Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Emerging in the 2000s, Afrobeats is a popular style of West African music that employs polyrhythms and syncopation and draws ...

Ayra Starr to Shallipopi, we show the 2026 Grammy snubs in African music. Discover the 8 hits that defined the culture but missed out. The Grammys have come a long way with African music. The ...

As the music industry gathers for Grammy Week, African music is playing an increasingly prominent role — not only on the awards stage, but across global pop culture. That momentum will be on display ...

This year in Afropop, a whispery Ghanaian It-Girl shook the world, a Francophone trio remade Bastille Day in their image, and East African R&B stars took romantic tension to new heights. Meanwhile, a ...

Nigerian music legend Innocent Idibia, aka 2baba, has been honoured by the American music publication Billboard The entertainment journal officially named one of the musician’s timeless hits as the ...

Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has been awarded the ‘Best African Music Performance’ at the 67th Academy Grammy Awards for her song “Love Me JeJe.” The prestigious award ...

Tyla has won her second Grammy Award for Best African Music Performance at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, held on Sunday, February 1. The South African singer secured the win with her song “PUSH 2 ...

Afrobeats singer Tems wins the award for Best African Music Performance at the 67th Grammy Awards, beating out a talented lineup of fellow Nigerian artists. Tems’ win marked a historic moment for ...

The 69th Grammy Awards have reignited questions over the essence of the African Music Performance Category, which Tyla won for the second time. Ahead of the ceremony, fans have opined on the chances ...

The 1965 album recorded in Cuba, entitled Las Maravillas de Mali, is a gem of its time, a showcase for Maïga’s early ...