Music

Davido Ignites AFCON 2025 With Opening Night Performance and Bold Bet on Nigeria

The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations kicked off in Morocco in what was one of the most colourful and lively opening ceremonies in many years. Thousands of fans attended the opening ceremonies at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat to experience a celebration of cultures through music, dance, and sports. Headlining the show was […]

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Ayra Starr and Rema’s Who’s Dat Girl Proves Afrobeats Music Videos Can Still Be Art

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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The Best Afrobeats Songs That Have Stood the Test of Time

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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Top 5 Afrobeats Videos Where Fashion Stole the Visuals

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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Amaarae’s Black Star Finds Its Place in the Global Dance Conversation

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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Made Kuti Finds His Own Voice While Carrying the Kuti Legacy

When Made Kuti released his sophomore album Chapter 1: Where Does Happiness Come From, it wasn’t merely a sophomore release. It was a declaration of independence within a dynasty that has defined Afrobeat for decades. Born into the legacy of his grandfather Fela and father Femi, Made has had his expectations since birth. But with

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Benin Confronts Slave Trade Legacy by Granting Citizenship to Descendants of Enslaved Africans, Including Artist Ciara

At a symbolic dawn in Cotonou, U.S. artist Ciara was among the first to be accepted on a historic morning in African history, becoming one of the first individuals officially received as a citizen of Benin under a pioneering new law seeking to reconnect descendants of enslaved Africans with their heritage. This action, taken on

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Tems Breaks New Ground with Spotify Billion‑Streams Milestone

Nigerian artist and songwriter Temilade Openiyi, known simply as Tems, is history again after she became the first African female artist to join Spotify’s Billion-Stream Club for featuring on the hit track “Wait For U,” which crossed the one billion streams mark on the platform. The feat, officially recorded on July 23, 2025, is accompanied

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Afrobeats Takes Global Spotlight as Ayra Starr Set to Join The Weeknd and Shakira at 2025 Global Citizen Festival

Afrobeats will take another bold jump onto the global stage in September when Nigerian icon Ayra Starr opens for The Weeknd and Shakira at the 2025 Global Citizen Festival in New York City. The sound produced in Lagos’ studios and streets has already topped charts globally. Now, it will echo through the Central Park Great

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