On this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his co-host, Showontstop, discuss the Billboard article calling Rema a one-hit wonder. They also review songs from New Music Friday.
OUTLINE
00:00 - introduction
05:00 - Is Modenine the greatest lyricist?
11:33 - Rema Billboard article
17:33 - Dremo Man2Man challenge
19:20 - New Songs
They Love Me by Odumodu
Dearly by Wande Coal, Qing Madi
Brought The Family by Jon Bellion Ayra Star
Trust Fund by Sir Raheem, Teni, Yosa
Interior Designer by Okwi
God is Working by Ayo Maff
Aura Salad by Mavo, SSoundGawd
No Typo by Nasty C
Mon Bebe by RnBoi ft Ayra Star
Greedy by Nonso Amadi

On this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his co-host, Showontstop, discuss Tyla’s Best African Performance win at the Grammys 2026. They also review songs from New Music Friday.

OUTLINE

00:00 - Introduction

01:40 - Catch-Up

07:50 - Grammys

20:00 - New Music

37:00 - The Charts

38:20 - Sign out

On this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his co-host, Showontstop make some predictions for the 2026 Grammy Awards. They review songs from New Music Friday.
OUTLINE
00:00 - Introduction
02:14 - Catch up
09:07 - Grammy Predictions
Best African Music Performance
"Love" – Burna Boy
"With You" – Davido ft. Omah Lay
"Gimme Dat" – Ayra Starr ft. Wizkid
"Push 2 Start" – Tyla (South Africa)
"Hope & Love" – Eddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin (Uganda)

Best Global Music Album
Sounds Of Kumbha — Siddhant Bhatia

No Sign of Weakness — Burna Boy

Éclairer le monde – Light the World — Youssou N’Dour

Mind Explosion (50th Anniversary Tour Live) — Shakti

Chapter III: We Return to Light — Anoushka Shankar featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar

Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo — Caetano Veloso and Maria Bethânia

15:40 - New Songs

• Angels by Lekka Beats, Omah LA, Odumodu
• Badmington by Ckay
• Birthday by Fredro, Burna, Steel Banglez
• Super by Cupid SZN
• What You Need (Colors) by Tems
• Nobody by Reekado Banks and Libianca
• Oyakilomhe by PrettyBoy DO
• Second Hand by Don Toliver and Rema
• It’s all Ovah by Kemuel

39:00 - The charts