A good playlist—like a good party—can’t just be all hip-hop and R&B, or even Afrobeats and dancehall. It needs to have them all. The Agenda is that playlist, putting the best of the diaspora on display in a celebration of Black music’s most undeniable grooves. That means songs that ring off in London nightclubs the same way they would at a Brooklyn house party, a fete in the Caribbean or a festival in Ghana. These are the tracks and artists who are setting the agenda for Black music the world over. Get familiar with them here and be good wherever you end up. As the agenda moves on in the UK and beyond, so does this playlist. If you hear something you like, be sure and add it to your library.
