The 45 Best Afropop Songs of 2025 – Rolling Stone

A collage of black and white portraits of four people, overlaid with red and white graphic elements and circular cutouts, evokes the vibrant style seen in Rolling Stone’s 2025 Afropop songs feature.

Standout tracks from African acts across 3-step, Afrobeats, amapiano, rap, and more

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From left: Nigeria’s Adekunle Gold and Rema, French-Congolese singer Theodora, and Ghanaian hitmaker Moliy

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Illustration by Matthew Cooley.

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