Kehlani to Perform at Rhythm Unplugged 2026 for Detty December

Kehlani is coming to Lagos. The  American R&B singer has been announced as a co-headliner for Coca-Cola Rhythm Unplugged 2026, and she will share the bill with Atlanta rapper Lil Baby.

The show will hold on December 21 at the Eko Convention Centre in Lagos. Lil Baby was announced first, on October 14, and Kehlani followed on October 16. This will also be Kehlani’s first time performing in Nigeria.

Kehlani, whose full name is Kehlani Ashley Parrish, was born in Oakland, California. She first got noticed in 2011 as part of the group PopLyfe on “America’s Got Talent”. At the 68th Grammy Awards in February, Kehlani won Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Song for “Folded”. Those were her first Grammy wins. The song reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100 in January, her biggest solo hit. She later won R&B Song of the Year for it at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards.

Photo: Pinterest/@Kyla

Her self-titled fifth album came out on April 24 through Atlantic Records, on her 31st birthday. One of its singles, “Back and Forth”, features Missy Elliott.

The Kehlani World Tour kicked off on August 6 in Minneapolis, and her European dates end in Manchester on December 10, eleven days before the Lagos show. It runs until February 2027 and has stops in South Africa and Australia.

Brandy, who also features on Kehlani’s new album will headline Flytime’s House of R&B at the same venue on December 20, the opening night of the six-night concert programme. Rhythm Unplugged follows on December 21.

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Rhythm Unplugged started in 2004 and is Nigeria’s longest-running live music concert. The first show was held at Fantasyland in Ikoyi, Lagos, and sold out. Past editions have hosted Megan Thee Stallion and Gunna. Last year, Rema headlined, with Central Cee as special guest.

Further details about the concert are available on the official Rhythm Unplugged website.