Grammys 2020: Shatta Wale earns first Grammys credit

Ghanaian dancehall superstar Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jr popularly called Shatta Wale has earned his first ever Grammys credit for the 2020 Grammy awards at the Staples Center.

The 35-year-old father of twos feature on Beyoncé’s acclaimed “The Gift” album landed his name on The Recording Academy’s nomination list which was released Wednesday, November 20.

Shatta Wale’s effort on track 19 “Already” with Major Lazer made waves across the African continent and some parts of Europe when it was released in July this year.

The album which features some top international artistes including Wizkid, Burna Boy, Tiwa Savage, and Mr Eazi, was nominated in the “Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media” category.

The album competes with other top notch albums like “Spider-man: Into The Spider-Verse” and “A Star Is Born” by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper among others.

See the nominees below.