Top Afrobeats and Amapiano breakout artists to watch in 2025 – capetimes.co.za

A woman with platinum blonde hair in a high bun stands beside a black car, wearing a black vest, crop top, patterned skirt, and knee-high boots on a racetrack with red bleachers—a style fit for breakout artists of Afrobeats and Amapiano.

The music scene is growing tremendously and 2025 promises to be even better for our talented African stars.

The Amapiano movement saw a big growth in 2024 at some point, it was hard to keep up because every week, we would be introduced to new bangers.

While many have managed to step into the industry, some are still trying to find their feet and looking at the Spotify charts report, these are some breakout stars who could push African music boundaries in 2025.

Scotts Maphuma and Zee Nxumalo

Last year, the Amapiano movement saw new acts like…