Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There is no Afrobeats without the conscious music of its earliest stars like Timaya. On his 2005 breakout single "Dem Mama," the ...

Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs The week’s most popular Afrobeats songs, ranked by a weighted formula incorporating official streams on both subscription and ad-supported tiers of leading audio and ...

Tyla accepts the Top Afrobeats Artist & Top Afrobeats Song at the 2024 Billboard Music Awards. Tyla: Now I must give a whole speech. Yo, guys. I do not even know this is all happening. Yo, guys.

South African superstar Tyla continues to reach new heights on the global stage. The Grammy-winning singer has officially become the first artist in history to spend 100 weeks at No. 1 on the ...

The term Afrobeats is applied to all sorts of genres, flattening them into one. Artists, media and the music industry must do better at showing off the richness of African pop ...

The Nigerian-born artist is one of two Manitoba nominees in the category, which was introduced in 2025 as the Western Canadian Music Awards moved to recognize the growing influence of Afrobeats. “I ...

Nigerian music carries a remarkable ability to connect generations. Its rhythms, melodies and familiar lyrics can evoke ...

In just three short years, Nigerian street-pop savant Asake has become a giant in African music, meeting Wizkid, Davido, and Burna Boy in a place it took them three times that span to reach. What’s ...

A new wave of artists is transcending traditional notions of Christian music, drawing young global audiences to faith-based rap, Afrobeats and R&B. Often boosted by social media, many of them got ...

Style of emceeing based on high-octane, ad-libbed vocals has flourished thanks to its unique way of captivating crowds ...