Five-time Grammy Award winner, Angelique Kidjo, has officially submitted her track ‘Joy’ featuring Nigerian Afrobeats superstar, Davido, for consideration in two categories at the 2025 Grammy Awards.
The Beninese singer made this announcement on Saturday via a post on her verified Facebook account.
The song was submitted for Best African Music Performance and Record of the Year, while another of her works, ‘Sunlight to My Soul’, featuring the Soweto Gospel Choir and written by Diane Warren, was submitted for Best Global Music Performance and Song of the Year categories.
In her post, Kidjo expressed gratitude to the various artists and collaborators who contributed to the success of both songs submitted for consideration.
‘Joy’ featuring Davido was released on Friday, 30 August 2024, as the second collaboration between the two artists, who had previously worked together on another hit song, ‘Na Money’, released in 2023.
Despite not winning any awards, Davido left a lasting impression at the 2023 Grammy Awards, securing three nominations at the 66th edition. His record-setting fourth album, ‘Timeless’, was nominated for Best Global Album, while his hit tracks ‘Feel’ and ‘Unavailable’, featuring Musa Keys, were nominated for Best Global Song Performance and Best African Song Performance, respectively.
The 2025 GRAMMYs, also known as the 67th Grammy Awards, will take place on Sunday, 2 February 2025, in Los Angeles, with the nominations set to be announced on Friday, 8 November 2024.
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