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YNaija April 18, 2023

The Music Blog: 5 Nigerian Songs Inspired by Heartbreak

Getting your heart broken is often a difficult and challenging thing to go through and Nigerian music artists are not exempted from experiencing their own share of it. However in…

YNaija October 4, 2022

Legendary singer, Asa sues Joeboy for N300 million over copyright infringement

Nigerian musician Bukola Elemide, popularly known as Asa, has issued a copyright infringement warning to Joseph Akinwale Akinfenwa, also known as Joeboy. She stated that his freshly released song, Contour,…

Chinedu Okafor May 21, 2021

#YNaijaMusic50: Don Jazzy, Davido, Ozedikus, Sunday Are, Simi…Here are the 50 Most Influential Nigerians in Music

For a country with numerous social issues, music is the one thing that manages to keep us sane. Every year, musical talents in Nigeria give us numerous hits to groove…

Nelson C.J December 11, 2019

Asa’s ‘Murder In the USA’ might rely on tropes to pass its message, but it is no less powerful for it

Before the release of the video for "Murder in the USA" the song carried an entirely different context from its visual interpretation. The first song on her fourth studio album, Lucid,…

Bernard Dayo September 12, 2019

5 Things that Should Matter Today: Here’s what you need to know about Asa’s upcoming album ”Lucid”

It's been five years since Asa released her last album Bed of Stones, and while we have been waiting for her to release another project, she's been magnanimous enough to…

Bernard Dayo August 28, 2019

5 Things that Should Matter Today: Inspired by the Ebola outbreak in Lagos, ”93 Days” is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video

The 2016 Steve Gukas movie 93 Days, which tells the story of the first Ebola outbreak in Lagos in 2014 and how medical professionals risked their lives to prevent the…

Bernard Dayo July 26, 2019

Check out the books Asa is currently reading before her album drops

While we wait for Asa to release her much-anticipated album, for which we have already been blessed with two singles already, the singer tweeted the books she was reading at…

Bernard Dayo June 25, 2019

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 The Beginning, Asa has dropped another followup called Good Thing.…

Bernard Dayo May 19, 2019

Entertainment roundup: Santi releases debut album ‘Mandy and The Jungle’; Asa releases new single ‘The Beginning’ after five-year hiatus | Other stories

Here are the biggest stories you may have missed in entertainment during the week and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. Santi releases debut…

Bernard Dayo May 14, 2019

We prayed and Asa answered with a song – ‘The Beginning’ is here and we are saved

After years of drought, Asa has finally given us new music. Teasing her new material on Twitter last week was enough to cause a rapturous excitement, and had people like…

Bernard Dayo May 10, 2019

Asa has teased new music and we feel pure and blessed already

If, like me, you are simply tired of the onslaught of noisy pop songs then you are in luck. Today, and out from nowhere, Asa teased a snippet of an…

Chinedu Okafor October 16, 2018

Here’s our pick of the best Naija songs of the 2000’s.

Let’s take a trip down memory lane, back to the golden age of Nigerian music, where more than two artists contended for dominance on the charts, and when lyrics and…

Oludolapo Adelana July 5, 2018

TIP of a New Dawn founder, Tabia Princewill restates commitment to youth empowerment

Tabia Princewill, founder and executive director of the youth empowerment platform, TIP of a New Dawn has restated her commitment to supporting young people across Nigeria to attain their highest…

musicblog October 25, 2017

[The Music Blog]: Looks like we may be getting that Asa and Wizkid collaboration after all

It's been over two years since Wizkid made the infamous tweet above, but what most people remember about the tweet were reactions from Asa's religious followers who deemed the…

musicblog October 25, 2017

[The Music Blog]: Still on Asa’s rare Interview with Funmi Iyanda and that bit about her virginity

Through the 25 minute runtime of the webclip, Asa and Funmi Iyanda talked about an array of topics. From Asa's early days in music, to her transformation through the years…

Omoleye Omoruyi October 22, 2017

Asa speaks on losing her virginity in a revealing interview

The Nigerian-French singer, Bùkólá Elemide, popularly known as Asa, in an interview with Funmi Iyanda said she lost her virginity at 28. Highlights: Iyanda shared the 2015 interview she had…

musicblog September 17, 2017

[The Music Blog] For her birthday today, we’ve made a 14-track playlist of the best of Asa

To tell the story of Bukola "Asa" Elemide to one who hasn't heard of her Herculean legend, would be to somewhat spell out the decade long history of modern Nigerian…

Azeez August 26, 2017

How I mentored Wizkid, Asa, P-Square, others – Sound Sultan

Veteran musician, Sound Sultan has said he mentored and inspired some of the biggest artistes in Nigerian music industry at the moment. In a recent interview with Vanguard, the singer…

musicblog August 16, 2017

[The Music Blog] Here is a 5-track ‘Letters From Home’ playlist from us to Buhari

As Nigerians continue to fawn over the details of President Muhammadu Buhari's absence, a familiar sense of nostalgia from the late President Yar'Adua's passing in 2010 after a long time…

Op-ed Editor July 17, 2017

Feyi Fawehinmi: How to export Nigeria to the world

by Feyi Fawehinmi *Another thought experiment. Don’t take it too seriously — it’s not that scientific or even serious, maybe* So I tweeted this the other day. It triggered…

Tolu May 2, 2017

“Fans can listen to music at home, shows are meant to deliver an experience” | Insiders speak on Asa’s concert

Asa's concert has come and gone! No, it's not going anywhere for now and for everyone who was blessed enough to be a part, other Nigerian artistes may have to…

Sponsor May 2, 2017

Asa Is double the pleasure at the Encore Live In Lagos Concert 2017

In a graceful effort to deliver entertainment with class, the Asa Encore "Live in Lagos" concert opened doors to fans of the artiste who thronged into the ball room of…

musicblog May 2, 2017

The Music Blog: #AsaEncore and the importance of concert theatres to the industry

This weekend, Bukola 'Asa' Elemide, Nigeria's most celebrated singer returned to Eko Hotel's convention centre for the second time following last year's first. Over the past few years, Eko Hotels,…

Roqeebah May 1, 2017

5 incredibly mindblowing moments you missed at #AsaEncore [Watch]

Last night, I dreamt Asa shattered a glass ceiling. Oh! wait. That's not true. Saturday night, I watched Asa shatter something sturdier than a glass ceiling. I watched the songstress…

Tolu May 1, 2017

7 stunning photos that capture the essence of the #AsaEncore experience

Everyone who gathered at the Eko Convention Centre to watch Asa perform on Saturday night knew what to expect. Each person was set to have the spirit descend on them,…

Tolu May 1, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Mercy Aigbe’s husband to be investigated for domestic violence, Ciara welcomes baby girl | More stories

The biggest entertainment stories from the weekend and others that unraveled on Sunday night - and still buzzing this morning. Mercy Aigbe-Gentry took over the weekend starting Friday night... Starting…

musicblog April 29, 2017

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