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Burna Boy Is The Most Streamed African Artist On YouTube For 2023 So Far

Burna Boy is the most streamed African artist on YouTube seven months into 2023. The African Giant lands at No. 196 overall with 327,676,798 views across his catalogue on the platinum up to July 30, 2023. The artist

30/07/2023

Milestones·YouTube Milestones

Celebrities Make Switch To Meta’s Threads

Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, released their latest app “Threads” as a challenge to Twitter’s dominance. With the acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk last year, the microblogging site

06/07/2023

Tech

Island Records And The Bob Marley Estate Set To Drop Afrobeats Remix Project

The Recording Academy announced new categories for the 2024 Grammys this week which include, ‘ Best African Music Performance’. Speaking exclusively with World Music Views® Gracey Mae, music journalist and executive in the U.K.

17/06/2023

Afrobeat·Reggae

Fans Left Ecstatic After Burna Boy, Asake And More Brought Africa To Miami

AfroNation Miami Night 1, one of the most highly anticipated US music festivals of this year, kicked off with a bang. The celebration of African music comes as Rema’s Calm Down is

28/05/2023

Afrobeat·Afrofusion·Concerts

Rema Dominates Afrobeats Chart & TikTok Boost “Here Comes The Hotstepper”

Re-entering the Billboard Reggae Albums chart at No. 10 this week is Here Comes The Hotstepper by Ini Kamoze. The return to the chart after peaking at No. 1 in 1994 places Ini

16/05/2023

Afrobeats·Charts·Weekly Music Charts

Calm Down Spends 34 Weeks At No. 1 On The Billboard Afrobeats Chart

Nigerian singer Rema’s breakout hit Calm Down featuring Selena Gomez spends 34 weeks on the Billboard Afrobeats chart this week. The London and Andre Vibez produced song also stays at its peak position

26/04/2023

Charts

Music Videos From Karol G, Shakira, Davido, Phil Watkis And More That You Should Watch

Afrobeats star Davido has released the first music video since his fourth studio album timeless debuted at No. 37 on the Billboard chart. The official video for “Unavailable” featuring Musa Key earned

12/04/2023

New Music

Davido Calls For Afrobeats Stars To Own The Genre As “Timeless” Debuts At No. 37 On The U.S. Billboard 200

Timeless, the fourth studio album by Nigerian star Davido has officially debuted at No. 37 on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart. The album sold 17,000 units SEA and TEA. The Afro-fusion

10/04/2023

Afrobeat·Afrofusion·Album Sales·Charts

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

06/04/2023

African Hip Hop·Afrofusion·Dancehall·Exclusives·Features

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

02/04/2023

Afrobeat

Burna Boy’s Break-Up Anthem “Last Last” Certified Platinum In The U.S.

Burna Boy’s “Last Last” is now certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association (RIAA) after selling more than 1,000,000 units in the U.S. This achievement comes after his 2018 song “Ye” reached

09/03/2023

Certifications·Milestones

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

20/02/2023

Afrobeat·Afrofusion·Dancehall·Reggae

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