“You Rappers Should Fix Up Your Lives”: MI needs to do just that too

by Umar Hassan Two things to take out of MI’s You Rappers Should Fix Up Your Life: SA rappers are slaying everyone out there and MI himself needs to fix up his life too. But every avid hip-hop listener already knows both these facts, it’s no news. What however is most noteworthy is that... Read More

Opinion

M.I Abaga, Music, opinion, You Rappers Should Fix Up Your Lives

September 26, 2017

This is why we blame Jude Okoye for the Psquare saga

Two singing brothers and an older brother who manages them are the talk of town today for all the wrong reasons. We woke up to amazing news of Cardi B’s record-breaking feat on Billboard’s Hot 100 but our excitement was shortlived as a video of the Okoye brothers in a heated exchange, surfaced on the... Read More

Thinking Through

brothers, fight, Jude Okoye, Music, PSquare, twins

September 26, 2017

Psquare Saga: Is Peter Okoye doing something wrong?

You may have seen the “all mighty” video of the Okoye brothers – Paul, Peter and Jude – screaming loudly at each other in an altercation that nearly translated into a physical exchange. From what we see in the video and what has been the case since their first major feud in 2014, older brother,... Read More

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fight, Jude Okoye, Music, paul okoye, peter okoye, PSquare, saga, twins

September 23, 2017

Reno Omokri: How Nigeria conquered The Seychelles

by Reno Omokri For the past four days, I have been holidaying in The Seychelles, a beautiful Island with beautiful people on the Indian Ocean. Before I came here, I knew I would find unparalleled natural beauty. My friend, Michael Moszynski, the founder CEO of the drum award-winning LONDON Advertising, had sold me on The... Read More

Opinion

lai mohammed, Music, Nigerian exports, nollywood, PSquare, Reno Omokri, tourism

September 20, 2017

[The Music Blog] Davido and Orange Culture are crossing new landmarks with the Capsule Collection

It has long been the dream of music industry players to be beneficiaries of the wins of a functioning ecosystem of adjacent industries that create value, and Davido and Orange Culture are bringing that dream to life. Since it’s debut Orange Culture has been one of the most promising brands in urban wears and youth... Read More

The Music Blog

Davido, fashion, Music, orange culture

September 19, 2017

5 reasons we don’t care about Psquare’s rumoured fight

If we all can just start perceiving Paul and Peter Okoye’s constant social media bickering as mere sibling rivalry and not celebrity beef, then maybe we can look away everytime they make it to news headlines for same. This is exactly how we have learned to react to any news report that says “Psquare are... Read More

Thinking Through

fight, jabs. IPOB, Muhammadu Buhari, Music, Nnamdi Kanu, paul okoye, peter okoye, PSquare, quarrel, social media

September 19, 2017

[The Music Blog] Buzz Review: There is a naughty secret on Niniola’s new single “Sicker”

Through sleeper hits and cheeky Afropop that wouldn’t be so distinct if it was any other singer, Niniola has leveled her brand of Afro-house in the class of unambiguously playlist-worthy pop music. Being the only woman to have pulled off a summer hit for 2017 with “Maradona”, is worthy of mention considering much has been... Read More

The Music Blog

Afropop, Music, Niniola, Niniola Sicker, Sarz, Sicker

September 12, 2017

#TheVoiceNigeria: We managed to scrape these five okay performances from the quarterfinals

On Sunday night, we watched The Voice Nigeria contestants battle for a place on the semifinals of the competition while we said goodbye to a number of others who were unable to garner enough votes from the audience. Four contestants, including those who had just been saved, from the four teams performed and as much... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

Music, performances, quarterfinals, Singing, The Voice Nigeria, Timi Dakolo, Yemi Alade

September 11, 2017

Pius Adesanmi: Don Williams – Fragments of memory

by Pius Adesanmi America invaded my formative years in Nigeria through culture, mainly books and music. Indian (Amitabh Bachchan!) and Chinese (Bruce Lee!) films relegated American (John Wayne) films to a distant background. In High School (Titcombe College), James Hadley Chase was our most mesmerizing path to America. The irony of preferring the America of... Read More

Opinion

Don Williams, influence, Music, opinion, Pius Adesanmi, Tribute

September 9, 2017

Who was Don Williams? | The ‘Gentle Giant’ of country music

On Friday night, news of the death of legendary country music singer, Don Williams spread to our part of the world. He was said to have passed on after “a short illness”. All the major news sites that reported his death had a common denominator in the first few lines of their articles. Rolling Stone... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

album, Country music, Don Williams, Gentle Giant, Hall of Fame, Music, Nashville, Texas, tour

September 9, 2017

Get ready Africa! Yemi Alade is back on Coke Studio Africa 5

For the fourth time running, one of Africa’s top female acts and two-time winner of the MTV Africa Music Awards Best Female Act (2015 & 2016), Yemi Alade, has returned to Coke Studio Africa. She will be pairing with French rapper of Congolese origin, Youssoupha Mabiki to make Afro-centric music that will have you tapping... Read More

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August 31, 2017

The Beatz Awards call for entry

THE BEATZ AWARDSTM is here again for her annual award event, created to celebrate the creative minds behind music production, distribution and business. It’s her call for entry for THE BEATZ AWARDS 3, Yes 3 …… This is the third edition and we will be accepting entries in 29 voting categories this year. See list... Read More

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August 31, 2017

[The Music Blog] Buzz Review: Timi Saurse reinvents the ethos of Afropop and RNB for “Tangerine”

With the incursion of UK’s crisply produced Afrobeats, much of what used to be Afropop RNB seems to be evolving into the fringe, incorporating more of Afro-Carribean rhythms and hip-hop’s pacing. Artists who do not follow this style of making music are doing even more experimentation, Tekno and Runtown have tapped from Ghana’s guitar-infused hiplife,... Read More

The Music Blog

Afropop, Music, newcomer, RnB, Tangerine, The Music Blog, Timi Saurse

August 18, 2017

Falz reveals beautiful things about Coke Studio Africa 2017

Award-winning Nigerian artist Falz famed for hits like “Jeje”, “Soft Work” and “Soldier” returns to Coke Studio Africa for a second time this year, paired alongside Ugandan legendary artist Bebe Cool, who makes his anticipated debut on the show this year. Last year Falz was paired with Tanzanian rapper Joh Makini and the two produced... Read More

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africa, cocacola, Coke Studio, falz, Music

August 16, 2017

WO! The streets called and Olamide answered

Won ni won wa wa n’igboro | Won ni won ti miss wa n’igboro Translation: They say they’ve been searching for us on the streets | They say they missed us on the streets The first two lines of verse one in Olamide’s latest viral single, W0!! aptly communicate the essence of his reemergence into... Read More

The Music Blog, Thinking Through

Music, Olamide, Shakiti Bobo, streets, Wo

August 13, 2017

I am the first rapper to make money off music in Nigeria – Ruggedman

Rapper, Michael Ugochukwu Stephens, popular known as Ruggedman has said many of the things he spoke about in his early days in the music industry have started happening. In an interview with Punch, the rapper said he was the first to make money off rap music in Nigeria. He added that he had lost a... Read More

The News Blog

money, Music, nigeria, rapper, Ruggedman

August 12, 2017

Ezinne Ukoha: Kechi Okwuchi is flawlessly making America great again

by Ezinne Ukoha For the past couple of months — I’ve received consistent updates about a young Nigerian woman — Kechi Okwuchi — who happens to be a contestant on the Simon Cowell fueled — America’s Got Talent. She’s amassed an impressive following for reasons that have everything to do with talent and the magic... Read More

Opinion

A survivor's tribute, America's Got Talent, Kechi Okwuchi, Mkaking America Great again, Music, opinion

August 10, 2017

Tee Jewel drops Get Loose

Riding off the positive reception to Control, his recently released single, Tee Jewel, AbOriginal Music’s lover boy, returns with yet another irresistible song: Get Loose. A slow, sensual jam influenced by the distinct blend of trap and reggae and delivered flawlessly over an infectious beat with incredible vocals, Get Loose is sure to get you... Read More

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August 6, 2017

#TheVoiceNigeria: Ain’t nobody badder than Bada, Wolei toh bad, Glowrie and everyone who stole tonight’s show

Someone must have saved the best for tonight. From six performances, two steals, one indecisive judge, one smart judge and eight contestants who went through to the live show, here’s everything you missed: Obichi and Isaac were the first to perform and they kicked off the show with a popular Nigerian favourite, Romantic by Korede... Read More

Thinking Through

bada, glowrie, Music, Patoranking, singing competition, The Voice Nigeria, Timi Dakolo, Waje, wolei, Yemi Alade

August 3, 2017

20 years after Fela’s death, his music, lifestyle and influence lives on

by Wareez Odunayo 20 years after the demise of Abeokuta born multi-instrumentalist, musician, composer and human rights activist, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, the world is yet to recover his persona. The Abami Eda as he was often called was hailed by many as one of Africa’s most charismatic music performers. Fela was born on 15 October 1938... Read More

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fela, influence, legacy, lifestyle, Music

August 2, 2017

Insiders: The current generation of artistes are all about money and petty fights so they would never match up to Fela

It’s been twenty years since legendary Nigerian musician, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti passed on but that his music and the powerful messages that they carry remain relevant cannot be overstated. Fela was and unarguably still is the face of a political and cultural revolution in Nigeria and the pointed lyrics in his songs still retain the power... Read More

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2face idibia, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Insiders, Music, vacuum

August 2, 2017

“My body understood Fela’s music before my head” | Paul McCartney, Talib Kweli, other music icons share thoughts on Fela Anikulapo-Kuti

Fela, the irreverent, the maverick, the musical genius, the unfettered, Abami Eda, first of his name. This day in 1997, the world received the news of the death of the greatest musician and disruptor of his time and indeed, now. Exactly two decades after his death, Fela Anikulapo Kuti remains a worldwide icon and a... Read More

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20 years, Afrobeats, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Icon, Music, Paul McCartney

August 2, 2017

Tribute: “A man is not dead until he’s forgotten” | 20 years on, Fela is alive and strong

by Aduratomi Bolade If Fela were still alive, he would have been 79 on October 15, but he’s not: he died on this day in 1997. I remember that day clearly, the news broke on a Saturday evening, my dad had gone out and he was just returning home when we heard the announcement on... Read More

Opinion

Afrobeat music, Anniversary of Fela's death, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Femi Kuti, fusing music and politics, Music, seun kuti, The music legend, Trending stories, Tribute

July 31, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Wizkid is in Nigeria and is dropping new tracks “every day”; R.Kelly encourages female fan to touch his crotch as he performed on stage | More stories

Missed out on all the entertainment gist from the weekend? We have the biggest ones packed here plus others that unraveled while you slept through Sunday night – and are still buzzing this Monday morning. Wizkid is in Nigeria and is dropping new songs every hour Maybe that headline doesn’t exactly describe what Starboy is... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

2baba, Music, Politics, R. Kelly, Reminisce, Sensei Uche, Tekno, tiwa savage, wizkid

July 30, 2017

#TheVoiceNigeria: Watch the contestants who survived tonight’s battle and others who said goodbye

Tonight was the first in the battle stage of The Voice Nigeria singing competition and 12 out of the contestants that made it through the blind auditions went on stage in pairs of two to perform one song and attempt to outdo each other. Six contestants made it through to the live show tonight per... Read More

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competition, Music, Singing, Team Patoranking, Team Timi, Team Waje, Team Yemi Alade, The Voice Nigeria

July 25, 2017

4 reasons we think the EFCC had to let its Twitter handler go

Yesterday, the EFCC let it’s brilliant Twitter handler go and the most interesting thing to come out of the news – apart from learning that the handler, simply identified as @FShawKingfisher, is a musical act – were the immediate reactions of Nigerians on Twitter. The prevalent belief was that the EFCC sacked the young man... Read More

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EFCC, FShaw Kingfisher, Music

July 25, 2017

F.Shaw is the musical genius the EFCC held in its custody until yesterday

Forget it! F.Shaw is made. You probably don’t know who that is but that’s the point of this post. Out with the old, in with the new. Yesterday, anti-graft agency, EFCC made a revelation that turned out to be a very important moment for pop culture in Nigeria. The handler of the agency’s Twitter account... Read More

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July 20, 2017

Linkin Park lead singer, Chester Bennington commits suicide

Chester Bennington, lead singer of popular rock band, Linkin Park has died at the age of 41. Police told TMZ that “the singer hanged himself at a private residence in Palos Verdes Estates in L.A. County” and his lifeless body was discovered at about 9am Thursday. The singer who had made his drugs and alcohol... Read More

The News Blog

Chester Bennington, Chris Cornell, Drugs, Linkin Park, Music, rock

July 18, 2017

“Robert is the devil” | All the shocking details of the sexual manipulation allegations against R.Kelly

There’s a damaging allegation making rounds across international news sites involving R&B legend, Robert Sylvester Kelly popularly known as R.Kelly. The world famous singer also known as The Pied Piper has been accused of running “an abusive cult” where he holds young ladies “against their will” and engages in sexual activities with them. That R.Kelly... Read More

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Aaliyah, Backstory, Joycelyn Savage, Music, R. Kelly, robert kelly, sexual misconduct

“You Rappers Should Fix Up Your Lives”: MI needs to do just that too

This is why we blame Jude Okoye for the Psquare saga

Psquare Saga: Is Peter Okoye doing something wrong?

Reno Omokri: How Nigeria conquered The Seychelles

[The Music Blog] Davido and Orange Culture are crossing new landmarks with the Capsule Collection

5 reasons we don’t care about Psquare’s rumoured fight

[The Music Blog] Buzz Review: There is a naughty secret on Niniola’s new single “Sicker”

#TheVoiceNigeria: We managed to scrape these five okay performances from the quarterfinals

Pius Adesanmi: Don Williams – Fragments of memory

The Thread: “You will soon unblow and go back to upcoming artiste” | TwitterNG uses Mr Eazi for barbecue

Who was Don Williams? | The ‘Gentle Giant’ of country music

Get ready Africa! Yemi Alade is back on Coke Studio Africa 5

The Beatz Awards call for entry

[The Music Blog] Buzz Review: Timi Saurse reinvents the ethos of Afropop and RNB for “Tangerine”

Falz reveals beautiful things about Coke Studio Africa 2017

WO! The streets called and Olamide answered

I am the first rapper to make money off music in Nigeria – Ruggedman

Ezinne Ukoha: Kechi Okwuchi is flawlessly making America great again

Tee Jewel drops Get Loose

#TheVoiceNigeria: Ain’t nobody badder than Bada, Wolei toh bad, Glowrie and everyone who stole tonight’s show

20 years after Fela’s death, his music, lifestyle and influence lives on

Insiders: The current generation of artistes are all about money and petty fights so they would never match up to Fela

“My body understood Fela’s music before my head” | Paul McCartney, Talib Kweli, other music icons share thoughts on Fela Anikulapo-Kuti

Tribute: “A man is not dead until he’s forgotten” | 20 years on, Fela is alive and strong

Entertainment Roundup: Wizkid is in Nigeria and is dropping new tracks “every day”; R.Kelly encourages female fan to touch his crotch as he performed on stage | More stories

#TheVoiceNigeria: Watch the contestants who survived tonight’s battle and others who said goodbye

4 reasons we think the EFCC had to let its Twitter handler go

F.Shaw is the musical genius the EFCC held in its custody until yesterday

Linkin Park lead singer, Chester Bennington commits suicide

“Robert is the devil” | All the shocking details of the sexual manipulation allegations against R.Kelly

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