Heather Maxwell brings you 30 minutes of top hits from around the continent and abroad, including songs from South Africa, Liberia, Nigeria, and the United States during the first half of the show. American University student Anna Steinberg joins Drop the Needle. Next, the first edition of Billboard Breakdown discusses the current chart topper in the United States. Finally, VOA producer Kahli Abdu joins in-studio to talk about the music of Nigerian artist, Dabo DaProf, as well as an interview with the artist recorded in Kano, Nigeria.