Afrobeats Weekly
Music Podcasts
Afrobeats Weekly is a podcast about African music that podcast highlights some of the biggest news around the Afrobeats genre and the people behind it - the musicians, producers, writers.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Music Podcasts
Description:
Afrobeats Weekly is a podcast about African music that podcast highlights some of the biggest news around the Afrobeats genre and the people behind it - the musicians, producers, writers.
Language:
English
Episodes
Afrobeats Big 3
4/29/2024
In this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his co-host, Showontstop discuss Afrobeats Big 3. They also touch on news making the rounds in Afrobeats this week, and all the major songs that dropped this week.
OUTLINE
00:00 - Introduction
03:10 - Catch Up
03:24 - Rotimi the first artist to popularize Afrobeats in the United States?
05:40 - D'banj announces new single titled 'Since 04' to mark 20 years on stage
10:52 - Afrobeats Big 3
17:30 - New Songs
28:30 - The Charts
36:00 - Sign out
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Duration:00:36:53
Ruger, Bnxn’s RnB’s Album Review
4/21/2024
In this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his co-host, Showontstop discuss the highly anticipated Ruger and Bnxn’s ‘RnB’ Album Review. They also touch on news making the rounds in Afrobeats this week, and all the major songs that dropped this week.
OUTLINE
00:00 - Introduction
01:42 - Catch up
03:13 - Tems Coachella performance plus trailer for her upcoming album 'Born in the Wild'
07:55 - Burna Boy makes Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2024 list
10:40 - Davido launches Nine+ Records with UnitedMasters
12:50 - Ruger, Bnxn’s RnB’s Album Review
17:50 - New Songs
25:13 - The Charts
28:10 - Eliminate
35:10 - Sign out
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Duration:00:36:33
Shallipopi’s Shakespopi Album Review
4/15/2024
In this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his co-host, Showontstop discuss Shallipopi’s Shakespopi album, Young Jonn’s debut album Jiggy Forever and Ruger’s vs his former label. They also touch on news making the rounds in Afrobeats this week, as well as all the major songs that dropped this week.
OUTLINE
00:00 - Introduction
02:42 - Asake Concert
08:15 - Fan mails
25:30 - Ruger fires shots at Jonzing World
27:00 - Wizkid, Tems, Oxlade make Spotify's 100 greatest R&B songs
29:00 - Shallipopi’s Shakespopi Review
35:00 - Young Jonn’s Jiggy Forever Review
39:50 - New Songs
Poe by Ruger and Buju
Ekelebe by Stoneboy ft Odumodu
Hmmm by Chris Brown ft Davido
Taya by Dbanj, Zlatan, timaya, Specikinging, Bahdboi Oml, Kayswitch
Another Day by Llona
No Worries by Moelogo
45:40 - Eliminate
48:00 - Sign out
Duration:00:49:52
Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter: Lessons for Afrobeats Artists on Genre Exploration
4/1/2024
In this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his co-host, Showontstop discuss Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter and Lessons for Afrobeats Artists on Genre Exploration. They also touch on news making the rounds in Afrobeats this week, and all the major songs that dropped this week.
OUTLINE
00:00 - Introduction
04:55 - Burna Boy makes history as 'I Told Them' surpasses 400 million streams
05:55 - 'Love Nwantiti' extends its record as highest RIAA certified Nigerian song
07:30 - Fan mail
23:20 - New Songs
Psalm 23 by Spinall and Teni
Casanova by Bayanni
4 Days by Magixx
Shutdown by Spyro and Phyno
Love Practitioner by Anedlessocean
32:05 - The Five
36:27 - The Charts
37:18 - Eliminate
41:00 - Sign out
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Duration:00:48:21
Tyla’s ‘Tyla’ Album Review
3/25/2024
In this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his co-host, Showontstop discuss Tyla’s album review. They also touch on news making the rounds in Afrobeats this week, and all the major songs that dropped this week.
OUTLINE
00:00 - Introduction
01:50 - Catch up
10:30 - IFPI Global Top 10 Single Chart 2023
13:57 - Tyla album review
23:00 - New Songs
Loner by Wizard Chan and Joe Boy
Level by Niniola
Ogbuefi by Creen Ceaser
Delilah by Joshua Baraka, Simi and Qing Madi
28:07 - The Charts
30:07 - My Fives
35:24 - Eliminate
41:35 - Sign out
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Duration:00:42:51
Wizkid vs. Afrobeats: What It Means for the Afrobeats Genre
3/18/2024
In this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his co-host, Showontstop discuss Wizkid’s statements about not being an afrobeats artist. They also touch on news making the rounds in Afrobeats this week, and all the major songs that dropped this week.
OUTLINE
00:00 - Introduction
02:25 - Catch up
05:40 - Burna Boy, Ayra Starr & More Set To Perform At Glastonbury Festival
09:00 - Davido's 'Fall' earns diamond certification in France
10:10 - Wizkid vs. Afrobeats: What It Means for the Afrobeats Genre
24:55 - New Music
100 million Odumodu ft Tiwa Savage
Go Low by Pheelz
Liar by Justin Timberlake ft Fireboy
Loner by Bella Shmurda
Breeze by Ikechukwu
30:00 - New Albums
OG Unkle. Kilz by Ikechukwu
35:45 - The Charts
37:50 - Olamide Album Face-Off
43:24 - Sign out
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Duration:00:47:53
Universal Music’s Majority Stake in Mavin Global and the Future of Afrobeats
3/4/2024
In this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his co-host, Showontstop discuss Universal Music Group acquiring a majority stake in Mavin Global. They also touch on news making the rounds in Afrobeats this week, and all the major songs that dropped this week.
OUTLINE
00:00 - Introduction
05:31 - News 1: Asake surpasses 1 billion Spotify streams across all credits
News 2: Universal Music Group acquires majority stake in Mavin Global
16:52 - New music
26:15 - The Charts
27:40 - Eliminate
38:58 - Sign out
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Duration:00:42:01
Unravelling the Eedris Abdulkareem vs. Tony Tetuila & Eddy Remedy Controversy
2/26/2024
In this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his co-host, Showontstop discuss Eedris Abdulkareem vs The Remedies controversy, Omah Lay’s London concert. They also touch on news making the rounds in Afrobeats this week, and all the major songs that dropped this week.
OUTLINE
00:00 - Introduction
03:00 -
Burna boy concert POV
Omah Lay concert bants
09:09 - Unravelling the Eedris Abdulkareem vs. Tony Tetuila & Eddy Remedy Controversy
19:00 - New Songs
29:30 - Charts
31:07 - My Five
35:00 - New Albums
Sideh Kai by Ill Bliss
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Duration:00:46:52
YKB Yusful Album Review
2/19/2024
In this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his co-host, Showontstop review YKB Yusful album
They also touch on news making the rounds in Afrobeats this week and all the major songs that dropped this week.
OUTLINE
00:00 - Introduction
07:59 - Wizkid's 'Essence' is now 4X platinum in the United States
08:44 - Omah Lay's 'Soso' is the most-heard song on radio in Nigeria in 2023
09:26 - Top 10 most-played artists on Nigerian radio stations in 2023
11:12 - New songs
23:07 - The Charts
24:00 - My Five
28:40 - Elininate
33:23 - Sign out
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Duration:00:36:23
Tyla Wins Best African Music Performance category: 2024 Grammy Awards Review
2/12/2024
In this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his co-host, Showontstop Tyla’s Win at the 2024 Grammy Awards. They also touch on news making the rounds in Afrobeats this week and all the major songs that dropped this week.
OUTLINE
00:00 - Introduction
02:30 - Catch Up
04:47 - Fan mail
11:32 - Jonzing World unveils new signee Glorious Boy
15:37 - Headies Awards returns to Nigeria after two international editions
18:09 - Grammy Awards
23:10 - New Music
Coming Home by Usher ft Burna
Everything by Victony
Okay by Magixx
Zero by Black Sheriff and Mabel
New Albums
Olori (The EP) by Logos Olori
35:30 - The Charts
44:46 - Sign out
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Duration:00:47:20
Jeriq and Psycho YP’s Evil Twin album review
1/29/2024
In this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his co-host, Showontstop discuss Jeriq and Psycho YP’s Evil Twin album review. They also touch on news making the rounds in Afrobeats this week and all the major songs that dropped this week.
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Duration:00:40:26
Chocolate City Cypher (Blaqbonez, A-Q, Loose Kaynon, Ice Prince, Jesse Jagz, MI Abaga) review
1/15/2024
In this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his co-host, Showontstop discuss the Chocolate City Cypher review. They also touch on news making the rounds in Afrobeats this week and all the major songs that dropped this week.
OUTLINE
00:00 - Introduction
02:20 - Catch up
04:30 - Chocolate City Cypher
11:14 - New Songs
Only Me by Asake
If They Are Real by Vector and Bella Shmurda
Just Like Me by 21 Savage and Burna Boy
Jeezu by Adekunle Gold, Doja and Kodack
Sacred Love by Yemi Alade
20:45 - New Albums
Sound Man Vol2 by Wizkid
23:40 - Spotlight of the week
24:40 - Charts
31:40 - Eliminate
38:00 - Sign out
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Duration:00:40:32
Afrobeats Weekly: Artist Of The year 2023, Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year
12/11/2023
In this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his co-host, Showontstop discuss their Nigerian Artist Of The Year 2023, Nigerian Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Seyi Vibez Nahamciaga EP and Gdzilla EP. They also touch on news making the rounds in Afrobeats this week and all the major songs that dropped this week.
OUTLINE
00:00 - Introduction
01:40 - Catch up
03:45 - Album of the year
07:15 - Artist of The Year
12:39 - Song of the Year
Rookie of the Year
Mvp of the Year
17:10 - New Music
23:15 - New Projects
28:45 - Charts
30:15 - Projects reviewed this year
38:36 - Sign out
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Duration:00:41:40
Your Year in Music 2023: Spotify Wrapped and Apple Music Replay Trends
12/4/2023
In this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his co-host, Showontstop discuss the trending Spotify Wrapped, Apple Music Replay and Odumodublvck’s Eziokwu (Uncut). They also touch on news making the rounds in Afrobeats this week and all the major songs that dropped this week.
OUTLINE
00:00 - Introduction
01:40 - Catch up
04:15 - Individual Apple Replays
Top Artists
Top Songs
Top Albums
19:10 - Apple Music Top 10
20:40 - Spotify Top 10 Songs
24:45 - Spotify Most Streamed Albums in Nigeria
29:40 - New Songs
Woke by Ice Prince
Fruit by Masterkraft, Joeboy and Majeed
Ride and Sing by Moelogo ft Joeboy
High Tension by Gdzilla
New Albums
Eziokwu (Uncut) by Odumodu
Pheelz Good by Pheelz
Point of View EP - Moelogo
41:40 - The Charts
43:25 - Sign out
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Duration:00:47:02
Teni's Tears From The Sun Album Review
11/27/2023
In this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his co-host, Showontstop review Teni’s sophomore album ‘Tears Of The Sun’, Poisn EP by Lifesize Teddy and Cincinnati Pumpin by Santi. They also touch on news making the rounds in Afrobeats this week and all the major songs that dropped this week.
OUTLINE
00:00 - Introduction
01:42 - Catch up
02:35 - Smadah ehhhh copyright infringement
06:15 - Rema becomes first African artist to receive Spotify’s Billion Club Plaque
07:50 - Tyla's new record
11:24 - New Songs
Ohema by Victony and company
10 bottles by Zlatan
Arizona by Lojay and Olamide
Boboshotta by Busta ft Burna
18:00 - New Albums
Tears Of The Sun by Teni
Poisn EP by Lifesize Teddy
Cincinnati Pumpin by Santi
26:40 - The Charts
29:58 - The Five
36:17 - Eliminate
39:35 - Sign out
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Duration:00:45:43
Burna, Davido, Asake, Olamide, Ayra Starr earn Grammy 2024 nominations
11/13/2023
In this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his co-host, Showontstop review Shallipopi’s debut album Presido La Pluto and Bloody Civillian’s Anger Management: At Least We Tried. They also touch on news making the rounds in Afrobeats this week and all the major songs that dropped this week.
OUTLINE
00:00 - Introduction
01:30 - Catch up
02:10 Gracey Mae's tweet about Tiwa Savage, Adekunle Gold and Kizz Daniel rescheduled shows
15:50 - Asake makes history as 'Lonely At The Top' reaches 100 million Audiomack stream
17:10 - Grammy Nominations
Best African Music Performance
Asake & Olamide - Amapiano
Ayra Starr - Rush
Burna Boy - City Boys
Davido Featuring Musa Keys - Unavailable
Tyla - Water
Best Melodic Rap Performance
Burna Boy Featuring 21 Savage - Sittin’ on Top of the World
Doja Cat - Attention
Drake & 21 Savage - Spin Bout U
Lil Durk Featuring J. Cole - All My Life
SZA - Low
Best Global Music Performance
Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer & Shahzad Ismaily - Shadow Forces
Burna Boy - Alone
Davido - Feel
Silvana Estrada - Milagro Y Disastre
Falu & Gaurav Shah (ft. PM Narendra Modi) - Abundance In Millets
Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer & Zakir Hussain ft. Rakesh Chaurasia - Pashto
Best Global Music Album
Susana Baca- Epifanías
Bokanté - History
Burna Boy - I Told Them…
Davido - Timeless
Shakti - This Moment
26:15 - New Music
Holy Ghost Fire by Omah Lay
Oh My by Fireboy
Do It Right by Teeto Ceemos, Simi and Rukus
29:44 - New Albums
Presido La Pluto by Shallipopi
Anger Management by Bloody Civilian
39:40 - Spotlight of the week
41:30 - The Charts
43:00 - Sign out
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Duration:00:47:04
Afronation Lagos 2023 Cancellation: What Went Wrong
11/6/2023
In this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his co-host, Showontstop discuss Morravey’s debut EP Ravi and more. They also touch on news making the rounds in Afrobeats this week and all the major songs that dropped this week.
OUTLINE
00:00 - Introduction
01:45 - Catch up
04:44 - Rema becomes the first African to perform at the Ballon d'Or ceremony (Is he part of the big 4)
08:05 - Seyi Vibez's 'Billion Dollar Baby' is the longest #1 album of 2023
09:44 - Afro Nation cancels December concert in Nigeria
21:38 - New Songs
Only God Can Save Me by Jobeboy
Sweet Life by BOJ and Ajebutter
Malaika by Teni
Apala Disco by DJ Tunez and Terry Apala
New Albums
Ravi by Morravey
32:10 - Spotlight of the week
33:20 - The Charts
36:50 - The Five
42:25 - Sign out
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Duration:00:44:28
Rema’s Ravage And Blaqbonez’ Emeka Must Shine Album Reviews
10/30/2023
In this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his co-host, Showontstop discuss Rema’s Ravage EP, Blaqbonez’ Emeka Must Shine, Reminisce’s ATSG, Mr Eazi’s The Evil Genius album and more. They also touch on news making the rounds in Afrobeats this week and all the major songs that dropped this week.
OUTLINE
00:00 - Introduction
02:13 - Catch up
03:40 - Blackface's Interview
07:57 - Burna Boy's 'Love, Damini' becomes most certified album in Nigeria
09:30 - New Albums
Rema’s Ravage EP
Blaqbonez’ Emeka Must Shine
Reminisce’s ATSG
37:50 - The Chart
41:40 - The Five
46:46 - Sign out
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Duration:00:49:05
Shallipopi's Plutomania Records: Right on time or too early
10/23/2023
In this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his co-host, Showontstop discuss the Shallipopi rapper debate. They review Love For Free EP by Mayorkun, Chocolate Daddy by Orezi and Feels Like Home Vol 1 by Seyi Shay. They also touch on news making the rounds in Afrobeats this week and all the major songs that dropped this week.
OUTLINE
00:00 - Introduction
01:30 - Catch up
06:43 - Flytime Fest announces 2023 Afrobeats lineup
07:28 - Tiwa Savage postpones concert dates due to health concerns
08:15 - Shallipopi announces his label Plutomania Records, unveils 2 new artists
14:36 - New Songs
Sensational by Chris Brown, Davido and Lojay
Bad Till Eternity by Blaq and Zlatan
CBN by Skiibi, Seyi Vibez, Teni, Mayorkun, Reekado
Puff and Pass Remix by Zerrydll and Shalipopid
Yolo by Kaestyle and Leriq
22:36 - New Albums
Love For Free EP by Mayorkun
Chocolate Daddy by Orezi
Feels Like Home Vol 1 by Seyi Shay
30:46 - Spotlight of the week
33:00 - Charts
34:13 - The Five
42:50 - Sign out
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Duration:00:45:19
The Shallipopi Rapper Debate
10/16/2023
In this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his co-host, Showontstop discuss the Shallipopi rapper debate. They also touch on news making the rounds in Afrobeats this week and all the major songs that dropped this week.
OUTLINE
00:00 - Introduction
02:22 - Catch up
04:47 - Fan mail 1
06:46 - Fan mail 2
10:41 - Asake's 'Lonely At The Top' becomes all time longest #1 song in Nigeria
12:26 - Shallipopi
19:12 - New Songs
Oscroh by Shallipopi
All My Life by Durk, Cole and Burna
Pretty Girl by Ice Spice and Rema
This Year Blessings rmx by Victor Thompson and Gunna
Lowkey by Mayorkun
Mumu by Dj Neptune and Joeboy
Fefe Ne Fe by Mr Eazi
Ngozi by Ric Hassani
29:49 - Spotlight of the week
30:20 - The Charts
32:00 - The Five
40:30 - Eliminate
44:45 - Sign out
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Duration:00:47:02