Afrobeats Fresh Picks: Asake, Omah Lay, Thisizlondon, Oxlade & More – Billboard

A person crouches on bags in a warehouse area, wearing a dark beanie, jacket, and camo pants, reminiscent of an Omah Lay music video. A forklift with a driver is visible in the background, completing the Afrobeats vibe.

The summer may be coming to a close, but the high-profile releases from some of the giants of African music don’t appear to be slowing down at all.

Asake continues pushing his own sonic boundaries, tapping an array of international collaborators — including Travis Scott, the UK’s Stormzy, and Brazil’s Ludmilla — for his third studio album, Lungu Boy, a triumph of both expanding musical horizons and fully embracing your status as an innovator on the scene. The Nigerian hitmaker scored his first No. 1 on Billboard‘s U.S….