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See The Reactions To The American Music Awards & Its New Afrobeats Category

See The Reactions To The American Music Awards & Its New Afrobeats Category

here's what the people are

Four takeaways from Ayo Shonaiya’s ‘Afrobeats: The Backstory’

Four takeaways from Ayo Shonaiya’s ‘Afrobeats: The Backstory’

The good and not-so-great of the Nigerian pop documentary

Netflix Premiers Pilot Episode of Ayo Shonaiya’s ‘Afrobeats: The Backstory’

Netflix Premiers Pilot Episode of Ayo Shonaiya’s ‘Afrobeats: The Backstory’

An in-depth look into the makings of Nigerian

Four takeaways from the inaugural Billboard Afrobeats chart

Four takeaways from the inaugural Billboard Afrobeats chart

Amidst the excitement, there's some insightful points to look

Billboard is set to launch US Afrobeats Chart, in partnership with Afronation

Billboard is set to launch US Afrobeats Chart, in partnership with Afronation

The chart goes live March

We need to talk about afrobeats

We need to talk about afrobeats

a need to reevaluate stringent

Plug into the soulful sounds of BemiSoul this valentine weekend

Plug into the soulful sounds of BemiSoul this valentine weekend

Some soulful music for Valentine’s

How underground Audiomack is setting itself up to expand into the African market

How underground Audiomack is setting itself up to expand into the African market

Audiomack is here to

Watch the music video for Kida Kudz’s latest single, “Moonwalk”

Watch the music video for Kida Kudz’s latest single, “Moonwalk”

Embodying the confidence and carefree attributes of an Afrobeats

Watch the music video for “All Over You” by Wale Kwame, Kwesi Arthur and Davido

Watch the music video for “All Over You” by Wale Kwame, Kwesi Arthur and Davido

A breezy video for the romantic

Watch Mr Eazi adorable attempt to charm his love interest in “Supernova” music video

Watch Mr Eazi adorable attempt to charm his love interest in “Supernova” music video

Emphasizing the lightweight lyrics and FashionNova

Essentials: Walshy Fire’s ‘Abeng’

Essentials: Walshy Fire’s ‘Abeng’

Bridging Africa and the

Bridging the gap between Afropop and the Caribbean sounds

Bridging the gap between Afropop and the Caribbean sounds

How collaborations helped put African music on the world

Essentials: ‘Palmwine Music Volume 2’ by Show Dem Camp

Essentials: ‘Palmwine Music Volume 2’ by Show Dem Camp

Again, their unique afrobeats style gives the ambience of Palm wine music full

Quavo Huncho is out: Listen to Davido’s verse on “Swing” featuring Normani

Quavo Huncho is out: Listen to Davido’s verse on “Swing” featuring Normani

a beautiful testament to the primal pleasure of music, on Quavo's solo

Mannywellz teams up with Adekunle Gold for “Yeoo”: Listen

Mannywellz teams up with Adekunle Gold for “Yeoo”: Listen

a remix of an original from Mannywellz' EP,

Listen to Mut4y’s “How Deep is Your Love” featuring WurlD

Listen to Mut4y’s “How Deep is Your Love” featuring WurlD

Star Boy X Universal Music

Listen to Femi Kuti’s New single, “One People, One World”

Listen to Femi Kuti’s New single, “One People, One World”

Omo Baba 70 is back on

Artists Mourn The Passing Of DJ Olu On Social Media

Artists Mourn The Passing Of DJ Olu On Social Media

Musicians came together to pay tribute to a young legend.

Ichaba and Davido are about to make being a “Baby Mama” a thing

Ichaba and Davido are about to make being a “Baby Mama” a thing

braggadocio has always been inherent in hip-hop and rap but "Baby Mama" plays like both fun and

Four Possible Explanations for the Existence of Pia Mia’s “I’m A Fan”

Four Possible Explanations for the Existence of Pia Mia’s “I’m A Fan”

Somehow, Enugu and Malibu have met in the middle of