Grammy Archives - Afinju FM https://afinjufm.com/tag/grammy/ Sat, 08 Nov 2025 15:23:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://afinjufm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cropped-Afinju_Logo-removebg-preview-32x32.png Grammy Archives - Afinju FM https://afinjufm.com/tag/grammy/ 32 32 233669348 Omah Lay Reacts to First Grammy Nomination, Cites Davido as His True Inspiration https://afinjufm.com/omah-lay-reacts-to-first-grammy-nomination-cites-davido-as-his-true-inspiration/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=omah-lay-reacts-to-first-grammy-nomination-cites-davido-as-his-true-inspiration https://afinjufm.com/omah-lay-reacts-to-first-grammy-nomination-cites-davido-as-his-true-inspiration/#respond Sat, 08 Nov 2025 15:23:51 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=15844 The rising star earned a nomination for his collaboration with Davido on the track “With You,” which is up for Best African Music Performance at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards. The 2026 Grammy ceremony is set to take place on February 1, 2026. Omah Lay expressed his excitement over the recognition but emphasized that accolades […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/omah-lay-reacts-to-first-grammy-nomination-cites-davido-as-his-true-inspiration/feed/ 0 15844 Why I don’t make political music – Angelique Kidjo https://afinjufm.com/why-i-dont-make-political-music-angelique-kidjo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-i-dont-make-political-music-angelique-kidjo https://afinjufm.com/why-i-dont-make-political-music-angelique-kidjo/#respond Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:00:38 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=15780 The Grammy Award winner explained that she doesn’t make music for politicians because political powers are ephemeral, emphasizing that an artist who make music for politicians might lose relevance after a regime change. Speaking in a podcast, Kidjo urged her colleagues to be voices of the people and not voices of the power, reflecting on […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/why-i-dont-make-political-music-angelique-kidjo/feed/ 0 15780 Davido Joins GRAMMYs Voting Committee Ahead of 2026 Awards https://afinjufm.com/davido-joins-grammys-voting-committee-ahead-of-2026-awards/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=davido-joins-grammys-voting-committee-ahead-of-2026-awards https://afinjufm.com/davido-joins-grammys-voting-committee-ahead-of-2026-awards/#respond Tue, 23 Sep 2025 11:54:15 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=14325 This milestone positions the Nigerian music icon among a select group of industry professionals who will help decide the nominees and winners for the 2026 GRAMMY Awards. The announcement was made on the Recording Academy’s official social mediapage, accompanied by a video spotlighting Davido alongside other new voting members. “Creating a song or an album […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/davido-joins-grammys-voting-committee-ahead-of-2026-awards/feed/ 0 14325 “I’m getting old, need to start having children” – Burna Boy https://afinjufm.com/im-getting-old-need-to-start-having-children-burna-boy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=im-getting-old-need-to-start-having-children-burna-boy https://afinjufm.com/im-getting-old-need-to-start-having-children-burna-boy/#respond Thu, 03 Jul 2025 13:55:17 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=11607 Speaking during his 34th birthday party, the singer explained that he was getting old and needs to start having children. He stated that he arrived at the decision after a conversation with oil magnet, Jowizaza.“Na so Jowizaza follow me talk the last time, I come dey think about my life. Omo, I don dey old […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/im-getting-old-need-to-start-having-children-burna-boy/feed/ 0 11607 Tems becomes first female African artist to have song earn 1 billion streams on Spotify https://afinjufm.com/tems-becomes-first-female-african-artist-to-have-song-earn-1-billion-streams-on-spotify/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tems-becomes-first-female-african-artist-to-have-song-earn-1-billion-streams-on-spotify https://afinjufm.com/tems-becomes-first-female-african-artist-to-have-song-earn-1-billion-streams-on-spotify/#respond Sun, 16 Feb 2025 10:31:05 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/2025/02/16/tems-becomes-first-female-african-artist-to-have-song-earn-1-billion-streams-on-spotify/ Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has made history as the first female African artiste to have a song earn 1 billion streams on Spotify. She achieved the first as her collaborative hit with Future and Drake, ‘Wait For U,’ recently hit the 1 billion streams mark on Spotify. The song, which was […]

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