Rotimi, the Nigerian-American singer and actor, asserts that he pioneered Afrobeats in the United States, sparking debate online.In a recent episode of the 85 South Show Podcast, Rotimi claimed to have introduced Afrobeats-style music to the US before the global 'Afrobeats to the World' movement gained traction.He reminisced about facing resistance when promoting his single 'Love Riddim' in 2018 due to its Afrobeats influences, noting that it was not well-received b...

Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti has claimed he is the only musician in Nigeria who stops people from spraying him currency bills when performing.He also claimed that a lot of artistes, especially fuji musicians praise people in melodies during their performances just so that they can be sprayed.Kuti made the claims against the backdrop of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC’s crackdown on Naira abusers.Speaking in a video message shared via his Instagram a...

The Recording Academy, Grammy award has tagged the Nigerian singer Wizkid as an upcoming black artist.This was disclosed in a now deleted post, after several criticism of the post.Wizkid, a Grammy award winning singer and one of the top three Afrobeat singers in Nigeria was tagged as an upcoming despite being in the music industry for over 10 years.Wizkid fans didn't take the post with levity and this led Grammy to take down the controversial post.