Afrobeats is here to stay, with over 13 billion streams on Spotify in 2022 One of the hottest sounds in the world. While countries like the US, UK, and Nigeria remain the biggest consumers of Afrobeats, the genre's popularity has increased in countries like France, the Netherlands, and Mexico as fans can't get enough of artists such as France, the Netherlands, and Mexico. It is growing rapidly in countries such as Rema, Ira Starrand burna boy.
That's why we launch Afrobeats: A Journey of 1 Billion Streamsa dedicated website that serves as a repository for the latest Afrobeats news and developments.
Looking at the origins of this genre in Ghana, its rise and evolution in Ghana; Nigeriaor fusion with other genres, how Afrobeats Africa's largest cultural export And we're tracking the underreported stories.
Afrobeats: A Journey of 1 Billion Streams consists of five main pillars.
- origin Explore the genre that served as the forerunner of Afrobeats as we know it.
- evolution We take a deeper dive into the industry players who contributed to the current Afrobeats sound that the whole world seems to have grown tired of.
- fusion See how Afrobeats has changed Created by merging with other genreslike reggaeton, amapianoand other hybrids.
- cultural export It documents the influence of Afrobeats in the lens of music, food, language, and fashion, especially in countries outside of Africa.
- afrobeat women shine a light on a part of leading women in the industry Their contributions have propelled the genre to its current status as a global sensation.
The site features regular interviews with leading experts, videos, quizzes, and the latest Spotify data and Afrobeats listening trends.
“I have no doubt that Afrobeats as a genre is here to stay and continue to break through the roof,” he says. Jocelyn Muftu-Remy, Managing Director of Spotify in Sub-Saharan Africa. “In 2023 alone, the genre was played for over 223 million hours and had over 7.1 billion streams on Spotify. We created this site for both new and long-time fans of the genre who want to understand more.
Over the next eight weeks, this site will be updated regularly and will continue to actively provide you with the latest happenings from the global Afrobeats community.
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