The 40 Best Afropop Songs of 2024 – Rolling Stone

A collage features five Black musicians in black-and-white portraits, surrounded by red, beige, and white geometric patterns layered over a black background—celebrating the Best Afropop Songs and emerging talent highlighted by Rolling Stone.

From Tems to Tyler ICU, this year’s best in Afrobeats, amapiano, coupé-décalé, and more

As Rolling Stone contributor Nelson C.J. and I were taking a car across Lagos’ posh Victoria Island last week, he noted the heightened influx of out-of-towners in the Nigerian metropolis this December. The holiday season has always been a popular time for diasporans to return to Lagos – or make their first visits – but everywhere we went, from intimate backyard dinners to massive music festivals,…