Apple Music Announces Jubed As The Latest Up Next Artist In Ghana

Apple Music today announced visionary Ghanaian talent Jubed as the latest artist to be featured in its Up Next artist development program in Ghana.

“Being part of Apple’s Up Next means the world to me—it’s more than recognition, it’s a signal that the sound I’ve been building in my corner of the world is ready to echo globally,” he tells Apple Music.

Born in Kumasi, Ghana, real name Jubed Kyei Baffour, Jubed is an artist who does not shy away from raw, soulful emotion.

He is influenced by a diverse array of artists, including Burna Boy, Davido, Kidi, Fela Kuti, Usher, Rema, SZA, and TEMS, drawing from both contemporary and cultural spheres worldwide. He marries tradition with modern melody, and the result is exhilarating.

Jubed’s latest offering, “Ruwa” is an affirming R&B-take-Afrobeats single with unwavering zeal—proof of his thunderous songwriting talents. And with his crooning vocal range, he carries a sensitivity that instantly connects with fans on a deep emotional level.

As the latest Up Next act to be spotlighted in Ghana, Jubed will be featured on Apple Music’s Up Next playlist https://apple.co/3eITdJd. The curated Up Next playlist features a dynamic class of new and emerging artists, thoughtfully hand-picked by Apple Music editors from around the world. The playlist is genre agnostic and represents a line-up of artists our global editors are passionate about and eager to expose to a larger audience.

The vast global Up Next roster of past talent includes Grammy-nominated and critically lauded talent like 6lack, Daniel Caesar, H.E.R., Greta Van Fleet, Khalid, Amy Shark, Billie Eilish, Sabrina Claudio, Sigrid, Mr Eazi, Stefflon Don, Bad Bunny, Juice WLRD, Bazzi, Jax Jones, NCT 127, Summer Walker, Tierra Whack, Dean Lewis, Pink Sweat$, Koffee, Megan Thee Stallion, Burna Boy, Clairo, Lunay, Jessie Reyez, Orville Peck, Victoria Monét, Ingrid Andress, Conan Gray, Don Toliver, Rema, BENEE, Holly Humberstone, Natanael Cano, Givēon, beabadoobee, Arlo Parks, Tate McRae, Foushee and Tems.

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