This is perhaps the worst remake of a song… in the history of recording. Yes! It’s worse than Tontolet’s High. Vic O, who calls himself the best rapper alive, has dropped his version of Adele’s Hello. Click here to listen.
Africa, especially Nigeria is where religious beliefs are held in high esteem. We tend to always remember that there is a Supreme being in the heavens that determines our fate. Christians, Muslims and even traditionalists often believe they owe their successes to God or a higher power, and as for failures- it’s the devil’s fault. This transcends... Read More
This day in 2008, comedian, Ayo ‘AY’ Makun got married to his graceful wife, Mabel in a lavish wedding ceremony . In celebration of the 7th year of the union, AY hopped on Instagram to have a pretty cool photo roll-call of celebrity attendees at their wedding. https://instagram.com/p/-qQKV-G4F7/ https://instagram.com/p/-qR17BG4IH/ https://instagram.com/p/-qSm7Xm4I6/ https://instagram.com/p/-qTSsJm4KH/ https://instagram.com/p/-qVsL_m4M3/ https://instagram.com/p/-qWHcPm4NV/ https://instagram.com/p/-qW6k1m4Og/ https://instagram.com/p/-qXQNOG4PE/ https://instagram.com/p/-qXopWm4Pu/ https://instagram.com/p/-qYbmRG4A6/ https://instagram.com/p/-qZEMvG4CN/
2015 witnessed the rise of the all male YBNL empire with signees such as Lil Kesh and Adekunle Gold making strong statements of intent, in the music industry. However, the possibility of a female act getting signed to the male dominated label, has been raised more frequently in recent interviews. In a sit-down with Hip TV, the label’s... Read More
Akah is back again. In this episode, Akah Nani talks about bad experiences with celebrities. Should they be judged or pardoned? Over the last couple of days, there has been news of lifestyle blogger, Sisi Yemmie’s bad experience on meeting Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji. He gives his opinion on the matter in an humourous manner.
You know God has won when the ‘whole city’ comes out to welcome you. This is what happened when Mavin starlet, Korede Bello arrived Togo for a show on Friday. Here are videos and pictures of the moment, shared via his Instagram account. https://instagram.com/p/-mhFqit0xj/ https://instagram.com/p/-mlPGKt05w/
Without mincing words, Coke Studio is the best thing that happened on Africa’s music scene. It is full of surprises, and when you’re wondering what would be different, you get something like: Olamide turning into a soul crooner. Yes, it happened on Coke Studio Africa, Season 3 Episode 7. Episodes 6 and 7 had this... Read More
PayWithCapture, Nigeria’s leading innovative contactless payment solution, brings you the debut Mavin concert. The Access Mavin Concert would be the 2nd edition of the Access Concert and the very first concert by the Mavin Record label since it was founded in 2012. “We are very excited to partner with Access Bank particularly the PayWithCapture product to... Read More
Two hot features in one day and Wizkid says there’s still more to come. The Starboy singer, in a series of tweets, has announced some of his potential moves, and maybe also took a little shot at Davido. Maybe. Wizkid, on Black Friday, announced an upcoming collaboration with rapper, CDQ and might have also used the opportunity to take... Read More
It’s Black Friday, and e-commerce platforms, big and small, are expected to sell their products at half the price today. However it appears some have fallen short of expectations from consumers, who have experienced nothing close to the amazing deals promised in the pre-Black Friday advert campaigns. Disgruntled customers have taken to Twitter to express their frustrations and they are... Read More
YNaija has gained some insight into the death of the father of Nigeria’s top rapper, Olamide. According to information from the rapper’s camp, Olamide’s usually bubbly father has been reclusive for about a year, as a result of an illness he was grappling with. Although the source wasn’t certain about the cause of death, we were made to understand Olamide’s father had... Read More
We’re inclined to agree with Burna Boy’s words in his interview with Fader, where he said international artistes should be jostling to feature African artistes. One man who is an embodiment of that statement at the moment, is Wizkid. From writing and recording for Rihanna to getting featured on Buffet, the 13th studio album of Grammy award-winning artiste, R... Read More
Few others know their onions and the average Nigerian music consumer, like the musically adept Michael Ajereh Collins a.k.a Don Jazzy. He has built from scratch two great music groups- Mo’Hits and Mavins- that have earned countless commercial successes. The prolific producer, who has won himself various accolades and awards, became one of Africa’s biggest exports after he contributed production... Read More
Supreme Mavin Dynasty boss, Don Jazzy became a year older today and in commemoration of that, the visuals for the new single Jantamanta, has been released. JantaManta is the 4th single from the Mavins after the groundbreaking Dorobucci, Adaobi and Looku Looku. Below is the creative music video, directed by Mex.
Indigenous rapper, Olamide Adedeji is mourning the loss of his father. The YBNL rapper, who just released his 5th studio album, Eyan Mayweather, announced the sad news on his Instagram page on Thursday. Here is what he shared: Our deepest condolences to the household of Adedeji.
We reported last week that Wizkid was featured in the New York-based magazine and now it’s the turn of Don Gorgon, Burna Boy. The Spaceship label owner who’s still basking in the euphoria of the release his sophomore album ‘On A Spaceship’, starts the thrilling interview with his genre of music ‘Afro Fushion and the politics of... Read More
Apparently, Kanye West inspired quite a few people when he declared a few months ago, that he would run for the United States Presidency in 2020. One of them is multi-talented star, Will Smith, who has said he might be ready to embark on a career in politics. “As I look at the political landscape, I think... Read More
In an era when several Nigerian artistes are collaborating with international music stars, Iyanya’s manager, Ubi Fraklin isn’t exactly psyched about it. In a chat with YNaija at the recent AFRIMA awards, the MMMG executive said international collaborations aren’t really a measure of an artiste’s success. He said: “If you like, do an international collaboration, if it will not be... Read More
In recent time, we’ve been inundated with a ton of hit singles that were collaborations, but just a few collaborative albums have come out of the Nigerian music industry. Across the pond, there have been many successful collaborative albums, like Jay Z and Kanye’s Watch the Throne and the recent What a time to be alive album by Future and... Read More
Jamb Question starlet, Simi has revealed that she would really like to work with Roc Nation superstar, Rihanna. Although the X3M music first lady is not a big fan of collaborations, she however revealed to YNaija that she would like to feature or get featured on a project with Rihanna. At The Future Awards Africa 2015 nominees... Read More
Several media outlets have reported that the recently-wedded Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, may possibly be pregnant. Although she has denied it in recent interviews, a noticeable baby bump can be seen in a photo she posted via her Instagram account. In the photo, which has since been deleted, Tonto Dikeh is seen with husband, Olakunle Churchill at the... Read More
All hail the new queen of the music industry- Adele. The singer sashayed her way into the history books as she broke the single-week U.S. album sales record with her latest chart-topping album 25. According to music sales tracking company, Nielsen, the highly anticipated album, which the singer withheld from music streaming services has sold more... Read More
2face Idibia has been honoured with the chieftaincy title- Tafidan Kudendan of Kudendan in Kaduna. The title, which translates as Ambassador of Peace, was given to 2face by His Royal Highness Galadima of Kudendan Chiefdom. The legendary singer is being honoured for his role in the Vote Not Fight campaign which he spearheaded during the last... Read More
We reported earlier in the week that Afrobeat legend, Femi Kuti underwent an emergency surgery. Although the cause of the emergency surgery is yet to be known, his return to the stage might take a while longer after manager of The Afrikan Shine released a statement that the award winning star would be out for... Read More
Its all about street credibility and bragging rights and who’s going to take the day. Olamide and Runtown are set to battle it out on the charts for whose album is going to be at number one. Olamide’s 5th studio album in 5 years Eyan Mayweather, has been receiving so much buzz since it was released in the... Read More
Finally, it’s here. The highly anticipated Eyan Mayweather, the 5th studio album of YBNL CEO, Olamide, has been released. While blogs and bootleggers already have it online for download, it’s currently trending on Nigerian Twitter. Here’s what people are saying about Olamide’s new record: 🎵 oya Shake it,baby don't break it,it took ur mama 9 months to make it….oya DON'T STOP🎵... Read More
Award-winning Afrobeat legend, Femi Kuti is currently at an undisclosed hospital after having an emergency surgery. This was known to the public after his sister, Yeni Kuti shared on her Instagram account page, a photo of the 53-year-old singer after the operation. She captioned it: “Femi Kuti after the operation. Smiling, high on morphine. It’s a morphine... Read More
Wizkid and Davido joined a line up of African stars at the African Music Concert to perform to a massive crowd on Saturday, at the Nasrec Expo Centre, Johannesburg. Davido came on stage in a blue vintage Rolls Royce as he performed his breakout song Dami Duro. Wizkid followed in spectacular fashion as he came up from underneath the... Read More
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