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Burna Boy performed at the Grammy Awards for the first time, with his representatives noting he is the first Afro-fusion artist to do so in a press release distributed prior to Grammy night. Though Burna is largely associated with the more widely known genre Afrobeats — which itself is often a fusion of genres such as highlife, hip-hop, R&B, and more — he has long attempted to differentiate himself by referring to his own music as Afro-fusion. Other artists, like Ghanaian singer Amaarae, have categorized their music…

Burna Boy will be the first Afrobeats performer ever to play the Grammys at Sunday night’s ceremony — and he’ll be joined onstage by Brandy and 21 Savage, executive producer Raj Kapoor tells Rolling Stone Music Now. The collaboration will also mark 21 Savage’s Grammy performance debut, while Brandy hasn’t sung on the show since the Nineties. “It’s gonna be huge,” says Kapoor. “It’s gonna get everybody on their feet.” In the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, Kapoor breaks down what to expect from the…

The track is accompanied by a music video shot in Jamaica Burna Boy has teamed up with Saint Kittian artist Byron Messia for “Talibans II,” a new twist on Messia’s breakout hit, “Talibans.” The duo also shot a music video for the track, which was filmed in Jamaica and sees the musicians hanging out a beach-side resort. Messia originally dropped “Talibans” earlier this year as part of his No Love release. The song quickly topped the charts, hitting No. 1 in 13 countries on Apple…

Burna Boy makes history here, becoming the first African artist to headline a UK stadium. The Grammy award-winning, Nigeria-born artist has popularised Afro-fusion – the blending of Afrobeats with pop, dancehall, hip-hop and R&B influences – for more than a decade and, long cherished by Britain’s African and Caribbean communities, has edged into the UK mainstream with starry collaborations (Ed Sheeran, Stormzy, Jorja Smith) and summer 2023’s ubiquitous Top 5 solo single Last Last. Embodying sonic influences that shape…

For the past year or so, Steel Banglez had been a little quiet on the music front. After the passing of his good friend Sidhu Moose Wala, the producer understandably took a little time out of the limelight. He returned last month with “Mera Na”, the third posthumous release from Wala that also served as Banglez’s tribute to his late friend.Soon after, Steel Banglez officially announced that the track was also the first cut to be heard from his impending debut album and with it the enormous list of featured…

It feels like the Champions League keeps getting bigger and bigger with each passing year.The final, in particular, is a massive event and each year UEFA pulls out all the stops to make it even more memorable than the last. Today, it has been announced that Nigerian superstar Burna Boy will co-headline the 2023 UEFA Champions League Final Kick Off Show by Pepsi, alongside another yet-to-be-announced artist. Now in its seventh year, previous editions have featured performances by some of the world’s biggest artists. The…

Usher, Drake and J. Cole, and Burna Boy are set to headline the 2023 Dreamville Festival, and now everyone wants a ticket to the show.After this year’s lineup for the North Carolina music festival was announced Tuesday, fans on social media immediately began weighing the pros and cons of buying tickets to see some of their favorite artists for a hefty sum. Dreamville 2023 will take place April 1 and 2 at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh.Usher will headline the first day of the festival, while Burna Boy, Drake and Cole — who…

Jamaican dancehall artist Popcaan has returned with his long-awaited fifth studio album, Great Is He.His second-full-length project through Drake’s OVO Sound imprint, Great Is He sees Popcaan deliver the goods across 17 new tracks. While most of the release is a solo affair, it also features appearances from Drizzy, Burna Boy, Toni-Ann Singh, and Chronic Law. With its summery sound and uplifting melodies, it’s yet another example of how effortlessly Popcaan is able to craft some of the most infectious earworms out right…

South London rap outfit D-Block Europe—aka Young Adz and Dirtbike LB—have returned with their second studio album, Lap 5, and to mark the occasion they’ve shared the music video for one if its standout cuts, “4 The Win”.The 16-track offering puts DBE’s journey into perspective, charting their impressive ascent to dominance in the UK and acknowledging their desire to bring this to a global scale. The album is also a testament to Adz and LB’s consistency over the last five summers, providing a combination of fresh sonics…

Toronto is undeniably a melting pot for cultural diversity. With the rise of summer music festivals it was only a matter of time before one was created for Afrobeats, R&B, and dancehall lovers. For the first time ever, the city introduces Kultureland: a two-day Afro-Caribbean festival filled with everything from food, music, art exhibitions, and more. The festival will kick off from August 6 to 7 at Markham Fairgrounds and features a killer line-up that will surely have everyone slow-whining and engulfed in summer…