
Best New Music: Broken hearts won’t heal on Bella Alubo’s “Don’t Trust Geminis”
using the stereotype of a two-faced gemini

Best New Music: “L’enu” seals Buju’s remarkable 2019 come-up
His third smash single for the calendar

Best New Music: Davido turns infamous Shade 45 Freestyle into banger, “Risky”
featuring dancehall artist,

Best New Music: Step into Amaarae’s erotic house of mystery and horror with “Like It”
of darkness, sex and loss of

Best New Music: Rema finds new truths on “Rewind”, off his Bad Commando EP
Afropop's wunderkind continues an indelible 2019

Best New Music: Tau Benah celebrates youth and femininity in “Young Woman”
A serendipitous commentary of recent

Best New Music: ICTOOICY’s “Melancholy Baby” is an unapologetic commentary on saviour syndrome in romance
sad girls don't

Best New Music: Accra City Vice comes to life in Tulenkey’s trap-house anthem “Yard”
featuring Ara and Wes7ar

Best New Music: Tems “Try Me” is a fiery anthem of triumph
An instant classic from an upcoming Nigerian

Best New Music Special: “Brown Skin Girl” by Beyoncé + “Collateral Damage” By Burna Boy”
A double special from the most talked about projects of the

Best New Music: Chillz’ “Start Again” is universal truth wrapped in folk-pop
off his hyper-positive, debut

Best New Music: DRB celebrate their growth on new single, “Alte”
A reminder that DRB are masters of making the good life sound like all it’s cracked up to

Best New Music: Falz holds up a mirror against the Nigerian society on “Hypocrite”
"Everybody is a motherf**king hypocrite"

Best New Music: Olamide’s “Poverty Die” confirms Baddo’s visual renaissance is afoot
Stories from the streets are getting a new artistic

Best New Music: Davido’s “Wonder Woman” is another typical OBO flex
another bar set by one of Africa's biggest music success

Best New Music: BBanks’ “Hustle” is the most soulful go-getter anthem released this year
featuring a colourful cast of streets-made next-ups.