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

On this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his co-host, Showontstop, review Wizkid and Asake’s highly anticipated collab project, REAL, Vol.1 EP. They also discuss the Wizkid vs Fela comparisons, and review songs from New Music Friday

OUTLINE

00:00 - Introduction

03:00 - Did you catch all that Ishow Speed drama

06:50 - Seunkuti vs Wizid: Wizkid claims he’s bigger than Fela

13:05 - Real Vol.1 by Wizkid and Asake

21:20 - New Songs

My Healer by Seyi Vibez, OmahLAy

Akonuche Remix by Priest, Victony and Shoday

Motho Waka by Ladipoe, Maglera Doe Boy

Solace by Kunmie

Do Not disturb by Lovn

Igboro by Boy Spyce

Beauty Modara by Rudeboy

39:20 - The Charts

40:33 - Sign out