How Afrobeats made it to the very top of Glastonbury
On Sunday evening, Afrobeats megastar Burna Boy will fire up Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage. While he has played at the UK’s biggest festival before, this is his first time on the famous main stage, which has been Glastonbury’s focal point for decades. Fellow Afrobeats star Ayra Starr also performed on the Pyramid Stage on Saturday, while […]
Rema’s Calm Down falls off Billboard Hot 100 after setting new record
After a record 57 weeks, Nigerian Afrobeats star Rema’s song Calm Down has fallen off the Billboard Hot 100. “It made history, becoming the longest-charting and most successful African song of all time,” the music monitoring platform Chart Data said on X. The song smashed the 35-week record held by fellow Nigerian Afrobeats star Wizkid’s […]
Davido’s twins: Afrobeats star describes having ‘beautiful’ babies a year after son’s death
Nigerian megastar Davido has described welcoming “beautiful” twins a year after his three-year-old son’s tragic death. Davido’s wife, Chioma Rowland, gave birth to a boy and girl this week, the musician told a conference in New York. The couple’s late son, Ifeanyi Adeleke, died last October after drowning in a swimming pool. On Saturday, Davido […]
Naira Marley: Afrobeats star taken into police custody over MohBad’s death
Nigerian police have detained Afrobeats star Naira Marley for questioning over the death of a fellow singer. MohBad’s mysterious death led to a huge outpouring of grief among his fans, who demanded a thorough investigation. Outrage was directed at Marley, with whom he had feuded after he split from the musician’s label, Marlian Records. Marley, […]
MTV VMAs 2023: Rema beats Wizkid, Davido, others to win ‘Best Afrobeats Song’
By Seli Baisie Nigerian sensation, Divine Ikubor, widely known as Rema, clinched the inaugural “Best Afrobeats Song” accolade at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards held at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, USA. “Calm Down”, Rema’s collaborative hit song with American superstar, Selena Gomez was adjudged the first-ever winner of the newly created […]
“Afrobeats is not a sin, it’s a sound”- Scott Evans
By Seli Baisie Some individuals within the gospel music community perceive Afrobeats as a ‘worldly song or a sin’ but the fast-rising Afro/Urban Gospel musician, Scott Evans, demystifies this notion saying ‘Afrobeats is a sound developed by humans and has no correlation with sin. The reasons for these perspectives can vary based on personal beliefs, […]
Burna Boy makes history with sold-out London Stadium gig
Burna Boy made history over the weekend when he became the first African artist to headline a stadium show in the UK. A sold-out crowd of 60,000 fans screamed the Grammy award-winner’s Afrobeats lyrics back to him at the London Stadium. And he didn’t disappoint with his two-hour set – bringing out famous friends like […]
Afrobeats originated from Ghana- Appietus
Ace music producer Appiah Dankwa, popularly known as Appietus, has shared his voice in the debate over the origin of the Afrobeats music genre. “We hustled to build this thing. Some guy did some documentary and said, ‘Nigerians.’ They didn’t.” His comment comes after a major debate on social media between Ghanaians and Nigerians about […]
