when i said michael jackson's only true successors in terms of influence were BTS and bad bunny, the twitter whites called me insane.

cultural anglocentrism has deluded people into thinking that english speaking acts are the only ones worthy of the ‘superstar’ moniker. both benito and bangtan had the added hurdle of language to cross into the ‘mainstream’. they didn't just jump the hurdle, they took a bulldozer to it: a superbowl performed fully in spanish. arenas packed with american crowds singing korean folk songs with perfect enunciation; influence. there are levels to this.

with the rise of tyla, rema and more africa too has birthed its own contenders for the title. they'll walk the path the likes of wizkid paved for them. the future looks a lot like us.