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Best African Musical Performance

Track & Singles category that recognizes recordings that use unique local expressions from across the African continent. Highlighting melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic regional musical traditions, the category includes but is not limited to Afrobeat, Afro-fusion, Afro Pop, Afrobeats, Alte, Amapiano, Bongo Flava, Genge, Kizomba, Chimurenga, High Life, Fuji, Kwassa, Ndombolo, Mapouka, Ghanaian Drill, Afro-House, South African Hip-HopAnd Ethio Jazz species.

Best Pop Dance Recording

Recognizes tracks and singles that feature a danceable beat and beat that follows a pop arrangement. Eligible Pop Dance recordings also feature strong percussive beats and significant electronic instrumentation with an emphasis on vocal performance, melody, and hooks. Dance remixes are eligible in the Best Remixed Recording category only and may not be entered in the Best Dance Pop Recording category

Best Alternative Jazz Album

This category recognizes artistic excellence in alternative jazz albums by individuals, duos, and groups/ensembles, with or without vocals. Alternative jazz can be defined as a mixed-genre, envelope-pushing blending that blends jazz (improvisation, interaction, harmony, rhythm, arrangements, composition, and style) with other genres, including R&B, Hip-Hop, Classical, “contemporary improvisation”, experimental, Pop, rap, electronic/dance music, and/or spoken word. It may also include contemporary production techniques/tools associated with other genres.