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The 2024 Billboard Music Awards are approaching, and Afrobeats artists are making a significant impact. Asake, Burna Boy, Rema, Tems, and Tyla have all earned nominations for Top Afrobeats Artist, highlighting the genre’s growing influence. Tems is also competing for Top Afrobeats Song with her hit track “Me & U.” Tyla, making a notable presence, has three songs nominated in the same category: “Water,” “Truth or Dare,” and “Jump” (featuring […]

Billie Eilish has been named Apple Music’s Artist of the Year, an honor that recognizes her outstanding impact on the music scene throughout 2024. This marks a historic achievement for Eilish, as she becomes the first artist to win this award twice, having previously received it in 2019. The recognition follows a remarkable year for the singer-songwriter, which included her second Academy Award win, two additional GRAMMY Awards for her […]

Grammy-winning Nigerian Superstar Wizkid has officially unveiled the tracklist for his highly anticipated album Morayo, set for release on November 22, 2024. The 16-track project features an exciting array of collaborations with artists including Asake, Brent Faiyaz, Jazmine Sullivan, Anaïs, and Tiakola. Wizkid shared the tracklist on social media, captioning the post, "Morayo! Friday, Nov 22!" The full tracklist for ''Morayo'' is as follows: 1. Troubled Mind 2. Karamo 3. […]

Fresh off the success of his recent hit single "Marhaba," Kizz Daniel shows no signs of slowing down as he drops an exciting new collaboration, '''Pano Tona''. The track sees the internationally acclaimed artist team up with fellow Afrobeats superstar Adekunle Gold for what promises to be another standout hit. Produced by long-time collaborators Philkeys, Blaise Beat, and Reward Beats, ''Pano Tona'' blends Kizz Daniel's signature smooth, melodic style with […]

American singer Sean 'Diddy' Combs was arrested in New York on Monday night by federal agents at a Manhattan hotel, following a grand jury indictment. His lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, criticized the US Attorney's Office for pursuing what he called an unfair prosecution. Agnifilo emphasized that Combs had voluntarily come to New York in anticipation of the charges. “To his credit Mr. Combs has been cooperative with this investigation and he […]

Afrobeat star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, recently headlined Ethiopia's New Year celebration as the country entered the year 2017. A viral video on social media shows thousands of Ethiopians gathering in Addis Ababa, the country’s capital, to mark the occasion. Davido's associate and talent manager, Ubi Franklin, shared updates about the event on Instagram. Many were surprised to learn that Ethiopia is seven years behind the rest of […]