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8 African Songs with A 100M Plus Streams on Spotify
In February 2021, music streaming platform, Spotify had made a major leap, expanding to several African countries such as Ghana, Cote D’Ivoire and Nigeria. This move had enabled Nigerian music lovers the ability to use the app without first making use of a VPN to mask their location and this also boosted the use of…
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9 Nigerian Musicians That Davido Has Helped Develop
Nigerian megastar and philanthropist, Davido has over the years, put his fans and members of the public, in general, on quite the list of slangs and saying but none has stuck harder than his mantra that states ‘We rise by lifting others.’ An often quipped saying by the vibrant entertainer, it has also been a…
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From DJ YK to Ajimovoix Drums, Here Are 8 Nigerian Producers Behind Our Favorite Dance Beats
2021 was at the heart of it, a socially-inclined and fun-filled year, with everyone out and about, looking to make up for time lost to the pandemic. So while personal and general economies worked on bouncing back, people were also trooping out to events and parties all in a bid to have a good time.…
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22 Nigerian Artistes to Watch in 2022
At the dawn of 2021, Notjustok rightfully predicted the successes of emerging talents from Ayra Starr, Mohbad, Jamopyper, Seyi Vibez, Ruger, Liya, Victony, Jaido P, and a host of others. In early 2020, we also perceived the chart-topping abilities of rising acts such as Tems, Ajebo Hustlers, Omah Lay, Gabzy, Buju and Zinoleesky, all prior…
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21 Best Nigerian Albums & EPs in 2021
As we reel in the high of wrapping up 2021 and take in the new year, recounting the days and moments within the now dusted 365 days that made the second year of the new decade, we’ve and continue to go over all go over highs and lows, wins and losses that punctuated our days…
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Here’s Every Nigerian Musician That Debuted at the 02 Arena Thanks to Wizkid
The 02 Arena at Wembley in London is a musical landmark that has left a stamp in the history of global music, granting megastars a memorable location equipped with beautiful acoustics and space to thrill fans from all walks of life to live performances of their records. Over the years, megastars such as Beyonce, Spice…
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6 Nigerian Musicians Whose Real Names Aren’t What We Expected
The art of making music is one that has always encouraged a separation of art from artiste and for the artistes themselves, often comes with a personalised distinguisher in form of the formation and use of a name that represents their artistic persona. A number of times, these names are made up of a mix…
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Here’s a Look at All the BBNaija Housemates that Have Put Out a Song
The Nigerian-based version of the Big Brother franchise, popularly known as BB Naija has been a huge success since its inception in 2006 with its first version known simply as BB Naija Season 1. Then a test of how the show which had formerly been a continent-based one would be received, the prize money had…
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It’s Davido’s Birthday! Here are 6 Times He Was A Man of the People
It’s the birthday of Nigerian music star, David Adeleke professionally known as Davido. The singer turns a year older today, the 21st of November and is now 29 years old. This also marks his 10th year in the music industry since he broke out at the age of 19. To celebrate Davido’s birthday, here are…
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Davido 1m Challenge: Every Musician that Sent Him Money and Why
“We rise by lifting others,” has been the mantra and running principle of Nigerian musician cum megastar, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, over the past couple of years. It’s a saying which has since been popularised by him as the singer has put it to work countless times by lending a helping hand to…