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Watch the dazzling animated video of Sia’s ‘Hey Boy’ feat. Burna Boy
Announced on Tuesday that Burna Boy will feature on Sia's Hey Boy remix, off her upcoming eight studio album Music - Songs From and Inspired by the Motion Picture to…
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Joeboy’s debut album ‘Somewhere Between Beauty and Magic’ is on its way
Joeboy's ascension in the music industry has been lovely to watch, breaking into a new stratosphere with 2019 pop hits like Baby and Beginning with such tender, boyish vocals, dominating…
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Wathoni and Brighto are lovebirds in the video of Reekado Banks’ ‘Speak to Me’ ft Tiwa Savage
Directed by Adasa Cookey, Reekado Banks has released the video of Speak To Me featuring Tiwa Savage, off his 2020 EP Off the Record. The song itself is your cookie-cutter…
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Why Tems and Omah Lay should take responsibility as Nigerians push for their freedom in Uganda
After the news of the arrest of Tems and Omah Lay for having an unauthorised concert in Uganda broke on Sunday evening, Nigerian fans and celebrities on social media have…
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Gender bias or queer issues? | Temmie Ovwasa’s experience at YBNL suggests the industry has a long way to go on inclusion
The recent boom in the number of female music stars seemed to have quelled some growing agitations on female marginalisation. Now, more than ever, female superstars are in surplus in…
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Flavour’s new album and all the new songs for your weekend playlist
The business end of the week is here and for many people, it's a deserved break from work and similar routines after some probably long and demanding work days. One…
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Why foreign media have a different perspective of Nigerian albums
In the space of one week, two albums of two separate Nigerian singers were adjudged by the foreign media to be one of the most outstanding albums across the globe…
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Grammy: Burna gets #TwiceAsTall with 2021 nomination
It has been more than a long time coming for Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy who gets a second chance at winning the elusive Grammy and this may…
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MOBO Awards return to shine light on a big year for Nigerian artistes
You would have to go as far back as 2017 for the last time popular music awards MOBO held. But after a long hiatus, the awards has returned with a…
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Flavour’s new album ‘Flavour of Africa’ is out in December
Come December 4, another major album will be filling up our playlist. Flavour's Flavour of Africa seems like the last offering from the rank of top Nigerian artistes, in a…
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#AlbumReview: Qdot takes us to the culture years with ‘Alagbe’
Born Qudus Damilare Fakoya, Qdot right from when he announced his talent on the music scene, had impressed music fans not as an out-and-out hip hop singer but as more…
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Davido is upset at those who sent birthday greetings to PSquare separately
Both half of the superstar music duo, Peter Okoye and Paul Okoye of PSquare have not been on speaking terms for about two years now, and their beef seems to…
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Is Omah Lay giving the industry’s big boys a run for their money?
I once had a conversation with a a friend who brought up an interesting subject. He told me of how glad he was that Omah Lay came into the music…
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#NumbersDontLie: How streaming is fast defining success in the music industry
It would probably be perplexing for an album to cross the one billion mark in streams yet such an album is not dominating award platforms all over. To have amassed…
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#AlbumReview: How Afrobeats got ‘A Better Time’ on Davido’s latest album
Much fanfare had been generated because of Davido’s third studio album and on November 13th, the artiste, born David Adeleke, didn’t disappoint his global legion of fans with the scheduled…
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Brymo infuriates fans with tweet on Nigerian albums but here’s what we think
It's always intriguing to see that thousands of people can have a conversation or an argument about a person over a single comment said person made, but such is the…
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#ABetterTime: Afrobeats battle for supremacy reaches new height
Perhaps for the first time ever, we have the big four of Davido, Wizkid, Olamide and Burna Boy dropping albums in the space of four months as each of them…
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What to expect from 14th edition of The Headies Awards
It is that season of the year for pomp and circumstance of the music industry, and popular awards platform often dubbed ‘Nigerian Grammy,’ The Headies, is returning for its 14th…
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#EndSARS: Falz brings back memories of #LekkiShooting and why youth must continue the ‘fight’
When #EndSARS protests broke out, it was a huge sign that the youth have had their fill of perpetual oppression and repression. They sought to confront the state on the…
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Here’s how ‘Made in Lagos’ album has fared since its release
It is barely two weeks since Ayodeji Balogun, the famous Wizkid, dropped ‘Made in Lagos,’ his fourth studio album. To say that it was all frenzy when the much anticipated…
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Review: Brymo uses new EP to fight off ‘Libel’ and depression
The reputation of Brymo, born Olawale Ashimi, has never been in doubt when it comes to wit, depth of content as well as consistency. Since announcing entry into the music…
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The long walk to freedom of Grammy-grovelling African music industry
When the Recording Academy announced the renaming of the Grammy 'Best World Music' album category to 'Best Global Music' album, to avoid “connotations of colonialism", it was a clear indication that the…
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7 talking points from Tiwa Savage’s interview with Ebuka (part 1)
Widely dubbed the queen of Afrobeats, Tiwatope Savage, better known as Tiwa Savage, is no doubt a leading voice on the continent and as such commands a huge following not…
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Is it time we got a Davido-Wizkid collaboration?
The rivalry between Wizkid and Davido is perhaps the most pronounced in Nigeria’s entertainment space and one thing that has always set them against each other is the battle for…
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#MadeInLagos or London? Wizkid’s new album speaks to a surprising audience
There was a slight feeling of deja vu 11:11 pm, October 29, when there was no development concerning the release of Wizkid's new album. It turned out that the 11:11…
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Wizkid breaks the internet, as his star power spotlights other artistes
It's been a tough few weeks for young Nigerians all over the world, and with all the turmoil and heartbreaking events making its rounds all over the media, some good…
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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 talent such as Cynthia Morgan was going through hard times.…
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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 investigative judicial panel, artistes are already making plans and organising…
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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 and the occasion of her golden jubilee is deserving of…
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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 use their trade to keep the conversation going on the…
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