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Afrobeats Weekly

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.

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48:21

Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter: Lessons for Afrobeats...

Afrobeats Weekly ·

2024/04/01

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.OUTLINE00:00 - Introduction04:55 - Burna Boy makes history as 'I Told Them' surpasses 400 million streams05:55 - 'Love Nwantiti' extends its record as highest RIAA certified Nigerian song07:30 - Fan mail23:20 - New

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42:51

Tyla’s ‘Tyla’ Album Review

Afrobeats Weekly ·

2024/03/25

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.OUTLINE00:00 - Introduction01:50 - Catch up10:30 - IFPI Global Top 10 Single Chart 202313:57 - Tyla album review23:00 - New SongsLoner by Wizard Chan and Joe BoyLevel by NiniolaOgbuefi by Creen CeaserDelilah by Joshua Baraka, Simi and Qing Madi28:07 - The Charts30:07 -

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47:53

Wizkid vs. Afrobeats: What It Means for the Afrobeats...

Afrobeats Weekly ·

2024/03/18

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.OUTLINE00:00 - Introduction02:25 - Catch up05:40 - Burna Boy, Ayra Starr & More Set To Perform At Glastonbury Festival09:00 - Davido's 'Fall' earns diamond certification in France10:10 - Wizkid vs. Afrobeats: What It Means for the

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42:01

Universal Music’s Majority Stake in Mavin Global and...

Afrobeats Weekly ·

2024/03/04

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 - Introduction05:31 - 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 music26:15 - The Charts27:40 -

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46:52

Unravelling the Eedris Abdulkareem vs. Tony Tetuila &...

Afrobeats Weekly ·

2024/02/26

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.OUTLINE00:00 - Introduction03:00 - Burna boy concert POVOmah Lay concert bants09:09 - Unravelling the Eedris Abdulkareem vs. Tony Tetuila & Eddy Remedy Controversy19:00 - New Songs29:30 - Charts31:07 - My Five35:00

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36:23

YKB Yusful Album Review

Afrobeats Weekly ·

2024/02/19

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.OUTLINE00:00 - Introduction07:59 - Wizkid's 'Essence' is now 4X platinum in the United States08:44 - Omah Lay's 'Soso' is the most-heard song on radio in Nigeria in 202309:26 - Top 10 most-played artists on Nigerian radio stations in 202311:12 - New songs23:07 - The Charts 24:00

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47:20

Tyla Wins Best African Music Performance category:...

Afrobeats Weekly ·

2024/02/13

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.OUTLINE00:00 - Introduction02:30 - Catch Up04:47 - Fan mail11:32 - Jonzing World unveils new signee Glorious Boy15:37 - Headies Awards returns to Nigeria after two international editions18:09 - Grammy Awards23:10 - New MusicComing Home by Usher ft BurnaEverything

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40:18

Jeriq and Psycho YP’s Evil Twin album review

Afrobeats Weekly ·

2024/01/29

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.Follow the podcast on Twitter and Instagram for more information. You can also send fan mail to fanmail@afrobeatspod.com.

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40:32

Chocolate City Cypher (Blaqbonez, A-Q, Loose Kaynon,...

Afrobeats Weekly ·

2024/01/15

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.OUTLINE00:00 - Introduction02:20 - Catch up04:30 - Chocolate City Cypher11:14 - New SongsOnly Me by AsakeIf They Are Real by Vector and Bella ShmurdaJust Like Me by 21 Savage and Burna BoyJeezu by Adekunle Gold, Doja and KodackSacred Love by Yemi Alade 20:45 -

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41:40

Afrobeats Weekly: Artist Of The year 2023, Album Of...

Afrobeats Weekly ·

2023/12/11

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.OUTLINE00:00 - Introduction01:40 - Catch up03:45 - Album of the year 07:15 - Artist of The Year12:39 - Song of the YearRookie of the Year Mvp of the Year17:10 - New

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47:02

Your Year in Music 2023: Spotify Wrapped and Apple...

Afrobeats Weekly ·

2023/12/04

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.OUTLINE00:00 - Introduction01:40 - Catch up04:15 - Individual Apple ReplaysTop ArtistsTop SongsTop Albums19:10 - Apple Music Top 10 20:40 - Spotify Top 10 Songs24:45 - Spotify Most Streamed Albums in

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45:43

Teni's Tears From The Sun Album Review

Afrobeats Weekly ·

2023/11/27

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.OUTLINE00:00 - Introduction01:42 - Catch up02:35 - Smadah ehhhh copyright infringement06:15 - Rema becomes first African artist to receive Spotify’s Billion Club Plaque07:50 - Tyla's new

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47:04

Burna, Davido, Asake, Olamide, Ayra Starr earn Grammy...

Afrobeats Weekly ·

2023/11/13

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.OUTLINE00:00 - Introduction01:30 - Catch up02:10 Gracey Mae's tweet about Tiwa Savage, Adekunle Gold and Kizz Daniel rescheduled shows15:50 - Asake makes history as 'Lonely At The Top' reaches

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44:28

Afronation Lagos 2023 Cancellation: What Went Wrong

Afrobeats Weekly ·

2023/11/06

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.OUTLINE00:00 - Introduction01:45 - Catch up04:44 - 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 202309:44 - Afro Nation cancels December

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49:05

Rema’s Ravage And Blaqbonez’ Emeka Must Shine Album...

Afrobeats Weekly ·

2023/10/30

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.OUTLINE00:00 - Introduction02:13 - Catch up03:40 - Blackface's Interview07:57 - Burna Boy's 'Love, Damini' becomes most certified album in Nigeria09:30 - New AlbumsRema’s Ravage

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45:19

Shallipopi's Plutomania Records: Right on time...

Afrobeats Weekly ·

2023/10/23

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.OUTLINE00:00 - Introduction01:30 - Catch up06:43 - Flytime Fest announces 2023 Afrobeats lineup07:28 - Tiwa Savage postpones concert dates due to health

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47:02

The Shallipopi Rapper Debate

Afrobeats Weekly ·

2023/10/16

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.OUTLINE00:00 - Introduction02:22 - Catch up04:47 - Fan mail 106:46 - Fan mail 210:41 - Asake's 'Lonely At The Top' becomes all time longest #1 song in Nigeria12:26 - Shallipopi19:12 - New SongsOscroh by ShallipopiAll My Life by Durk, Cole and BurnaPretty Girl by Ice

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44:41

Odumodublvck's 'Eziokwu' and Bnxn's 'Sincerely,...

Afrobeats Weekly ·

2023/10/10

In this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his co-host, Showontstop touch on news making the rounds in Afrobeats this week. They also review Odumodublvck's 'Eziokwu' and Bnxn's 'Sincerely, Benson' Albums and all the major songs that dropped this week.OUTLINE00:00 - Introduction01:40 - Catch Up02:37 - Davido Feel video04:40 - Asake Remember video09:30 - Davido confirms a star-studded lineup for A.W.A.Y Festival 2023 in the US10:15 - New Songs & AlbumsNew SongsMe & U by

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47:17

Burna Boy Takes the Top Spot as Apple Music's...

Afrobeats Weekly ·

2023/10/02

In this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his co-host, Showontstop touch on news making the rounds in Afrobeats this week. The Apple Music ‘Biggest Nigerian Artists’ List, Davido’s Feel video preview etc. They also review West African Goat deluxe album by PayBac, and all the major songs that dropped this week.OUTLINE00:00 - Introduction01:55 - Catch up05:21 - Davido’s Feel It video preview (should videos match songs)08:20 - Tems..new music/album? 10:13 - SDC 11:15 - Burna Boy

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45:04

In Memory Of Mohbad

Afrobeats Weekly ·

2023/09/26

In this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his co-host, Showontstop touch on news making the rounds in Afrobeats this week. They talk about the World paying tribute to Mohbad, review Pan African Rockstar by LAdy Donli, and all the major songs that dropped this week.OUTLINE00:00 - Introduction01:40 - Catch up03:20 - Fan mail 105:28 - Fan mail 214:05 - The music world pays tribute to MohBad17:21 - New Songs & AlbumsNew Songs Forever by Khaid

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