This gold certification marks a significant breakthrough for Oxlade, making him one of the few Nigerian artists to achieve RIAA Gold status, awarded to artists who surpass 500,000 units sold in the US.

Ku Lo Sa has enjoyed phenomenal success globally, amassing over 400 million streams on Spotify and 187 million views on YouTube across two music videos. The song peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Afrobeats Chart and has received certifications in multiple countries. This includes France, Canada, the UK, Nigeria, Spain, Portugal, and Switzerland.

Meanwhile, featured on Oxlade's debut album Oxlade From Africa, Ku Lo Sa has cemented the singer's status as a leading voice in Afrobeats. The album boasts collaborations with notable artists such as Wande Coal, Flavour, Bobi Wine, Fally Ipupa, and Popcaan.

Additionally, Oxlade joins an elite group of Nigerian artists with RIAA certifications. This is alongside CKay, whose hit single Love Nwantiti holds 7x platinum status.

Lastly, this achievement shows Oxlade's growing global influence and reinforces Afrobeats' increasing presence in the international music landscape.

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Experience the musical genius of Oxlade's newest release, IFA, which showcases a captivating collaboration with Fally Ipupa, dive into the song's lyrics below and sing along.

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Oxlade & Fally Ipupa - IFA Lyrics

Uhhh
Uhh
scatter city scatter city

I be aka
For your matter I be akagum
For your matter I go carry gun
For your matter I go scatter city
Scatter town

Ohhhh ifa
Ifa ooohh ifa
If I ever (be your man )
I go choose you before everybody
Ohhhhifa ifa
Ooohh ifa (ifa ifa eeeeoooo)

I go choose you before everybody
080234 call my number +234
What the hell are you waiting for?
Fry my brain with your cooking pot
Baby no wait oooo food in pot
Sexy girl in a blue green Porsche
Snapchat girl we no need my font
Ohhhh my lord
oh-oh-oh-oh

Ohhhh ifa
Ifa
Ooohh ifa
If I ever (be your man)
I go choose you before everybody
Ohhhhifa ifa
Ooohh ifa (ifa ifa eeeeoooo)
I go choose you before everybody

Aka
For your matter I be akagum
For your matter I go carry gun
For your matter I go scatter city
Scatter town

Dans mon troove
Il me manque une vraie queen
Mainan qu t'es laaana
Reste sur moi babie
Tu sera toujours la mienne
Quand u veux je suis tout a toi
Tinkiet pas je suis sous emprise
Nana ko ba loo nana lela nana ooo
Tes ma meilleur carte d Afrique ooo

Ohhhh ifa
Ifa ooohh ifa
If I ever (be your man)
I go choose you before everybody
Ohhhhifa ifa
ooohh ifa (ifa ifa eeeeoooo)
I go choose you before everybody
Aka
For your matter I be akagum
For your matter I go carry gun
For your matter I go scatter city

Scatter town
For your matter I be akagum
For your matter I go carry gun
For your matter I go scatter city
scatter town

Oxlade from Africa
Oooyoooo

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Like white rice and stew, music releases and music videos are two musical outputs best relished together. As a result, the video-sharing platform, YouTube which is the most popular one has over the years garnered a reputation as a music-streaming hub, enabling fans to connect to their favorite musicians via audio-visuals content. The app has also cultivated a habit of celebrating the milestones of its content creators whenever they unlock a feat and in Nigeria where the fans are just as competitive as the musicians, these milestones are converted into bragging rights that are touted whenever a supremacy tussle is in the offing. So apparently since hitting the milestone of a billion views on a video or in total is a huge deal not only on YouTube but in real life, in this list, we'll be spotlighting the African musicians who have gained a total of 1 billion and more views on their individual YouTube channels, in the process making them the African acts with the most YouTube streams.

Who are the African Artist with over billion Views on YouTube?

8. Davido from Nigeria

Pretty much the Pied Piper of Nigerian music; wherever Davido is, a crowd is sure to converge. This carries true for the megastar who joined YouTube in 2018 yet has amassed views to the tune of 1.47 billion and fifty-two million views and counting, with the highest subscriber count of any Nigerian act at 3.41 million. 

ALSO READ: List Of African Acts With The Highest Number Of Grammy Awards 2022

A king of collaborations and hit records, Davido’s top videos include Fall, which has 264 million views, If with 165 million, FIA with 99 million, Assurance which has 89 million, and several other double-digit numbers in millions.

Davido's ranking as the 8th musician on this list is, however, purely subject to the total number of views on his personal YouTube channel, as the star has impressive numbers on videos uploaded under the channel of his record label, DMW. For instance, his Aye video alone has 77m views, the two videos of Skelewu sit at 30 million and 14 million views, respectively, Gobe also sits at 45 million, and the star has an estimate of about 250 million views and more from music videos and tour videos alone.

7. Fally Ipupa from Congo

A Congolese icon, Fally Ipupa’s name, and sound is one that has earned recognition in coasts far from his Congolese country due to his talents and his love for collaborating. His solo songs are however the cherry on the cake, giving the artiste a good chunk of YouTube relevance via views. With 3.5 million subscribers, Fally Ipupa who’d joined YouTube in 2007, currently has views that stand at a billion and counting.

His most-watched videos include Un Coup featuring French singer, Dadju, which has 75 million views, Eloko Oyo, with 91 million views, A Flye, with 51 million, and more.

ALSO READ: Here Are the 10 Most Followed African Musicians on Instagram in 2021

6. Wizkid from Nigeria

Wizkid, whose videos are uploaded on Starboy TV, has incredibly revolutionized Afrobeats in a decade and conquered the YouTube space with even less time. Having joined in September 2014, the megastar ranks as the fourth most viewed African musician on YouTube with 1.2 billion and counting streams and a current total of 2.79 million subscribers.

And while the world continues to enjoy his Essence smash hit, the record is still several views from being his most viewed videos, with Joro amassing 239m views, his Come Closer sitting pretty at 131m views, the Nigerian internet sphere-shaking Fever at 108m and then, Essence comes in at 144m.

5. Diamond Platnumz from Tanzania

In June 2020, while the Covid-19 pandemic raged, Diamond Platnumz had with his craft brought glory to his country Tanzania when he got a surprise delivery of an iced-out cake in celebration of attaining the 1 billion views milestone. One of the biggest stars in his home country Tanzania which doubles as the home to the Bongo Flava sound that he has helped propagate, Platnumz had become the first Sub-saharan African musician to hit the 1 billion benchmark after joining the app in 2011. 

A look through his video discography would reveal the importance of collaboration as his channel’s main squeezes happened to include iconic collaborations with musicians from all over the world. These records include his feature on Congo singer, Inoss’B’s Yope Remix which has 179 million views, Nana featuring Nigerian musician, Flavour which has 80 million views, Inama with assist from Congolese singer, Fally Ipupa sitting on 104 million views, African Beauty featuring American singer, Omarion and the Beverly Hills-located video for Marry You with Ne-Yo with both raking in 47 and 55 million views respectively. 

All of these views and more have joined forces to grant the Tanzaniana icon 6.24 million subscribers and 1,690,331,090 views.

4. Burna Boy from Nigeria

Once the most talented, underrated act in the country, Burna Boy has, in a short while, bridged the gap from underrated to megastar, proving his skills on charts, endorsements and shows. He also proves it with his visual presence as he ranks in at number five on the list of African musicians with 1 billion and more views at a total of 1.7 billion streams and 2.37 million subscribers.

These numbers are also super impressive as he joined the video-sharing platform in 2018. His biggest videos include On the Low which has 333 million views, Ye at 177 million, and Gbona at 70 million views.

2. Aya Nakamura from Mali

The second act on the esteemed list of African musicians with 1 billion and more YouTube views is Mali-born, France-based star Aya Nakamura. While she may have relocated to the European country in her childhood, her African roots have led her to record-breaking success with her blend of Afrobeats and urban sounds, finding pleasant footing in Europe to make her the most streamed female musician in France.

ALSO READ: 12 Female African Musicians Pushing the Sound to the World

Aya Nakamura, who joined YouTube in June 2016, is most popularly known for her song Djadja which has 920 million views on YouTube while a cumulation of her views shows that with 7.09 million subscribers, the star has amassed 3 billion and more views on the platform.

2. Saad Lamjarred From Morocco

Moroccan actor, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, dancer, and record producer, Saad Lamjarred, is a notable mention on this list. The Moroccan has surpassed 4 billion views across all credits on Youtube with over 154 videos on his official channel and a total of 14.4 million subscribers.

Saad Lamjarred's video with the highest number of views so far is the official music video for the evergreen song, 'LM3ALLEM' which has surpassed 1 billion views with over 7 million likes as well, the singer has other videos on his channel with over 100 million views as well, for example, 'GHALTANA' has surpassed 350 million views with 'Casablanca' also surpassing 240 million views as well.

1. Akon from Senegal

Nothing in life is permanent, least of all streaming numbers, so in 24 hours, Akon’s views would have gone up and these numbers would be old news. This, however doesn’t invalidate the fact that the American-based Senegalese musician, Akon sits at the top of the YouTube food chain where African acts are concerned. 

With the video of his global hit Lonely raking in close to a billion views at 700 million and counting, his beyond impressive arsenal of other hits which had been on everyone’s rotation back in the 2010s has earned him at this very moment, 10.8 million subscribers and 5.3 Billion views across all credits. Akon also makes an argument for longevity as the star joined the video-sharing app as far back as 2005.

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Gifted African stars Wizkid, Tems, Fireboy DML, Major League DJz and Fally Ipupa received nominations ahead of the BET Awards 2022.

BET announces the “BET Awards” 2022 nominees with Doja Cat leading the pack with six nominations. This year’s nominees reflect an abundance of creative expression and Black excellence across music, television, film, and sports. Hosted by Academy Award®-nominated and Golden Globe®-winning actor, writer, director, producer, and philanthropist Taraji P. Henson, “BET Awards” 2022 will air live on Monday, 27 June 2022 on BET Africa, DStv channel 129 at 01:00 WAT/ 02:00 CAT from the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles and the repeat will air on Monday, 27 June at 19:00 WAT/ 20:00 CAT. 

Monde Twala, Senior Vice-President and General Manager for Paramount Africa and Peer Lead, BET International stated:

We are exhilarated to recognize this year’s nominees, international and most importantly our African nominees who always bring dynamic, entertaining and celebrated content to our attention through their incredible creativity and talent. The fact that our African artists like Major League DJz, Tems, Wizkid, and Fireboy DML are recognized on a worldwide scale at this year's BET Awards demonstrates that their incredible work will always be valued and cherished. We look forward to celebrating all our international nominees at this year's BET Awards.

Tems and FireboyDML were both nominated in the ‘Best International Act’ category. Other nominees under this category include British rapper, Dave; French rapper, Dinos; Congolese Singer-Songwriter, Fally Ipupa; British rapper and singer, Little Simz; Brazilian ‘Fala Mal de Mim' Crooner, Ludmilla; South African sibling group, Major League DJz and French chart-topper Tayc. 

Wizkid was nominated for the Best Male R&B/ Pop Artist category as well as the Best collaboration category for the Essence masterpiece produced with Justin Bieber and Tems. Tems got an additional nod with a Best New Artiste nomination, bringing her nominations up to three. 

Doja Cat is nominated for ‘Best Female R&B/Pop Artist,’ ‘Best Female Hip Hop Artist,’ ‘Album of the Year,’ for Planet Her, ‘BET Her’ for Woman, ‘Video of the Year’ for Kiss Me More featuring SZA, and ‘Best Collaboration,’ for Kiss Me More featuring SZA. 

Ari Lennox and Drake garnered the second most nods with four nominations each. Ari Lennox is nominated for ‘Best Female R&B/Pop Artist’, ‘Video of the Year’ for Pressure, ‘BET Her’ for Pressure, and ‘BET Her’ for Unloyal by Summer Walker & Ari Lennox. Drake’s nods include ‘Best Male Hip Hop Artist,’ ‘Best Collaboration’ for Way 2 Sexy featuring Future and Young Thug, ‘Video of the Year’ for Way 2 Sexy featuring Future and Young Thug, and ‘Album of the Year’ for Certified Lover Boy. Baby Keem, Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson . Paak), Chlöe, Future, H.E.R., Jazmine Sullivan, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Baby,  Mary J. Blige, and Tems are the third-highest with three nominations each.

“BET Awards” 2022 nominations are selected by BET’s Voting Academy, which is comprised of an esteemed group of entertainment professionals in the fields of music, television, film, digital marketing, sports journalism, public relations, influencers, and creative arts.

Culture’s biggest night, “BET Awards” 2022 continues to reign in its twenty-second year as the ultimate platform to showcase the best, brightest, and most beautiful aspects of the Black experience – celebrating the present and future of Black music by elevating the culture and being a driving force for social change.

Connie Orlando, BET’s Executive Vice President, Specials, Music Programming, Music Strategy, and News will oversee the annual show, along with Jamal Noisette, VP, Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy, who will serve as Co-Executive Producer for BET. Jesse Collins Entertainment is the production company for the show with Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon, and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay serving as Executive Producers.

The complete list of nominees for “BET Awards” 2022 are:

Best International Act

MAJOR LEAGUE DJZ (SOUTH AFRICA)

DAVE (UK)

DINOS (FRANCE)

FALLY IPUPA (DRC)

FIREBOY DML (NIGERIA)

LITTLE SIMZ (UK)

LUDMILLA (BRAZIL)

TAYC (FRANCE)

TEMS (NIGERIA)

Best Female R&B/Pop Artist       

ARI LENNOX

CHLÖE

DOJA CAT

H.E.R.

JAZMINE SULLIVAN

MARY J. BLIGE

SUMMER WALKER

Best Male R&B/Pop Artist

WIZKID

BLXST

CHRIS BROWN

GIVĒON

LUCKY DAYE

THE WEEKND

YUNG BLEU

Best Collaboration

ESSENCE – WIZKID FEAT. JUSTIN BIEBER & TEMS

EVERY CHANCE I GET – DJ KHALED FEAT. LIL BABY & LIL DURK

FAMILY TIES – BABY KEEM & KENDRICK LAMAR

KISS ME MORE – DOJA CAT FEAT. SZA

WAY 2 SEXY – DRAKE FEAT. FUTURE & YOUNG THUG

WHOLE LOTTA MONEY (REMIX) – BIA FEAT. NICKI MINAJ

Best New Artist

BABY KEEM

BENNY THE BUTCHER

LATTO

MUNI LONG

TEMS

YUNG BLEU

Best Group

BRUNO MARS, ANDERSON .PAAK, SILK SONIC

CHLÖE X HALLE

CITY GIRLS

LIL BABY & LIL DURK

MIGOS

YOUNG DOLPH & KEY GLOCK

Best Female Hip Hop Artist

CARDI B

DOJA CAT

LATTO

MEGAN THEE STALLION

NICKI MINAJ

SAWEETIE

Best Male Hip Hop Artist

DRAKE

FUTURE

J. COLE

JACK HARLOW

KANYE WEST

KENDRICK LAMAR

LIL BABY

Video of the Year

FAMILY TIES – BABY KEEM & KENDRICK LAMAR

HAVE MERCY – CHLÖE

KISS ME MORE – DOJA CAT FEAT. SZA

PRESSURE – ARI LENNOX

SMOKIN OUT THE WINDOW – BRUNO MARS, ANDERSON .PAAK, SILK SONIC

WAY 2 SEXY – DRAKE FEAT. FUTURE & YOUNG THUG

Video Director of the Year

ANDERSON .PAAK A.K.A. DIRECTOR .PAAK

BENNY BOOM

BEYONCÉ & DIKAYL RIMMASCH

DIRECTOR X

HYPE WILLIAMS

MISSY ELLIOTT

Album of the Year

AN EVENING WITH SILK SONIC – BRUNO MARS, ANDERSON.PAAK, SILK SONIC

BACK OF MY MIND – H.E.R.

CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST – TYLER, THE CREATOR

CERTIFIED LOVER BOY – DRAKE

DONDA – KANYE WEST

HEAUX TALES, MO' TALES: THE DELUXE – JAZMINE SULLIVAN

PLANET HER – DOJA CAT

Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award

ALL IN YOUR HANDS – MARVIN SAPP

COME TO LIFE – KANYE WEST

GRACE – KELLY PRICE

HALLELUJAH – FRED HAMMOND

HOLD US TOGETHER (HOPE MIX) – H.E.R. & TAUREN WELLS

JIREH – ELEVATION WORSHIP & MAVERICK CITY MUSIC

WE WIN – LIL BABY X KIRK FRANKLIN

BET Her

BEST OF ME (ORIGINALS) – ALICIA KEYS

GOOD MORNING GORGEOUS – MARY J. BLIGE

HAVE MERCY – CHLÖE

PRESSURE – ARI LENNOX

ROSTER – JAZMINE SULLIVAN

UNLOYAL – SUMMER WALKER & ARI LENNOX

WOMAN – DOJA CAT 

Best Movie

CANDYMAN

KING RICHARD

RESPECT

SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY

SUMMER OF SOUL

THE HARDER THEY FALL

Best Actor

ADRIAN HOLMES – BEL AIR

ANTHONY ANDERSON – BLACK-ISH

DAMSON IDRIS – SNOWFALL

DENZEL WASHINGTON – THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH

FOREST WHITAKER – RESPECT | GODFATHER OF HARLEM

JABARI BANKS – BEL AIR

STERLING K. BROWN – THIS IS US

WILL SMITH – KING RICHARD

Best Actress

AUNJANUE ELLIS – KING RICHARD

COCO JONES – BEL AIR

ISSA RAE – INSECURE

JENNIFER HUDSON – RESPECT

MARY J. BLIGE – POWER BOOK II: GHOST

QUEEN LATIFAH – THE EQUALIZER

QUINTA BRUNSON – ABBOTT ELEMENTARY

REGINA KING – THE HARDER THEY FALL

ZENDAYA – EUPHORIA | SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME

YoungStars Award

AKIRA AKBAR

DEMI SINGLETON

MARSAI MARTIN

MILES BROWN

SANIYYA SIDNEY

STORM REID

Sportswoman of the Year Award

BRITTNEY GRINER

CANDACE PARKER

NAOMI OSAKA

SERENA WILLIAMS

SHA'CARRI RICHARDSON

SIMONE BILES

Sportsman of the Year Award

AARON DONALD

BUBBA WALLACE

GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO

JA MORANT

LEBRON JAMES

STEPHEN CURRY

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ABOUT BET AFRICA

Launched in Africa in 2015, BET Africa is part of the diverse multimedia entertainment portfolio of VIACOMCBS NETWORKS AFRICA. Celebrating African and African-American culture, BET Africa is available exclusively on the DStv platform and includes the dynamic online destination www.betafrica.tv.

ABOUT PARAMOUNT

Multimedia entertainment powerhouse Paramount offers the most comprehensive international broadcast portfolio on the African continent, reaching more than 100 million viewers across 48 territories in Africa. Paramount currently comprises 10 separate TV channels and 5 consumer websites, as well as multiple mobile and social media sites. The company’s African business interests include content production and distribution; spot sales, 360-degree sponsorships, events, mobile, digital and consumer products. For more information about Paramount, please visit www.viacbs-africa.com.

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The singer announced the release of the new video via his Instagram page on Wednesday, the 23rd of June 2021. Flavour directed people to his bio to watch the 'Berna Reloaded' video and gave credits to everyone involved in the production. He wrote;

BERNA RELOADED OUT NOW! LINK IN MY BIO!

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@fallyipupa01
@diamondplatnumz

Producer: @masterkraft_

Guitar: @fiokee

Director: @dammytwitch

Assistant Directors: @director_kenny @kingchristfilm @juniordestiny

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Selected Performing Acts At The 2021 YAM Carnival

One of the performing acts at this year’s edition, Omah Lay during the late hours of the 30th of March 2021 notified fans of his appearance at the event via an Instagram post. The post by the  singer;

“London I’m coming!!!”

 

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In an earlier post by the organizers of the event on the 29th of March, a comprehensive list of performing acts at this years edition were revealed. See post below;

 

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The 2021 YAM Carnival will be held on the 28th of August 2021 in Clapham Common, London. A long list of African acts have been shortlisted to perform at this year’s event. They include; Davido, Kehlani, Patoranking, Yemi Alade, Rema, Femi Kuti, Stonebwoy, Fally Ipupa, Vigro Deep, King Promise, Ms Banks, Omah Lay, Nao, Darkoo, Midas The Jagaban and others. However, there are indications that more acts will be added to the lineup.

YAM Carnival is a brand new carnival coming to London in the summer of 2021, organized by the minds behind Afro Nation. The Carnival is truly a celebration of Black culture and prides itself on putting the African continent at the heart of the festival. It is a monumental way to celebrate heritage and culture.

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Rhythms of Zamunda, is a Pan-African project that bridges the distance between countries and cultures and traces a musical roadmap through Western, Eastern, and South African soundscapes to introduce them to listeners worldwide. The 16-track project features songs from Nigerian superstar Tiwa Savage, Tekno, Larry Gaaga and Umu Obiligbo, the late DJ Arafat from Côte d'Ivoire, South African rapper, Nasty C, Prince Kaybee and Fally Ipupa from the Democratic Republic of Congo.  

ALSO READ: Davido To Appear In Upcoming Hollywood Movie, Coming To America

Rhythms of Zamunda will be released together with the epic comedy, Coming to America 2 on the 5th of March, 2021. 

Check out the full tracklist here: 

1.       Black And White – Nasty C & Ari Lennox
2.       Owo Ni Koko – Larry Gaaga & Umu Obiligbo
3.       Magnet – Locko
4.       Skeletun – Tekno
5.       Overdue – Tellaman Feat. Sha Sha & Oxlade
6.       Jiggy Bop – Alpha P & TMXO
7.       Dosabado – DJ Arafat
8.       Fetch Your Life – Prince Kaybee Feat. Msaki
9.       Dangerous Love – Tiwa Savage (DJ Ganyani Amapiano Radio Edit Remix)
10.   Moya Omubi – Th&o.
11.   Hallelujah – Diamond Platnumz Feat. Morgan Heritage
12.   Ye Mama – Toofan Feat. Fally Ipupa
13.   Ain’t It True – Bonj
14.   Loke Loke – Gemini Major Feat. ANATII
15.   Shesha – De Mthuda & Njelic
16.   Everything – Ricky Tyler 

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The African music brought the world to a standstill as a crop of Africa’s finest Artistes thronged Dallas to celebrate African music and culture. The African Muzik Magazine Awards & Music Festival kicked off on Friday 5th of October, 2017 with the "Afrimma" Music Panel. The Exciting Panel with the topic ‘This is Africa’ – How music and fashion are leading the world to Africa was moderated by Richard Iroko and panelists Brian Soko, Victoria Kimani, Madukwu Chinwah, Ovie O, Kaffy, Rudy Mutombo and Anderson Obiagwu.

Day 2 ushered in the Afrimma Fashion Show, a spectacular event at the Lofty Spaces hosted by Gbenro Ajibade and Lady Jade. Designers who showcased include Blingshiki, 02 By Dada, Ace Couture, Karen Gold, and others. The Grand finale of Afrimma 2018 Awards & Music Festival saw superstar African entertainers including Fally Ipupa, Eddy Kenzo, Harmonize, Khaligraph Jones, Mr. Patrick, Arrowbwoy, Victoria Kimani, Yemi Alade, Flavour, Semah, Didi Emah, Kaffy, Toofan and many others grace the stage with eclectic performances.

Hosted by Ace Nigerian Comedian Bovi, Kenyan comic star Eric Omondi, and Ugandan TV Queen Anitah Fabiola, Afrimma 2018 brought the frills and the thrills as the Awards rolled in and the artists brought their A-game on stage. Erykah Badu the Queen of Neo-soul music was also honored with the Afrimma Excellence Award.

The biggest winner of the Night was Congolese legend Fally Ipupa who carted home the Artist of The Year and Leadership in Music Awards, Togolese duo Toofan also coasted home with two awards Best Francophone and Best African Group. Davido won Best Male West Africa while Yemi Alade bested the females in the Western Africa category.

Fally Ipupa and his Afrimma awards

AFRIMMA 2018 Awards & Music Festival Full WINNERS List

Best Male West Africa

Davido – Winner

Best Female West Africa 

Yemi Alade – Nigeria -Winner

Best Male East Africa

Eddy Kenzo – Uganda – Winner

Best Female East Africa

Sheebah Karungi – Uganda – Winner

Best Male Central Africa

Fally Ipupa – Congo – Winner

Best Female Central Africa

Daphne – Cameroon – Winner

Best Male Southern Africa

Nasty C – South Africa – Winner

Best Female Southern Africa

Ammara Brown – Zimbabwe – Winner

Best Male North Africa 

Ihab Amir – Morroco – Winner

Best Female North Africa 

Souhila Ben Lachhab – Algeria – Winne

Best African Group

Toofan – Togo – Winner

Crossing Boundaries With Music Award

MHD – Guinea/ France – Winner

Best Gospel

Papa Dennis – Kenya – Winner

Best Newcomer

Ykee Benda – Uganda – Winner

Artist of The Year 

Fally Ipupa- Congo – Winner

Best Live Act

Flavour – Nigeria – Winner

Best Video Director  

Godfather Productions- South Africa – Winner

Best Dj Africa

Dj Dollar – Senegal – Winner

Best African Dj USA

Dj Ecool – Nigeria  – Winner

AFRIMMA Video of The Year

Wizkid – Soco – Winner

Music Producer of The Year

Masterkraft – Nigeria – Winner

Best African Dancer

Diddi Emah – Nigeria – Winner

Best Rap Act

Khaligraph Jones – Kenya – Winner

Best Collaboration

Diamond Platnumz ft Neyo – African Beauty – Winner

Song of The Year 

Wizkid – Soco – Winner

Best Lusophone

Kyaku Kyadaff – Angola – Winner

Best Francophone 

Toofan – Togo -Winner

Best African Dancehall/Reggea Act

Burnaboy – Nigeria – Winner

AFRIMMA ACHIEVERS AWARD

Bismack Biyombo – DRC – Winner

HONORARY CATEGORIES

AFRIMMA HUMANITARIAN AWARD

Flavour

AFRIMMA SHINING STAR AWARD

Semah

AFRIMMA BEACON OF HOPE AWARD

Queen Julie Endee

AFRIMMA EXCELLENCE AWARD

Erykah Badu

AFRIMMA LEADERSHIP IN MUSIC AWARD

Fally Ipupa

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"19 recording artists. 11 countries. 10 languages. ONE message: Do Agric, It Pays!

ONE.org today launched one of the continent’s biggest musical collaborations ever, ‘Cocoa na Chocolate’, in support of a new campaign to boost investments in agriculture: ‘Do Agric, It Pays’.

Nineteen of the top recording artists from across Africa who joined ONE ambassador, D'banj as part of the project are: (Tanzania), Bufallo Souljah (Zimbabwe), Dama Do Bling (Mozambique), D’Banj (Nigeria), Diamond (Tanzania), Dontom (Nigeria), Fally Ipupa (DRC), Femi Kuti (Nigeria), Judith Sephuma (South Africa), Juliani (Kenya), Kunle Ayo (Nigeria), Vusi Nova (South Africa), Liz Ogumbo (Kenya), Nancy G (Swaziland), Omawumi (Nigeria), Rachid Taha (Algeria), Tiken Jah Fakoly (Cote d'Ivoire), Victoria Kimani (Kenya) and Wax Dey (Cameroon).

The full song is available for download for free at www.ONE.org after signing the ‘Do Agric’ petition that tells African leaders to invest in our farmers, our food, and our futures."

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Produced by Cobhams [DOWNLOAD]

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"Veteran hit-maker J Martins kicks off his exploits in 2014 with a melodious treat for fans and music lovers all over the continent. Showing the importance of sticking with a winning formula, J Martins reunites with past conspirators DJ Arafat with his energetic chants and additional vocals by Fally Ipupa – to deliver yet another incredibly rhythmic and movement-inducing club banger titled Faro.

On Faro, J Martins makes gratitude the centerpiece, as he thanks God for the blessings and protections he (as well as his other friends) has received over the recent years. Listing names such as Bracket, Flavor, IllBliss, Timaya, Naeto C, Phyno, Wizboyy, P-Square, K-Cee, and Mr Raw among others, J Martins displays a deep humility and also expounds on the need to keep one’s feet firmly rooted.

DJ Arafat, who was a major part of the success of J Martins last effort – the monstrously successful ‘Touching Body’ – picks up where he left off and keeps the energy levels in the song surging all through. Together with Fally Ipupa – with whom he created the club hit Jukpa – the trio unites the continent with yet another anthem that is oblivious to geographical boundaries and cultures.

“No matter how successful you become, it’s always important to remember the source of your blessings. Looking at my life and the lives of my friends, there is a lot to be grateful to God for. And that is what Faro is about. I would like to thank God for saving my brother Fally Ipupa who survived a major motor accident last December. Thanks to my great friend and brother DJ Arafat, my humble appreciation goes to my die-hard fans and the media for their continued priceless support” says J Martins."

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"Good Tym" is one for the African market as a whole while "Kele Papa" has that trademark J. Martins sound. Overall, they're both very impressive comeback singles. I expect them to get loads of spins across the continent in the coming months. Tell your friends to tell their friends about these two songs.

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Good Tym ft Cabo Snoop

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Kele Papa (Fally Ipupa is the dude on the intro)

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