In this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his co-host, Showontstop touch on news making the rounds in Afrobeats this week, Asake’s Work Of Art  Album Review, Rukmani’s Angel On The Run album and all the major songs that dropped this week.OUTLINE00:00 - Introduction01:40 -  Catch up03:30 - Grammy Awards add Best African Music Performance category06:30 - Rema's 'Calm Down' extends record on Billboard Hot 100 as it enters top 308:35 - New Songs & Albums        Guy Man by Ladipoe and Bella Shmurda Jah by Libianca Soul by Casper Nyovest 13:00 - New Albums Work of Art by Asake (Track by Track) Angel On The Run by Rukmani Boy Alone Deluxe by Omah Lay 35:50 - Spotlight of the week36:40 - Chart of the week38:15 - The Five45:20 - Eliminate 850:30 - Sign outFollow the podcast on Twitter and Instagram for more information. You can also send fan mail to fanmail@afrobeatspod.com.                    

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Asake’s Work Of Art Album Review

In this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his co-host, Showontstop touch on news making the rounds in Afrobeats this week, Seyi Vibez’ Vibes Till Thy Kingdom Come, Iyanya’s Love and Trust EP, Amaarae’s Fountain Baby album and all the major songs that dropped this week.

Seyi Vibez' Vibez Till Thy Kingdom Come Album Review

In this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his co-host, Showontstop, discuss the social media beef between Seyi Vibez and Zinoleesky. They also touch on news making the rounds in Afrobeats this week, Bad Boy Timz’s ‘No Bad Boy, No Party’ album, BOJ’s ‘Gbagada Express Vol 2: Moving Mad ‘ and all the major songs that dropped this week.OUTLINE00:00 - Introduction02:30 - Fan mail 103:11 - Response to the fan mail04:55 - Fan mail 205:50 - Response to the fan mail06:08 - Olamide announces date for new album07:00 -  Rema's 'Calm Down' reaches new peak on Billboard Hot 10009:43 - Seyi Vibez vs Zinoleesky 14:43 - New songs 25:30 - New abums31:31 - Spotlight of the week32:40 - The charts34:00 - The Five37:00 - Top 5 beefs40:30 -  Eliminate 8 - Seyi Vibez vs Zino edition43:50 - Sign outFollow the podcast on Twitter and Instagram for more information. You can also send fan mail to fanmail@afrobeatspod.com.

Seyi Vibez vs Zinoleesky: Bad PR?

In this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his co-host, Showontstop, discuss Lil Durk's high chart placement in Nigeria. 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 up04:50 - Submission begins for the 2023 Headies Awards06:40 - Asake announces release date for second album07:32 - Seyi Vibez announces date for 2023 London O2 show10:30 - Lil Durk’s ‘All My Life’, The charts  and the importance of originality in afrobeatsHipHop culture's influence on AfrobeatsWhy ‘American’ rap is popular and not NigerianWhat can Nigerian rappers do to gain success17:50 - New SongsAmapiano by Asake and OlamideMy Moto by TimayaSunflawa by Cheque and CrayonBad Persin by EriggaTio Tequila (3pac Ep) by Adekunle Gold25:35 - New Album 33:20 - Spotlight Of The Week34:00 - Charts35:35 - The Five Segment41:18 - Eliminate Segment47:15 - Sign outFollow the podcast on Twitter and Instagram for more information. You can also send fan mail to fanmail@afrobeatspod.com.

Lil Durk’s ‘All My Life’, The charts and the importance of originality in afrobeats

In this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his co-host, Showontstop, discuss Wande Coal’s Legend or No Legend album and JoeBoy’s Body and Soul 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 - Introduction02:25 - Davido extends his partnership with Sony Music03:11 - Tems sets new record on Billboard's R&B/Hip Hop Airplay Chart05:45 - Wande Coal’s Legend or No Legend Album Review14:40 - Body and Soul by Joeboy18:40 - New SongsOvami by Oxlade and FlavorFever by Soundz and FaveElon Musk Remix by Shallipopi and ZlatanGone Back by RaybekahNSV - Bella Smurda & Tiwa Savage24:20 - Spotlight of the week         - Boy Mx - Love vs Lust24:07 - Charts 26:45 - The Five Segment           Top 5 Non Album Wande                     Come My Way                     So Mi So                     Turkey Nla hi                     Rotate                     Iskaba            Top 5 Sho’s Features                     Davido                     Buju                     Zinolesky                     Tiwa Savage                      Asake/Young John33:30 - Eliminate 8            Wande Coal Mushin To Mo Hits37:40 - Sign outFollow the podcast on Twitter and Instagram for more information. You can also send fan mail to fanmail@afrobeatspod.com.

Wande Coal’s Legend or No Legend Album Review

In this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his co-host, Showontstop, discuss Odumodublvck’s recent performance in ABUAD University, is he the next rap superstar. They also touch on news making the rounds in Afrobeats this week and all the major songs that dropped this week.OUTLINE 00:00 - Introduction04:19 -  Simi Set To Go On Tour With Alicia Keys06:28 - Libianca makes Billboard Hot 100 debut with hit single 'People'07:47 - Odumodublvck and the importance of building a fanbase             •Building a fanbase             •Being Original             •Catering to a niche/Evolving             •Why don't upcoming artists perform at unis 19:27 - New Songs              •Pray by Buju              •Shu Peru by Kizz Daniel              •Cinderella Girl Blaqbonez ft Ludacris              •No Days Off by Teni            . •Body by Naira Marley              •Jonzing Boy and Bun Bun by Ruger              •Undercover Lover by Tay              •Papilo by Smada and Odumodu31:30 - Spotlight of the week 33:00 - Charts 35:00 - The Five - Odumodublvck Edition 42:19 - Eliminate 48:10 - Sign out Follow the podcast on Twitter and Instagram for more information. You can also send fan mail to fanmail@afrobeatspod.com.

Odumodublvck and the importance of building a fanbase

In this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his co-host, Showontstop, discuss Swizz Beatz commentary on the introduction of Wizkid to America and the origin of Afrobeats in the US. They also touch on news making the rounds in Afrobeats this week and all the major songs that dropped this week.OUTLINE 00:00 - Introduction04:20 - Fan mail05:35 - News making the rounds Rema adds 6 songs for 'Raves & Roses' Ultra as it becomes the most streamed Afrobeats album on Spotify.Asake announces date for landmark O2 Arena concertWande Coal Releases Tracklist For New Album, To Feature T-Pain, Wizkid, Others11:15 - Origin Of Afrobeats in the US16:50 - New Songs & AlbumsNew SongsSomeone by FireboyHallelujah by Ckay and BlaqbonezCo-Star by AmaaraeMadam de Madam by Yaba Buluku Boyz and FalzPenny by Kwesi ArthurTerminator by King PromiseNew AlbumsGod’s Engineering 227:53 - Spotlight of The WeekName: Jeffrey Benson29:54 - Afrobeats Charts31:44 - The five37:29 - Eliminate 8 - Mr Eazi Edition 42:00 - Sign outFollow the podcast on Twitter and Instagram for more information. You can also send fan mail to fanmail@afrobeatspod.com.

Origin of Afrobeats in the US

Hey guys, there won’t be an episode today due to some unforeseen circumstances but be rest assured that we will be back next week.Thanks for rocking with us.In the meantime, listen to our previous episodes and send your fan mailsSee you next week.Follow the podcast on Twitter and Instagram for more information. You can also send fan mail to fanmail@afrobeatspod.com.

Interlude

In this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his co host, Showontstop, discuss the on going 9ice vs Flavor 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 - Introduction02:30 - Fan mail 103:16 - Response to the fan mail06:11 - News making the rounds this week          - Ghanaian musician Obrafour sues Drake over copyright infringement           - Libianca's 'People' becomes the highest-charting African song in UK Chart history            - Rema 'Calm Down' sets new record for highest charting African song on Billboard Hot 10010:40 - 9ice vs Flavor 18:58 - New Songs           - Let them know by Wande Coal           - Trumpet by Olamide and Ckay           - Many Things by Zinoleesky           - Amina/The One by Ric Hassani25:27 - New Albums          - No Bad Vibes by L.A.X          - Ultralight by Sute32:04 - Spotlight of The Week : Rukmani33:32 - Afrobeats Charts 35:58 - The Five          -  Top 5 Q1 Projects                  - Pheelz Good by Pheelz                  - Gangstar Romance by Lojay                  - Wast African Goat by Paybac                  - Winny by Winny                  - Timeless by Davido         - Top 5 Go To Producers                   - Baby Beatz                   - Magicstickz                   - Jae5                   - Blaise Beatz                   - P2J42:07 - Eliminate section: 9ice edition45:54 - Sign out                                                       Follow the podcast on Twitter and Instagram for more information. You can also send fan mail to fanmail@afrobeatspod.com.

The 9ice vs Flavour Debate

In this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his guest host, Showontstop, discuss the buzzing topics surrounding the recent Nigerian videos that just dropped this week. They also touch on news making the rounds in Afrobeats this week and all the major songs that dropped this week.OUTLINE0:00 - Introduction 4:00 - Mr Eazi announces a new group, Choplife Soundsystem4:54 -  Who’s You Guy tops most searched songs in Nigeria in Q1 2023 List7:04 - Burna Boy shuts down Coachella.8:50 - Trending topic of the week; Party No Day Stop music video14:20 - New music      •Ask About Me by MohBad     •Believe Me by Johnny Drille     •How Many Times by Big N, Ayra Starr         and Oxlade     •Korokoro by Pretty Boy     •Tatata Bayanni ft Jason Derulo     •Magic by Mannywellz21:40 - The Amexin Ep by DJ Tunez and Amexin23:25 - Spotlight of the week - Dexter Miles Song: Interstellar 24:35 - Afrobeats Charts 27:55 - The top 5 videos so far                   •Sability by Ayra Starr                  •Holiday by Rema                  •2:30 by Asake                  •Who’s Your Guy by Spyro                  •Moto by Lojay30:10 - Top 5 features Q1                  •Ladipoe on Soft life                   •Skibii on Abracadabra                  •Fave on Kante                  •Ayra star on Stamina                   •Tiwa on Who’s your Guy33:04 - Eliminate section (Ayra Starr Edition)                 •Love Dont Cost A Dime (Magixxx) vs Options (LAX)                •People (Libianca) vs Ogogoro (Dreamville)                                            VS                •2 Sugar (Wizkid) vs Come Close (cKay)                                         •Stamina vs Disturbing U (Darkoo)38:40 - Sign out                                                                                             Follow the podcast on Twitter and Instagram for more information. You can also send fan mail to fanmail@afrobeatspod.com.

Party No Dey Stop Video: Hit or Miss

In this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his guest host, Showontstop, discuss album reviews, do they still matter?. They also touch on news making the rounds in Afrobeats this week and all the major songs that dropped this week.OUTLINE 00:00 - Introduction04:09 - Fan mail 1 04:45 - Response to the fan mail05:18 - Fan mail 2 05:49 - Response to the fan mail 06:27 - Davido’s ‘Timeless’ shatters multiple Nigerian streaming records07:20 - Wande coal pushes back his album08:26 - Ayra Starr and Burna Boy’s performance at the Dreamville 09:29 - Album reviews; do they still matter? 13:04 - New songs 13:10 - 2:30 by Asake15:35 - Duffel Bag by Joeboy 16:46 - Disturbing You by Darkoo and Ayra Starr19:24 - It’s Different by Pretty Boy 20:00 - New album ( Winny by Winny) 23:48 - Spotlight of the week - Baaba J; Ole 24:39 - Turntable charts 26:23 -  Tunde’s Top 5 songs Q1              • Wo Wo remix              • Party No Day Stop               • Who’s Your Guy Remix               • Gwangalada               • Stamina 28:11 - Sho’s Top 5 songs Q1            • Body and soul            • Colors (My Baby)            • Party No Day Stop            • Wo Wo Remix             • Stamina 30:10 - Eliminate Section - Joeboy Edition             • Sip(Alcohol) vs Nobody            • Don’t Call Me Back vs Baby                              VS             • All For You vs Celebration            • Body & Soul Vs Lille Riddim 34:10 - Sign Out Follow the podcast on Twitter and Instagram @afrobeatspod for more information. You can also send fan mail to fanmail@afrobeatspod.com.

Do Album Reviews Matter?

In this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his guest host, Showontstop, discuss Davido’s 4th album, ‘Timeless’. They also touch on news making the rounds in Afrobeats this week and all the major songs that dropped.OUTLINE 00:00 - Introduction02:28 - Davido signs two new artists to DMW03:34 - Davido hints at a possible collaboration with Wizkid05:40 - 'Timeless' album review - Track by track29:04 - Tunde's rating30:11 - Sho's rating32:47 - Spotlight of the week33:29 - Chart35:08 - Top 5 underrated songs by Davido 38:10 - Eliminate - Davido features edition43:22 - Sign outFollow the podcast on Twitter and Instagram @afrobeatspod for more information. You can also send fan mail to fanmail@afrobeatspod.com.

Davido’s Timeless Album Review

In this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his guest host, Showontstop, discuss Fresh L DRB’s controversial Alte Tweet and what happened to the Alte Culture. They also touch on news making the rounds in Afrobeats this week and all the major songs that dropped this week.OUTLINE 00:00 - Introduction01:07 - What happened to the Alte community?02:45 - Fan mail07:48 - Davido's announcement08:48 - Wande Coal's album postponement09:37 - Rema makes history with Calm Down remix10:55 - Fresh L19:30 - New music27:30 - Spotlight of the week28:04 - The charts this week29:37 -Top 5 Alte artist 37:47 - Eliminate :  Davido - The Genesis of O.B.O44:00 - Sign out  Follow the podcast on Twitter and Instagram for more information. You can also send fan mail to fanmail@afrobeatspod.com.

What happened to the Nigerian Alte scene?

In this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his guest host, Showontstop, discuss Women in Afrobeats. They also touch on news making the rounds in Afrobeats this week and all the major songs that dropped this week.OUTLINE0:00 - Introduction02:36 - Burna boy's performance announcement by UCL03:12 - Def Jam announces the signing of Adekunle Gold 04:36 - Why is Def Jam signing Adekunle Gold now?05:46 - Reminisce's track list06:41 - Tems' outfit at the Oscars08:18 - Women in Afrobeats 08:50 - AOT2's list of 15 great female singers of all time10:29 - Sho's take on Tiwa Savage and the women in Afrobeats16:23 - New music this week20:48 - Turntable charts 22:14 - Top 5 female artists to watch out for24:25 - Sho's top 5 female vocalist 27:05 - Elimination section - Tiwa Savage's edition30:34 - Sign out  Follow the podcast on Twitter and Instagram for more information. You can also send fan mail to fanmail@afrobeatspod.com.

Ayra Starr, Tems, Tiwa Savage and women in Afrobeats

In this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his guest host, Showontstop discuss Radio plays vs Music Streaming. They also touch on news making the rounds in Afrobeats this week and all the major songs that dropped this week and a review of Rexxie’s Big Time EP.Follow the podcast on Twitter and Instagram for more information. You can also send fan mail to fanmail@afrobeatspod.com.

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