Heran Mamo
Senior R&B/Hip-Hop and Afrobeats Writer at Billboard
Senior R&B/Hip-Hop/Afrobeats Writer @billboard πΆ π» | @USC alum βπ½| Habesha πͺπΉ | she/her
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1 week ago |
billboard.com | Heran Mamo
As artists and fans from across the globe are flocking to the desert for this yearβs Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, African music is set to make its biggest splash yet. South Africaβs Tyla, Nigeriaβs Rema and Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 and Ghanaβs Amaarae will take over the festival this weekend and next. Tyla was originally slated to perform at Coachella last year but an injury forced her to drop out. βItβs difficult because I want to go.
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1 week ago |
billboard.com | Heran Mamo
Rema is ready to get Coachella weekend one started with his new Afro-R&B single βBout U,β which he released on Thursday (April 10). Produced by Rema and London, the intoxicating track finds Rema infatuated by the one he dubs his favorite girl in the world, with a subtle nod to Megan Thee Stallionβs 2020 hit βBodyβ (β4:30 in the morning, thinking about you/ And about your archy, body-ody-ody-ody,β he sings in the first verse).
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3 weeks ago |
billboard.com | Dan Rys |Heran Mamo
Itβs the end of March, and suddenly itβs already a quarter of the way through 2025. How did that happen? Weβre not sure, but thereβs been plenty of good music from Africa to get us through so far.
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3 weeks ago |
billboard.com | Joe Lynch |Melinda Newman |Heran Mamo |Taylor Mims
Billboardβs Women in Music event took over the YouTube Theater at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, Calif., on Saturday (March 29). Airing for free on VIZIO TVs and in the VIZIO mobile app, the annual event honours influential women in music, from artists to industry power players.
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3 weeks ago |
billboard.com | Joe Lynch |Melinda Newman |Heran Mamo |Taylor Mims
Billboard Women in Music 2025: Los 12 mejores momentos del evento repleto deΒ estrellasDoechii fue homenajeada como Mujer del AΓ±o, Γngela Aguilar actuΓ³ y recibiΓ³ el premio Breakthrough, y mucho mΓ‘s.
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