When Nigerian musician Fireboy DML thinks of his earliest influences, a few names come to mind. There was Passenger, the English folk/indie band turned solo artist, that led him to fall in love with ...

When Fireboy DML turned 10, his mother baked him a makeshift cake. She cut up some old cardboard to make a one and a zero, then stuck the numerals on top of the cake. It wasn’t the grandest of ...

Over the past few months, Afrobeats artist Fireboy DML has been in heavy rotation by way of TikTok and radio play. His song “Peru” received a co-sign by Ed Sheeran, who appeared on a remix of the ...

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Rising Afrobeats star Fireboy DML talks about how he got interested in making music, his many notable collaborations with the likes of Blaqbonez, Jon Bellion, Jon Batiste, Jax Jones, Madonna and his ...

“Change,” the opening song of Fireboy DML’s new album Playboy, begins with a plain-spoken revelation: “My life dey make more sense as I get older,” he speaks over sweet-sounding keys. Continuing, the ...

The world has Miami to thank for Fireboy DML’s international smash “Peru.” During a bout of writer’s block in 2021, the Nigeria native booked his first ever trip to the United States. He hit New York.

Fast-rising street pop sensation Ayo Maff has hailed the collaboration with Afrobeats star Fireboy DML as a pivotal moment in his career. In an interview on HipTV Trending, the artist revealed that ...

He said this responsibility instilled in him a strong sense of responsibility, which he believes is inherent in being the eldest. Fireboy DML said: “There was a time I had to go to public school so my ...

Even though Fireboy might be relatively new for American audiences, the singer has been working hard on his musical career over the past four years. He dropped his debut single “Star” back in 2018, ...

Afrobeats singer Adedamola Adefolahan, aka Fireboy DML, has opened up on his experience going on a date with legendary American pop star Madonna. The 29-year-old singer described Madonna, 66, as a ...

Ed Sheeran has collaborated with Nigerian singer-songwriter Fireboy DML on a forthcoming remix of the latter’s hit song, ‘Peru’, in which Sheeran sings in the Niger-Congo language Yorùbá. Fireboy DML ...