Fireboy DML recently declared to NME that he’s intent on etching his name into Afrobeats history. Given the huge success of his 2021 international hit ‘Peru’, which prompted a remix from renowned ...

In February, budding Nigerian pop star Fireboy DML lit up stages across the U.S. on his first American tour, following two well-received albums and a massive single, “Peru” (remixes of which feature ...

When Fireboy DML turned 10, his mother baked him a makeshift cake. She cut up some old cardboard to make a one and a zero, then stuck the numerals on top of the cake. It wasn’t the grandest of ...

Each week in Breakout, we talk to the emerging stars blowing up right now – whether it be a huge viral moment, killer new track or an eye-popping video – these are the rising artists certain to ...

EMPIRE brought together three of its biggest African stars in its San Francisco studio to spend days creating their next projects. Billboard was there to witness the process. By Dan Rys It was just ...