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…
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…
The Global Leaderboard: Ranking the Most Demanded African Artists This Year
The most demanded African artists this year are proving that our music is no longer just a "category"; it is the mainstream. Whether it is selling out stadiums in Paris…
Discover the top 10 African artists with the highest capacity shows, from Wizkid and Burna Boy’s 80K sellouts to Tems’ rising dominance.
The global rise of Afrobeats has been one of the most significant shifts in the modern music industry. What started as a vibrant sound from the streets of Lagos and Accra has now become a dominant force on the international stage. In…
Have you ever wondered what has been in Davido's playlist? What he has been listening to, right? I'm sure his fans are always curious about that.
Davido just made his Coachella debut; he is building his own festival in London, and…
If you stream a Nigerian artist's song one million times on Spotify, you might assume they are walking away with serious money. However the reality, is very different. One million Spotify streams typically pays out somewhere between $3,000 and $5,000 before the…
For a long time the conversation around Afrobeats was dominated by male names. Big male names, great music, no argument. But something has shifted in 2026 in a way that feels genuinely permanent. The women in this genre are not just participating…
Coachella 2026 ended its first weekend, and if you were anywhere near social media on Saturday night, you already know what happened. The internet practically stopped when Tems walked onto the main stage during Justin Bieber's headlining set, and then Wizkid followed. Together,…
This one was always going to be special.
Some collaborations make sense on paper. You see the names together, and you think, yes, that tracks. And then there are the ones that feel like they were written into the fabric of things…