Amaarae unlocks Black Star with glittering “Fineshyt” video; critics hail a bold dance-pop pivot

Global alt-pop innovator Amaarae has released her album Black Star alongside a glossy video for “Fineshyt,” a club-ready cut that pays cheeky homage to turn-of-the-millennium dance anthems. The visual—shot with neon flair in Ghana—follows a nocturnal storyline and leans into kinetic edits, vocoder sheen and fashion-forward styling. Early reviews have been emphatic, with the project earning “Best New Music” tags and cementing her status as a boundary-pusher within Afropop’s avant lane. 

Months of build-up preceded the drop: the single “S.M.O.” teased a palette blending Ghanaian highlife textures with Detroit club bass and zouk colors, positioning Black Star as a genre-hopping showcase. With the album now out, attention shifts to festival bookings and global tour routing as the tracks find their natural habitats: fashion runways, late-night DJ sets and eclectic pop playlists. 

For Ghana’s scene, Amaarae’s high-concept rollout underscores a creative corridor where homegrown influences are flipped into world-beating pop statements. Expect collaborations, remixes and visual micro-stories to extend Black Star’s lifespan well into year-end lists—and to inspire a new wave of experimental crossovers among Accra’s rising producers. 

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