Black Sherif opens up about missing out on Grammy nomination
12th November 2025
Ghanaian rapper and singer Black Sherif has disclosed that he submitted his works for consideration in the 66th Grammy Awards but did not receive a nomination.
Speaking on Daybreak Hitz with Kwame Dadzie and Doreen Avio on Hitz FM, the “Kwaku The Traveller” hitmaker revealed that he filed entries for Best African Music Performance and Best Global Album.
“I would be very happy if they nominated me, but e no even shift me as dem no nominate me. I am not shaken, I am not touched,” he said, adding that he remains focused and motivated.
Despite missing out on the Grammys, Black Sherif expressed strong optimism about winning Artiste of the Year at the 2026 Telecel Ghana Music Awards, confidently asking the hosts, “We deserve it. What do you think?”
His debut album, Iron Boy, released on April 3, 2025, has achieved remarkable success, becoming one of the most streamed Ghanaian projects of the year.
- On Spotify, it debuted at #6 on the UK Top Debuted Albums chart and set a record-breaking 2 million first-day streams, the highest ever for a Ghanaian album.
- It has since surpassed 103.3 million streams, making it the most streamed Ghanaian album of 2025.
- On Apple Music, Iron Boy spent 158 days at #1 on the Ghana Top Albums chart, with five tracks topping the Apple Music Ghana Top 100 — including “Sacrifice,” which reigned for 23 consecutive weeks.
- On Audiomack, Black Sherif crossed 1 billion career streams, solidifying his status as the most streamed Ghanaian artiste on the platform.
The phenomenal success of Iron Boy continues Black Sherif’s ascent as one of Ghana’s most influential young musicians, celebrated for his raw storytelling, emotional depth, and poetic reflection on street life and personal growth.