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Afrobeats Artists to Watch in 2026

Afrobeats is no longer a regional phenomenon—Spotify’s 2025 recap showed that Nigerian audiences streamed over 1.3 billion hours of music and local listening on the platform grew 82 %, while…

Amapiano Artists To Look Out For In 2026

Kelvin Momo – South Africa Kelvin Momo’s 2025 run cemented him as Amapiano’s premier architect and makes him the obvious frontrunner going into 2026. On 30 May 2025 he released…

2025 Global Top 20 Pop Songs

From stadium-sized synth anthems to bilingual Latin crossovers and hook-heavy K-/J-pop, this is our definitive, global snapshot of 2025’s pop landscape so far—ranked as of August 29, 2025 (Europe/Copenhagen). Every…

Best Highlife Musician Of All Time

Highlife is the bright thread that stitches West Africa’s musical history to today’s global sound—from palm-wine porch jams and ballroom dance bands to stadium anthems and crate-digger classics. This all-time…

Top 10 Kids Songs of All Time — A Global Ranking

From lullabies whispered for centuries to hyper-catchy YouTube juggernauts, children’s music has always traveled faster than passports. This list brings together the most influential kids’ songs from around the world—traditional…

Best 20 South African House DJs of 2025: A Global Power Ranking

South African house isn’t just a genre lineage—it’s the engine room of today’s global dance culture. From deep and soulful house to Afrotech and amapiano-inflected four-to-the-floor, SA DJs are headlining…

Global Pop Pulse 2025 – Top Artists

This ranking captures the most impactful global pop artists of 2025 so far—measured through August 27, 2025. We prioritized what moved culture and crowds this year: top-line festival billings (and…

Kizomba 2025: The 10 Essential Songs

From Luanda to Lisbon—and across PALOP and European diaspora dance floors—Kizomba has had a quietly dominant 2025. This mid-year roundup ranks the ten most essential Kizomba releases first issued between…

How We Ranked The Best Gospel Artists Of 2025

This list captures the artists shaping Gospel’s sound and reach up to August 27, 2025, weighing what happened on real stages, charts, and feeds this year—not legacy alone. We looked…

Kizomba: Rhythm, Romance and the Global Journey of an Angolan Dance

Kizomba is more than music or dance: it is a sensuous expression of love, cultural resilience and Afro‑diasporic creativity. From its roots in Angola’s 1970s party scene to its status…