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Ezra Collective

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Consequence of Sound May 26

Asake Announces 2026 North American Tour

Asake Uncle Waffles Wizkid

2 articles May 26

Asake Uncle Waffles

Exclaim!, Variety Music

Clash Music May 22

Asake And Blaqbonez Link On New Single ‘Chanel’

Asake Blaqbonez

PepitesTroniques May 15

Afro Nation Portugal dévoile son programme complet avec ses présentateurs & djs, pool parties, boat parties, takeovers d’hôtels, Yam food court, rencontres exclusives avec les artistes dont Burna Boy, Tyla, Asake, Wizkid, Theodora, Kehlani, Niska, Ludmilla, Uncle Waffles et bien d’autres, pour la 6e édition de la plus grande célébration afrobeats au monde, du 3 au 5 juillet 2026, à Portimão dans le sud du Portugal

Burna Boy Asake Wizkid Kehlani LUDMILLA Uncle Waffles Gunna Mariah the Scientist Olamide Kelvin Momo Focalistic Madumane

2 articles

OkayAfrica Music, Songlines

OkayAfrica Music

EXCLUSIVE: Davido Doesn't Agree That Afrobeats Is Slowing Down In an exclusive interview with OkayAfrica ahead of his debut at Coachella, the Nigerian star reflects on being the only Afrobeats artist on the bill and pushes back on claims the genre is losing momentum. music April 7, 2026

OkayAfrica Music

The African Music You Need to Hear This Week Stream the best African music this week and listen to new releases from Adekunle Gold, JAE5, Ayra Starr, Dumama, and more. music April 10, 2026

Adekunle Gold JAE5 Ayra Starr

2 articles May 1

Mr Eazi King Promise

Afrocritik Music, OkayAfrica Music

OkayAfrica Music

Op-Ed: Is Asake the Heir to King Sunny Ade's Legacy? A generation after the African Bob Marley's jùjú popularisation, Asake is reintroducing an almost forgotten genre into Afropop’s soundscape. music April 21, 2026

OkayAfrica Music

EXCLUSIVE: Magicsticks on Producing Asake’s New Album, ‘M$NEY’ The respected producer has gone global on the strength of his work with Asake. On M$NEY, he soundtracks the Nigerian star’s most personal album yet. music May 12, 2026

Magicsticks Asake

Exclaim! May 13

Toronto Jazz Announces 2026 Lineup with DOMi & JD Beck, Kokoroko, Kassa Overall

DOMi & JD BECK Kokoroko JD BECK Kassa Overall Cassandra Wilson Avishai Cohen

The Native May 10

Review: Asake’s ‘M$NEY’

Asake Olamide Magicsticks

The Native May 6

Asake Is Meeting The World On His Own Terms

Asake Wizkid Davido Burna Boy Shallipopi

Afrocritik Music May 6

“M$NEY” Review: Asake’s Affluence Persona Takes Concrete Shape on New Album

Unorthodox Reviews Apr 21

Fally Ipupa Ignites Global Vibes with Wizkid on ‘Jam’

Fally Ipupa Wizkid

PopMatters Apr 21

Mr Eazi and King Promise Document a Long Kinship

Mr Eazi King Promise GuiltyBeatz Backstreet Boys

Unorthodox Reviews Apr 17

Mr Eazi & King Promise Ignite Afrobeats Energy with ‘No. 1 Fan’ Anthem

Mr Eazi King Promise

Radio Vostok Apr 15

Chasing Shadows : un incontournable signé Nubiyan Twist

Nubiyan Twist Fugees Gorillaz The Roots

MoreBranches Apr 15

Fela Kuti Becomes First African Inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Rolling Stone Canada (FR) Jan 23

Harry Styles, Arctic Monkeys, Wizkid et toutes les chansons que vous devez écouter cette semaine

Harry Styles Arctic Monkeys Wizkid Asake Snail Mail Lucinda Williams Jessie Ware Dermot Kennedy The New Pornographers

Consequence of Sound May 26

Asake Announces 2026 North American Tour

Asake Uncle Waffles Wizkid

Clash Music May 22

Asake And Blaqbonez Link On New Single ‘Chanel’

Asake Blaqbonez

2 articles

OkayAfrica Music, Songlines

OkayAfrica Music

The African Music You Need to Hear This Week Stream the best African music this week and listen to new releases from Adekunle Gold, JAE5, Ayra Starr, Dumama, and more. music April 10, 2026

Adekunle Gold JAE5 Ayra Starr

OkayAfrica Music

Op-Ed: Is Asake the Heir to King Sunny Ade's Legacy? A generation after the African Bob Marley's jùjú popularisation, Asake is reintroducing an almost forgotten genre into Afropop’s soundscape. music April 21, 2026

Exclaim! May 13

Toronto Jazz Announces 2026 Lineup with DOMi & JD Beck, Kokoroko, Kassa Overall

DOMi & JD BECK Kokoroko JD BECK Kassa Overall Cassandra Wilson Avishai Cohen

The Native May 6

Asake Is Meeting The World On His Own Terms

Asake Wizkid Davido Burna Boy Shallipopi

Unorthodox Reviews Apr 21

Fally Ipupa Ignites Global Vibes with Wizkid on ‘Jam’

Fally Ipupa Wizkid

Unorthodox Reviews Apr 17

Mr Eazi & King Promise Ignite Afrobeats Energy with ‘No. 1 Fan’ Anthem

Mr Eazi King Promise

MoreBranches Apr 15

Fela Kuti Becomes First African Inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

2 articles May 26

Asake Uncle Waffles

Exclaim!, Variety Music

PepitesTroniques May 15

Afro Nation Portugal dévoile son programme complet avec ses présentateurs & djs, pool parties, boat parties, takeovers d’hôtels, Yam food court, rencontres exclusives avec les artistes dont Burna Boy, Tyla, Asake, Wizkid, Theodora, Kehlani, Niska, Ludmilla, Uncle Waffles et bien d’autres, pour la 6e édition de la plus grande célébration afrobeats au monde, du 3 au 5 juillet 2026, à Portimão dans le sud du Portugal

Burna Boy Asake Wizkid Kehlani LUDMILLA Uncle Waffles Gunna Mariah the Scientist Olamide Kelvin Momo Focalistic Madumane

OkayAfrica Music

EXCLUSIVE: Davido Doesn't Agree That Afrobeats Is Slowing Down In an exclusive interview with OkayAfrica ahead of his debut at Coachella, the Nigerian star reflects on being the only Afrobeats artist on the bill and pushes back on claims the genre is losing momentum. music April 7, 2026

2 articles May 1

Mr Eazi King Promise

Afrocritik Music, OkayAfrica Music

OkayAfrica Music

EXCLUSIVE: Magicsticks on Producing Asake’s New Album, ‘M$NEY’ The respected producer has gone global on the strength of his work with Asake. On M$NEY, he soundtracks the Nigerian star’s most personal album yet. music May 12, 2026

Magicsticks Asake

The Native May 10

Review: Asake’s ‘M$NEY’

Asake Olamide Magicsticks

Afrocritik Music May 6

“M$NEY” Review: Asake’s Affluence Persona Takes Concrete Shape on New Album

PopMatters Apr 21

Mr Eazi and King Promise Document a Long Kinship

Mr Eazi King Promise GuiltyBeatz Backstreet Boys

Radio Vostok Apr 15

Chasing Shadows : un incontournable signé Nubiyan Twist

Nubiyan Twist Fugees Gorillaz The Roots

Rolling Stone Canada (FR) Jan 23

Harry Styles, Arctic Monkeys, Wizkid et toutes les chansons que vous devez écouter cette semaine

Harry Styles Arctic Monkeys Wizkid Asake Snail Mail Lucinda Williams Jessie Ware Dermot Kennedy The New Pornographers

Overview

Ezra Collective continues to gain attention with the release of their new instrumental track 'Jubilee Feeling' and discussions around their album 'Here Because of Hope,' which blends Afrobeat and jazz influences. Meanwhile, Wizkid, Davido, and Tems are set to headline Afro Plus Fest 2026 in the DMV region, while social media tensions arise between Davido and Erigga over family wealth remarks.

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