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  • 6 Nigerian Albums Nominated For The Grammy Awards | SEE FULL LIST

    6 Nigerian Albums Nominated For The Grammy Awards | SEE FULL LIST

    The Grammy award is viewed as the most prestigious music award in the American music industry, so Nigerian artists take pride in getting their albums nominated. Ahead of the 64th edition of the Grammy awards scheduled for Monday, April 4, 2022, at 1 am WAT; we compiled a list of several Nigerian musicians who have received…

  • 18 Nigerian Songs Featured in Blockbuster Movies

    18 Nigerian Songs Featured in Blockbuster Movies

    In this story, we take a look at some Nigerian songs that have become soundtracks for blockbuster movies we all love. The entertainment world is a deeply interrelated one, with several arms of it coming together with an end product in mind. A perfect example is movie soundtracks where most times, pre-recorded and already released…

  • 20 Unforgettable Ghana and Nigeria Music Collaborations from the 2000s till date

    20 Unforgettable Ghana and Nigeria Music Collaborations from the 2000s till date

    To highlight the power of collaborations and how they’ve helped strengthen the relationship between Ghana and Nigeria, this list gives a rundown of 18 unforgettable Nigerian and Ghanaian music collaborations, from the early 2000s to recent times. Amidst the heightened festivities of December last year, fumes of controversy and adversity had risen, threatening to cause…

  • All the Afrobeats Songs Certified Gold in the US

    All the Afrobeats Songs Certified Gold in the US

    Paying homage to the growth of Afrobeats, in this story, we draw out 10 Afrobeats songs that have been certified Gold in the US. Years ago, the tag ‘Afrobeats to the world’ had been for the most part, words of manifestation and belief in the future of the genre and the talent of the artistes…

  • The Best 10 Animated Nigerian Music Videos

    The Best 10 Animated Nigerian Music Videos

    In this story, we pay homage to Nigerian music videos it by highlighting 10 of the best-animated ones. One thing about Nigerian music, even when it was generally not as good as it currently is, we always got served with good music videos that pieced together quality directing, choreography, styling and a resolution that was…

  • The Most Successful Managers in Nigerian Music

    The Most Successful Managers in Nigerian Music

    Behind every talented musician is a relentless manager. To give these key players their due props, in this story, we list 10 music managers in the Nigerian music space who have become some of the most successful by virtue of their artiste’s work. Despite the fact that the music business is a very public and…

  • From Rapsodi to UY Scuti: Here’s NotjustOK’s Ranking of Olamide’s Best Albums

    From Rapsodi to UY Scuti: Here’s NotjustOK’s Ranking of Olamide’s Best Albums

    Veteran Nigerian rapper, Olamide dropped his eleventh studio album UY Scuti on the 18th of June 2021. Olamide’s discography, aka list of Albums, is highly impressive and largely unmatched by rappers in Nigeria. He started out with Coded Tunes in 2011 with Rapsodi and ten years later, the rapper has a career total of 11…

  • Headies Awards: See Past Winners and Nominees of the Next Rated Category I FULL LIST

    Headies Awards: See Past Winners and Nominees of the Next Rated Category I FULL LIST

    In this list, we examine the influence of the Headies awards Next Rated category by revisiting nominees and winners of each edition they’ve had since their inception. Founded in 2006 with the name Hip-Hop Awards, the awarding society had from its initial show proved instrumental in highlighting new talents that will inform the Nigerian soundscape…

  • These Nigerian Songs “Blew” From Snippets

    These Nigerian Songs “Blew” From Snippets

    In this list, we take a look at 5 Nigerian songs that have grown into hits even as mere snippets. Every Friday, Nigerian music lovers know to expect exciting new music, most times, this expectation is fueled by the promise of a new single, EP or album from some of their favourite musicians and producers.…

  • 7 Times Nigerian Female Musicians Broke A Record

    7 Times Nigerian Female Musicians Broke A Record

     In this list, we highlight and celebrate the impact of women on the music scene by taking a look at some moments when Nigerian female musicians broke a record;  Like stars out on a stormy night, Nigerian female musicians that have made it to mainstream relevance, are few and far between; an even sparser representation…