Tekashi 6ix9ine Takes On Afrobeats
Controversial Mexican rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine is moving away form his usual aggressive style of music and seeking to appeal to his African fans with a forthcoming Afrofusion song. In a snippet of
Busy Signal Remixes “Calm Down,” To The Delight Of Rema
Jamaican dancehall artist Busy Signal who is no stranger to remixes (Beres Hammond, Lionel Ritchie) may have given himself a lifeline by doing an unofficial remix of Nigerian star Rema’s Billboard Chart
Why Afrobeats Had 217 Hits In the U.S. Last Year While Modern Dancehall Bubbles Under?
Dancehall and reggae’s peak year was 1993 when the genres occupied 3.9 % of the Billboard charts. In the last year, even reggae’s gifted child Koffee had a hard time charting and maintaining a
Billboard’s Biggest Afrobeats Songs In The U.S.
Today April 2, 2023, marks one year since Billboard launched the U.S. Afrobeats chart in collaboration with the concert festival brand Afro-Nation. The biggest winner on U.S. music’s newest chart is Rema and Selena Gomez’s
Shaggy Dexta Daps, Stormzy And More Featured On Stonebwoy’s Upcoming Def Jam Album ‘5th Dimension’
Dexta Daps, Shaggy and Davido are just some of the names featured on Ghanaian dancehall singer StoneyBoy’s upcoming studio album 5th Dimension. The 17 track project represents StoneBwoy’s first for Def Jam Africa after he
How Wizkid Uses Dancehall Music To Inspire Global Appeal
We show you already how Burna Boy used dancehall to build his career and become a global music star. Now WMV examines how Wizkid uses the elements of dancehall music to build
Skillibeng Co-Headlines Multi-City U.S. Tour With WIZKID
After announcing that he’d be pulling out of the European “Under The Influence Tour” with Chris Brown, Skillibeng will be heading to the U.S. for a multi-city tour with WIZKID. The new
Damian Marley Told Jamaican Government To “Study K-Pop,” Now Korean Boy Band “Tomorrow Together” Records Afrobeats Song “Tinnitus”
Four years go Damian Marley told WMV Podcast that Reggae and Dancehall acts should “study the K-Pop genre” to understand where the music industry is going. Four years later the genre has
Tems Wins NAACP Image Award For Cover Of Bob Marley’s “No Woman No Cry”
Nigerian singer/songwriter Tems won and NAACP Image award for Outstanding International Song with her rendition of Bob Marley’s “No Woman, No Cry.” The song done for the Black Panther Wakanda Forever soundtrack cover
Did Afrobeats Replace Reggae & Dancehall Music In The U.S?
In light of Tems, Burna Boy and Rema shutting down the NBA All Star Weekend Halftime show on Sunday, many people on social media are questioning whether Afrobeats and all its sub-genres have
Fireboy DML’s “Peru” Is Now Certified Platinum In The U.S. By The RIAA
Peru by Fireboy DML, released July 20, 2021 is now certified Platinum in the U.S. by the Recording Industry Association Of America (RIAA) for selling one million units. The Afrobeats Yahoo
Watch: Burna Boy Gets In Touch With The “Common Person”
Nigerian superstar Burna Boy gets in touch with the people of Nigeria in his latest music video “Common Person.” The video released on Monday (January 30, 2023) is the 6th single from