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The UK Afrobeats Singles Chart is a record chart compiled in the United Kingdom by the Official Charts Company (OCC) to determine the 20 most popular singles in the afrobeats and afroswing genres. The chart is compiled by the OCC from digital downloads , physical record sales and audio streams in UK retail outlets.
Afrobeats, not to be confused with Afrobeat or Afroswing, is an umbrella term to describe popular music from West Africa and the diaspora [1] [2] that initially developed in Nigeria, Ghana, and the UK in the 2000s and 2010s. Afrobeats is less of a style per se, and more of a descriptor for the fusion of sounds flowing out of Nigeria and Ghana.
"Sugarcane" is a song by Ghanaian singer and songwriter Camidoh, featuring the Nigerian record producer Phantom, released in 2021 by Grind Don't Stop Records, through Crux Global, and MOVES Recordings. A remix, with Mayorkun, and Darkoo, featuring the Ghanaian singer King
The U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart is a standard record chart, ranking the most popular Afrobeats songs in the United States and it is published weekly by Billboard. [1] The chart ranks the 50 most popular songs every week. It was established by Billboard, in association with Afro Nation, on 22 March 2022. The chart is compiled by Billboard, and ...
Abrantee Boateng is a radio and television presenter, club DJ and events promoter. He is known professionally as DJ Abrantee, the pioneer of the Afrobeats movement who branded and launched the world's first ever "Afrobeats" show on UK radio on 11 April 2011.
Morgan Enos of The Recording Academy described Made In Lagos ' musical composition as a "mix of Afrobeats and R&B". [10] Stereogum described the album's aesthetic as "R&B-focused, dancehall-reminiscent" lending itself to WizKid's "casual Auto-Tuned melodies, and a range of guests similarly thrive within the environment", defining its beats as "meticulously complex". [11]
Afrobeats, now combined with Western styles ranging from pop to hip-hop, got a big look on Beyoncé’s 2019 soundtrack for “The Lion King,” and the genre has continued to grow in popularity ...
Billboard named Tems the US top Afrobeats Artist of 2022, making her the first African artist to achieve this honor. [2] [3] [4] Tems placed ten songs on the list, with one featured song being the highest ranked of them by Wizkid titled "Essence", placed at number one. [1] Essence features guest vocals from Justin Bieber and Tems.