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

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.

— TurnTable Charts (@TurntableCharts) September 26, 2022

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

— D€JUWOΠ✨ (@Dejuwon2) September 26, 2022

https://twitter.com/islandlovewi/status/1574398465462849536?s=21&t=O-8nKbysPJtViS6E-Nt1kA

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

— ? (@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
https://twitter.com/oluwaseun_bpro/status/1574380926418800642?s=21&t=O-8nKbysPJtViS6E-Nt1kA
https://twitter.com/samuelm57486305/status/1574391363831054336?s=21&t=O-8nKbysPJtViS6E-Nt1kA

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