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Femi Kuti, son of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti, has praised the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award given to his late father, describing it as “a win for Africa and global peace.” Fela became the first African musician to receive this award, marking a new dawn for Afrobeat music. The award was received by his children, Yeni, Femi, and Kunle, at the 2026 Special Merit Awards,held in Los Angeles on Saturday night before the main Grammys ceremony.
The 2021 Grammy Awards winners are in. Hosted by Trevor Noah, the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards featured landmark wins and lavish performances. Among the historic victories was Beyoncé’s anointment as the most decorated Grammy-winning woman in history and Taylor Swift’s Album of the Year triumph, which made her the first women to win the trophy three times. For Africans and Nigerians in particular, BurnaBoy and Wizkid’s win on the night sparked up celeberations everywhere.
You heard right! The former first lady can now add Grammy winner to her resume, after snagging the award on music’s biggest night for Best Spoken Word Album, for the audiobook of her memoir “Becoming.”