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Embattled American rapper, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been rushed to the hospital from his prison cell.
The singer was secretly whisked out of his federal prison cell late at night on Thursday, to avoid any speculation.
Diddy who is currently locked up at the notorious Metropolitan Detention Center, is facing trial for numerous sex crimes.
According to DailyMail.com, the singer received an MRI at Brooklyn Hospital, following a knee injury. And was taken back to his cell after the conclusion of the MRI.
It was gathered that the injury was not from a jail altercation or fight but ‘just an old injury that was bothering him.’
Francis Van-Lare, the father-in-law to United States-based Nigerian cardiologist, Dr Ikenna Erinne, has refuted claims that the late doctor took his own life due to financial strain from a $15,000 monthly child support ruling.
He made this disclosure on Monday as a clarification to the viral claim.
According to him, it was just $1,900 which the late doctor paid partially sometimes.
Van-Lare also dispelled the claim that Erinne was a peaceful and quiet guy while sharing screenshots of restraining orders from state of Maryland Court circuit.
The father of Erinne’s estranged partner wrote, “Liars everywhere. He killed himself to avoid paying $1,900.00 monthly which he pays partially sometimes. He was not asked to pay $15,000 a month as alleged. Dead beat dad!
“Go to the state of Maryland Court circuit and check numerous restraining orders. Quiet and peaceful guy my foot. Any more rubbish talk about my family, I will share more revelations.
“I am a bull dozer and will bull doze any lying blogger. Nobody should blame my daughter for the embarrassment he caused everyone.”
Recall that the tragic death of the 36-year-old cardiologist has sparked intense debate and widespread reactions from Nigerians both at home and abroad.
Francis Van-Lare has alleged that before his suicide, the deceased doctor held his daughter and grandchildren hostage at gunpoint for three hours.
He ultimately turned the weapon on himself when police arrived.
Van-Lare, a socialite and public figure, made the claim on his official Facebook account on Sunday.
This was in response to an earlier post by Facebook user Amanda Chisom, who clarified that Erinne’s ex-partner was not a white woman, as widely speculated, but Van-Lare’s daughter.
He further said, “While my daughter was involved in a custody battle, I only became aware around 3am Nigerian time last Monday that the deceased held her and her children at gunpoint for three hours after losing the case.
“The nanny managed to escape and called the police, and upon their arrival, he shot himself.”
He also revealed that Erinne was facing three counts of kidnapping with a deadly weapon, each carrying a sentence of 25 years to life in prison.
“I guess he decided to kill himself instead of facing the charges,” he added.
Despite the shocking nature of the incident, Van-Lare expressed sympathy for the late doctor’s family, clarifying that his daughter was not responsible for his decision to take his own life.
“While I sympathise with his family, my daughter is not to blame for his death. And I thank God it did not escalate to where he shot my daughter, grandchildren, and himself,” the father-in-law stated.
Nigerian music star Davido has congratulated his colleague Tems on her win at the 67th Grammy Awards.
Tems took home the award for ‘Best African Music Performance’ for her hit single ‘Love Me Jeje’.
Tems’ song edged out other nominees, including Yemi Alade’s ‘Tomorrow,’ Asake and Wizkid’s ‘MMS,’ Chris Brown’s ‘Sensational’ featuring Davido and Lojay, and Burna Boy’s ‘Higher’.
Davido took to his X page to express his pride in Tems’ achievement, writing: “Congratulations to my one and only! @chrisbrown! And to the Queen @temsbaby we are proud of you”.
‘Love Me Jeje,‘ which samples Seyi Sodimu’s 1997 song of the same name, has received widespread critical acclaim since its release in April 2024.
The singer, born Temilade Openiyi, started to gain popularity in 2020, courtesy of her collaboration with Wizkid on the song ‘Essence’.
In February 2023, the songstress won her first-ever Grammy award.
She bagged the ‘Best Melodic Rap Performance’ category for her role in ‘Wait for U’, the 2022 hit song by Future featuring Drake.
In March, the singer was honoured with a ‘Breakthrough Award’ at the 2024 Billboard Women in Music Awards
Elon Musk says US President Donald Trump has agreed to shut down the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
USAID is the world’s premier international development agency. It is responsible for billions of dollars in US aid projects across the world — with most of these funds funnelled into disaster relief efforts while promoting development and global health.
Foreign assistance distributed by the agency makes up less than one percent of the US government budget.
The Tesla and X CEO said he checked in with Trump a few times who said: “Yes we are shutting it down”.
Musk, who leads the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) spoke in an X Spaces stream around midnight on Sunday, hours after describing USAID as “a criminal organization. Time for it to die”.
On Saturday, USAID’s website went dark as the Trump administration made good its campaign promise to freeze foreign assistance.
There were reports that Trump was planning to issue another executive order that would dismantle USAID and move its operations to the State Department.
USAID has over 10,000 employees in more than 100 countries. Some of the agency’s senior leadership officials were ousted in the wake of Trump’s “stop work” order and nearly 400 contract employees were laid off.
Three USAID workers told the New York Times that they were concerned that an AI programme known as Gemini had been installed in their email accounts.
Lawmakers have argued that Trump cannot unilaterally close down the agency as it is a creation of congress.
“Trump isn’t satisfied just to close programs and fire staff. He is now planning to ELIMINATE THE ENTIRE AGENCY. Maybe this weekend. That would be illegal. He cannot unilaterally close a federal agency. Another assault on the constitution,” Chris Murphy, a Democrat senator from Connecticut, posted on social media on Saturday.
“Eliminating USAID, which prevents famines, counters terrorism and creates more markets for US exports — would make the world a more dangerous place for Americans and be a gift to China and Russia,” said Amy Klobuchar, Democrat senator from Minnesota.
Trump withdrew the US from the Paris climate agreement and the World Health Organisation (WHO) on the first day of his second coming, as he issued a slew of executive orders to bolster his “America first” agenda.
The US president has also embarked on a trade war with Canada, Mexico and China
Fred Oghenesivbe, director general of the Delta state orientation and communication bureau, says Ned Nwoko resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over fears that he would not secure the party’s senatorial ticket in 2027.
The senator representing Delta north, had in a letter dated January 30, 2025, notified his ward in Aniocha north LGA of his decision to quit the party.
The lawmaker said his resignation from the PDP is due to “deep divisions and factionalisaton within the party”.
The senator added that the crisis in the party has not allowed him to deliver on his promises to constituents.
Speaking during an interview with TVC news at the weekend, Oghenesivbe said Nwoko’s defection was “about 2027 politics and securing a ticket to run”.
Oghenesivbe, an aide to Sheriff Oborevwori, Delta governor, described the reasons stated in the lawmaker’s resignation letter as “laughable”.
“We all knew it was only a matter of time before he (Nwoko) defected. This is about the politics of 2027 and his chances of securing the ticket to run,” he said.
“As of today, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori is the leader of the PDP in Delta state, and Senator Nwoko has not been aligning with the governor or working closely with PDP leaders in the state.
“So, Nwoko is somehow scared that he may not get the PDP ticket (senatorial) in 2027 because he has misrepresented our party at the national assembly.
“What I meant by he has misrepresented the party is that the issues that he raised concerning delivery of the dividends of democracy to his people is at variance with what we believe in the PDP. We believe in procedure, we believe in obeying laws.
“There is this issue of Okpai step down transformer, which is a joint venture of the federal government, the NNPCL, and the federal government.
“And I think one of the parties in that agreement failed to perform their responsibility, by way of supplying about 20% of the light generated in that area to immediate communities. And that is not the business of the state government.
“But Ned Nwoko went ahead to say that the governor of the state should bring the money to step down the power. And we said in a joint venture agreement which is legally binding, for you to bring another party into the agreement, then all the stakeholders must come to a roundtable to discuss the possibility of bringing in Delta state government.
“But because Ned wanted to play politics, he felt he could just use that as a leeway to find his way out of the party by saying the governor did not bring out the money.”
Nwoko, 64, has been a member of the Nigerian senate on the PDP platform since 2023
Former Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, has contributed to the raging debate over Sharia panel in the South-West, describing opposition to it as a demonstration of ignorance.
Daily Trust reports that there has been controversy over the planned establishment of Sharia Panel in Oyo State and other states in the South-West.
In Ekiti where the panel was established, the Ewi of Ado Ekiti, Oba Rufus Adeyemo Adejugbe, summoned the Chief Imam of Ado Ekiti, Shaykh Jamiu Kewulere, and ordered the disbandment of the panel.
Some Yoruba activists have also opposed the panel, citing the secularity of the Yoruba tribe.
They argued that Sharia states are currently “theatres of war, strife, killings and kidnapping driven by crisis of faith while the Sharia states also have the highest rate of instability in Nigeria.”
But Muslim leaders have also argued that the panels being proposed were mere arbitration panels which would deal with civil matters like marriage, divorce, inheritance, among Muslims.
Speaking on the debate, Shittu in an interview on a television station stated that it is ignorance that is breeding the opposition to the panel establishment.
He said the panels have been in existence in some states for over a decade, adjudicating on civil matters among Muslims.
He said, “In Yorubaland, whether governors or the so-called Yoruba activists, their problem is ignorance of the constitution of Nigeria.
“Sharia is about fundamental human rights in relation to religion. The constitution guarantees freedom of thought, conscience and religion.
“What is the sense of two Muslims going to get married in the mosque under Sharia Law, when they want to divorce, you ask them to go to a Customary Court which may be completely made up of even Christians, animists or people who do not understand the law under which these people got married.
“Common sense dictates that the law under which you married should be the one to be used in deciding on your divorce In Oyo State, there has been a Sharia Panel and in Lagos State for more than 10 years. What crisis has it caused to anybody? Has any Christian or non-Muslims been drafted to a Sharia Court?
“These constitutional fundamental religious rights are inherent in you as a human being whether in Ekiti or anywhere, people have a right to determine under which law they manage their affairs. I expect the Muslim Community in those states would take the government or people trying to disturb their peace to court.
The lawmaker representing Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency in Osun State, Oluwole Oke, has advised former Governor Rauf Aregbesola to reconcile with President Bola Tinubu, urging him to “go and beg, prostrate, and make peace” with his former political leader.
Oke, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), made the remark in a social media post on Sunday, stating that if he were in Aregbesola’s position, that is exactly what he would do.
His statement comes amid growing political tension in Osun State, where Aregbesola’s faction, Omoluabi Progressives, recently announced its exit from the All Progressives Congress (APC) due to unresolved conflicts with the mainstream party.
The division was caused by a prolonged feud between Aregbesola and his successor, Adegboyega Oyetola, as well as reports of a fallout between Aregbesola and Tinubu.
“If I were in his shoes, I would go and beg, prostrate, and make peace with my principal, PBAT [President Bola Ahmed Tinubu].
“Assuming I were a member of the APC in Osun, I would ensure that Asiwaju Gboyega Oyetola and Ogbeni Aregbesola reconcile. As we know, ‘Ija o dola’ – fighting doesn’t bring wealth,” Oke wrote.
While calling Aregbesola a major political force in Osun, Oke also urged the PDP to capitalize on the APC’s internal divisions, describing the former minister as a “bride” in the state’s politics.
“The PDP must act fast, pay the necessary dowry, and bring this ‘bride’ into their fold.
“Ogbeni can still pull a minimum of 20,000 votes in Ife/Ijesa Senatorial District. His influence in Ijesa North and Ijesa South is undeniable,” he said.
Oke concluded by predicting that Aregbesola would remain a key player in Osun politics, saying, “Baba Kabiru is a factor. Keep this post and check back after 2026.”
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has congratulated Nigerian singer, Tems, on her victory at the 67th annual Grammy Awards.
DAILY POST reports that Tems’ ‘Love Me Jeje’ won the Best African Music Performance award over “Tomorrow” (Yemi Alade), “MMS” (Asake & Wizkid), “Sensational” (Chris Brown featuring Davido & Lojay), and “Higher” (Burna Boy), on Sunday.
Reacting in a statement shared via his X handle on Monday, Obi also celebrated the other Nigerian artists who were nominated in various categories despite missing out on the awards.
“I extend my hearty congratulations to our Nigerian Afrobeats star, Tems @temsbaby , who just secured her second Grammy Award with her win in the Best African Music Performance category.
“I also rejoice with Nigeria’s entertainment industry and other Nigerian artists who were nominated for different awards in their respective categories,” the statement partly read.
Obi reiterated that he’s committed to “building a nation that fosters growth among the youths and helps them discover and harness their individual talents for national productivity.”
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has warned Nigerians against fire outbreaks across the country.
Adeboye gave the warning while preaching at the church’s February thanksgiving service at the Throne of Grace Parish, Ebute-Metta, Lagos.
The cleric called for vigilance and prayer in the face of potential disasters, including storms and floods.
“I must share something very urgent,” Adeboye said.
“At the beginning of this year, one of the prophecies was to pray against fire outbreaks, storms, and floods.
“We’ve only spent one month, and we’ve already seen the rate of fire incidents across the world. Nigeria is part of the world, and we must be prayerful.”
Adeboye specifically warned farmers preparing their lands for cultivation to avoid bush burning.
“Don’t joke with any form of naked fire around you,” he stressed.
“And farmers, please don’t burn bushes while preparing your farms.
“Don’t say I didn’t tell you. May the Almighty God answer our prayers and grant our requests,” he said.
Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele on Monday advised the People Democratic Party, PDP, to persuade former President Goodluck Jonathan and ex-Senate President, Bukola Saraki to contest for the presidency if the party wants victory in 2027.
Primate Ayodele made it known that former PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar isn’t the party’s answer, adding that if he is allowed to contest again, PDP will be ‘buried’ finally.
In a statement he signed, he said the best Atiku can do is support a good candidate and the best person for PDP at the moment is Jonathan if at all the party wants to smell victory in 2027.
He advised that if Jonathan can join forces with Bukola Saraki, with the support of a coalition of opposition parties, there will be great chances for the party.
According to Primate Ayodele: “If PDP wants to near victory, they should persuade Goodluck Jonathan to contest under the party to wake them from their slumber.
“Atiku will not be an answer to PDP and if he comes out to contest again, it will be the final burial of PDP. He doesn’t have what it takes to remove Tinubu from office.
“I can only advise Atiku to support a good candidate and the best option for PDP now is Goodluck Jonathan. I said he shouldn’t contest before but as it stands, he is the only one who can assist PDP from its final burial.
“If he can join forces with Saraki, together with a coalition of opposition parties, PDP has chances at victory.”
Primate Ayodele made it known that Jonathan is scared.
He urged the party to give him the support he needed in order to agree to contest.
“If Jonathan is ready, he should be able to do all of these but he is scared.
“The fear of the unknown is troubling Jonathan. If the PDP can persuade him and give him all the backing he needs, he will be able to help the party survive,” he said.
Furthermore, Primate Ayodele explained that if Jonathan doesn’t contest, and without a coalition of opposition parties, President Tinubu will still retain his seat as Nigeria’s president.
Continuing, he described the person who can remove Tinubu as one who is desperate, financially stable, unrighteous, fearless, and rugged
He asserted that the 2027 election will not be for lazy people but for those who know what they want and are ready to pursue it till the very end.
“If this cannot happen, I don’t see anyhow any party wants to defeat Tinubu, it will be totally impossible. The person that will win Tinubu must be financially stable, spiritually inclined, must be desperate, must not be righteous.
“The election will be for somebody who is ready for anything, fearless, rugged, entirely serious, someone who has past good records, ready to waste money too because all of these are what Tinubu has.
“The 2027 election isn’t for righteous people, the person who wants to win must be ready to face anything and must be ready to listen to God’s divine instructions at all times.
“It’s not for lazy people but very determined people. You must also be ready to accept lies and truth together. Tinubu is too strong to be pushed aside,” he said.
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The Senator representing Ondo South in the national assembly, Jimoh Ibrahim, has claimed that some governors from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and other opposition parties are planning to cross over to the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Ibrahim said this while responding to questions on Channels Television.
He said many people had decamped to the party with some also expected in coming weeks.
Asked if it means well for the APC and the Tinubu government when people within the party openly criticize its policies, the lawmaker said: “That is one-sided argument. What about those from PDP that are joining us?
“You’re not looking at that. You abandoned it completely. You’re not talking about people who have come from the PDP to join us. How about Wike?
“Yeah, he said he’s a PDP. I mean, he’s serving in the APC government. How many people like that have been with us and how many governors cross to the APC.
“How many of them are planning to come? How many senators have now left and planning to come. Some Governors are planning to join APC of course, I don’t want to mention them so that I don’t embarrass people.
“But I can tell you that when I come next [to the programme], I’m telling you again…when I come back, next time you’ll see governor crossed to APC.”
Dangote Refinery: NNPC may reduce petrol price, as marketers with imported fuel suffer losses
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited may reduce premium motor spirit price in response to Dangote Refinery’s ex-depot price reduction.
The development comes as some petroleum marketers with imported fuel risk huge losses over Dangote Refinery’s price reduction.
National President of the Petroleum Products Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria, Billy Gillis-Harry, in a statement, hinted that NNPCL may reduce its ex-depot and retail prices of petrol in response to Dangote Refinery’s price reduction.
Dangote Refinery had on Saturday reduced its ex-depot price of petrol to N890 per litre from N950.
Reacting, Gillis-Harry believes that NNPCL may follow Dangote Refinery’s step to cut its fuel retail price to remain relevant in the petrol deregulated market.
“There is an evident possibility that the NNPC will reduce prices,” he stated.
The implication is that NNPCL, which currently sells petrol at N965 per litre, may reduce its price downward.
This is as DANGOTE Refinery and petrol distribution partners, such as MRS filling have slashed retail petrol to below N940 per litre nationwide.
Meanwhile, marketers have lamented that the Dangote Refinery petrol reduction comes with a negative impact on their businesses.
The Vice President and the spokesperson of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association, Hammed Fashola and Chinedu Ukadike, respectively, said that marketers who bought fuel at the old price would be forced to sell at losses due to the latest Dangote Refinery price cut.
According to Fashola, the immediate negative impact on some petroleum marketers is that they would have to sell at losses.
“When this happens (Dangote Refinery petrol reduction), the only option a marketer has is to bring down the price. Because if you don’t do that, the competition will set in,” he stated.
On his part, Ukadike stressed that “that is why marketers fear lifting fuel because of the price scare. They will not want to suffer collateral losses.”
Meanwhile, some marketers are of the view that Dangote Refinery made the strategic move to cut its petrol price because of the lower landing cost of imported PMS.
Consequently, marketers who imported at N970 per litre, higher than the latest Dangote Refinery’s ex-depot price of N890, will be forced to sell at losses.
“So, if you have a N950 product with you, within two to three days, you will not have an option but to bring it down due to the Dangote Refinery’s petrol price of N890 per litre.
“That is the situation marketers are facing now, but we have to cope with it. It is the marketer who bears the losses,” Fashola stated.
DAILY POST recalls that petroleum products retailers, PETROAN, announced that they have started lifting fuel and other petroleum products at Port Harcourt and Warri refineries.
A 38 years old prophet of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church, identified as Abimbola Oluwafemi, has been arrested for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl under the guise of performing spiritual cleansing ritual in Ijebu Igbo area of Ogun State.
DAILY POST learnt that Oluwafemi during the ritual at a riverbank around 2:00pm, allegedly took advantage of the minor.
Confirming his arrest to DAILY POST, on Sunday, the police spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, said the child’s mother, a member of the church reported the incident at the Ijebu Igbo division of the command.
According to Odutola, the mother said the prophet had deceitfully convinced her that a spiritual bath was necessary to avert a prophesied calamity in her daughter’s future.
“She stated that the prophet had deceitfully convinced her that a spiritual bath was necessary to avert a prophesied calamity in her daughter’s future. Tragically, during this so-called ritual at a riverbank around 2:00 PM, the suspect allegedly took advantage of the minor.
Upon receiving the report, officers from the Gender Department of the Ogun State Police Command swiftly arrested the suspect.
The survivor was taken to Medicare Hospital, Ijebu Igbo, where medical evidence is being gathered to aid the ongoing investigation.
Odutola, however, disclosed that preliminary findings indicate a disturbing level of neglect and lack of parental caution, as the mother had entrusted her child to the suspect without due diligence.
“ Investigators are also examining the prophet’s background, including his claim of leading a congregation of about 100 members, for similar fact evidence” she added.
Meanwhile she urged parents to remain vigilant and protect their children from individuals of questionable character, especially those who exploit religious beliefs for financial advantage
The 67th Annual Grammy Awards, held on Sunday, February 2, 2025, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, celebrated outstanding achievements in the music industry over the past year.
Hosted by Trevor Noah for the fifth consecutive year, the ceremony honoured a diverse array of artists and genres.
Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, clinched the Best African Music Performance award for her hit single “Love Me JeJe.”
This marks her second Grammy win, following her previous award in 2023. “Love Me JeJe,” released on April 26, 2024, is a reimagined version of Seyi Sodimu’s 1997 classic, blending Afrobeats with contemporary R&B elements.
Here is the complete list of winners at the 67th Grammy:
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 R&B performance
Jhené Aiko – Guidance
Chris Brown – Residuals
Coco Jones – Here We Go (Uh Oh)
Muni Long – Made for Me (Live on BET) – WINNER
SZA – Saturn
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 R&B song
Kehlani – After Hours
Tems – Burning
Coco Jones – Here We Go (Uh Oh)
Muni Long – Ruined Me
SZA – Saturn – WINNER
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 African music performance
Yemi Alade – Tomorrow
Asake and Wizkid – MMS
Chris Brown featuring Davido and Lojay – Sensational
Burna Boy – Higher
Tems – Love Me JeJe – WINNER
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