The announcement arrives two weeks after her hosting gig at the 2025 Kids' Choice Awards.
The Afro star spoke with Billboard about his new album, which he says will drop sometime in September.
The new program will launch in Lagos, Nigeria, in August.
The longtime manager and label A&R, who recently moved from Columbia to Atlantic, takes Billboard through his 20-year career: “It’s about how we adapt to not get left behind.”
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The Bashment Sound duo also exclusively revealed the featured artists for an upcoming soca remix of their breakthrough smash. Read the Billboard interview.
His headlining North American trek starts four months after he releases his new album.
The “Shake It To The Max (FLY)” singer is Billboard’s African Rookie of the Month for June.
Botswana’s Amantle Brown & London-based LULU were also on the bill as The Stage came to SXSW London for the first time on Thursday night.
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