Wizkid set to release new music in 2 days

Nigerian music legend Wizkid has announced that he will be dropping a new single on Friday, September 9th, 2022. He made the announcement through his Instagram account on Wednesday, September 7th, 2022. Fans who have been waiting for new music from the Grammy-winning artist are thrilled about the post. If the new song turns out... Read More

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September 5, 2022

Wizkid with the most nominations at the 2022 Headies Awards: See the complete list of winners

The 15th Headies Awards took place on September 4, 2022, in Atlanta, USA. The Emmy-nominated actor Anthony Anderson and award-winning Nigerian actress Osas Ighodoro hosted the program. Wizkid led the nominee’s list for the 15th Headies with eleven nominations. He was followed by Tems and Ayra Starr, who each had eight nominations. The Headies rolled out some... Read More

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August 6, 2022

Arsenal defeats Crystal Palace with two goals in Premier League kick-off match; Wizkid becomes the first African artist to headline the world’s biggest gaming event in Saudi Arabia | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Arsenal defeats Crystal Palace with two goals in Premier League kick-off match Wizkid becomes the first African artist to headline the world’s biggest gaming event in Saudi Arabia EFCC vows to crack down on “Forex hoarders” due to the Naira fall Election timing will be impacted if voter registration is extended, says INEC Sanwo-Olu allays... Read More

July 6, 2022

Wizkid sets new record for fourth Billboard Hot 100 Entry; Tems spends 9th week on chart

International Afrobeat superstar Wizkid AKA ‘Starboy’ has recorded his fourth Billboard Hot 100 entry with Chris Brown’s ‘Call Me Everyday’ which debuted at number 74 on the chart. This is the most entry into the Billboard Hot 100 by any African artist. His first entry was for Drake’s hit single “One Dance” which peaked at... Read More

The Music Blog

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June 28, 2022

Why Tems’ win at the BET Awards 2022 is historic

Famous Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has made a historic win at the 2022 BET awards, held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, where she clinched the Best International Act award. Tems landed this historic feat which makes her the first Nigerian and African female musician to achieve this feat as... Read More

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May 9, 2022

Airline operators suspend planned shutdown, air travel unions may begin strike; ASUU’s warning strike ends today | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Flying Eagles beat Ghana 2-0 in U20 AFCON qualifying tournament Airline operators suspend planned shutdown ASUU’s warning strike ends today, may begin indefinite strike Tinubu tweets ‘100’ after Jibrin announces leave from APC Wizkid wins ‘Best African Artiste of the Year’ at Ghana Music Awards 2022 Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory,... Read More

December 31, 2021

#YNaija2021Review: Burna Boy’s Grammy, Wizkid’s Essence, fintech unicorns… 10 Moments that Made Us Proud this Year

Being Nigerian is hard enough. But these breakthroughs felt like collective wins and made it a little bit easier to believe in project Nigeria. Burna Boy gets his Grammy Second time was the charm for Burna Boy as he landed a Grammy for his album Twice As Tall which won the best global music album... Read More

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December 31, 2021

Editorial: Why Ayodeji ‘Wizkid’ Balogun is YNaija Person of the Year 2021

Afrobeats to the world. This vote of confidence in the crossover potential of Nigeria’s music industry has been a thing for some time now. An affirmation that music created in modest studios across the country can be enjoyed in spaces around the world. It makes sense then, that in the year in which this prediction... Read More

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December 31, 2021

Taking Afrobeats to the world: Wizkid is Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year

The editorial board of Y! (TV and Online) is pleased to announce music superstar, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, popularly known as ‘Wizkid’ as its pick for Person of the Year 2021. Wizkid, chosen by a consensus of YNaija editors as overall winner amongst ten outstanding nominees announced by the board earlier in December; is the first honoree... Read More

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December 30, 2021

Profile of Ayo ‘Wizkid’ Balogun | YNaija Person of the Year 2021 Nominee

If you ever in search of a single word to describe this personality, it will be ‘transcendent.’ Taking a cue from Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, Wizkid has been the single biggest driving force in the evolution of the music genre. While artistes like Burna Boy and Davido have made major contributions to its growth, it... Read More

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December 24, 2021

#YNaija2021Review: Simi’s Woman, Ladipoe’s Running, Essence … Peep the 10 Best Music Videos of the Year

#YNaija2021Review: Simi’s Woman, Ladipoe’s Running, Essence … Peep the 10 Best Music Videos of the Year 2021 was a year of recovery. Sometimes it seemed like music was all we had to get us through the most trying times of the year. These were the best of the best of the music videos. 10. Obim-... Read More

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December 23, 2021

#YNaija2021Review: Omah Lay’s Understand, Nathaniel Bassey, Essence…Peep the 10 Biggest Music Videos of the Year

2021 was a year of recovery. Sometimes it seemed like music was all we had to get us through the most trying times of the year. Thanks to stats made available by YouTube, these were the biggest and most popular videos of the year. Beyond viewership which obviously was the biggest criterion, YouTube considered other... Read More

Blogs, Lists

December 23, 2021

#YNaija2021Review: Essence, Peru, Love Nwantiti… The 10 Biggest Songs of the Year

2021 was a year of recovery. Sometimes it seemed like music was all we had to get us through the most trying times of the year. This year end list is arrived at by considering streaming numbers across reports by four of the major streaming platforms- Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, Boom Play and Audiomack- cultural... Read More

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#YNaija2021Review, bounce, Buju, Ckay, Davido, Dj Kaywise, Essence, feeling, Fireboy DML, highway, Jowo, KPK (Ko Por Ke), Ladipoe, Lojay, Love Nwantiti, Mohbad, monalisa, Olamide, Peru, Phyno, Rexxie, Ruger, Tems, wizkid

December 22, 2021

#YNaija2021Review: Rock, Bling, Egedege…The 10 Best Pop Songs of the Year

2021 was a year of recovery. Sometimes it seemed like music was all we had to get us through the most trying times of the year. These were the best of the best. 10. Egedege- Larry Gaaga ft. Theresa Onuorah X Flavour X Phyno The harmonic Egedege traditional music pioneered by the iconic Queen Theresa... Read More

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December 21, 2021

#YNaija2021Review: Made in Lagos, Sex Over Love, Legacy+, Wondaland…Our 10 Best Albums of the Year

2021 was the year of recovery. Sometimes it seemed like music was all we had to get us through the most trying times of the year. From long awaited debut records to cross-generational statements, these were the best of the best. 10. Wondaland- Teni Teni’s debut album did not pack quite the sucker punch that... Read More

Blogs, Lists

Back in Office, Blaqbonez, Brymo, Cavemen, Esan and Harmattan & Winter, Femi Kuti, Joeboy, Legacy+, Love and Highlife, Made In Lagos, Made Kuti, Mayorkun, Phyno, Sex Over Love, Someting to Live For, Somewhere Between Beauty and Magic, Teni, wizkid, Wondaland

December 16, 2021

Wizkid, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Mo Abudu, others make Y!/YNaija Person of the Year nominees list

Y!/YNaija.com, Africa’s foremost youth-centered web and social media platform, today released its Person of the Year 2021 nominees list. The Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year honor is awarded to individuals who have most visibly influenced the Nigerian society for good in the year under review, breaking new boundaries or consolidating gains — and driving the... Read More

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December 1, 2021

Wizkid and Tems score win at the 2021 Soul Train Awards presented by BET

The Soul Train Awards hosted its annual celebration in the historic Apollo Theater in New York and aired on BET Africa (DStv Channel 129, GOtv Channel 21) on Monday 29 November at 02:00 WAT / 03:00 CAT. Presented by BET, the award show featured performances by prominent stars in R&B and gospel. African stars, Wizkid... Read More

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September 1, 2021

#YNaijaPowerList2021: Davido, Ola Brown, Tacha, Dare Adekoya, Tunde Ednut listed among most powerful young Nigerians

In a world as fast paced as the one we currently live in, ingenuity, hard work and talent are indispensable currencies that can keep anyone in pace with how quickly the world is revolving. These tools are what keeps the wheel of human progress and development spinning and these tools are naturally abundant within young... Read More

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September 1, 2021

MTV Base wins Marketing Edge ‘Outstanding Entertainment Company of the Decade’ Award

The home of Youth Culture and Entertainment, MTV Base, has been recognized as the Outstanding Entertainment platform of the Decade at the 8th Annual Awards of Excellence hosted by Nigeria’s leading marketing industry publication, Marketing Edge. According to the organisers, MTV Base was honoured for its widespread impact across the African entertainment space, with particular... Read More

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July 27, 2021

Elixir Band and Alian Tribe thrill with grand-stand reggae battle in latest episode of Trophy Extra-Special Band Season 2

This week, the 8 contesting bands left in the Trophy Extra Special Band Season 2 competition, were given the difficult task of transforming all-time great indigenous songs into reggae hits! Making the competition stiffer, the bands were made to battle with the same songs. Flash Band and Tritunez recreated Tuface’s classic titled ‘Rain Drops’. The... Read More

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2baba, Bandhitz, Elixir Band, Flash Band, Genial Sounds, The Alian Tribe, The Benedicts, Timi Dakolo, tiwa savage, TriTunez, Trophy Extra Special Band, Tuface, Update Vibes, Waje, wizkid

July 24, 2021

#TheVoiceNigeria ends with twists, turns and of course, hard lessons

Season 3 of The Voice Nigeria came to an end last night, and it was every bit as satisfying as one would have hoped. As satisfying as the end may have been however, we simply can’t ignore all the lessons the finale had in store for its viewers. At the end of the night, Esther... Read More

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July 6, 2021

Wizkid’s wife proposal, Stubborn Android phone users | Funny posts we saw from Nigerians today

Every day on the Nigerian Internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone. As we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. Here’s a roundup of the best we saw: 1. Family is everything. 2. Lol, as it should. 3. 4.... Read More

July 6, 2021

Olympic Games: ‘Customs fail to release donated kits,’ TAMPAN summons Yomi Fabiyi over controversial movie | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across Nigeria, these are the five top news stories you shouldn’t miss. Nigerian citizens to participate in the amendment of the Electoral Act The National Assembly is en route to amend the Electoral Act within the next two weeks. President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan made this known at the inauguration of Abimbola Yusuf, as... Read More

June 23, 2021

No Better Time: Wizkid receives his Grammy plaque | The #YNaijaCover

To say Nigerian music has really come of age would be an understatement. From the days of Mode 9, The Remedies, Plantashun Boys, Azadus and many others, so much transformation has unarguably taken place in the music industry to make it this globally accepted. Thankfully, tere are at least a dozen phenomena one can point... Read More

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June 7, 2021

Listen to Lojay and Sarz’s new collaborative EP ‘LV N ATTN’

Hot on the heels of their addictive single Tonongo, Lojay – one of the fastest-rising music acts to come onto the Afrofusion scene – and the prolific and internationally renowned, super-producer Sarz have teamed up to release their stellar, collaborative EP ‘LV N ATTN’. Just in time for the upcoming sunny months and set to be the Afrofusion EP... Read More

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June 6, 2021

#NigerianIdol: The Fela-themed week. Hit or miss?

Answering the question of whether this week’s theme for Nigerian Idol was a hit or miss is is subject to how much attention one pays to detail. If you just enjoy good vibes and good music, no doubt tonight’s performances did it for you, but if you are a core fan of Fela, then the... Read More

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June 3, 2021

Nigerian Avatar, Wizkid the camera man | Funny Tweets we saw from Nigerians today

The new country is off to a funny start I see. Can’t even argue with the logic. Lol But what is this? Lol She broke it down to a molecular level. Lol Our own Machala don turn camera man This can’t be true, is it? Lol, not true, we appreciate all of GOD’S beauty. He... Read More

May 28, 2021

Nigerian artists Wizkid, Burna Boy and Tanzania’s Diamond Platnumz lead the BET Awards 2021 Best International Act Nominations

BET announces the “BET AWARDS” 2021 nominees with African heavyweights Wizkid, Burnaboy (Nigeria) and Diamond Platinumz (Tanzania) scoring three nominations in the Best International Act category. This year’s nominees reflect an abundance of creative expression and Black excellence across music, television, film, and sports. The “BET AWARDS” 2021 will air LIVE, Monday, June 28 on BET Africa, DStv channel 122, at 1am WAT / 2am CAT. You can also catch the repeat at 7pm WAT / 8pm... Read More

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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 to, relax with, reflect on, and most importantly, help us forget our worries. These artists are very valuable Nigerian exports, and are the biggest metric,... Read More

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March 15, 2021

Grammy 2021: Burna Boy, Wizkid win at music awards, Biafra: ‘We’re unstoppable’ Asari Dokubo declares | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the thirty-six states of Nigeria, these are the five biggest stories you shouldn’t miss out on: Grammy 2021: Burna Boy, Wizkid win at music awards Nigerian singers, Burna Boy and Wizkid have both won big at the 63rd Grammy Awards. Burna Boy won the Best Global Music Album category while Wizkid won the Best... Read More

Wizkid set to release new music in 2 days

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Wizkid sets new record for fourth Billboard Hot 100 Entry; Tems spends 9th week on chart

Why Tems’ win at the BET Awards 2022 is historic

Airline operators suspend planned shutdown, air travel unions may begin strike; ASUU’s warning strike ends today | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

#YNaija2021Review: Burna Boy’s Grammy, Wizkid’s Essence, fintech unicorns… 10 Moments that Made Us Proud this Year

Editorial: Why Ayodeji ‘Wizkid’ Balogun is YNaija Person of the Year 2021

Taking Afrobeats to the world: Wizkid is Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year

Profile of Ayo ‘Wizkid’ Balogun | YNaija Person of the Year 2021 Nominee

#YNaija2021Review: Simi’s Woman, Ladipoe’s Running, Essence … Peep the 10 Best Music Videos of the Year

#YNaija2021Review: Omah Lay’s Understand, Nathaniel Bassey, Essence…Peep the 10 Biggest Music Videos of the Year

#YNaija2021Review: Essence, Peru, Love Nwantiti… The 10 Biggest Songs of the Year

#YNaija2021Review: Rock, Bling, Egedege…The 10 Best Pop Songs of the Year

#YNaija2021Review: Made in Lagos, Sex Over Love, Legacy+, Wondaland…Our 10 Best Albums of the Year

Wizkid, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Mo Abudu, others make Y!/YNaija Person of the Year nominees list

Wizkid and Tems score win at the 2021 Soul Train Awards presented by BET

#YNaijaPowerList2021: Davido, Ola Brown, Tacha, Dare Adekoya, Tunde Ednut listed among most powerful young Nigerians

MTV Base wins Marketing Edge ‘Outstanding Entertainment Company of the Decade’ Award

Elixir Band and Alian Tribe thrill with grand-stand reggae battle in latest episode of Trophy Extra-Special Band Season 2

#TheVoiceNigeria ends with twists, turns and of course, hard lessons

Wizkid’s wife proposal, Stubborn Android phone users | Funny posts we saw from Nigerians today

Olympic Games: ‘Customs fail to release donated kits,’ TAMPAN summons Yomi Fabiyi over controversial movie | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

No Better Time: Wizkid receives his Grammy plaque | The #YNaijaCover

Listen to Lojay and Sarz’s new collaborative EP ‘LV N ATTN’

#NigerianIdol: The Fela-themed week. Hit or miss?

Nigerian Avatar, Wizkid the camera man | Funny Tweets we saw from Nigerians today

Nigerian artists Wizkid, Burna Boy and Tanzania’s Diamond Platnumz lead the BET Awards 2021 Best International Act Nominations

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

Grammy 2021: Burna Boy, Wizkid win at music awards, Biafra: ‘We’re unstoppable’ Asari Dokubo declares | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

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