Fight scenes from shows including ‘Naruto’ and ‘Demon Slayer’ have been injected with the vocal urgency of Nigerian music, ...

Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Wizkid, Burna Boy, Asake and Tems have been nominated for the 2026 BET Awards. The awards ceremony, which will be held in Los Angeles on June 28 2026, will be hosted by ...

EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian startup Creele Animation Studios has unveiled first images and details for its upcoming 3D short Sopo, inspired by the early life of revered late Afrobeat star Fela Kuti. The Lagos ...

Afrobeat is malleable, and it can be incoporated into new sounds, fused and released to good effect. And this is not to say Afrobeat has no place in today’s society. It does. Aside serving as the ...

Fela’s influence stretches beyond Africa into distant lands. And artists from all over the world continue to draw inspiration from him. When Wizkid’s ‘Ojuelegba’ found its way to Drake, and a remix of ...

Nigeria’s ever-expanding Afrobeat industry may have just discovered its next major export in the fast-rising musical sensation, Williy Young, whose real name is Williams Bayode. The young and ...

Nigerian rapper Odumodublvck has responded to critics who argue that Nigerian hip-hop and Afrobeat artists are not “real” hip-hop musicians. During a recent interview, Odumodublvck asserted that ...

LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian drummer and composer Tony Allen, who worked closely with musician Fela Kuti as a pioneer of the Afrobeat genre, died in Paris aged 79, his manager said. The Afrobeat sound, ...