kirk, Ross Joseph Portaro IV and Rodrick Moore, songwriters (DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch)
“Savage,” Beyoncé, Shawn Carter, Brittany Hazzard, Derrick Milano, Terius Nash, Megan Pete, Bobby Session Jr., Jordan Kyle Lanier Thorpe and Anthony White, songwriters (Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé)

Best Rap Album

“Black Habits,” D Smoke
“Alfredo,” Freddie Gibbs and the Alchemist
“A Written Testimony,” Jay Electronica
“King’s Disease,” Nas
“The Allegory,” Royce Da 5’9”

Best Country Solo Performance

“Stick That in Your Country Song,” Eric Church
“Who You Thought I Was,” Brandy Clark
“When My Amy Prays,” Vince Gill
“Black Like Me,” Mickey Guyton
“Bluebird,” Miranda Lambert

Best Country Song

“Bluebird,” Luke Dick, Natalie Hemby and Miranda Lambert, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
“The Bones,” Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins and Laura Veltz, songwriters (Maren Morris)
“Crowded Table,” Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby and Lori McKenna, songwriters (The Highwomen)
“More Hearts Than Mine,” Ingrid Andress, Sam Ellis and Derrick Southerland, songwriters (Ingrid Andress)
“Some People Do,” Jesse Frasure, Shane McAnally, Matthew Ramsey and Thomas Rhett, songwriters (Old Dominion)

Best Country Album

Lady Like,” Ingrid Andress
“Your Life Is a Record,” Brandy Clark
“Wildcard,” Miranda Lambert
“Nightfall,” Little Big Town
“Never Will,” Ashley McBryde

Best Latin Pop or Urban Album

“YHLQMDLG,” Bad Bunny
“Por Primera Vez,” Camilo
“Mesa Para Dos,” Kany García
“Pausa,” Ricky Martin
“3:33,” Debi Nova

Best American Roots Performance

“Colors,” Black Pumas
“Deep in Love,” Bonny Light Horseman
“Short and Sweet,” Brittany Howard
“I’ll Be Gone,” Norah Jones and Mavis Staples
“I Remember Everything,” John Prine

Best Global Music Album

“Fu Chronicles,” Antibalas
“Twice as Tall,” Burna Boy
“Agora,” Bebel Gilberto
“Love Letters,” Anoushka Shankar
“Amadjar,” Tinariwen

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Jack Antonoff
Dan Auerbach
Dave Cobb
Flying Lotus
Andrew Watt

Best Music Film

“Beastie Boys Story,” Beastie Boys
“Black Is King,” Beyoncé
“We Are Freestyle Love Supreme,” Freestyle Love Supreme
“Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice,” Linda Ronstadt
“That Little Ol’ Band From Texas,” ZZ Top

See the full list of nominees at the Grammys’ website.

Credit: www.nytimes.com

Star boy Wizkid known in real life as Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun has over the years churned out many hits such as Caro, Show you the money, Fever, Ojuelegbe, and many others so it was a big deal to his fans when he announced his made in Lagos album this year. 

Made in Lagos was originally scheduled for release on October 15, but WizKid delayed the project to show respect to for activists protesting police brutality in his native Nigeria. 

The idea for October 15 was to celebrate the birthday of Fela Kuti the late Afrobeat Legend but the whole end SARS protests killed the joy and excitement the album would have had if it had dropped on Fela Kuti’s birthday. 

Wizkid FC as his fans are called could not wait for October 30, the new date announced by Wizkid for the Made in Lagos album to be officially out. 

Fans anticipation for the album went up two times than it previously did simply because they have been waiting for a long time and if you waiting for an album from Africa’s Star boy you know the hype will meet the body of work. 

On October 15, Wizkid’s Made in Lagos album was finally out on 11:11pm. The myth behind the time is that when ever it is 11: 11 and you make a wish it will come true. The latter is a world superstition that works for those who believe and use that myth. 

So obviously Wizkid was answering the wish of his fans with the album. After so the long wait, the much waited for Made in Lagos album was out and fans got what they deserve. 

The new Wizkid album received mixed feeling as many on social media tagged the album as Normal. Some Nigerian pundits also called it a great body of work and friends of Wizkid, the likes of Davido, Burna Boy, and others also congratulated him for his beautiful work. 

How ever the majority of fans think that the album is an average one and Wizkid could have done better. 

For all the reasons why you will not like this new album – Made in Lagos by Wizkid, here are five (5) reasons to consider before listening to the album by Wizkid. 

This is OneplayAfrica review of the new Wizkid – Made in Lagos album. 

1. The album is set in an Afrobeat tune. What we mean is, if the Album had dropped on October 15, a lot of people would have understood the direction for the album. The date does not affect the music, we know that but the direction for the album Is afrobeat one that we know Wizkid is great at. A song like Fever, tells us that Wizkid is staying in his own Afrobeats niche, and with this album, he did the same. 
2. The Mood for the Album was SLOW JAM. This second point is proved from the first song on the album – Reckless down to Grace the last song of the album. The songs are 80% slow jam sounds, meaning if you not a fan of slow jam or what some call Laid back music you will not appreciate this great body of work. 
3. Made in Lagos can pass for an alternative Afrobeat album without a doubt. Wizkid is known for commercial success such as ‘Socco’, ‘Nowo’, Azonto, and the lists are endless so for him to toll the line of a slow jam afrobeat takes most of the songs away from the mainstream to the alternative. The album has a niche and it is only people in that circle who can relate 💯 to the songs on the album. 
4. The Collaborations: All the artists’ features on the album have some slow jam rhythm vibe in them. Names like Damian Marley, HER, Burna Boy, and Ella Mai should tell you that he was from the word go looking at staying in the slow jam, alternative afrobeat kinda album. Burna Boy who just released his album – Twice as Tall also stayed in the lane of slow jam for most of the songs on the album. Ella Mai an RNB award-winning singer, sings mostly slow jam RNB songs. Her hit song Booed up, is a typical RNB slow jam. 
5. The Productions: Many Fans of wizkid were looking forward to commercial production at a point but they were Swerved. Wizkid stayed in the same BPM range throughout all the songs – meaning if you not a true lover of music the productions might not appeal to you. 

The new Wizkid album is not one that will give your feet something to move to quickly but if you love music and appreciates the arts, you will enjoy this new tape. 

For song arrangement, Wizkid got it right because the songs are arranged to tell you a certain story-musically.

Did the songs on the album tell us why the tape is called made in Lagos – No, but it passes as giving the album originality and giving the artist a trace as an African from Lagos. 

Were we impressed with the album – Yes. Is it something that we can play over and over again – Yes and will it grow to become a mainstream album – No.

We believe that the album will stay as it is – Alternative sound and might not get more than three-four songs standing out giving wizkid the commercial success he had in the past with so many songs. 

In all, this is a great body of work and one that needs attention. Enjoy the brand new album from Wizkid – Made in Lagos Album. 

https://audiomack.com/wizkid/album/made-in-lagos

The African Giant as he is called now, Burna Boy has dedicated his BBC1xtra performance to his fellow Nigerians during these crazy times of police brutality. 

Burna Boy earlier on when the whole endsars protests began in his country, Nigeria, mounted billboards across Nigeria in support of the campaign on end police brutality. 

https://www.instagram.com/p/CGLKcsglwYV/

The Twice As Tall award winning afrobeat artist also launched a Project protect as a way of supporting his fellow country men and women fighting for their lives a d freedom. 

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I have ALWAYS been here Fighting for my people anyway and anywhere that can possibly bring genuine progress and not for any Political gain, accolades or public validation. I have tweeted, spoken , sang for years, I’m Glad everybody now sees the need to do more. So let’s do that, each of us, in his or her own way. Follow @projectprotectng #ENDSARS #ENDPOLICEBRUTALITY #ENDYOUTHPROFILING

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Project Protect is Under @thereachng PROJECT PROTECT is an initiative set up to provide financial, medical and legal resources during and after #ENDSARS protests.

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Amazing PHC medical team of selfless volunteers! …….It was our pleasure to support 💪🏾

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Burna Boy who just released visuals for his new song “Real life” featuring Stormzy, dedicated his performance on BBC1xtra to all Nigerians. 

The 23 hit maker wrote: 

Shot my headline performance for @bbc1xtra a month ago, had to call up everyone in the building to make sure we shed a light on the atrocities happening in Nigeria. The youth have had enough!! We’re demanding better so this is for you. Every single person supporting and fighting for a better life/country 

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Shot my headline performance for @bbc1xtra a month ago, had to call up everyone in the building to make sure we shed a light on the atrocities happening in Nigeria. The youth have had enough!! We’re demanding better so this is for you. Every single person supporting and fighting for a better life/country! #ENDSARS 🇳🇬 watch on Iplayer

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In the wake of all the things happening in Nigeria, the youth have not just come together to protests but they are supporting each other with food and all kinds of welfare to make sure that every one fighting for the over 20 innocent souls lost will not be in vain. 

Burna Boy’s Monsters you made speaks volumes during thee times. Listen below

The official UK Afrobeats Chart for the week ending 18 to 24th October is out. The songs are compiled from sales and streams in the UK by the @officialcharts is out for week ending. 

Master KG leads the chart with hit song Jerusalem, Burna Boy’s real life featuring Stormzy comes in at number 2, Party with a jagaban by Midas the Jagaban is at number three.

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Another week at the top for @MasterKG!!!!! The official UK Afrobeats Chart 🌎 🚀 Compiled from sales and streams in the UK by the @officialcharts, For the full top 20 rundown visit officialcharts.com or check out the playlist on @spotify #Afrobeatschart #purefire

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Check out the top 20 afrobeats songs in the UK. 

The UK’s biggest Afrobeats songs of the week based on sales and streams across a seven day period, compiled by the Official Charts Company.

Pos	LW	Title, Artist	Peak Pos	WoC
1	1	JERUSALEMA MASTER KG FT NOMCEBO ZIKODE WARNER RECORDS	1	12	buy listen
2	2	REAL LIFE BURNA BOY FT STORMZY ATLANTIC	1	9	buy listen
3	3	PARTY WITH A JAGABAN MIDAS THE JAGABAN JAGABAN MUSIC	3	3	buy listen
4	4	NO STRESS WIZKID COLUMBIA	3	4	buy listen
5	6	LUPITA NSG NSG	1	13	buy listen
6	5	MCM NSG NSG	4	4	buy listen
7	7	23 BURNA BOY ATLANTIC	2	9	buy listen
8	9	FEM DAVIDO COLUMBIA	3	5	buy listen
9	8	COME WE BILL EHH MIDAS THE JAGABAN JAGABAN MUSIC	5	10	buy listen
10	10	KRYPTONITE DARKOO VIRGIN	2	13	buy listen
11	12	WOMAN REMA MAVIN	6	13	buy listen
12	New	IN MY MASERATI OLAKIRA U & I MUSIC	12	1	buy listen
13	13	DAMAGES TEMS LEADING VIBE	13	4	buy listen
14	14	GINGER ME REMA MAVIN	8	13	buy listen
15	15	KOROBA TIWA SAVAGE ISLAND	10	10	buy listen
16	New	DOUDOU AYA NAKAMURA PARLOPHONE FRANCE/REC 118	16	1	buy listen
17	16	SMILE WIZKID FT H E R COLUMBIA	3	13	buy listen
18	New	INFINITY OLAMIDE FT OMAH LAY YBNL NATION	18	1	buy listen
19	19	PAMI DJ TUNEZ STAR BOY	16	9	buy listen
20	17	ABULE PATORANKING AMARI MUSIQ	16	6