{"id":200217,"date":"2024-07-16T11:41:47","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T11:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/16\/afrobeats-artists-now-selling-out-shows-like-drake\/"},"modified":"2024-07-16T11:41:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T11:41:47","slug":"afrobeats-artists-now-selling-out-shows-like-drake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/16\/afrobeats-artists-now-selling-out-shows-like-drake\/","title":{"rendered":"Afrobeats Artists Now Selling Out Shows Like Drake"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nigerian artist David Adeleke, nicknamed Davido, has commented on the global popularity of the afrobeats genre.<\/p>\n

During the Hiptv panel discussion with the United States Advisory Council on Africa Diaspora Engagement and Leaders In Nigeria\u2019s Creative Industries, which was posted on X Monday, Davido remarked that afrobeats artists were now selling the same tickets as pop and hip-hop musicians like Drake.<\/p>\n

He stated that the earnings from an afrobeats song can translate into generational wealth.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAfrobeats Artists are selling the same tickets as Drake. Now one song as an afrobeat artist can change your generation,\u201d<\/em> <\/strong>he said.<\/p>\n

Davido recommended budding musicians to cooperate with themselves rather than pursue foreign features, stating that \u201cwhen you collaborate with your friends, they put their all.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n