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26 May 2025
AMA 2O25: Who Will Be America’s Favorite Afrobeats Artist?
Nominated for this year’s Afrobeats category at the American Music Awards are Asake, Tyla, Wizkid, Tems, and Rema.
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25 April 2025
Ayra Starr Drops Sultry New Single “Gimme Dat” Featuring Wizkid
With a Latin Diamond plaque, BET nods, and a film debut, 2025 is shaping up to be the singer’s biggest year yet.
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14 April 2025
Video: D’banj, Snoop Dogg and the Afrobeats Moment that Sparked Change
Fourteen years after D'banj's Snoop Dogg co-sign, Afrobeats has truly gone global. OkayAfrica highlights the major moments in that journey.
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13 March 2025
Wizkid Adds North American Dates to His Forthcoming 2025 Tour
The Afrobeats legend is making sure countries in the US also have the chance to get in on the sonic thrill of "Morayo."
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05 March 2025
Wizkid Keeps the Party Going in the Music Video for “Kese”
The self-directed video combines choreographed dance routines, beautiful brown-skinned women, Wizkid in his usual sartorial elegance and, of course, more dances.
Film + TV
03 March 2025
The Singular Eye of Nigerian Cinematographer KC Obiajulu
Known for visual compositions that stay on the mind long after they've finished playing, Obiajulu wants to leave viewers feeling something.
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03 February 2025
African Music Had Minimal Highlights at the 2025 Grammys But the Vibes Were Mainly Positive
Tems and Wouter Kellerman added to their Grammys, while Trevor Noah kept the main ceremony breezy.
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30 January 2025
“It’s Purely Political:” A Candid Conversation About the Grammy’s African Music Category
Culture commentator Joey Akan digs into the narrowness of Best African Music Performance so far, as well as other pertinent talking points in African music categories at Western award shows.
Film + TV
08 January 2025
Ayo Edebiri, Tems, Wizkid and Tyla are Nominees for the NAACP Image Awards 2025
Ayo Edebiri leads NAACP Image Awards nominees with five nods, as global Black talent shines across film, TV, music, and literature categories.
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20 December 2024
The Best West African Songs of 2024
This year’s list features emerging talents and an uptick in artists reaching to the past to create new sounds.
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13 December 2024
The Best Afrobeats Songs of 2024
African music has had some great sonic highs throughout the year. Here are the best Afrobeats songs of 2024, featuring Amaarae, Wizkid, Tyla, Olivetheboy, Angélique Kidjo and more.
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22 November 2024
Five Takeaways From Wizkid’s New Album, ‘Morayo’
On his sixth studio album, the Nigerian superstar plays close to home.
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