The 2026 BET Awards took over the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on June 28, and African music had five of its biggest names in the building. Tems, Wizkid, Asake, Burna Boy, and Tyla all earned nominations at one of Black…
African music just made history again. Dai Dai, the global collaboration between Shakira and Burna Boy, has officially debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 at No. 75. AfrobeatsGlobal has been watching this record climb across every chart, and this milestone is…
Nigerian Twitter is burning, and everyone has a take. Rapper YCee sparked a major national conversation after describing what he called an 'olodo uprising' in Nigeria on the Afropolitan podcast. The YCee Peller culture debate has since taken over social media, with…
A snippet just dropped on the internet, and it has not even dropped yet. Nigerian rising star FOLA has given fans their first taste of his upcoming single, Treat U Right, and the reaction has been electric. AfrobeatsGlobal is here with…
Wizkid Names New Album SEXY, Hosts Pre-Release Party in Paris
The era has a name, and the energy is already unmatched. Wizkid has officially confirmed that his highly anticipated seventh studio album will be titled SEXY, sending fans across the…
Nigerian singer Tems delivered a stunning Tems Obama Presidential Center performance on June 18, 2026. She sang her hit single Me & U during the grand opening ceremony in Chicago. AfrobeatsGlobal has tracked her rise for years, and…
Ayra Starr just told the internet she'd be unemployed without music. Her honesty here is the most relatable thing she has ever said. Nigerian pop star Ayra Starr has opened up about how deeply Ayra Starr's music changed her…
Davrel got dragged online for playing an unreleased Davido song. Then Davido called a car dealership. The plot twist nobody saw coming. Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Davido gifted Twitch streamer Davrel a luxury car after a week of unexpected online controversy.…
Fola had N70k to his name and sent N50k of it to his girlfriend. What happened next is the kind of story you don't forget. Nigerian singer Fola has shared one of the most personal stories circulating in Afrobeats this…
There are concerts, and then there are moments that become part of music history. On a special night in London, Nigerian superstar Asake gave fans something they had never experienced before. For the first time ever, songs from his latest album M$NEY…