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6 Important Highlights for African Music at the 2024 Grammys

6 Important Highlights for African Music at the 2024 Grammys

Mark your calendars: February

NATIVELAND Returns With A New Location & All-Star Lineup

NATIVELAND Returns With A New Location & All-Star Lineup

Mark your calendars: December 22, 2023.

The Rise Of Tyla’s Global Hit Single, “Water”

The Rise Of Tyla’s Global Hit Single, “Water”

a meeting of talent and

TurnTable Top 100: Ayra Starr earns two spots on the top 20 this week

TurnTable Top 100: Ayra Starr earns two spots on the top 20 this week

Tyla's "Water" also debuts at

NATIVE Selects: New Music From Suté Iwar, Kabza De Small, Ayra Starr & More

NATIVE Selects: New Music From Suté Iwar, Kabza De Small, Ayra Starr & More

New jams to carry you through the

TurnTable Top 100: MohBad’s “Ask About Me” Reaches No. 1

TurnTable Top 100: MohBad’s “Ask About Me” Reaches No. 1

The first artist to posthumously hit the chart's

NATIVE Selects: New Music From Ayra Starr, SGaWD, Darkoo & More

NATIVE Selects: New Music From Ayra Starr, SGaWD, Darkoo & More

new tracks to kickstart your weekend

‘NATIVEWORLD’ A Year Later: 7 Standout Guest Appearances

‘NATIVEWORLD’ A Year Later: 7 Standout Guest Appearances

A celebration of NATIVE Sound System's present and the lustre of its

Three Takeaways from TurnTable’s Mid-Year Charts

Three Takeaways from TurnTable’s Mid-Year Charts

Nigerian music keeps gaining

Omah Lay, Wizkid & Nigerian pop’s healthy relationship with the deluxe album

Omah Lay, Wizkid & Nigerian pop’s healthy relationship with the deluxe album

The sample size isn't a lot but the results are overtly

NATIVE Selects: New Music from Tyla, Tay Iwar, Bella Shmurda and more

NATIVE Selects: New Music from Tyla, Tay Iwar, Bella Shmurda and more

tunes for the weekend

NATIVE Selects: New Music From Omah Lay, Young Jonn, Ayra Starr & More

NATIVE Selects: New Music From Omah Lay, Young Jonn, Ayra Starr & More

a trove of excellent music to get into

NATIVE Selects: New Music From Johnny Drille, Joeboy, Darkoo & More

NATIVE Selects: New Music From Johnny Drille, Joeboy, Darkoo & More

New Music to get you up this

TurnTable Top 100: Tiwa Savage’s “Stamina” Is The Highest-Charting Female Collaboration

TurnTable Top 100: Tiwa Savage’s “Stamina” Is The Highest-Charting Female Collaboration

Tiwa Savage’s “Stamina” moves to a new peak of No. 4

NATIVE Selects: New Music From Adekunle Gold, Tiwa Savage, Khaid & More

NATIVE Selects: New Music From Adekunle Gold, Tiwa Savage, Khaid & More

fresh picks of the

Turntable Top 100: BNXN’s “Gwagwalada” is back for the No.1 Spot

Turntable Top 100: BNXN’s “Gwagwalada” is back for the No.1 Spot

Hit songs by Omah Lay, Ayra Starr, Rema and Ruger complete this week's top

NATIVE Selects: A List Of The Best Songs This Week

NATIVE Selects: A List Of The Best Songs This Week

start your weekend with Major League DJz, Ayra Starr &

TurnTable Top 100: Ayra Starr’s “Sability” Debuts at No. 1 This Week

TurnTable Top 100: Ayra Starr’s “Sability” Debuts at No. 1 This Week

Ayra lands herself her fourth No. 1

Best New Music: Ayra Starr Embodies Ultra-Confidence on “Sability”

Best New Music: Ayra Starr Embodies Ultra-Confidence on “Sability”

A cumulation of poise and

Ayra Starr returns with new sure-fire hit single, “Sability”

Ayra Starr returns with new sure-fire hit single, “Sability”

an anthem for the sabi girls and

NATIVE Staff Picks: 20 Songs That Defined Afropop In 2022

NATIVE Staff Picks: 20 Songs That Defined Afropop In 2022

Featuring classics from Asake, Kabza De Small, Sampa the Great &