Wizkid, Tems, Olamide, Ruger are currently charting on the US Apple music top albums.
Made in Lagos is Wizkid‘s fourth studio album released on October 30, 2020, by Starboy Entertainment and RCA Records, it is the highest-peaking album on the US apple music’s top albums currently at 24
Nigerians have been getting international reputation and exposure over the past few years, and this movement is also a slight impact on why the culture is thriving.
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In the 2010s to date, we’ve witnessed a stupendous bridge between other genres and afrobeat, such as hip hop, reggae, electronic music, punk, funk, Latin music, soul music/R&B music, it is prolly an afrobeat era worldwide and Nigerian music is on the verge of the spotlight.
Back in the 2000s, American artists started exploring the genre as they discovered the importance, sampling the beats and other components from the genre.
2020 was a total turnaround for her, dropping chart-topping EP and back-to-back appearance in Barack Obama’s music playlists, “For Broken Ears” EP is an Afro&B, Soul, Afro-pop genre, with “Damages” as her lead single, she produced and co-produced almost all tracks.
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“For Broken Ears” EP went number 1 on Official Nigeria albums top chart, damages peaked top 5 in Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, For Broken Ears” EP charted and still charting in UK apple & iTunes music chart, currently charting at 294, only charting album by Nigerian female act.
Also, with UY Scuti, Nigerian rapper Olamide continues his evolutionary cycle on his eleventh studio album. A follow-up to 2020’s Afrobeats-tinged Carpe Diem, this project sees him set comfortable flows over roots reggae, R&B, Afrobeats, and pop soundscapes.
UY Scuti is currently charting at 346 on the US apple top album chart, Ruger kicks off his musical journey, as he releases his first EP titled “Pandemic“ the talented Ruger goes solo on this project which houses 6 tracks.
However, Ruger pandemic is charting at 957 currently at the US apple music top albums.