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Burna Boy’s fifth Billboard Hot 100 appearance makes African history

Grammy-winning Afro-fusion star Burna Boy has logged his fifth entry on the Billboard Hot 100 as his collaboration ‘Just Like Me’ with American rapper 21 Savage & music producer Metro Booming debuted on 67 on the chart dated January 27, 2024. This makes Burna Boy the Nigerian artist with the most Billboard Hot 100 entries. […]

Burna Boy Ranked No.1 Afrobeats Artist By Billboard

African Giant, Burna Boy, received the No. 1 rank on Billboard’s 2023 year-end U.S. Afrobeats Artists chart. According to Billboard, “the global superstar captures the top spot thanks to a leading 26 entries during the 2023 chart year (Nov. 19, 2022–Oct. 21, 2023) on the weekly U.S. Afrobeat Songs chart, which measures the top 50 […]

Burna Boy, Rema Win At The 2023 Billboard Music Awards 

At the 2023 BBMA, Burna Boy and Rema took home the inaugural titles for Best Afrobeats Act and Best Afrobeats Song, respectively, for the song “Calm Down” featuring Selena Gomez. Full winners list: Top Artist Drake Luke Combs Morgan Wallen SZA WINNER: Taylor Swift Top New Artist Bailey Zimmerman Ice Spice Jelly Roll Peso Pluma […]

Taylor Swift Now Has The Most Number One Albums By A Female Artist

Taylor Swift now has more number one albums than any other female artist in history following the recent release of “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version),”  Billboard said Monday the record debuted at the top of the Billboard charts, becoming the pop queen’s 12th number one album and surpassing Barbra Streisand for the most among women.  â€śSpeak […]

Rema’s “Calm Down” reaches new peak on the Billboard Hot 100

Rema’s “Calm Down” Takes the Music World by Storm, Reaching New Heights on US Billboard Charts Nigerian artist Rema has been taking the music world by storm with his hit single “Calm Down,” which has recently reached a new peak at No. 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. This marks a significant climb […]