Ayra Starr started a new chapter of her life with her sophomore album The Year I Turned 21 , which was released Friday (May 31) via Mavin Records and Republic Records. In a recent Billboard interview , she explained that after Giveon turned in his verse for “Last Heartbreak Song,” “I was like, ‘OK, I’m just going to trust my intuition with who I want on each song” — and one of the artists she reached out to for a feature was Seyi Vibez, for the single “Bad Vibes.” And three years after Tiwa Savage released her Water & Garri EP, she starred in and executive produced her first film by the same name and released a 10-song soundtrack to go along with it.
Those are just two of the artists who feature on this month’s roundup, which also includes new singles from Ghanaian legend Sarkodie, a teamup from two of Nigeria’s finest in Victony and Asake, a new groove from Fireboy DML and plenty more. We’ve highlighted 10 of our favorite new Afrobeats (and related) songs that have come out roughly within the last month. Check out our latest Fresh Picks , and catch a vibe with our latest Spotify playlist below.
Azanti & PsychoYP, “Naija Funk” Abuja’s finest, Azanti and PsychoYP, are back at it again on “Naija Funk” from their new joint album, YP & Azanti, Vol. 2 . Producer Aykbeats puts the “Funk” in “Naija Funk” with his nostalgic, folk-inspired drums and gliding synth melody, while Azanti takes blame for a failed relationship with the bold opening .
