Africans React to The Recording Academy CEO’s Hint of Afrobeats Grammy Category

The Recording Academy is now considering an Afrobeats category at the annual Grammys ceremony. Harvey Manson Jr., the CEO of The Academy, revealed in an interview with the press at the GUBA Awards dinner over the weekend.

The Recording Academy is now considering an Afrobeats category at the annual Grammys ceremony 🏆

Harvey Manson Jr., the CEO of The Academy, revealed in an interview with the press in Ghana over the weekendpic.twitter.com/kZuXpMoCJS
— TurnTable Charts (@TurntableCharts) September 26, 2022

These People Think an Afrobeats Category at Grammys is a Lovely Idea

Wow!! This is Lovely 🥺❤️
Kudos to Davido, Burna and Wiz, especially Davido for Paving the Way for Afrobeat followed by Wiz and Burna
— Sapa of 30BG (@Dejuwon2) September 26, 2022

OMGGGGGGGG.
TBH.
It's only RIGHTTT.
After they robbed WizKid TWICE in one year…it would salvage some damage done to their brand….

But they also need to work on the Dancehall category too,
after last year's performance.
— IslandLove (@IslandLoveWI) September 26, 2022

These People Think an Afrobeats Category at Grammys is a Bad Idea

C'mon, fr????

Grammy is for the American continent, there is no point to this.

It will eventually lead up to jumbled history in the future fr.
— Mæt (@whoisdonta) September 26, 2022

“C’mon, fr???? Grammy is for the American continent, there is no point to this. It will eventually lead up to jumbled history in the future fr.”

https://twitter.com/sharklinx/status/1574397147083964416

This is a very bad idea honestly,for starters it shouldn’t be an Afrobeats category it’s like trying to put everybody under one umbrella funny thing is the Grammy don’t actually care that deeply as long as they can control the narratives from nw on. Validation wil ruin us.
— The PRO-cess (@Oluwaseun_Bpro) September 26, 2022

https://twitter.com/samuelm57486305/status/1574391363831054336?s=21&t=O-8nKbysPJtViS6E-Nt1kA