Rema’s “Rave & Roses” has made history again, becoming the first African album to spend 200 weeks on the Billboard World Albums chart and further cementing its place as one of the most enduring projects in Afrobeats history.

Shakira and Burna Boy’s “Dai Dai” finishes No. 1 on Billboard’s Global Excl. U.S. Songs of the Summer 2026 and No. 4 on the Global 200 summer list.

Rema announces “Oh No” for Friday with a car-seat teaser, keeping the drip going after TEA.

Yemi Alade posts the 16-track list for It’s Yemi Alade, out September 11, with Don Jazzy, Ferre Gola, Bien, Teni and more across the map.

Davido, Mayorkun and FOLA’s “B4 B4” spends a fifth week at No. 1 on the Official Nigeria Top 100 for Aug 28–Sep 3.

Wizkid closed Afro Plus Fest in Landover, Maryland on September 6, capping a three-day diaspora bill and marking 15 years since Superstar.

Yemi Alade’s Don Jazzy collab “Ala Bekee” lands with a wedding-comedy video days before her seventh studio album, It’s Yemi Alade, due September 11, 2026.

Rush is past 600 million YouTube views, giving Ayra Starr the first Nigerian women’s music video over the mark and the fourth most-watched Nigerian clip overall.

WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! is past 1 billion Spotify streams, giving RAYE a second solo Billions Club entry after Escapism.

Shakira and Burna Boy’s World Cup anthem Dai Dai is the first music video released in 2026 to cross 1 billion YouTube views.

Mavo’s “Find My Babe” has hit number one on Apple Music Nigeria, giving the fast-rising star six chart-toppers in 2026 and tying him with Asake for the most number one songs on the chart this year.