From Lagos to the Grammys, Nigerian singer-songwriter Tems has conquered the global stage without compromising who she is. “Authenticity is everything to me,” she says. “That’s the one thing I cannot ...

It seems like there’s nothing Nigerian music star Simi can’t do. A singer, songwriter, and one of the few women mixing and producing their own music, Simi is setting the stage for the future of ...

Clockwise from top left: Busiswa Gqulu, Tems, Tula, Amaarae, Moonchild Sannelly, Uncle Waffles, Ayra Starr, Aya Nakamura, and Tiwa Savage. Collage by Ashley Peña Africa, with its 54 countries and more ...

While on stage in Lagos, Nigeria for the first time, Gunna surprised fans with a guest appearance from Tyla, who joined the Atlanta rapper for a performance of their collaboration “Jump.” Gunna ...

funk and African rhythms. Over time, the genre gave rise to afrobeats (with an "s"), a less politicised form of music that incorporated the bling of US hip-hop and is now championed by Nigerian ...

The "Big 3" is a novel term in the Nigerian music industry that came with the advent of social media and the international success of Afrobeats. Like in Hip Hop, what determines the biggest artists of ...