Accra-based rapper Lil Carby has officially released his latest single titled “NOTICE.” The song delivers a strong motivational message about staying authentic, overcoming struggles, and continuing to ...

Borrowing from jazz and African rhythms, he forged a singular style that helped define music in his native Ghana — and West Africa — for a generation. By Adam Nossiter Ebo Taylor, who used the lilting ...

Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti to make history as first African honoured with posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. After a lifetime of clashes with successive powers in Nigeria, the recognition ...

Tiwa Savage is the kind of personality who you can feel enter a room seconds before you actually see them. It’s not just the rustle of her impeccably fashionable clothes, but that certain intangible ...

With an eye on its international fan base, the N.B.A. has welcomed the influence of African singers like Tems, Burna Boy and Rema. By Emmanuel Morgan A winter afternoon in Salt Lake City might be the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Byron Armstrong is a Toronto-based, CEMA award-winning journalist. Jibola Fagbamiye (left) signing copies of the graphic novel at ...

LAGOS, Nov 11 (Reuters) - An exhibition celebrating the life and legacy of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti has opened in Lagos in Nigeria, marking the African debut of an event first developed by the ...

Lagos is already the Afrobeats capital of the world, the only problem? It hasn’t been officially recognised. Lagos, the heartbeat of a genre that has crossed oceans and conquered global charts, stages ...

Billboard Latin Music Week returned to The Fillmore Miami Beach from Oct. 20 to 24. By Griselda Flores Senior Editor, Latin As Afrobeats gains momentum outside of West Africa, where it originated, ...

On this week's show, we explore how Ludwig van Beethoven's music continues to inspire a new generation of musicians. We meet musician Cassie Kinoshi, who blends her classical compositions with ...

If Afrobeats were a dinner party, Nigeria might be the host, delivering invitations, setting the table, and getting credit for the playlist. But Ghana, with its ancestral ingredients: Highlife, ...

Spotify has released its list of the most-streamed Afrobeats artists worldwide for 2025, with Burna Boy leading the chart. Rema secured second place, followed by Wizkid in third, Asake in fourth, and ...