Grammy Award for Best Global Music Performance
| Grammy Award for Best Global Music Performance | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Influential music from around the globe |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
| First award | 2022 |
| Currently held by | Bad Bunny – "Eoo" (2026) |
| Website | grammy |
The Grammy Award for Best Global Music Performance is an honor presented to recording artists for influential music from around the globe at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards.[1] Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".[2]
History
The award for Best Global Music Performance, reserved for international performers exhibiting "non-European, indigenous traditions", was first presented at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, held on January 31, 2022. The new award category is an addition to the Global Music field, which also includes the Best Global Music Album category which was introduced in 1992 as Best World Music Album. (In 2020, its name was changed to Best Global Music Album)[3]
Beginning with the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in 2024, a sister category, Best African Music Performance, was established to specifically honor the work of African artists.[4]
Recipients
2020s
| Year | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 [5] | ||
| Arooj Aftab | "Mohabbat" | |
| Angélique Kidjo and Burna Boy | "Do Yourself" | |
| Femi Kuti | "Pà Pá Pà" | |
| Yo-Yo Ma and Angélique Kidjo | "Blewu" | |
| Wizkid featuring Tems | "Essence" | |
| 2023 [6] | ||
| Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini and Nomcebo Zikode | "Bayethe" | |
| Arooj Aftab featuring Anoushka Shankar | "Udhero Na" | |
| Matt B featuring Eddy Kenzo | "Gimme Love" | |
| Burna Boy | "Last Last" | |
| Rocky Dawuni featuring Blck H3ro | "Neva Bow Down" | |
| 2024 [7] | ||
| Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Zakir Hussain featuring Rakesh Chaurasia | "Pashto" | |
| Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily | "Shadow Forces" | |
| Burna Boy | "Alone" | |
| Davido | "Feel" | |
| Silvana Estrada | "Milagro y Desastre" | |
| Falu and Gaurav Shah featuring PM Narendra Modi | "Abundance in Millets" | |
| Ibrahim Maalouf featuring Cimafunk and Tank and the Bangas | "Todo Colores" | |
| 2025 [8] | ||
| Sheila E. featuring Gloria Estefan and Mimy Succar | "Bemba Colorá" | |
| Arooj Aftab | "Raat Ki Rani" | |
| Jacob Collier featuring Anoushka Shankar and Varijashree Venugopal | "A Rock Somewhere" | |
| Rocky Dawuni | "Rise" | |
| Angélique Kidjo featuring Soweto Gospel Choir | "Sunlight to My Soul" | |
| Masa Takumi featuring Ron Korb, Noshir Mody and Dale Edward Chung | "Kashira" | |
| 2026 [9] | ||
| Bad Bunny | "Eoo" | |
| Ciro Hurtado | "Cantando en el Camino" | |
| Angélique Kidjo | "Jerusalema" | |
| Yeisy Rojas | "Inmigrante y Que?" | |
| Shakti | "Shrini's Dream (Live)" | |
| Anoushka Shankar featuring Alam Khan and Sarathy Korwar | "Daybreak" | |
^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
Artists with multiple nominations
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See also
References
- General
- "Past Winners Search". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved March 4, 2011. Note: User must select the "World" category as the genre under the search feature.
- Specific
- ↑ "Grammy Awards at a Glance". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
- ↑ "Overview". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on October 27, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
- ↑ Aswad, Jem (2020-11-03). "Grammy Awards Change Name of 'World Music' Category to 'Global Music' to Address 'Connotations of Colonialism'". Variety. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ↑ Paul Grein (June 13, 2023). "Here's Everything We Know About the 3 New Grammy Categories for 2024". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
- ↑ "2022 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Nominations List". Grammy.com. The Recording Academy. November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
- ↑ "2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Nominees List". Grammy.com. The Recording Academy. November 15, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ↑ "2024 GRAMMY Nominations: See Miley Cyrus, Ice Spice, Noah Kahan, Kelsea Ballerini, & More Artists' Reactions | GRAMMY.com". www.grammy.com. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
- ↑ "2025 GRAMMYs: See The OFFICIAL Full Nominations List | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ↑ Willman, Chris (November 7, 2025). "Grammy Nominations 2026: Kendrick Lamar Leads With Nine as Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter and Leon Thomas Land Among Top Nominees". Variety. Retrieved November 7, 2025.