Afrobeats has been dominating on a global scale and now it’s set to make its mark on basketball’s biggest night. Because it’s been announced that a trio of titans from the genre have been tapped to headline the NBA All-Star Game 2023.
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Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)Moments ago, the NBA revealed that Burna Boy, Tems, and Rema will top-bill the coveted slot in a first-of-its-kind Afrobeats-flavored Halftime Show – airing Sunday, February 19 on TNT.
Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)Previous headliners include Destiny’s Child and Christina Aguilera.
Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)The exciting embrace of Afrobeats at the big game comes at an apt time for each artist.
Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)GRAMMY winner Burna Boy is reveling in the success of his latest global smash ‘Last Last,’ Tems is fresh from a GRAMMY win herself this year for ‘Wait For U’ – her chart-topping collaboration with Future and Drake, while Rema reigned at #1 on the Billboard Global Chart with Selena Gomez collaboration ‘Calm Down.’
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The 72nd NBA All-Star Game airs at 8.30 pm ET on TNT live from the Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.
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Interesting. They’re really trying to push Afro beats on Americans.
Oh hush. There was a Reggaeton wave back in the day and Black people got no credit for Latinos taking it so husheth.
Every trend of music has its time.