ENTERTAINMENT
FULL LIST: 2025 Grammy winners
The 67th Grammy Awards, held on Sunday, February 2, 2025, at Peacock Theater on February 02, 2025, in Los Angeles, USA saw Nigerian artistes receive multiple nominations across various categories.
However, only Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, secured a win, bringing home the Best African Music Performance award for her song ‘Love Me JeJe’.
Other Nigerian nominees, including Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun (Wizkid), David Adeleke (Davido), Damini Ogulu (Burna Boy), Ahmed Ololade (Asake), and Divine Ikubor (Rema) and Yemi Alade were unsuccessful in their respective categories.
Below is the full list of winners of the 67th Grammy Awards:
Best African Music Performance
Asake & Wizkid – MMS
Burna Boy – Higher
Chris Brown Featuring Davido & Lojay – Sensational
Tems – Love Me JeJe – WINNER
Yemi Alade – Tomorrow
Best Global Music Album
Antonio Rey – Historias de un Flamenco
Ciro Hurtado – Paisajes
Matt B & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Alkebulan II – WINNER
Rema – Heis
Tems – Born in the Wild
Best R&B Song
Coco Jones – Here We Go (Uh Oh)
Kehlani – After Hours
Muni Long – Ruined Me
SZA – Saturn – WINNER
Tems – Burning
Best rap album
J Cole – Might Delete Later
Common and Pete Rock – The Auditorium, Vol 1
Doechii – Alligator Bites Never Heal – WINNER
Eminem – The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)
Future and Metro Boomin – We Don’t Trust You
Best pop solo performance
Beyoncé – Bodyguard
Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso – WINNER
Charli xcx – Apple
Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather
Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!
Best dance/electronic music album
Charli xcx – Brat – WINNER
Four Tet – Three
Justice – Hyperdrama
Kaytranada – Timeless
Zedd – Telos
Best rock performance
The Beatles – Now and Then – WINNER
The Black Keys – Beautiful People (Stay High)
Green Day – The American Dream Is Killing Me
Idles – Gift Horse
Pearl Jam – Dark Matter
St Vincent – Broken Man
Best rap performance
Cardi B – Enough (Miami)
Common and Pete Rock featuring Posdnuos – When the Sun Shines Again
Doechii – Nissan Altima
Eminem – Houdini
Future and Metro Boomin featuring Kendrick Lamar – Like That
GloRilla – Yeah Glo!
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us – WINNER
Best rap song
Rapsody featuring Hit-Boy – Asteroids
¥$ [Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign] featuring Rich the Kid and Playboi Carti – Carnival
Future and Metro Boomin featuring Kendrick Lamar – Like That
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us – WINNER
GloRilla – Yeah Glo!
Best alternative music album
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Wild God
Clairo – Charm
Kim Gordon – The Collective
Brittany Howard – What Now
St Vincent – All Born Screaming – WINNER
Best country solo performance
Beyoncé – 16 Carriages
Jelly Roll – I Am Not Okay
Kacey Musgraves – The Architect
Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Chris Stapleton – It Takes a Woman – WINNER
Best country duo/group performance
Kelsea Ballerini with Noah Kahan – Cowboys Cry Too
Beyoncé featuring Miley Cyrus – II Most Wanted – WINNER
Brothers Osborne – Break Mine
Dan + Shay – Bigger Houses
Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen – I Had Some Help
Best melodic rap performance
Jordan Adetunji featuring Kehlani – Kehlani
Beyoncé featuring Linda Martell and Shaboozey – Spaghettii
Future and Metro Boomin featuring the Weeknd – We Still Don’t Trust You
Latto – Big Mama
Rapsody featuring Erykah Badu – 3:AM – WINNER
Best dance pop recording
Madison Beer – Make You Mine
Charli xcx – Von Dutch – WINNER
Billie Eilish – L’Amour de Ma Vie (Over Now Extended Edit)
Ariana Grande – Yes, And?
Troye Sivan – Got Me Started
Best dance/electronic recording
Disclosure – She’s Gone, Dance On
Four Tet – Loved
Fred Again.. and Baby Keem – Leavemealone
Justice and Tame Impala – Neverender – WINNER
Kaytranada featuring Childish Gambino – Witchy
Best traditional R&B performance
Marsha Ambrosius – Wet
Kenyon Dixon – Can I Have This Groove
Lalah Hathaway featuring Michael McDonald – No Lie
Muni Long – Make Me Forget
Lucky Daye – That’s You – WINNER
Best comedy album
Ricky Gervais – Armageddon
Dave Chappelle – The Dreamer – WINNER
Jim Gaffigan – The Prisoner
Nikki Glaser – Someday You’ll Die
Trevor Noah – Where Was I
Best progressive R&B album
Avery*Sunshine – So Glad to Know You – WINNER – tie
Durand Bernarr – En Route
Childish Gambino – Bando Stone and the New World
Kehlani – Crash
NxWorries (Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge) – Why Lawd? – WINNER – tie
Best R&B album
Chris Brown – 11:11 (Deluxe) – WINNER
Lalah Hathaway – Vantablack
Muni Long – Revenge
Lucky Daye – Algorithm
Usher – Coming Home
Best folk album
American Patchwork Quartet – American Patchwork Quartet
Madi Diaz – Weird Faith
Adrianne Lenker – Bright Future
Aoife O’Donovan – All My Friends
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings – Woodland – WINNER
Best música urbana album
Bad Bunny – Nadie Sabe lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana
J Balvin – Rayo
Feid – Ferxxocalipsis
Residente – Las Letras Ya No Importan – WINNER
Young Miko – Att.
Best metal performance
Gojira, Marina Viotti and Victor Le Masne – Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!) – WINNER
Judas Priest – Crown of Horns
Knocked Loose featuring Poppy – Suffocate
Metallica – Screaming Suicide
Spiritbox – Cellar Door
Best rock song
The Black Keys – Beautiful People (Stay High)
St Vincent – Broken Man – WINNER
Pearl Jam – Dark Matter
Green Day – Dilemma
Idles – Gift Horse
Best rock album
The Black Crowes – Happiness Bastards
Fontaines DC – Romance
Green Day – Saviors
Idles – Tangk
Pearl Jam – Dark Matter
The Rolling Stones – Hackney Diamonds – WINNER
Jack White – No Name
Best alternative music performance
Cage the Elephant – Neon Pill
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Song of the Lake
Fontaines DC – Starburster
Kim Gordon – Bye Bye
St Vincent – Flea – WINNER
Best global music album
Matt B Featuring Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Alkebulan II – WINNER
Ciro Hurtado – Paisajes
Rema – Heis
Antonio Rey – Historias de Un Flamenco
Tems – Born in the Wild
Best audio book, narration, and storytelling recording
Various Artists; Guy Oldfield, producer – All You Need Is Love: The Beatles in Their Own Words
George Clinton – …And Your Ass Will Follow
Dolly Parton – Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones
Jimmy Carter – Last Sundays in the Plains: A Centennial Celebration – WINNER
Barbra Streisand – My Name Is Barbra
Best country song
Kacey Musgraves – The Architect – WINNER
Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Jelly Roll – I Am Not Okay
Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen – I Had Some Help
Beyoncé – Texas Hold ’Em
Best song written for visual media
Luke Combs – Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma from Twisters: The Album
’N Sync and Justin Timberlake – Better Place from Trolls Band Together
Olivia Rodrigo – Can’t Catch Me Now from The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
Jon Batiste – It Never Went Away from American Symphony – WINNER
Barbra Streisand – Love Will Survive from The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Best música Mexicana album (including Tejano)
Chiquis – Diamantes
Carín León – Boca Chueca, Vol 1 – WINNER
Peso Pluma – Éxodo
Jessi Uribe – De Lejitos
Songwriter of the year, non-classical
Jessi Alexander
Amy Allen – WINNER
Edgar Barrera
Jessie Jo Dillon
Raye
Producer of the year, non-classical
Alissia
Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II
Ian Fitchuk
Mustard
Daniel Nigro – WINNER
Best musical theater album
Hell’s Kitchen – WINNER
Merrily We Roll Along
The Notebook
The Outsiders
Suffs
The Wiz
Global music icon Akon is going through a significant personal transition as his wife, Tomeka Thiam, has officially filed for divorce after nearly 30 years of marriage. As reported by People on Saturday, court filings submitted in Fulton County, Georgia, on September 11, 2025, indicate that Thiam is seeking to end their marriage due to irreconcilable differences.
The couple, who have one daughter together, are nearing what would have been their 29th wedding anniversary next month. In her divorce petition, Thiam has requested joint legal custody of their daughter but has asked for primary physical custody, with visitation rights allocated to Akon.
Additionally, she is seeking spousal support for herself and has requested that the court deny any such request from the singer. This divorce comes at a time when Akon, 51, continues to publicly defend his stance on polygamy, a practice he has closely associated with his cultural heritage.
In a 2022 appearance on The Zeze Mills Show, he referred to polygamy as a natural aspect of his culture, stating, “(Polygamy is) part of our culture. Absolutely. For me, it looks normal because it’s culture for us. We didn’t go outside of our African culture when we entered the Western world. The mistake the Western world made was to create all these rules without considering nature.”
Akon, who has publicly acknowledged having nine children, has frequently discussed how he juggles family responsibilities alongside his demanding career. He noted that while he ensures his family has financial stability, his presence at daily events is often limited. He said in the same 2022 interview, “My job isn’t to handle all that extra stuff and these holidays and recitals. While I’m meeting my responsibilities to ensure my family has a roof over their heads and food, if I can also show love, then yes, I will do that.”
He further mentioned that technology has allowed him to stay connected: “Me being there for my children includes providing for them financially. I’m present when I can be, but it’s impossible to be everywhere at once. Technology enables me to be there every day, whether through FaceTime or other means.”
As of now, neither Akon nor Thiam has provided an official statement regarding the divorce filing.
ENTERTAINMENT
FBI and Ghana Authorities Confiscate Shatta Wale’s Lamborghini Linked to $4.7 Million US Fraud Investigation
Ghana’s Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), in partnership with the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the US Department of Justice, has seized a luxurious 2019 Lamborghini Urus from renowned dancehall artist Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jr., known as Shatta Wale.
According to a press release issued by EOCO’s acting Executive Director, Raymond Archer, the seizure was executed following a request from US authorities in 2023. The operation took place at Shatta Wale’s residence in Trassaco Valley Phase 1, Accra.
“In June this year, EOCO conducted a search at a property in Trassaco Valley Phase 1, Accra, based on a 2023 request from the FBI and the US Justice Department,” the statement noted.
The operation, led by EOCO’s Surveillance and Asset Recovery Unit (SARU), resulted in the discovery and confiscation of the luxury vehicle, which is said to be connected to the proceeds of criminal activities linked to one Nana Kwabena Amuah, who is currently serving an 86-month prison sentence for various financial crimes in the US.
EOCO confirmed that the Lamborghini was found in Shatta Wale’s possession. He voluntarily surrendered the vehicle to prevent a public spectacle. “The car was taken from Charles Nii Armah, aka Shatta Wale. The officers conducted themselves professionally and civilly, and the search proceeded without any incidents. Nii Armah expressed concerns about the public nature of the seizure impacting his brand, and he was permitted to hand over the vehicle personally,” the statement explained.
EOCO clarified that SARU officers were armed during the operation, which is standard protocol for safety reasons. “It is routine procedure for officers in the Surveillance and Asset Recovery Unit (SARU) to carry weapons while on duty for their security,” the statement added.
The Lamborghini is associated with criminal gains from Nana Kwabena Amuah, who owes approximately $4.74 million in restitution to US authorities. The vehicle is slated to be returned to the United States as part of this recovery initiative.
The FBI and the Justice Department plan to formally seek the Government of Ghana’s assistance in repatriating the car as part of Amuah’s restitution. Both Shatta Wale and a former senior officer of the National Signal Bureau (NSB) have been identified as persons of interest and will be asked by EOCO to assist in ongoing investigations in the near future.
EOCO also indicated that it may share its final investigative report with US authorities to facilitate ongoing collaboration. “We may provide the final investigative report to the FBI and the Justice Department as part of our continued cooperation,” the statement concluded.
In reaction to this, Shatta Wale took to Facebook to voice his displeasure with EOCO’s tactics, especially regarding the presence of armed personnel. He commented, “Raymond Archer, EOCO Boss, you’re going to make the NDC lose the next election. Bringing guns to my house was unnecessary.”
In another post, he stated, “EOCO boss, the president did not appoint you to belittle the citizens of this nation. Remember, God is always watching.”
A single glittery sock worn by the late pop superstar Michael Jackson during a concert in France has sold for over $8,000 at auction. The sale took place on Wednesday, according to a French auctioneer.
The sock was discovered by a technician who found it discarded near Jackson’s dressing room after his performance in Nimes in July 1997. During his “HIStory World Tour,” Jackson was known for wearing white athletic socks decorated with rhinestones, and he can be seen wearing similar socks in performances of his iconic hit “Billie Jean.”
Now decades later, the sock is stained and the rhinestones have yellowed, as shown in a photo posted on the auction site. Auctioneer Aurore Illy described the item as “exceptional” and a “cult object” for fans of Michael Jackson.
Originally valued between 3,000 to 4,000 euros ($3,400-4,500), the sock ultimately sold for 7,688 euros ($8,822) at the Nimes auction house.
For comparison, a gaming resort in Macau purchased a glittery glove worn by Jackson for $350,000, which he donned during his first “moonwalk” performance in 1983. Additionally, a hat he wore shortly before that performance sold for over $80,000 in Paris in 2023. Despite controversies during his life and posthumously, including child molestation allegations that he and his estate have denied, Jackson remains an iconic figure with a massive fan base.
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