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Afrobeats has already conquered the charts once. Now, in its global second wave, the genre isn’t just crossing borders — it’s redefining what global music economy, ownership, and identity look like. The world’s first introduction to modern Afrobeats wasn’t a marketing campaign — it was an explosion. The early 2010s saw Nigerian and Ghanaian artists fusing traditional rhythm with hip-hop, R&B, and dancehall swagger, creating something distinctly African yet universally infecti

Across cities in 2025, the heartbeat of live music isn’t coming from giant arenas or dive bars — it’s pulsing from mid-size venues reimagining what “all-ages” really means. If you grew up on the outskirts of a music scene, you remember the frustration: the best shows were always 18+ or 21+. For years, “all-ages” meant one-off community center gigs or matinee DIY events. But in 2025, that’s changing. Mid-size venues — the 300- to 1,200-capacity rooms that form the backbone of

In a world obsessed with perfection, the most powerful thing a vocal mix can be in 2025 is imperfect — textured, vulnerable, and alive. Vocals are the emotional center of almost every modern track, but digital production has spent the last decade sanding away their soul. Autotune, transient shaping, and AI-assisted correction can make anyone sound flawless — and everyone sound the same. We’ve reached a strange threshold: the technology to polish vocals endlessly has made them