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Tems top charted artist of 2022 Wizkid "Essence" with Justin Bieber and Tems became song of the year. The Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart ranks the best-performing Afrobeats singles in the United States. Its data is assembled by the charts production manager Michael Cusson, and published on Billboard magazine.
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 Afro Nation. The chart is measured from leading audio and video music services, plus download sales from top music retailers. [1]
A range of new artists, such as Rema, Fireboy DML, Tems, Joeboy, and Ayra Starr began to gain widespread popularity around the early 2020s, with a defining sound of R&B-infused, and sometimes trap-influenced, afrobeats music. In January 2022, Fireboy DML was the first Nigerian artist to reach the number two position on the UK Singles Chart with ...
“Music comes in moments, and I’m forever excited that now it is Africa’s time,” says Linda Ayoola, head of expansion and African music for Starr’s label, Platoon. “Afrobeats is a genre ...
May 13, 2022 Obongjayar: Some Nights I Dream of Doors: Afrobeat: September Recordings [12] May 20, 2020 Gigi Lamayne: Set in Stone: Hip hop [13] May 27 Nduduzo Makhathini: In The Spirit Of Ntu: Jazz Blue Note Africa [11] July 8 Burna Boy: Love, Damini: Afro-fusion Atlantic Records [14] October 25 Amerado: G.I.N.A: Reggae, Afropop MicBurnerz ...
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.
The UK Afrobeats Singles Chart is a record chart compiled in the United Kingdom by the Official Charts Company (OCC) to determine the 20 most popular singles in the afrobeats and afroswing genres. The chart is compiled by the OCC from digital downloads , physical record sales and audio streams in UK retail outlets.
The Grammy Award for Best African Music Performance is an award presented by the Recording Academy to honor quality African music [1] performances in any given year. The award was presented for the first time at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in 2024, and is a sister category to the Best Global Music Performance award, following on from the creation of that category in 2022, and sits in the ...