MTV VMAs Scraps Afrobeats Category

MTV VMAs drops Best Afrobeats category after Tyla's historic wins

MTV has officially scrapped the Best Afrobeats category from its Video Music Awards nominations, following South African star Tyla's remarkable back-to-back wins.

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MTV VMAs drop best Afrobeats category, leaving fans asking questions

MTV VMAs drop Best Afrobeats category, leaving fans puzzled. Discover what this means for African music's global influence.

MTV VMAs scraps Afrobeats category

The MTV Video Music Awards have discontinued the “Best Afrobeats” category at the 2026 MTV VMAs. DAILY POST reports that the organisers unveiled the nominees for the 2027 MTV VMAs on Tuesday but the “Best Afrobeats” category was left out. The “Best Afrobeats” category was introduced in 2023 with Rema and Selena Gomez’s ‘Calm Down’ winning, and South African singer Tyla winning back to back in 2024 and 2025 with ‘Water’ and ‘Push 2 Start’, respec…

MTV VMAs drop Best Afrobeats category after Tyla’s back-to-back wins

Removal of Best Afrobeats category comes just three years after it was introduced to recognise growing global influence of Afrobeats and African music

MTV Drops Best Afrobeats Category From 2026 VMAs

MTV has left out the Best Afrobeats category from the 2026 Video Music Awards (VMAs), a decision that has raised questions among fans of African music. The category is missing from the newly announced nominations for the 2026 VMAs, despite being part of the awards for the previous three editions. MTV has not publicly explained why Best Afrobeats was removed from this year’s list. Best Afrobeats was introduced at the VMAs in 2023 as African music…