Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Emerging in the 2000s, Afrobeats is a popular style of West African music that employs polyrhythms and syncopation and draws ...

25 greatest Afrobeats songs that have left an indelible mark on the nation’s pop culture and played a part in the local and international expansion of Nigerian music. The turn of the millennium saw ...

On her 2025 debut solo album, Pantera, Goyo — who gained fame as part of the Latin Grammy Award-winning group ChocQuibTown — explored the sounds of Afrobeats by traveling to London to work with some ...

Rapper Blaqbonez has revealed his top five picks for the greatest Afrobeats songs of all time. In an interview on the ‘Lagos’ podcast, Blaqbonez crowned 2Face Idibia’s iconic hit “African Queen” as ...

Music executive Don Jazzy is celebrating a major milestone after Billboard released its Top 50 ‘Best Afrobeats Songs of All-Time’ list. The renowned producer boasts that he produced six songs featured ...

Celebrated music producer Shizzi speaks up on the state of Afrobeats. The famous producer made this remark on his X page, where he pointed out that only a few songs have been able to connect with ...

Chukwuka Ekweani ran away from his small hometown in the north of Nigeria at age 19 to chase his music dreams in Lagos. Sitting alone on the flight south with his parents’ disapproving words ringing ...

Grammy-nominated Bryson Tiller teams up with Afrobeats star Ayra Starr for a major concert at BRED Abu Dhabi 2026. The R&B meets Afrobeats showcase happens April 25, with tickets from Dhs 85 for ...

American music publication Billboard has come under fire after resharing an article that classified Nigerian Afrobeats star ...

For 25 years, the success of Nigerian pop music has been driven by a steady release of smash hit records that have birthed new stars, impacted the culture, and exported Afrobeats to a global audience.

Over the last decade, Afrobeats has made significant inroads in the global music industry, from invitations to conquer the biggest stages in the world to cross-cultural collaborations with Western ...