Burna Boy performs at London Stadium on June 03, 2023 in London. Burak Cingi/Redferns A common theme in Burna Boy‘s discography is his expert lifting of R&B, rap and pop records over the years — with a couple of oldies but goodies. At the 2024 Grammy Awards in February, he performed his Grammy-nominated hit “Sittin’...
Ayra Starr performs on day 1 of Oyafestivalen 2023 on Aug. 9, 2023 in Oslo, Norway. Per Ole Hagen/Redferns Ayra Starr will release her sophomore album The Year I Turned 21 on May 31, the Afropop starr revealed on Wednesday (May 1). She also unveiled the album artwork, which features the 21-year-old Beninese-Nigerian singer sticking...
Young Jonn performs onstage during The 16th Headies Awards at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on Sept. 3, 2023 in Atlanta. Paras Griffin/Getty Images This month has produced the biggest bounty of great releases from African artists in 2024 so far, with some of the most exciting, innovative and fastest-rising artists and veterans releasing not...
Tems photographed on January 10, 2024 in London. Cameron Hancock top, My Wardrobe HQ skirt, Rick Owens boots, 4element jewelry and Dinosaur Designs bracelets. Zoe McConnell Tems announced her new single “Love Me Jeje” on Monday (April 22), and it’s arriving sooner than you think. “Love Me Jeje” will be available Friday, April 26. She performed...
While rap beef proceeds making headings, Afropop celebrities Ruger and BNXN have compressed their beef and integrated on a brand-new cd, RnB. The 2 had actually been taking chance ats each other on X back in August 2022. “In Nigeria, the excessive stanship is real. If you like an artist or you feel an artist...
Burna Boy executes onstage at Wintrust Arena on February 21, 2024 in Chicago. Natasha Moustache/Getty Images Burna Boy has actually been called as one of TIME‘s 100 most influential people of 2024, which was introduced on Wednesday (April 17). Fellow Grammy- winning African musician Ang élique Kidjo penciled the essay highlighting Burna’s impressive success, from...
Tems does onstage in the Mojave camping tent at the 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 14, 2024 in Indio, Calif. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Coachella Tems revealed her launching cd Born in the Wild on Monday (April 15), someday after her Coachella efficiency, throughout which she drew...
Davido Tosin Gbadamosi Davido has been on a victory lap since last March when he dropped his fourth studio album Timeless, which earned the Afrobeats heavyweight three Grammy nominations this year. But on April 17, he’ll celebrate a very special stop: his first headlining show at NYC’s Madison Square Garden. “I always said I want...
Tyla Jeremy Soma It’s March, and the year is beginning to warm up with large cds and also larger songs from several of the hefty players of the Afrobeats area. Billboard‘s existing cover celebrity Tyla brightens her trademark popiano audio with her self-titled launching cd Tyla, while Odunsi (The Engine) hires musicians from all over...
Ayra Starr carries out on day 1 of Oyafestivalen 2023 on Aug. 9, 2023 in Oslo, Norway. Per Ole Hagen/Redferns The year is beginning to warm up, and with an added day in February, this month’s Afrobeats Fresh Picks makes it to you simply under the cable. This month, there is brand-new warm from intense...
