- Judith Akatugba
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As South Africa and Nigeria are ready to compete against one other in a crucial football match on Wednesday, the antagonism between the two countries has been fueled by the fact that South African artist Tyla won the Grammys, defeating four Nigerian nominees.
On the social networking site X, a member said, “South Africa won today, but Nigeria will win on Wednesday where it matters the most.”
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In the competition for the title of Best African Music Performance, Tyla triumphed over Davido, Ayra Starr, and Burna Boy with her song “Water.”
It has been demanded by the Nigerian people that their national team, the Super Eagles, take revenge on them.
They are competing in the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Ivory Coast, where they will face South Africa.
It was a South African who took home the Grammy Award, not a Nigerian. Another person posted on X that “this is Nigerians being generous so that when we win them in AFCON, they will have something to banter with.” This is another example of Nigerians being generous.
Despite the fact that there were some people who felt that it was long overdue, this year saw the introduction of an award for the Best African Music Performance. This was a decision that was extremely well received on the African continent.
When Tyla got the medal on Sunday night, she was overjoyed since she was the first person to earn the prize.
“What a bizarre thing! She shouted, “I never thought I’d actually be able to say that I won a Grammy at the age of 22!”
There were a total of four categories in which Burna Boy, a Nigerian Afrobeats giant, was nominated, but he did not win even a single golden gramophone.
The crowd, on the other hand, was left in a state of amazement after his mesmerizing performance at the award presentation.
In an interview with the BBC, the Nigerian musician Billy O expressed his dissatisfaction with the fact that Nigerian performers did not win the award. He stated that this demonstrated that the voters did not have a genuine appreciation for Afrobeats and Afro RnB.
“Despite dominating in Africa, I think we are not really well appreciated when it comes to Grammys,” stated the musician.
Davido, who has been nominated for three Grammys, expressed his congrats to Tyla on her achievement of X and encouraged her to “keep soaring” despite the intense competition that exists between South Africa and Nigeria.
Trevor Noah, a comedian, was representing South Africa at the prestigious award presentation, which he hosted for the fourth time. Noah was also in charge of the ceremony.
