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Mary Chiney

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GRAMMY.com contributor. Words @RecordingAcad @theQuietus @PopMatters @BeatsPerMinute @EARMILK @Afrocritik Pitch: musicgurubag@gmail.com

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Mary Chiney is a culture writer and alumna. She covers lifestyle, entertainment and business related topics.

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13 Women Shaping African Music At The Recording Academy & Beyond | GRAMMY.com

13 Women Shaping African Music At The Recording Academy & Beyond | GRAMMY.com

Behind African music's growing momentum is a network of women - executives, journalists, producers, and visio…

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Burna Boy, Wizkid, Tyla and more took African pop global. So why don't they tour Africa itself?

Burna Boy, Wizkid, Tyla and more took African pop global. So why don't they tour Africa itself?

Due to many obstacles - from security to air fares - local fans lose out as African artists tour overseas ins…

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Amaarae - Black Star | The Quietus

Amaarae - Black Star | The Quietus

The new album from the Ghanaian-American singer and songwriter preaches liberation through excess, with guest…

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Album Review: Burna Boy - No Sign Of Weakness

Album Review: Burna Boy - No Sign Of Weakness

Music News, Reviews, Interviews, Videos and MP3s

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Nadeem Din-Gabisi - Offshore | The Quietus

Nadeem Din-Gabisi - Offshore | The Quietus

Big choruses and big energy elevate approaching themes of themes of Black identity, cultural displacement, an…

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Album Review: Tony Njoku - All Our Knives Are Always Sharp

Album Review: Tony Njoku - All Our Knives Are Always Sharp

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Add to playlist: the introspective ‘Afromood’ of Nigerian star Strei and the week’s best new tracks

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By Mary Chiney , Ben Beaumont-Thomas
| Yahoo News UK
From Delta State, Nigeria Recommended if you like Omah Lay, Rema, XXXTentacion, Juice WRLD Up next Album Night out now Born and raised in Delta State and now based in Lagos, Strei is part of a new generation of Nigerian musicians turning away from Afropop’s extroverted certainties and towards something more inward-looking. His self-described “Afromood” sound retains the melodic instincts of contemporary Nigerian pop, but softens them into something more atmospheric and emotionally porous.
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Album Review: Dua Saleh – Of Earth & Wires

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By Mary Chiney 
| Beats Per Minute
[Ghostly International; 2026] “5 Days” starts with soothing string plucks, where Dua Saleh’s vocals are calling, mesmerizing, and powerful. At the end, it aggravates into a distorted, chaotic maelstrom of rigid percussion, allowing Saleh to unleash vocals that feel like a desperate let-out to what they are holding onto. The opening track of their sophomore album, Of Earth & Wires, serves as a staggering introduction to a record defined by profound friction.
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Album Review: 6LACK – Love Is The New Gangsta

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By Mary Chiney 
| Beats Per Minute
[LVRN/Interscope; 2026] For close to a decade, the Atlanta artist born Ricardo Valentine built a career on maintaining a specific, impenetrable distance. Operating under the moniker 6LACK, he has cornered the market on a modern kind of late-night R&B: moody, isolated, and steeped in the wreckage of broken relationships.
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