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Competition heats up over African Grammy Awards

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Nigerian singer Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu aka Burna Boy at Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey, 10 June 2023.
Nigerian singer Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu aka Burna Boy at Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey, 10 June 2023. © Giuseppe Maffia/NurPhoto via AFP

Abuja has yet to pay its full membership fee to the prestigious music awards. Nigeria's reticence to do so is fuelling the ambitions of the Grammy's other African members, which are each hoping to host the ceremony themselves and see their own artists shine on the world stage.

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