Tag: nigerian music industry

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Ayomitide AdeyinkaSeptember 26, 2023

YNDiscovr | 5 Afrobeats Rising Artistes to Watch this Week

The Nigerian music industry has a very vibrant scene, with new and talented artists constantly emerging. On today’s YNDiscovr, we ...

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Ayomitide AdeyinkaSeptember 24, 2023

Need To Know About Mohbad, Nigeria’s Beloved Artist and All That Has Happened This Week | #JusticeforMohbad

Born in June 1996 and died in September 2023, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba (Mohbad), the Nigerian rapper and singer-songwriter, has become ...

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Ayomitide AdeyinkaSeptember 15, 2023

5 Artists To Watch Out For This Week

It’s the weekend, which means some of our artists to watch out for this week have decided to open their ...

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YNaijaSeptember 13, 2023

The Life and Tragic End of Nigerian Artist Mohbad: A Look Back

Tuesday, September 12 2023, marked a sad day in the Nigerian and African entertainment industry as the news of the ...

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YNaijaJune 22, 2023

The Dark Side of the Nigerian Music Industry: Chike Agada’s Harrowing Experience

In the fiercely competitive Nigerian music industry, aspiring artists often find themselves at the crossroads of a pivotal decision: signing ...

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Kola MuhammedNovember 11, 2020

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 ...

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Kola MuhammedOctober 29, 2020

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 ...

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Nelson C.JDecember 26, 2019

Feuds are natural for creatives including female music artistes, and that should be fine

The rivalries and age-long feuds music artists share is a phenomenon sewn into the creative fabric and has an enduring ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiNovember 5, 2017

Taking Davido’s offer may have affected my career – CDQ

Nigerian rapper, Sodiq Abubakar Yusuf known as CDQ insists that he never abandoned Tiwa Savage’s husband, Teebillz when the latter had marital ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiOctober 26, 2017

“Some people with big songs don’t even make any money” – Kcee

Nigerian singer, Kingsley Okonkwo, known as Kcee, has said “big songs” don’t guarantee that the owner of the song would ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiAugust 20, 2017

Why I don’t have too many friends in the industry – Burna Boy

Nigerian Singer, Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy, in an interview with Punch Sunday, said the reason he does not have too ...

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Op-ed EditorJuly 19, 2017

Opinion: Wizkid’s Sounds From The Other Side is a futile effort for African music

by Michael Ace As much as it remains evident that this musical act is a beautiful product of Africa’s uniqueness ...

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Op-ed EditorJuly 19, 2017

Charly Boy: Lai Mohammed is the MC of goofs, gaffes and mumbo-jumbo

by Charly Boy The MC of goofs, gaffes and a lotta mumbo-jumbo Alhaji Lai Mohammed in one of his numerous ...

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Op-ed EditorJuly 12, 2017

Opinion: The six stages of a music artiste

Today, I’d be looking briefly at the 6 critical stages of a music artiste. My aim, via this very short ...

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Oreoluwa PetersMay 18, 2016

The Otedolas are all smiles at Cuppy’s Masters convocation (PHOTOS)

Last week, we told you that DJ Cuppy, daughter of  oilmagnate, Femi Otedola had completed her Masters degree in Music ...

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Oreoluwa PetersMay 17, 2016

After calling him an ‘irresponsible idiot’, Wizkid’s ‘baby mama’ has only praise for him

In March 2016, Sola Ogudugu– mother of Wizkid‘s son, Boluwatife threw shade (which she later deleted) at the star, tagging ...

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Oreoluwa PetersMay 17, 2016

7 potential international acts to be featured on Davido’s sophomore album

Just like his ‘arch-rival’ turned friend- Wizkid, Davido‘s second album, Baddest has been delayed quite a number of times. https://www.instagram.com/p/BAz8LMoov7V/ ...

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Oreoluwa PetersMay 17, 2016

Skales rips internet troll apart after being called a Wizkid hater

Celebrities are on red alert in regards to any form of trolling. Skales has for a long time, been mocked ...

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Oreoluwa PetersMay 17, 2016

These new pictures of Iyanya are giving us #summerbodygoals

Ring the fire alarms because Iyanya is giving us some hotness this Tuesday morning. Iyanya shared a few photos on ...

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Oreoluwa PetersMay 17, 2016

Top 10 funny Nigerian twitter reactions to Burna Boy and his ‘baby-mama’ palaver

A new development sprung late Monday evening in regards to Burna Boy and Stella Uju, the lady claiming to be carrying ...

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Oreoluwa PetersMay 16, 2016

Cynthia Morgan is all about the ‘paper’ in Olowo video (WATCH)

Coming off her performance at Kiss Daniel‘s concert last night, Cynthia Morgan has released the video for her latest single Olowo. The ...

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Oreoluwa PetersMay 16, 2016

Burna Boy comes for alleged baby mama (WATCH)

Following the shocking revelation by a certain Stella Uju claiming to be pregnant for Burna Boy, the singer might have ...

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Oreoluwa PetersMay 16, 2016

‘Sometimes, let people make fun of you’ | Seyi Shay addresses her tragic blunders

Seyi Shay has reiterated that she enjoys the attention she gets off people making mockery of her on-air blunders. In ...

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Oreoluwa PetersMay 15, 2016

Wizkid and L.A.X dab it out with fans at concert in Malaysia (PHOTOS)

Wizkid performed in Malaysia last night at the African Music Concert. The event which was held at the Grand Seasons ...

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Oreoluwa PetersMay 15, 2016

Davido and Sophia Momodu’s baby, Imade turns 1 (PHOTOS)

She was the center of a heated controversy between the two families back in January and she was the bond ...

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Oreoluwa PetersMay 15, 2016

Kiss Daniel’s debut album is out on iTunes

It’s out. Kiss Daniel has released his debut album titled New Era. The G-Worldwide act made the announcement at midnight ...

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Oreoluwa PetersMay 14, 2016

Seyi Shay says you Nigerians are “so gullible”

Seyi Shay has come under fire for a series of, to put it frankly, dumb comments about everything from the ...

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Oreoluwa PetersMay 14, 2016

We are loving these photos of Dr. Sid and his family

In celebration of their daughter- Sidney Esiri‘s 1-year-old birthday, Dr Sid and wife, Simi Esiri released some adorable family pictures on ...

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SolaApril 23, 2015

Toke Makinwa is tired of Nigerian musicians and their same-old lyrics

by Anike Jacobs Media personality, Toke Makinwa has opined that the only way to move the Nigerian music industry forward ...

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November 27, 2013

No long thing: D’banj hits Don Jazzy with a birthday message on Twitter

by Oke Efagene   Former Mo’hits Records member, D’banj sent a birthday message to Don Jazzy who celebrated his birthday ...

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