The 27-year-old musician focuses on lighthearted topics. But one of his latest songs has become an anthem of resistance. By Jon Pareles Davido — the American-born Nigerian Afrobeats artist David ...

The UK’s Official Charts Company has announced the launch of Britain’s first-ever Afrobeats singles chart. The move recognizes the genre’s rising popularity in the UK and growing influence on popular ...

Afrobeats is one of the fastest-growing genres in the country. There are big names who have seen global success, but there are even more talented up-and-coming artists looking to achieve the same type ...

If you had to pull up a starting point for the rise of Nigerian singer Omah Lay, born Stanley Omah Didia, you’d have to go back to 2020. That year, he began work on his debut EP Get Layd and one of ...

Over the last decade, Afrobeats has made significant inroads in the global music industry, from invitations to conquer the biggest stages in the world to cross-cultural collaborations with Western ...

Afrobeats is no longer a trend, it’s a full-fledged movement. Many of the biggest stars in the world are creating unique, fun, and creative Afrobeats music and it has everyone across the world dancing ...

Most people confuse Afrobeat and Afrobeats but don’t know that the two are predominantly distinct in sound and genre. Music historians have traced origin sounds of Afrobeat in Ghana and Nigeria as ...

With an eye on its international fan base, the N.B.A. has welcomed the influence of African singers like Tems, Burna Boy and ...

“I SWEAR TO make sure you never forget about me,” sings Burna Boy on the opening track of “Twice as Tall”, which was released last month. These days there is little chance of that. The Nigerian ...

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Afrobeats – the pulsating, fusion sound coming out of West Africa and the diaspora – has been on the rise globally for the better part of a decade. In recent years, the genre has gained a foothold in ...