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Ghanaian musician Black Sherif has revealed that he submitted his works for consideration in the 66th Grammy Awards but did not receive a nomination.
Speaking to Kwame Dadzie and Doreen Avio on Daybreak Hitz on Hitz FM, the rapper said he filed for two categories: Best African Music Performance and Best Global Album.
According to him, although he was not nominated, he remains unbothered.
“I would be very happy if they nominated me but e no even shift me as dem no nominated. I am not shaken, I am not touched,” he said.
Black Sherif, however, expressed confidence about winning Artiste of the Year at 2026 Telecel Ghana Music Awards.
“We deserve it. What do you think?” he asked the hosts.
Black Sherif's maiden album Iron Boy, released in April 3, 2025, has quickly become one of the most streamed Ghanaian songs of the year.
On Spotify, the album debuted at number 6 on the UK Top Debuted Albums chart and achieved the highest first-day streaming record for a Ghanaian album, amassing 2 million streams. It is also the most streamed Ghanaian album of 2025, racking up over 103.3 million streams.
On Apple Music, Iron Boy spent 158 days as the number one album on the Apple Music Ghana Top Albums chart. Five tracks from the album have reached the top spot on the Apple Music Ghana Top 100 in 2025. Sacrifice dominated the Apple Music Top 100 Chart for 23 consecutive weeks.
On Audiomack, Black Sherif crossed 1 billion career streams, cementing his position as the most streamed Ghanaian artiste on the platform.
The success of Iron Boy follows Black Sherif’s consistent rise as one of Ghana’s most influential young artistes, known for blending storytelling, street poetry, and deeply personal experiences in his music.
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