Rema announces the release date for his sophomore album, “HEIS”.
The acclaimed prince of Afrobeats, Rema, has just announced that his second studio album, “”HEIS” will be dropping this Friday. His debut album, “Raves and Roses” has been categorized as one of Nigeria’s classic albums, spawning hit songs like “Calm Down” and spending 34 weeks on the Billboard 200 albums chart. With new releases like “Benin Boys” featuring Shallipopi and “Hehehe”, Rema looks to have chosen the experimental route on this new project. Fans have taken to social media to share their excitement about the forthcoming sophomore album.
second Album ‘HEIS’ 7/11 🦇🩸 pic.twitter.com/l9T23lYduJ
— REMA (@heisrema) July 8, 2024
Shaboozey earns his first ever Billboard 100 #1 song with “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”.
Nigerian-American Country singer, Shaboozey has been on an amazing run, featuring on Beyoncé’s album and having a global record. He has just clinched his first ever number 1 record on the Billboard Top 100 chart with his hit song, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”. The song simultaneously charts at number 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart, making Shaboozey the first ever black singer to hold the number one spot on these charts simultaneously. The song is also the first single in history to claim a top 10 entry on the Country, pop, adult pop and rhythmic airplay charts.
Shaboozey officially earns his first ever #1 hit on the Hot 100 with "A Bar Song (Tipsy)". pic.twitter.com/LuTdMgcqOF
— chart data (@chartdata) July 8, 2024
J. Cole’s “2014 Forest Hill Drive” spends 500 weeks on Billboard 200.
This year has been such a history-making year for the hip hop industry. Kanye West’s “Vultures”, Metro Boomin and Future’s collaborative projects, as well as the Drake-Kendrick Lamar beef have all been astounding moments to have emerged from the rap scene this year. J. Cole’s third studio album, “2014 Forest Hill Drive” has just become the third hip hop album of all time to have spent 500 total weeks on the Billboard 200 albums chart. It joins Kendrick Lamar’s “Good Kid, m.A.A.d City” and Drake’s “Take Care” as the only rap projects to achieve this milestone.
J. Cole’s '2014 Forest Hills Drive' has now spent 500 total weeks on the Billboard 200 🐐
It's the Third Rap Studio Album in history to reach the milestone, after Kendrick Lamar’s 'good kid, m.A.A.d city' & Drake's 'Take Care.’ pic.twitter.com/C4XWEShAmv
— Cole World (@JColeVillle) July 8, 2024
4batz set to feature Usher on the remix of his “act iv: fckin u (18+).”
Emerging American singer and songwriter, 4batz is slowly etching his name at the centre of the global mainstream music scene. After collaborations with Drake and Kanye West, the music star is set to feature RnB legend, Usher on the remix of his single, “act iv: fckin u (18+).” 4bats took to social media to share a short video of him and Usher in the popular “Confessions (Interlude)”, teasing the remix. The release date is yet to be announced but fans are immediately elated about the potential collaboration.
4batz got Usher on the “act iv: fckin u (18+)” remix coming soon.
pic.twitter.com/WE8q7KWZt5— Rap Alert (@rapalert6) July 8, 2024
Victony’s 2022 EP, “Outlaw” reaches a new milestone on Spotify.
With the global success of the Afrobeats genre, there has been major spotlights on more emerging African artists. Hitmaker, Victony’s 2022 released EP, “Outlaw” which spawned global hits like “Kolomental” and “Soweto”, has just surpassed 250 million streams on Spotify, joining Tems’ “For Broken Ears” and Ckay’s “Ckay The First” as the third Nigerian EP to surpass this milestone. Afrobeats is becoming one of the biggest music genres across the globe and there is no doubt that this will continue to grow the numbers and success of African music.
.@vict0ny’s “Outlaw” EP surpasses 250 MILLION streams on Spotify.
— It is the third most streamed NG EP of all time (Behind “Ckay the First” & “For Broken Ears”). pic.twitter.com/fiDLINdQZc
— 𝗔𝗟𝗕𝗨𝗠 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦 📀 (@AlbumTalksHQ) July 9, 2024
