The Recording Academy is set to announce nominees for the 69th Annual Grammy Awards on Monday, November 16, with Nigerian music fans expected to follow the unveiling from 1:45 p.m. West African Time.
The announcement will cover all 100 award categories and will be presented by the Recording Academy’s Chief Executive Officer, Harvey Mason Jr., alongside the Chair of its Board of Trustees, Dr Chelsey Green.
The presentation is scheduled to begin at 7:45 a.m. Eastern Time, equivalent to 1:45 p.m. in Nigeria, while the complete list of nominees is expected to be released by 3 p.m. WAT.
The event will be streamed live on Grammy.com and the Recording Academy’s official YouTube channel, with additional coverage on ABC’s Good Morning America.
For the first time, the nominations announcement will also be broadcast live from The Square in New York’s Times Square through a partnership with Hilton, the Academy’s official hotel partner.
Several Grammy-winning and nominated artistes are expected to participate in the presentation, including Alan Menken, Amy Allen, Carly Pearce, David Guetta, Herbie Hancock, Juanes, Kehlani, Linda Perry, Pharrell Williams, Meghan Foley, Olivia Dean, Renée Fleming, YUNGBLUD and Ziggy Marley, among others.
The 2027 edition will introduce five new award categories, bringing the total number of categories to 100. They include Best Asian Pop Music Performance, Best Latin Song, Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance, Best R&B Collaboration or Duo/Group Performance and Best Traditional Folk Album.
Recordings released between August 31, 2025, and August 28, 2026, are eligible for consideration.
The Recording Academy conducted its first-round voting between October 12 and 22, 2026, while the final voting process is scheduled to take place from December 10, 2026, to January 7, 2027.
Ahead of the announcement, international artistes, including Olivia Dean, Kehlani, Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Bruno Mars and Rosalía, have featured prominently in predictions for possible nominations.
Nigerian artistes Tems, Davido, Wizkid, Asake, Ayra Starr and Victony have also attracted attention in predictions ahead of Monday’s announcement, particularly in the Best African Music Performance category.
In its projections, Billboard listed Tems’ ‘Big Daddy’, Davido’s ‘B4 B4’, featuring Mayorkun and FOLA, as well as Wizkid and Asake’s ‘Jogodo’ among the potential contenders.
Other projected entries include ‘Body Go’ by MOLIY and Tyla, and ‘Aye Kan (Are You Coming Back?)’ by Angélique Kidjo featuring Ayra Starr.
Similarly, predictions by The Grammy Guru included Victony’s ‘Slick’ alongside ‘Big Daddy’, ‘B4 B4’, ‘Body Go’ and ‘Jogodo’ as possible nominees, with Kidjo and Ayra Starr’s collaboration also mentioned as an alternative.
Other African releases tipped for possible consideration include Asake’s ‘Gratitude’ and Rema’s ‘Tea’.
Beyond the Best African Music Performance category, several Nigerian albums have also featured in nomination discussions. They include Tems’ ‘Love Is a Kingdom’, Davido’s ‘Oriadé’, Asake’s ‘M$NEY’ and Ayra Starr’s ‘Starrgirl’, which have been mentioned among possible contenders in global music and album categories.
However, the predictions remain speculative, as the Recording Academy is yet to release its official list of nominees.
The 69th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, February 7, 2027, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California.
The event will begin at 7 p.m. Eastern Time (4 p.m. Pacific Time) and will be broadcast live on ABC, with simultaneous streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.
The 2027 edition will mark the first time the ceremony is aired under the new ABC, Disney+ and Hulu broadcast arrangement following the show’s departure from CBS. It will also begin an hour earlier than previous editions.
The Grammy Awards, widely regarded as one of the music industry’s biggest global honours, recognise outstanding artistic and technical achievements across different genres.
