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Burna Boy is bringing Afrobeats to one of hip-hop’s biggest festival platforms as he headlines the 2026 edition of Rolling Loud India, scheduled for December 12 and 13 in Mumbai. The Nigerian…
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Tems is approaching another significant milestone in her international career, with “What You Need” reaching 29 weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100 and closing in on a record for the longest-charting…
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Miji’s “Bed of Roses” Is a Beautiful Mess “Bed of Roses” opens with an elderly woman delivering what sounds like a warning in Yoruba. Then Miji steps in, and for the next…
Skyy ZNO’s ‘ExitUs’ began as a story about survival, but its deluxe edition feels more interested in what happens when survival is no longer the only thing on your mind. The original…
Gavisthestar does not like pressure and Whine Pon It is confirmation of that. Gavis knows he’s that guy. The fine girls have told him so, the attention keeps coming, and the swagger?…
For his newest single, UAX travels back in time to tell listeners a vivid story from a period when he purchased his first car, a Sienna. Serving as the anchor point of…
Ayra is a star. You know it, we know it, and her latest album, Starrgirl spends its runtime reminding you of it. Seating on the number eleven spot in the midst of…
Steve Lacy opens Pure Colour with a voice that feels almost haunting in its intimacy. Before the drums settle in or the melody fully reveals itself, he quietly admits, “I hardly recognize…
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