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Lil’ Wayne, other U.S. artists see the power of Afrobeats and its audience

Rob Taylor Jr. - Courier Staff Writer -
LIL’ WAYNE The music genre "Afrobeats" has become so mainstream, that "mainstream" artists, or those who are most likely from the U.S. and aren't...
Arts and Culture

No ‘calming down’ for Rema; he’s an Afrobeats superstar

Rob Taylor Jr. - Courier Staff Writer -
AFROBEATS STAR REMA In 2023, one song dom­inated the urban music charts. Everyone knew the words to it. It was smooth, relaxing, catchy, but still something you...
Arts and Culture

Coming In Hot: These Afrobeats stars are set to light up the summer

Tacuma Roeback, Managing Editor -
Afrobeats stars Rema, Amaarae, Asake and Ayra Starr are coming to Afro Nation Detroit (Credit: X, Facebook, Capital FM Kenya).  If Black life had a...
Arts and Culture

Afrobeats star Ayra Starr is the voice of today’s generation

Rob Taylor Jr. - Courier Staff Writer -
In order for a musical genre to have staying power, there must be artists in the genre's early stages that are serious about succeeding....
Arts and Culture

Tyla wins inaugural award for Best African Music Performance at Grammys

Black Information Network -
Tyla made history at the 2024 Grammy Awards. On Sunday (February 4), Tyla took home the trophy for Best African Music Performance for her hit...
Arts and Culture

Grammy Awards: Africa finally has its own category – but at what cost?

The Conversation -
Miriam Makeba was the first African to win a Grammy, but only when she partnered with a US star, Harry Belafonte. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images by...
Arts and Culture

Headed to Detroit for Afro Nation? Here’s how to spend 24 hours in the city

Miss AJ Williams -
(Photo credit: AfroNationDetroit.com) Detroit, the spirited heart of Michigan, has always been a city celebrated for its rich cultural heritage and diverse musical legacy. With...
Arts and Culture

Beyoncé has helped usher in a renaissance for African artists

Courier Newsroom -
by James Chikomborero Paradza, University of Pretoria Beyoncé has released her seventh solo studio album, titled Renaissance (2022). The album, an event in global popular...
Arts and Culture

100 years of pop music in Nigeria: what shaped four eras

Courier Newsroom -
by Chijioke Ngobili, University of Nigeria The global outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the early months of 2020 shut down nearly all physical and...
Arts and Culture

From Nigeria to the world: Afrobeats is having a global moment

Courier Newsroom -
by Garhe Osiebe, Rhodes University Another Grammy Awards season and there is a growing list of African nominees. For African music enthusiasts, it is heartwarming...

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