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Tems top charted artist of 2022 Wizkid "Essence" with Justin Bieber and Tems became song of the year. The Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart ranks the best-performing Afrobeats singles in the United States. Its data is assembled by the charts production manager Michael Cusson, and published on Billboard magazine.
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 Afro Nation. The chart is measured from leading audio and video music services, plus download sales from top music retailers. [1]
Afrobeat evolved in Nigeria in the late 1960s by Fela Anikulapo Kuti, (born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun) who, with drummer Tony Allen, experimented with different contemporary music of that time. Afrobeat was influenced by a combination of different genres, such as highlife, fuji, and jùjú, [17] as well as Yoruba vocal traditions, rhythm, and ...
In its inaugural year, the African music performance category for the 66th Grammy Awards is stacked with some of the continent’s biggest stars of the moment: Asake and Olamide (for “Amapiano ...
Afrobeats: The Backstory is a documentary series that delves into the rise and global influence of Afrobeats, a genre of music that originated in Nigeria.Directed by Nigerian filmmaker Ayo Shonaiya, the series premiered on Netflix on 29 June 2022, offering an in-depth look at the cultural, political, and social landscape that shaped the Afrobeats sound, as well as its growth.
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.
It’s around 4:00 p.m. in Lagos, and Nigerian singer-songwriter Kizz Daniel has been up all night recording in the studio, and despite the fatigue that’s undoubtedly setting in, the Afrobeats ...
Ayra Starr’s evolution from teen star to a fully-fledged musician has been fast and furious. In the three short years since her debut EP was released, the singer has become a household name ...