Tag: Nigerian Music

10 LEADING NIGERIAN ARTISTS OF 2024

7. WIZKID Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, famously known as Wizkid, has cemented his place as one of Nigeria's most influential artists. Since his breakthrough in 2011 with the hit single Holla…

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Artistes to watch out for in 2023

-Oyekunle Tamilore 2022 was a great year in the Nigerian music industry, full of surprises, streaming, publicity, chart toppings, and heartbreaking losses. It had terrific breakouts in the likes of…

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This is what marketers need to know about Nigeria’s major music moments

Nigerian music has become a major product in Africa and is the country’s most prominent creative export. The pandemic made this even bigger. The pandemic also showed that people used…

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10 from 20: The breakout stars of 2020! (2)

Welcome back to the 10 from 20 list! Again, our list celebrates the breakout stars of 2020. Young, relatively new artists who rose from obscurity (at least, some of them) to ubiquity within the 12 horrid months 2020 threw at us. 9 of them are below 25. Most of them released their debut projects this year.

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Tems and Omah Lay

Tems and Omah Lay post-release statement says nothing about learning to do better

Nigeria's fast-rising music acts, Tems and Omah Lay, are back home. The duo, who were arrested and detained in Uganda until the case against them was withdrawn, are settling back…

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Top albums to watch out for before the year runs out

The first disruption of activities witnessed this year came with the global outbreak of coronavirus as social and economic activities came to a standstill. Things gradually returned to normal in…

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Omawumi is set to release “Me Ke” video featuring Kiss Daniel (PHOTOS)

Nigerian singer, Omawumi teams up with Kiss Daniel for this new one titled, 'Me Ke' which promises to be a banger as it brings together two vocal heavy weights. Omawumi,…

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The Thread: Small Doctor’s “Penalty” shames the poor

Nigerians generally bemoan the lack of good content in today's music. Popular music lyrics flow along the lines of "30 billion for the akant"; "Wo! ogbono feli feli (spanking hot), chicken…

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Bisola sings about her life struggles in new song, “Luchia”

Big Brother Nigeria’s first runner-up, Bisola Aiyeola takes her fans down memory lane on her new single capturing her struggles from grass to grace. Produced by talented beat-maker, Rhyme Bamz,…

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[The Music Blog] This line on Davido’s new single makes a curious case for the ’30 Billion in the Akant’

The most popular refrains from every Afropop song almost leaps out at you on first listen, the rest of the relevance of such lines or lyrics is sustained via social…

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Today’s Noisemakers: Joachim MacEbong, Isima Odeh, Osi Suave and others [The Wizkid-Fela debate edition]

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters,…

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Opinion: Goodbye, Psquare

by Michael Ace   No doubt about it- secession is the order of the day. I just don't seem to understand why we could be so disturbed by the decision…

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Wizkid

The Thread: “A night I’ll never forget” “He is officially an African LEGEND” | Twitter goes crazy over Wizkid’s London concert

There's no other way to say it, Starboy shut down London last night. What's the definition of shut down? Being the first African to sell out the Royal Albert Hall,…

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An open letter to Psquare: Remember the promise you made to your late mother

by Stephen Ofishea You have no idea how bad this makes me feel, seeing Africa’s most talented duo getting into messy fights and spraying the bo on social media. The…

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Opinion: What has happened to Ice Prince?

by Otolorin Olabode Gideon   There was a time precisely in the year 2014 when we were all tired of the pieces of shit Olamide and his cohorts were feeding…

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The Thread: 3 hilarious reasons why TwitterNG would rather Psquare split

It's been drama galore on Twitter's streets with the dirty breakup of the musical group, PSquare. Paul and Peter Okoye are twins, whose dancing talent is reminiscent of Usher. But…

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“I don’t care if blood can’t be thicker than water” | Frosty reactions trail Psquare’s split

The music group, PSquare have called it quits a second time to extremely bland reactions. Where last time, fans were crying and sending love mail their way to get them…

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I got a $6,000 job, sold phones in Computer Village – Mr Eazi

Oluwatosin Oluwole Ajibade known as Mr Eazi, in a chat on Beat FM’s Morning Rush show spoke about some of the difficulties he faced before the spotlight finally found him.…

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Opinion: Simi’s ‘Simisola’ is originality at its peak

by Michael Ace   How else do I start, except to give the work the credit it deserves. This is what a first offering should do: reassure the listener of…

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Music Industry

“Is MI asking a journalist to only report the positives?” | TwitterNG marks MI wrong

Twitter's been abuzz about this sit-down with MI and the guys at Pulse. It all began with an open letter about MI's music written by Ayomide O. Tayo, which MI…

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Skales speaks on his relationship with Nicki Minaj

Nigerian singer, Raoul John Njeng-Njeng known as Skales had featured American rapper, Diplo on a music video, and got the attention of Nicki Minaj who shared the video with her…

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Dbanj paved the way for my music career – Davido

Nigerian singer, David Adeleke aka Davido has, in reaction to Dbanj's interview with Spindle Magazine, admitted that he got a Rolex from Dbanj. He, however, denied that he signed any…

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“We gave Davido a Rolex watch as a signing-on fee in 2014” – Dbanj (WATCH)

Nigerian singer, Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo known as Dbanj has in a recent interview with Spindle Magazine disclosed that he signed David Adeleke known as Davido with a Rolex wristwatch as…

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The music finally does some talking for the man: A review of D’Banj’s ‘King Don Come’ album

by Umar Hassan Of all major Nigerian artistes, D'banj has thrived more out of the viability he has engrained into his brand than the quality of his music. As a…

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“I don’t think winning an award makes you a good artiste” – Brianjo

An afro pop, R&B, dance hall cum high life singer, Jonathan Chukwudebe known as Brianjo, formerly known as Black Jay who has been into the Music Industry for the past fifteen has,…

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Music Review: Olamide gets everything right with Wo!

by Umar Hassan Olamide's Glory album was a compilation of good songs that lacked anything close to a vicious cutting edge largely due to his decision to let go of…

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Music Review: “Wo!” is Olamide’s welcome back to the streets anthem

by Micheal Ace What do you think needs to be done to a prodigal son if he refuses to repent? Trash him or write him off? Exactly what the public…

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Opinion: One big mistake that may deter Lil Kesh’s greatness in the Nigerian music industry

Just like tossing a coin and getting neither head nor tail. It lands wheeling on its side. Strange? It is. We cannot say Olamide is an opportunist, yet we cannot…

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“I heard a voice from heaven” | A review of Waje’s ‘Mountain’

by Micheal Ace When the speaker blares and you find yourself beating the force of gravity, walking the path of your pores into your soul and making ways in the…

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Opinion: How Fuji musician Muri Thunder’s career withered

by Olawoyin Oladeinde   Few things amuse me like the paradox that is Fuji act MURI ALABI THUNDER’s somewhat withered career. And it's quite odd that an admittedly talented artiste…

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