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Afrobeats Fresh Picks: Tyla, ODUMODUBLVCK & Tiwa Savage, Kizz Daniel, BNXN, Ruger, Tems & More
Listen to 10 new must-hear Afrobeats songs from African artists Odunsi (The Engine), Aya Nakamura & Ayra Starr, Tyla, Tems, King Promise and more.
And different dynamic duos underline the power of collaboration, from Aya Nakamura and Ayra Starr getting the girls gassed up on “Hypé,” to Tiwa Savage and ODUMODUBLVCK (who was featured on Billboard ‘s 2024 R&B/Hip-Hop Artists to Watch list alongside Tyla) reminding everyone about their worth on “100 Million,” to Ruger and BNXN squashing their beef to put together one of the best songs of the year so far. Nakamura falls out of love with her terrible ex and hypes herself up as a “hit machine,” while Starr erases her former lover from her memory, singing, “Two chances, too many to track/ Just worry ’bout my bag, I don’t want you back.” And the playful music video makes the power of the Aya x Ayra linkup even more palpable. After a few years of publicly jockeying and feuding — some of it in the spirit of competition, some of it petty — two of the most reliable hitmakers in Africa set aside their differences to join forces on this breezy, compelling collaboration that speaks to the primary strength for both artists: melody.
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