There’s no denying that the world has turned its focus on Africa and the wealth of talent that exists across the creative arts, upping the stakes for many African artists and fostering an environment where they can attain global cultural relevance. Over in these parts, this year has been cosmic for African music on the global scene. Cardi B and Megan thee Stallion’s “WAP” also broke the US record for the most first-week streams for a song and riled up misogynists in one clean sweep landing them the Best Hip-Hop/Rap song at the AMA’s yesterday. And black women stole the show with Megan thee Stallion’s standout single “Savage” taking over the quarantine, and populating social media platforms from Twitter to TikTok before landing a Queen Bey stamp of approval with the “Savage Remix”. The Weeknd’s ‘After Hours’ spent 34 weeks in the #1 spot on the Billboard R&B album charts and Summer Walker’s ‘Over It’ spent 58 weeks in the charts. Both artists are a definite shoo-in for even more accolades 63rd Grammy Awards having already bagged similar awards at previous shows this year such as the MTV EMAs, the AMA’s, and the BET Hip-Hop Awards. In addition, Roddy also joined Lil Baby as the only two rappers this year to go double platinum this year with the release of his single “My Turn” back in February. Roddy Ricch’s “The Box” remained at number one for over 10 weeks, and also racked up over 68.2 million weekly streams, which became the highest nonseasonal stream total since Lil Nas X’s almighty “ Old Town Road” last summer. So far this year, the rookies seem to be dominating conversation, and seem to have been preparing for this pivotal moment. However, come COVID-19 vaccine or not, the prestigious night is set to take place next January, celebrating the best of the fold for their achievements and contributions to music and wider pop culture this past year. Ironically, before the pandemic The Grammys were one of the last awards shows held in person, and other award shows throughout the year have become a virtual event, in efforts to remain socially distanced. Luckily, we’re near the end with only 5 weeks left, and are looking ahead into next year, with one of the music world’s biggest nights, The Grammy Awards looming. From battling a global pandemic with seismic effects on the global economy and life as we once knew it, to rallying together in strong opposition against police brutality, racism, and years of corruption and violence in several parts of the world it has been a strife-filled year. You may have to select a menu option or click a button.Let’s be honest, 2020 has been a shit show. Follow the instructions for disabling the ad blocker on the site you’re viewing.You may have more than one ad-blocker installed. You’ll usually find this icon in the upper right-hand corner of your screen. Click the icon of the ad-blocker extension installed on your browser.When it turns gray, click the refresh icon that has appeared next to it or click the button below to continue.Click on the large blue power icon at the top. Click the UBlock Origin icon in the browser extension area in the upper right-hand corner.It will turn gray and the text above will go from “ON” to “ OFF”. Click on the “ Ad-Blocking” button at the bottom.Click the Ghostery icon in the browser extension area in the upper right-hand corner.Switch off the toggle to turn it from “ Enabled on this site” to “ Disabled on this site”.Click the AdBlocker Ultimate icon in the browser extension area in the upper right-hand corner.“ Block ads on – This website” switch off the toggle to turn it from blue to gray.Click the AdBlock Plus icon in the browser extension area in the upper right-hand corner.Refresh the page or click the button below to continue. Under “ Pause on this site” click “ Always”.
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