“We saw this with the Latin language before, we saw it with K-Pop, and now you are starting to see it with Afrobeats and AMAPIANO,” he says.
“We would like to honor all the music (regardless of) where it comes from or who does it. If it’s great, we want to mark it.”
Another bone of the dispute this year is the dominance of Afrabets, which has its roots in Nigeria and Ghana.
There is a feeling that Grammy remains too focused on this, the exclusion of other African music genres, despite calls for inclusion.
Nigerian music journalist Aamomomid Tao says he understands why Afrobeats dominate this year.
“I don’t think afrobeats are better,” he says BBC.
“This is just what Afrobeats had more than three decades of exposition. We have consistently pushed excellent music, superstar and events that attracted the world to it,” explains Tai, founded in Lagos.
The Nigerians who live abroad also played a decisive role in promoting Afrabets.
“The Nigerian diaspora in England and North America is one of the key factors why Afrobeats exploded in Europe and the US,” Tao says.
While other music businesses based on Africa see a bright future for other African music genres, saying that this year can become one -time.
