Ghanaian superstar Black Sherif has broken his silence following the announcement of the 68th Annual Grammy Awards (2026) nominations, where he failed to secure a nod despite submitting his work.
Speaking on Hitz FM’s Daybreak Hitz on November 10, 2025, the artist revealed that his team filed for two categories: Best African Music Performance and Best Global Music Album. While he admitted he would have been happy to be recognized, he emphasized that the exclusion has not dampened his spirit, stating, “I am not shaken, I am not touched.”
Black Sherif’s perspective on the “snub” was reflective, noting that the Ghanaian music industry might need more “education” on the intricacies of the Grammy voting and submission process.
However, his focus remains sharp on the local front, where he expressed absolute confidence in winning Artiste of the Year at the upcoming 2026 Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA). He described the potential win as a “validation” for his fans who have supported him throughout his record-breaking year.
Despite the lack of a Grammy nod, Black Sherif’s sophomore album, Iron Boy (released April 3, 2025), has dominated the charts and established him as Ghana’s most-exported musical act of the year.
- Spotify Dominance: Highest first-day streams for a Ghanaian album (2 million).
- Most-streamed Ghanaian album of 2025 with over 103.3 million streams.
- Topped Spotify’s Global Impact List for the first half of the year.
- Apple Music Success:
- Spent 158 days at Number 1 on the Ghana Top Albums chart.
- The hit single “Sacrifice” held the Number 1 spot on the Ghana Top 100 for 23 consecutive weeks.
- Audiomack Legend:
- Became the first Ghanaian artist to surpass 1 billion career streams on the platform.
