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Burna Boy Is On Elton John’s Radar: Will The African Giant Crack The US Market?
This is most likely the highest level an African artist has ever reached in terms of a PR campaign. Burna Boy is at a stage where many African artists hope(d) to reach. The facts are endless. The most recent development is the appraisal and commendation of the Afro-fusion artist from multiple award-winning-musician Elton John. The…
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Joeboy Is A Sweet Lover Boy On “Beginning”: It’s A Suitable Follow-Up Single To “Baby”
If you’re an intelligent observant (or not), you are fully aware that the Nigerian music industry is difficult to break into. The barriers are endless. Although the game is slowly changing and upcoming and emerging artists are optimizing their use of digital platforms and available resources to push their music. One of these acts is…
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5 Interesting Nigerian Music Videos To Enliven Your Weekend
Every week, our Nigerian acts surprise us with the exciting songs and music videos they release for our enjoyment. The Nigerian music space is more open to creatives and this allows artists to express themselves in unconventional ways. While some of these artists enlist the services of video directors, there are some who are capable…
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Tekno Shows Off Production Skills On Swae Lee And Drake’s Afrobeats-Inspired “Won’t Be Late”
Not every artist can boast of being able to make music and produce beats. As a matter of fact, some artists have no idea how to record themselves. That’s where Tekno is different; he is a good recording artist as well as a good producer. He holds credit for producing songs like Davido’s If, Ice…
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Top 10 DJs In Nigeria In 2019
You go to parties and you can’t stop dancing. You’re wiping sweat off your face and your handkerchief is completely soaked. You can’t help but inquire who the monstrous DJ is. It is a fact that Nigerian DJs are known for setting dance floors on fire. Sometimes, many Nigerian DJs don’t get the credit they…
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5 Nigerian Afrobeats Artists With The Highest Spotify Listeners
Some days back, popular A&R Bizzle Osikoya tweeted a picture of top 100 Afrobeats artists with the highest monthly Spotify listeners. The picture immediately caught my attention. As at the time of the picture, Wizkid had nearly 7 million (6.9), unique monthly listeners, Burna Boy had about 5 million (4.7) listeners while Davido had almost…
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Lady Donli’s Musical Evolution Is Conspicuous On Her New Album “Enjoy Your Life”
For some months now, Lady Donli has been teasing to drop her album Enjoy Your Life. The Alté musician is one of the prominent acts that have emerged in this new generation of music. She has managed to garner a loyal following, using digital platforms to connect with her audience. Before releasing the album, she…
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5 Afrobeats Music Videos You Should See This Week
Oh you’re here to keep yourself updated again? Well, that’s what we are here for. Every week we see the amazing Afrobeats music videos that our Naija acts are putting out and we’re grateful. Certainly, there’s even more to look forward to. If you’ve been on your social media platforms you must be as excited…
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The ‘African Giant’ Burna Boy Earns Multiple Nominations at AFRIMMA 2019 Awards & Music Festival
What a year of monumental growth it has been for African music? African music stars from all corners of the continent gave us amazing music and continued to push the culture. Without a doubt, the African music movement has gathered a massive momentum in the past year culminating in the Beyoncé album ‘Lion King’ –…
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6 New Naija Songs You Should Listen To This Week
How can one possibly keep up with the overwhelming amount of music that’s being released? As you’re trying to keep tabs on foreign music, you’re trying desperately for your radar not to miss new Naija songs. Over the weekend, social media was rife with updates from the Afro Nation festival. Virtually all prominent Afrobeats acts…