{"id":1251469,"date":"2022-11-16T05:19:50","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T05:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/16\/rocky-dawuni-lands-third-grammy-nomination\/"},"modified":"2022-11-16T05:19:50","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T05:19:50","slug":"rocky-dawuni-lands-third-grammy-nomination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/16\/rocky-dawuni-lands-third-grammy-nomination\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocky Dawuni lands third Grammy nomination \u00bb \u2122"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_33\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Nominees for the 65th Annual Grammy Awards have been released, and Ghana\u2019s very own Rocky Dawuni is on the list.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Nominated for Best Global  Performance at this year\u2019s Grammy Awards is this Ghanaian artist who performs Afrobeat, Highlife, and Soul music in his song \u201cNeva Bow Down,\u201d which also features Blvk H3ro.<\/p>\n<p>Along with \u201cUdhero Na,\u201d Arooj Aftab, and Anoushka Shankar, he has been nominated for a Grammy. Bayethe by Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini, and Nomcebo Zikode; \u201cGimme Love\u201d by Matt B and Eddy Kenzo; \u201cLast Last\u201d by Burna Boy;<\/p>\n<p>READ ALSO:\u00a0The gov\u2019t primary task is not to create jobs \u2013 Rocky Dawuni subtly defends Akufo Addo<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<p>His CD, \u201cVoice of Bunbon Vol. 1,\u201d was nominated for a Grammy in the category of \u201cBest Global  Album\u201d last year.<\/p>\n<p>He was up against Nigerian artist Wizkid, whose \u2018Made In Lagos\u2019 album also earned him a nomination.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<p>There are other artists like Daniel Ho &amp; Friends, Angelique Kidjo, Femi Kuti, and Made Kuti under the Global Album  section.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghanaian performer had his sixth studio album, titled \u201cBranches of the Same Tree,\u201d nominated for a Grammy in 2015 for Best Reggae Album.<\/p>\n<p>The vocalist of \u201cBlack Star\u201d became the first Ghanaian to get a Grammy nomination with this honor.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations 65th <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GRAMMYs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GRAMMYs<\/a> Best Global  Performance nominees: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arooj_aftab?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@arooj_aftab<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShankarAnoushka?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@shankaranoushka<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattbworld?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mattbworld<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eddykenzo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@eddykenzo<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/burnaboy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@burnaboy<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RockyDawuni?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@rockydawuni<\/a> ft. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BLVKH3RO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BLVKH3RO<\/a>; and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wouterkellerman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@wouterkellerman<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZakesBantwiniSA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ZakesBantwiniSA<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nomcebozikode?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Nomcebozikode<\/a>: https:\/\/t.co\/teqtZFcHL0 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ujHYmocETW\">pic.twitter.com\/ujHYmocETW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Recording Academy \/ GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RecordingAcad\/status\/1592577279900938240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; &#8211; Nominees for the 65th Annual Grammy Awards have been released, and Ghana\u2019s very own Rocky Dawuni is on the list. Nominated for Best Global Performance at this year\u2019s Grammy Awards is this Ghanaian artist who performs Afrobeat, Highlife, and Soul music in his song \u201cNeva Bow Down,\u201d which also features Blvk H3ro. 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