Fireboy DML

His breakthrough single "Jealous" first appeared on YBNL Nation's collaborative album YBNL Mafia Family (2018), before being re-released on 25 March 2019.[5][6] The song is composed of guitar riffs, traditional drums and percussion; it combines African harmonies with elements of country and soul music.[5][4] "Jealous" was produced by Cracker Mallo and is centered around love and the complicated feelings that go along with it.[4] The visuals for "Jealous" was directed by Director K.[5]

On 14 June 2019, Fireboy DML released the romantic single "What If I Say".[7] It was produced by Pheelz, who incorporated a mix of percussion, ambient synth harmonies, and a drum riff into the production.[8] The visuals for "What If I Say" was directed by TG Omori.[8] On 1 August 2019, Fireboy DML released another single "King", in the song, he declares his worth to his love interest.[9][10] The accompanying music video for "King" was directed by TG Omori; it contains images of Fireboy and his love interest in a rose petal embellished Rolls-Royce, as well as images of him singing at a fashion show where models walk on a runway.[10]

Fireboy DML released his debut studio album Laughter, Tears and Goosebumps on 29 November 2019. It was initially scheduled for release on 25 November.[11] The album's music is a brand of R&B that combines love and social issues with empirical songwriting.[11] LTG comprises 13 tracks and doesn't feature any guest artist; it amassed over 6 million streams on Spotify three days after its release.[12][13] It received generally positive reviews from music critics, but was criticized for being labeled an "Afro-Life" record instead of an R&B album. LTG was supported by the previously released singles "Jealous", "What If I Say" and "King".[14] The single "Vibration" was a fan favourite.

On 17 August 2020, Fireboy released the tracklist to his sophomore album, Apollo.[15]

In a review, Pitchfork gave Apollo an 8.3 rating out of 10 and called it "the peak of his vision so far, a melodious, detailed, and effortless album of feel-good pop and R&B."[16] NotJustOk wrote: "At the base of his writing is a deep-seated knack for introspection, the desire to be himself and a whole others like himself, spinning personal and borrowed accounts of existential crisis, ambition, love, lust and depression."

In 2021, Fireboy DML released the single "Peru," which Music in Africa wrote "affirms [his] Afrobeats intelligence."[17] He was featured on Ladipoe's hit "Running"[18] and WSTRN's single "Be My Guest",[19] and Cheque's single "History."

He made a musical appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and performed a medley of the songs "Vibration," from Tears, Laughter and Goosebumps, and "Champion," from Apollo.[20]

On 24 December 2021, a version of Peru with Ed Sheeran was released and debuted on the United States' Billboard Hot 100 chart and peaked at number 2 on the United Kingdom's Official Singles Chart in 2022.[21][22][23]

On 3 March 2022, Fireboy was featured on the Sickick remix to Madonna's 1998 single "Frozen".[24] The official music video was filmed on the same day.

On 6 July 2022, Fireboy announced via his official Twitter account that his third studio album titled "PLAYBOY"[25] would be out by 5 August 2022.