Angélique Kidjo Becomes First African Musician With a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: ‘Without Us, There’s No Music Possible’

The Grammy-winning multihyphenate received glowing tributes from Harvey Mason jr. and Willem Dafoe.

Beninese music icon Angélique Kidjo is set to become the first African musician to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. According to Billboard, Kidjo will receive the star in the Recording category during a ceremony on Tuesday at 7011 Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, United States. The historic

Benin · CULTURE Key Facts —The ceremony: Angélique Kidjo receives her star on Tuesday 18 August 2026 at 11:30 a.m. Pacific Time at 7011 Hollywood Boulevard. —The historic first: Kidjo is the first African musician and first Black African performer to be honoured on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. —The star number: She rece

Two things have been crucial to a restless Angélique Kidjo since her childhood in Benin, West Africa: diverse, universal, nuanced brands of truthful musical storytelling in all its forms, and her mother. Selling nearly four million albums worldwide, winning five Grammys, writing a bestselling autobiography, “Spirit Ris

Five-time Grammy winner Angelique Kidjo makes history as the first African musician to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Discover her global influe