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Better late than never: Wizkid responds to criticisms with ‘Smile’ video
By Kola Muhammed It would appear that multiple award-winning singer, Ayo Balogun, famous as Wizkid, is intent on hogging all the attention in the music space to himself as he…
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#MadeinLagos: 7 talking points from the cover art of Wizkid’s album
By Kola Muhammed Just like the graph slope of stock markets, the anticipation for Wizkid’s much publicised 'Made in Lagos' album has risen and fallen with teasers, announcements and release of…
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Silence! Davido’s FEM tops songs and charts for the week
By Kola Muhammed When Davido’s latest single, FEM, was released onto music airwaves weeks back following the singer’s social media hiatus, general reactions to the song suggested that it was…
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Teni the Entertainer is latest celeb to catch the iCon fever
By Kola Muhammed With rave reality show, Big Brother Naija approaching its final days, the current head of house (HoH) and perhaps the overwhelming favourite to walk away with the…
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Davido is trending for many reasons, an anticipated new single is just one
Nigeria’s Twitterverse is awash with excitement from fans of Music superstar, David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly known by his stage name Davido. Surprisingly, it has nothing to do with his upcoming…
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Peruzzi teases a new single ahead of album release
If the last you heard of him was when he slapped a popular influencer for ‘disrespecting’ him online, perhaps this news might just give you something else to associate with…
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All the songs on Tiwa Savage’s ‘Celia,’ ranked
It's a week since Tiwa Savage released her third studio album Celia, and the first project since her post-Marvin departure in 2019. Celia puts Tiwa in a new political world,…
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A clip of Burna Boy and Wizkid in the studio can only mean one thing
Music fandom rivalry is so embedded into the internet that we literally can't escape it. Wizkid and Burna Boy, by contrast, have worked fans into a state of euphoria as…
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Watch the stunning visuals of Yemi Alade’s ‘True Love’
Piggybacking off serving looks in the video for Don't Jealous Me, a song in Beyonce's Black Is King, Yemi Alade is back with the video for True Love, and doing…
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Amaarae’s ‘Fancy’ is out September 10, off her upcoming EP ‘The Angel You Don’t Know’
Ghanaian-American altè-RnB songstress Amaarae is releasing her upcoming single Fancy via Platoon on September 10th. It's the second offering from her highly anticipated EP The Angel You Don't Know and seeks to expand her body of work…
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#YNaijaMusic50: Don Jazzy, Pheelz, Clarence Peters, Mama Burna…50 Most Influential Nigerians in Music
Whatever appeals to you the most cannot do a better job than music does; arguably. 'Food for the soul and more' is how we all ought to portray music. You…
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Burna Boy’s ‘Twice As Tall’ debuts at No. 54 on Billboard 200 chart
Barely two weeks after its release, Burna Boy's much-buzzed-about fifth project Twice As Tall has debuted at number 54 on this week's Billboard 200 chart. It is the highest charting…
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Tiwa Savage’s ‘Temptation’ featuring Sam Smith is finally here
Off her upcoming, much-buzzed-about album Celia, Tiwa Savage has just released Temptation, featuring British pop star Sam Smith. Back then, the news of the collaboration had worked fans into euphoria,…
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Patoranking has released the tracklist for third album ”Three”
Towards the end of August, Patoranking will be joining the slew of Nigerian artists with new album releases. Titled Three, significant for being his third studio project, the dancehall star…
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Original Cuppy, Afro Pop Vol. 1, Roots, Apollo: the best album releases of the week
Despite a world fractured by coronavirus, the recent deluge of album releases from Nigerian artists is quite remarkable. From Burna Boy's Twice As Tall to Tiwa Savage's upcoming Celia slated…
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#YNaijaNextRated: Nova is making music at his own pace
Lust, the opening track of Nova's third project S.T.A.Y (Still Think About You), spans less than two minutes and finds Nova feeling dislocated and navigating the liminal space between Lagos…
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Best Music: Tiwa Savage, K1 De Ultimate, Oxlade, Peruzzi and more
Every week at YNaija, we sift through the churn to curate the best new song releases. K1 De Ultimate has a forthcoming project out August 21, and Burna Boy's upcoming…
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#YNaijaNextRated: DJ VvadaA is a sonic alchemist, mixing her way to the perfect set
DJ VvadaA can't remember when she wanted to be a disc jockey, but she recently recall looking through an old journal and seeing her resolution to be one. This was…
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EP Review: Omah Lay takes the Burna blueprint and elevates it with ‘Get Layd’
Contemporary Nigerian music witnessed a change of guard from one generation to the next the moment Wizkid’s Holla at your Boy announced him as the next big deal. Prior to…
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Does Burna Boy’s collaboration with Sam Smith absolve him of homophobia?
As Afrobeats continues to trickle into mainstream international music markets and gain a foothold, it has allowed for new, hybrid sounds, collaborations that have unravelled the versatility and adaptability of…
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Music roundup: Fireboy’s ‘Eli’ video drops Friday, Reminisce releases EP ‘Vibes and Insha Allah’
Fireboy DML's Eli video drops Friday Fireboy's latest single Eli takes references from the Biblical Delilah, with lyrical dexterity that invokes visions of a femme fatale. This won't be the…
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New Music: Wizkid, Korede Bello, Ciza and more
Wizkid and DJ Tunez - Cool Me Down While we wait for Wizkid's highly anticipated third studio album Made In Lagos, whenever it will be released, he has been building…
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New Music: Patoranking, PsychoYP, Reminisce and more
DJ Spinall ft Kranium - Everytime DJ Spinall teams up with Jamaican dancehall singer Kranium for Everytime, a palette cleanser against the high churn of ready-to-party music released these days.…
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#YNaijaNextRated: Reespect is redefining what it means to be a rapper
''One man army, no assist,'' 23-year-old Reespect raps on her spunky, swaggering song Bad, released two years ago. It's a declaration of her talent as a rapper, and also a…
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New Music: Tiwa Savage, Fireboy DML, Kida Kudz and more
Tolani - Badman Most will remember Tolani with 2019's Maybe Baby, a whispery R&B earworm that fashioned her as a serious artiste to watch. Since then, she's gone a bit…
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New Music: 2Baba, B Red, King Ajaa and more
B-Red - Fall Again DMW artiste B-Red has released his first single of the year titled Fall Again, a mid-tempo, groovy joint produced by Magic Boi and mix and mastered…
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New Music: Jidenna, Mike World, Koffee and more
Jidenna ft Bullish - Black Magic Hour Jidenna has had pockets of mainstream success straddling the American music market and Nigeria, sloughing off his garbed, colonial-leaning aesthetics and evolving into…
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New Music: Pop Smoke featuring Davido and Burna Boy, Niniola’s ‘Addicted’ and more
Niniola - Addicted Signature heavy bass resurface in Niniola's Addicted, released last Friday, and off her upcoming sophomore Colours and Sounds. Teaming up again with close and long-time producer Sarz,…
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New Music: Adekunle Gold teams up with Nailah Blackman for ‘AG Baby’ and more
Adekunle Gold's Afro Pop, due out in August, is one of the most anticipated album of the year. Adekunle Gold has been honing his sound by incorporating folksy elements with…
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New Music: Wizkid recruits H.E.R on new single ‘Smile’ and more
As Wizkid's Made In Lagos gains momentum towards it release day (whenever that is), he has dropped a single titled Smile off the project, featuring American artist H.E.R. Wizkid has…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy