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The Billboard Music Award for Top Afrobeats Song award was first introduced at the Billboard Music Award in 2023. Tyla is currently the most nominated artist in this category, with three nominations. Winners and nominees
Afrobeats, not to be confused with Afrobeat or Afroswing, is an umbrella term to describe popular music from West Africa and the diaspora [1] [2] that initially developed in Nigeria, Ghana, and the UK in the 2000s and 2010s. Afrobeats is less of a style per se, and more of a descriptor for the fusion of sounds flowing out of Nigeria and Ghana.
The U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart is a standard record chart, ranking the most popular Afrobeats songs in the United States and it is published weekly by Billboard. [1] The chart ranks the 50 most popular songs every week. It was established by Billboard, in association with Afro Nation, on 22 March 2022. The chart is compiled by Billboard, and ...
Afrobeats, now combined with Western styles ranging from pop to hip-hop, got a big look on Beyoncé’s 2019 soundtrack for “The Lion King,” and the genre has continued to grow in popularity ...
Afrobeat (also known as Afrofunk [3] [4]) is a West African music genre, fusing influences from Yoruba music [5] [6] and Ghanaian music (such as highlife), [7] with ...
Nigerian Afrobeats singer Simisola Kosoko, a.k.a Simi, released her new single, “Woman,” along with a colorful female-driven video on Friday. The post Afrobeats singer Simi aims to shift the ...
Mr Eazi has commissioned original works from 13 African artists to take listeners “beyond music,” and create a “multi-sensory experience” for his forthcoming album “The Evil Genius.”
Afrobeats: The Backstory is a documentary series that delves into the rise and global influence of Afrobeats, a genre of music that originated in Nigeria.Directed by Nigerian filmmaker Ayo Shonaiya, the series premiered on Netflix on 29 June 2022, offering an in-depth look at the cultural, political, and social landscape that shaped the Afrobeats sound, as well as its growth.