Uganda's Queen Karma, Sheebah Karungi, stunned the music industry at midnight with the surprise release of her sixth studio album "Samali" — a 14-track body of work blending Afrobeats, Amapiano and traditional Kadongo Kamu melodies.

The album racked up 500,000 combined streams across Spotify and Apple Music within 24 hours, shattering the East African first-day record previously held by Diamond Platnumz. Lead single "Nkwagala" is trending #1 on YouTube East Africa.