Ghanaian music powerhouse, Rocky Dawuni has grabbed a nomination at the 2025 Grammy Awards.
The music star received a nomination in the Best Global Music Performance with his single Rise.
The nomination makes it his 4th since he first received a Grammy nomination in 2015 with his ‘Branches of The Same Tree’ album in the Best Reggae Album category.
His ‘Voice of Bunbon Vol. 1’ album was also nominated for the Best Global Music Album category in 2021.
He was also nominated for Best Global Music Performance in the 65th edition of the Grammys.
Notable among the list for the 2025 Best Global Music Performance category are Angélique Kidjo, Arooj Aftab and others.
Check the list below.
Best Global Music Performance
Angélique Kidjo & Soweto Gospel Choir – Sunlight to My Soul
Arooj Aftab – Raat Ki Rani
Jacob Collier Featuring Anoushka Shankar & Varijashree Venugopal – A Rock Somewhere
Masa Takumi Featuring Ron Korb, Noshir Mody & Dale Edward Chung – Kashira
Rocky Dawuni – Rise
Sheila E. Featuring Gloria Estefan & Mimy Succar – Bemba Colorá
Best African Music Performance
Asake & Wizkid – MMS
Burna Boy – Higher
Chris Brown Featuring Davido & Lojay – Sensational
Tems – Love Me JeJe
Yemi Alade – Tomorrow
Best Global Music Album
Antonio Rey – Historias de un Flamenco
Ciro Hurtado – Paisajes
Matt B & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Alkebulan II
Rema – Heis
Tems – Born in the Wild
The 2025 Grammy Awards will air on Feb. 2 live on CBS and Paramount+ from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
