ROSALÍA, Shakira, Destin Conrad & Davido: Our Predictions for the Global, Reggae & African Music Races at the 2027 Grammys
Categoria: Musica
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Por Billboard | 10/11/2026
With the addition of best Latin song, there are now 11 categories in the Latin, Global, Reggae & New Age, Ambient or Chant Field at the Grammys. Below, we assess the state of the race in four of those categories — best global music album, best global music performance, best African music performance and best reggae album. Related Shaggy Celebrates Four Decades of Wins With New ‘Lottery’ LP: ‘I’ve Always Bet on Myself’ Davido Opens Up About 15 Years in Music, ‘ORIADÉ’ & Taking Afrobeats Back Home | Billboard News Silvana Estrada presenta 10 formas de decir adiós ‘sin esconder el dolor’ en ‘Vendrán Suaves Lluvias’ Best Global Music Album African artists have been a formidable presence in this category for decades, and that will likely remain the case for the 2027 ceremony. In fact, African artists may snatch four spots in the final line-up of nominees, thanks to strong submissions from Angélique Kidjo ( Hope!!! ), Tems ( Love Is a Kingdom ), Davido ( Oriadé ) and Asake ( M$NEY ). Aside from Asake, each of those four artists has previously been nominated in this category (Kidjo has won five times, with four victories coming in the past decade). Nonetheless, Asake has remained a vital presence this year with his arena-headlining North American tour. At the 2026 ceremony, Brazilian musicians Caetano Veloso and Maria Bethânia won this category with their Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo live album. Anitta, a Brazilian pop powerhouse who has made real global crossover strides for the country’s contemporary music scene, could follow in their footsteps with a nod for her Equilibirum album, which picked up an album of the year nomination at the 2027 Latin Grammys. Matt B and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra won this category in 2025 for their Alkebulan II album, and its follow-up, Alkebulan III: The Water Remembers , could also earn a nomination. Susana Baca, who was nominated here in 2024, could also reap a bid with El Viaje de la Lengua . Our Fearless Forecast We’re predicting: Equilibrium (Anitta); Love Is A Kingdom (Tems); Hope!!! (Angélique Kidjo); Alkebulan III: The Water Remembers (Matt B & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra); Oriadé (Davido) Best Global Music Performance Honoring “international performers exhibiting ‘non-European, indigenous traditions,'” this category became quite controversial at the 2026 Grammys, when the Recording Academy ruled “Shake It to the Max” — the pop-dancehall crossover smash from MOLIY, Silent Addy, Disco Neil, Shenseea and Skillibeng — ineligible for consideration . This year, one multilingual, border-crossing collaboration is far and away the frontrunner: “Dai Dai” (Shakira & Burna Boy). Few people had a bigger or busier 2026 than Shakira, and her and Burna Boy’s official 2026 FIFA World Cup anthem dominated the year, spending seven non-consecutive weeks atop the Billboard Global 200 . While Shakira has never b