Category: The Music Blog
After report of an international music deal, can Cynthia Morgan pull off a career comeback?
Although nothing has been heard from her stable in a while, only few would imagine that a once burgeoning music ...
Music concerts can also help push youth political participation
In an alternate reality where there is no such thing as a coronavirus pandemic, #EndSARS protests, carnage, socio-political tension nor ...
Tribute to Tope Alabi at 50: How the gospel music industry never recovered from ‘Ore ti o common’
Nigerian Gospel musician and icon, Tope Alabi, is unarguably one of the greatest to grace the Nigeria gospel music scene ...
Banky W’s latest single, ‘Talk and do’, highlights the need for more conscious music
Given how events in the past week have played out, with many Nigerians left exasperated, many musicians have continued to ...
The AMA’s are here, and we are already predicting these artistes to take home the gold
The America Music Awards 2020 is in full swing as the nominees are unveiled. Among them are some of the ...
MI and Vector sit together and it’s mixed feelings for both sides of the fanbase
Two of Nigeria’s most renowned rap artists, Jude Lampheni Agbaga popularly known as MI, and, Olarewaju Ogunmefun David, also known ...
We attempt the impossible: A ranking of the videos in Beyonce’s Black is King
On the last day in July, Beyoncé’s unveiled her new visual album Black is King on Disney+. Designed as a re-imagination of the ...
BANTU asks the important questions about the government on ‘Animal Carnival’
The premise of “Animal Carnival” is a simple question- how does one make sense of the outlandish and insane realities of Nigeria ...
Davido & Tems bring Naija star power to Khalid’s ‘Know Your Worth’
Is there any Nigerian pop star as on the money as Davido? Even during a global pandemic that actually personally ...
BANTU schools Fela’s self professed heirs on music activism done right with ‘Disrupt The Programme’
Every Nigerian Afropop musician seems to go through a phase where they declare themselves the next Fela. From Falz, to ...
Drums, attitude, spirit: Afrobeats is alive on Beyoncé’s ”The Lion King: The Gift”
Beyoncé just might be the necessary ingredient to rocket Afrobeats into the mainstream US music scene,” Quartz Africa wrote days ...
The video for Zlatan and Tiwa Savage’s ”Shotan” is party-ready
It’s great that Tiwa Savage is an omnipresent pop star on continent, further demonstrating this by make that big move ...
Chillz: “We need to create more safe spaces for victims of rape and abuse to speak up”
Singer and producer, Chillz first surfaced on the Nigerian music scene with a feature on M.I’s 2018, playlist album Rendezvous. ...
This Week In Music: Lady Donli’s ”Suffer Suffer,” Niniola’s ”Boda Sodiq,” Tiwa Savage and Zlatan’s ”Shotan” and more
Because he has nothing better to do with his time, every Saturday, Bernard Dayo brings you the most awe-inspiring, confounding, ...
Niniola made the video for ‘Boda Sodiq’ about sexual consent because why not
In the new video for Niniola’s Boda Sodiq, Niniola in a nightclub watches herself and a man luxuriate in loose, ...
This Week In Music: Odunsi’s ”Star Signs,” Phyno’s ”The Bag,” Niniola’s ”Boda Sodiq” and more
Because he has nothing better to do with his time, every Saturday, Bernard Dayo brings you the most awe-inspiring, confounding, ...
This Week In Music: Timaya’s ”2 Stoopid,” Niniola’s ”Boda Sodiq,” Mr Eazi’s ”Supernova,” and more
Because he has nothing better to do with his time, each Sunday, Bernard Dayo brings you the most awe-inspiring, confounding, ...
Asa’s latest single ”Good Thing” is all you need to hear today
While we eagerly wait for Asa to release her fourth studio album, which has trickled in with last month’s single ...
This Week In Music: Adekunle Gold’s ”Kelegbe Megbe,” Kizz Daniel’s ”Eko,” Simi’s ”Jericho” and more
Because he has nothing better to do with his time, each Saturday, Bernard Dayo brings you the most awe-inspiring, confounding, ...
Simi’s video for ”Jericho” featuring Patoranking is the dancehall bop of the summer
Simi has just released the video for Jericho, the dancehall earworm off her third studio album Omo Charlie Champagne Vol. ...
Rema is a promising, colossal trap king on new EP, ‘Rema Freestyle’
Before midnight on Wednesday, Rema surprise-released his second EP of the year suitably titled Rema Freestyle, a four-track project comprising ...
Award-winning artiste, Omawumi releases official music video for ‘Without You’ [WATCH]
Following the excitement and positive reviews of her enthralling lead single, ‘Without You,’ Omawumi has finally released amazing visuals for ...
Still in custody, Naira Marley calls out fake friends on new song ”Why”
Would it be right to say Naira Marley was thrust into more feverish fame with arrests by the EFCC? Since ...
With Omawumi, longevity isn’t an aspiration – it’s a personality trait
Where is Omawumi? Why is Nigeria’s most loved music diva absent from the scene? The last time we heard from ...
Tiwa Savage’s exit marks the end of the Original Super Mavin Dynasty
In May 2012 after a year of terrible feuding between Don Jazzy and D’Banj which led to the dissolution of ...
Native Media is revisiting the origins of Nigerian popular music with ‘Roots’ their new exhibition
Native Media has been on the cutting edge of documenting contemporary Nigerian music and the culture that has grown around ...
Has the new queen of rap been crowned?
The 61st Grammy awards came and went this past Sunday and with it, the usual excitement we’ve come to expect ...
Here is the full list of Grammy Awards 2019 winners
The 61st annual Grammy Awards held on Sunday night and despite the controversy that attempted to mire it, in the ...
Teni the Entertainer announces global 20-city tour with #TeniLive
After conquering the Nigerian music landscape with earworm singles like Fargin and Askamaya, impressively building her social media capital with ...
Ycee isn’t happy about the suicide jokes from fans after he tweeted pictures of himself standing on the roof of a building
On Wednesday morning, rapper Ycee simply tweeted his birthday: January 29, 2019. Could he be teasing a new album? Or ...
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