Afrobeat or Afro-pop is a music genre having its root in Africa. This genre has been gaining popularity and is widely loved by music lovers. The African singers have been creative enough to produce some of the most streamed and most heard songs in the Afrobeat genre and make them popular with the audience.
The Nigerian artists with their continuous efforts and creation have created some of the best songs in the Afrobeat genre and have gained recognition all over the world. Thanks to these continuous efforts and dedication to creative music creation Nigerian artists have successfully collaborated with some of the famous American Hollywood singers, songwriters, and music producers.
In this article, we will talk about the American-Nigerian musician duo to name a few, Omah Leh featuring Justin Beiber, Rema and Selena Gomez, Rema and Chris Brown, Adekunle Gold featuring TY Dolla Sign, Davido featuring Sunday service choir, Lojay featuring Chris Brown, among others. These duos not only rocked the stage with their amazing performance but their collaboration was well-received, appreciated, and loved by their fans all over the world.
Collaborations of American and Nigerian singers is not a new concept rather it dates back to years. Though, with changing times as people can express their thoughts in a more fashioned way to a far-fetched audience, these collaborations have gained attention and thus, are the talk of the town for music lovers and both the American and Nigerian music industry.
Omah Lay featuring Justin Bieber in Attention:
This collaboration was one the most unexpected and unanticipated ones. Though Bieber is known to have collaborated with other Nigerian singers it is said that when Lay wrote a letter to Bieber he did not expect any response from the American singer.
Reema and Selena Gomez in Calm Down(remix):
Calm Down is one of the most celebrated songs of the Nigerian singer Reema. This collaboration was a surprise to fans and was most welcomed. The song went on to be the most streamed song on Spotify with more than 8 billion streams.
Adekunle Gold feat TY Dolla sign in One Woman:
Gold made his debut in the Nigerian music industry in the year 2022 and released his song “One Woman” along with the TY Dolla sign. This song hit more than a million views and this Nigerian singer and American rapper duo received popularity.
Davido and Sunday service choir in The other part:
Davido was one of the American-Nigerian singers and songwriters who brought the world’s attention to Africa and Nigeria. In his career, he has collaborated with many international artists such as Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj, Meek Mill, and now Kanye Wast’s Sunday Service choir on the song “The other part”.
Lojay and Chris Brown in Monalisa:
Chris Brown is an American singer and songwriter. This famous singer has collaborated with so many African and Nigerian Afro-pop singers to bring some of the best songs in the music industry. Lojay and Chris Brown collaborated on the song “Monalisa” in 2021 which immediately went gained famous and hit the Billboards.