Burna Boy, the Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, has been named the Billboard US Afrobeats artiste of the year for 2023.
Billboard announced its year-end list for 2023 on Tuesday, with a focus on the top Afrobeats songs in the United States.
Burna Boy was followed by Rema, with Tems, Libianca, the Cameroonian singer, and Wizkid coming in third, fourth, and fifth place, respectively.
“After a second-place finish on the 2022 year-end rankings, Burna Boy avenges his result from 12 months ago (he finished No. 2 last year) and achieves the No. 1 rank on Billboard’s 2023 year-end U.S. Afrobeats Artists chart,” the post reads in part.
“The global superstar captures the top spot thanks to a leading 26 entries during the 2023 chart year (Nov. 19, 2022 – Oct. 21, 2023) on the weekly U.S. Afrobeat Songs chart, which measures the top 50 Afrobeats songs based on a formula blending U.S. sales and streaming activity.”
Below are the top 25 Afrobeats artistes for 2023, according to Billboard:
- Burna Boy
- Rema
- Tems
- Libianca
- Wizkid
- Ayra Starr
- CKay
- Asake
- Davido
- Oxlade
- Omah Lay
- Fireboy DML
- Kizz Daniel
- Tyla
- Master KG
- BNXN
- Ruger
- Musa Keys
- Zinoleesky
- Pheelz
- Victony
- Tempoe
- Seyi Vibez
- Young Jonn
- Bayanni
Burna Boy’s victory comes just a few days after he and Rema made history by becoming the first-ever winners of the newly formed Afrobeats Awards at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards (BMAs).
Burna Boy won the ‘Top Afrobeats Artiste’ award, defeating fellow Nigerians Wizkid, Rema, and Tems.
Rema, on the other hand, earned the ‘Top Afrobeats Song’ award for his global smash ‘Calm Down,’ which featured American singer Selena Gomez.
