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21 Savage debuted as Saturday Night Live‘s musical guest first with a performance of his new single, “Redrum.” The violin-intro track comes from his third solo album, American Dream, which came out last month and topped the Billboard 200 Albums chart upon its release. The Atlanta rapper–Rolling Stone‘s cover artist …

For over two decades, Usher had one of music’s most impressive release runs. While his Nineties and early Aughts R&B peers floundered as new generations of the genre came and went, the chameleonic crooner adapted, experimenting with dance music while maintaining his particularly seductive swagger. It’s been eight years since …

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 …

T he explosion of Afrobeats has been one of the biggest stories in the music industry over the past five years, with acts like Burna Boy, Davido, Asake, and Tems becoming global superstars. As Africa’s musical imprint around the world continues to become more prominent, its artists now have a …

Busta Rhymes stopped by The Tonight Show to perform two of his songs, “The Statement” and “Legacy.” The rapper melded the songs into a seamless medley and was joined by CIE, Trillian, and RAI for “Legacy.” Both tracks appear on Rhymes’ recent LP, Blockbusta, which dropped in November via Conglomerate …

Lil Durk is taking his 2023 smash “All My Life” global with a pair of new remixes, one featuring Nigerian superstar Burna Boy, the other boasting the hit Korean group Stray Kids. Both artists fit seamlessly on the uplifting, emotional track while still bringing their own distinct styles to it. …

Burna Boy has never been in doubt of his own greatness. It might appear as though he only began to make that known recently, but the Nigerian Afro-fusion artist (he rejects the term Afrobeats), has always been his biggest and most enthusiastic hype person. When he called out Coachella in …

Pushups, handshakes, and dance parties: J Hus and Burna Boy are having a boys’ night out. On Thursday, J Hus released the black-and-white video for his song “Masculine” alongside the Nigerian superstar. The Nathan Miller-directed video captures the two stars meeting up backstage at a show as they sing along …

Burna Boy has shared a new single, “Big 7,” ahead of his seventh studio album, I Told Them… The LP is set for release Aug. 24 via Spaceship/Bad Habit/Atlantic Record. “Big 7” arrives along with a music video directed by Benny Boom. It was shot in New York City and …

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” …