Tems and Asake made one of the standout appearances at GQ’s Men of the Year 2025 event, stepping onto the carpet together in a moment that immediately set social media buzzing. Their link-up felt bigger than a celebrity pairing. It read like another chapter in Afrobeats’ ongoing global rise, a reminder that Nigerian artists continue […]
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When Ayra Starr and Rema come together for the first time, the result is electric. Their latest collaboration, “Who’s Dat Girl,” feels like something else entirely, a masterclass in how impactful music videos can still be for pop culture. Directed by Meji Alabi and set against the sun-soaked landscapes of Morocco, the video seamlessly bridges
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Asake is making headlines again, but this time not entirely for his music. The artiste from Lagos has quietly embarked on a transformation which fans have only just started to catch on to, a shift from his trademark streetwear and easy-going self to sharply cut formal wear that signals a new chapter in his career.
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In Afrobeats, visuals are not just about looks; it’s an announcement. Every album cover is a statement of identity, confidence, and intention. In 2025, when the genre branched out into pop, trap, and soul threads, artists turned their covers into an extension of their stories. They use colour, symbols, and typography to tell us who
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The Kalakuta Republic was never a physical location on the streets of Lagos. It was an ideal, an icon, and an act of bravery. In the early 1970s, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the progenitor of Afrobeat and Nigeria’s most outspoken voice, declared his home independent of the Nigerian state. He named it the Kalakuta Republic, where
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Afrobeats has exploded from Lagos and Accra nightclubs to global playlists, but some albums cut through the noise and remain staples in culture, streaming, and radio charts years after their release. Billboard recently published a staff list of the 50 greatest Afrobeats songs of all time, which helps illustrate how editors and critics are evaluating
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At the most premier concerts around the world, Nigerian artists are proving that fashion and music cannot be divorced. The platform has now moved beyond being a performance stage; it has also become a catwalk on which international luxury, fashion-forward style, and identity collide. While the noise may lead the crowd in, the visual is
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Afrobeats was never music. It is movement, it is energy, a culture that lives as loudly in fashion as it does in beat. The music videos of the genre in recent times have been such canvases upon which fashion designers, stylists, and artists converge to create spectacle that makes three-minute videos into visual fashion spectacles.
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In Afrobeats‘ rainbow, music is only half the show. Fashion has become just as integral to the genre’s identity, a visual vocabulary of self-assurance, cultural pride, and artistic individuality. These five male artists belt hits but wear them too, showing up in styles that are as rhythmical and daring as their songs. Rema Rema’s sense
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Amaarae’s third studio album, “Black Star,” dropped on August 8, 2025, into an already crowded year for African pop. Within days, it became one of the most talked-about drops on social media and in the music press, not because it was charting, but because it spread across cities, genres, and identities. Recorded between Miami, Brazil,
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