The 40 Best Afropop Songs of 2022 – Rolling Stone

A group of five stylish people, reminiscent of a 2022 Rolling Stone cover, pose together against a graphic background with red, black, and beige elements—radiating energy like Afropop songs.

From Afrobeats to amapiano, R&B to rap, and gengetone to drill, these tracks broke barriers and crossed borders

Asake, Mr. Right of Buruklyn Boyz, Ayra Starr, Ajay of Buruklyn Boyz, K.O (from left)

From Left: Walter Banks*, Oginga Mufasa*, Stephen Chung/EMPICS/ Alamy Live News; Oginga Mufasa*, Tosin Awosusi*

Afropop — a catch-all term casting a wide net over the diverse musical approaches originating and dominating from Africa…