Best New Music: Broken hearts won’t heal on Bella Alubo’s “Don’t Trust Geminis”

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

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”

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”

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

Best New Music: Rema finds new truths on “Rewind”, off his Bad Commando EP

Afropop's wunderkind continues an indelible 2019

Best New Music: Wizkid is a mystical Starboy for new banger, “Joro”

Best New Music: Wizkid is a mystical Starboy for new banger, “Joro”

Ojuelegba to the world

Best New Music: Tau Benah celebrates youth and femininity in “Young Woman”

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

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”

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

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”

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

Best New Music: Chillz’ “Start Again” is universal truth wrapped in folk-pop

off his hyper-positive, debut

Best New Music Special: ‘Mandy & The Jungle’  by Santi

Best New Music Special: ‘Mandy & The Jungle’ by Santi

The future of Afropop is already

Best New Music:  DRB celebrate their growth on new single, “Alte”

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: Buju’s “Energy” is Afro-fusion twist to conventional love songs

Best New Music: Buju’s “Energy” is Afro-fusion twist to conventional love songs

that will melt your

Best New Music: SOLIS’s “watch  me” is the birth of a new kind of artist

Best New Music: SOLIS’s “watch me” is the birth of a new kind of artist

trading the past for

Best New Music: Falz holds up a mirror against the Nigerian society on “Hypocrite”

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

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

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

Best New Music: BBanks’ “Hustle” is the most soulful go-getter anthem released this year

featuring a colourful cast of streets-made next-ups.