Yannis Philippakis was one of the last musicians to record with the late drummer and Afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen. Their ...

The week’s most popular Afrobeats songs, ranked by a weighted formula incorporating official streams on both subscription and ad-supported tiers of leading audio and video music services, plus ...

Performers from the Unidos da Tijuca samba school dance during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) ...

Every samba school must have a song that is repeatedly played for up ... the star’s orisha — a deity in Afro-Brazilian religions that represents a force of nature. Last year, the singer ...

Shaboozey's smash tosses back a 27th week at No. 1. By Gary Trust Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” tends to a 27th week at No. 1 on Billboard’s Radio Songs chart — breaking out of a tie ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Anitta has become a pop music sensation in her native Brazil and abroad, but Monday she will have her first shot to prove herself on the country's biggest stage: the ...