Category: Entertainment

Tiny Desk features a series of live performances from the Washington, D.C. working space of Bob Boilen, a musician and NPR broadcaster. Omah Lay joins a growing list of top African artists who have graced the popular Tiny Desk stage. Notable among them are fellow Nigerians Tiwa Savage, Burna Boy, Fireboy DML and Adekunle Gold. In September, Beninese music legend Angélique Kidjo also appeared… Read More

O nce, afrobeats would have been lumped into the category of ‘world music’. Just as anything from outside the Western poposphere was all thrown together as music from ‘elsewhere’, reserved only for nerdy aficionados or pretentious rockstars. Not anymore. Now, just as K-pop has, African music is taking over the world, driven by Gen Z’s love of stars from Burna… Read More

Senator Sal DiDomenico Hosts Annual DiDomenico Foundation St. Patrick’s Day Kick-Off Roast on March 9th – Music Industry Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for music industry professionals · Thursday, March 2, 2023 · 619,994,797 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events & Conferences RSS Feeds… Read More

The host of Daybreak Hitz on Hitz FM, Andy Dosty, has said in Joy FM’s entertainment Twitter Spaces conversation that he was once forced to play Nigerian music at a programme. Bemoaning the love for foreign music by Ghanaian music consumers, the celebrated disc jockey said that even though he always tries to play more Ghanaian music when he is… Read More

Will Oscar voters choose a superstar or go for a high-energy dance number from an Indian-language film? That’s the dilemma facing voters as they mull over the five best song nominees for 2022 – and voting begins today. Rihanna (“Lift Me Up” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”), Lady Gaga (“Hold My Hand” from “Top Gun: Maverick”) and ex-Talking Heads frontman… Read More

1. Sadness – ‘People’ by LiBianca For many, the outcome of the election has left them feeling drowned in sadness over the widespread malpractice, rigging, and harassment. ADVERTISEMENT The little faith they have in the system has been dashed away, and they feel saddened by the hopelessness. LiBianca’s ‘People’ is a song that captures a sad state of mind—one that… Read More

Femme It Forward announced its inaugural R&B and Afrobeats music festival on Wednesday (March 1), which will be headlined by Tiwa Savage and Nao this spring. The festival will be held at Coney Island Amphitheater in Brooklyn, New York on Saturday, May 6. Additional performers include Nigerian artist Ayra Starr as well as South African singers Elaine and Tyla, who… Read More

Man Pass Man – Singer Portable Celebrates Bola Tinubu’s Victory (Video) » Ngnews247 Popular Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola aka Portable has celebrated the victory of Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the just concluded presidential election. Portable declared his support months ago for Tinubu who ran on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In a video making the rounds… Read More

CAA has signed Grammy-winning Nigerian singer-songwriter Temilade Openiyi, known as Tems, in all areas worldwide. In recent years she has collaborated with Beyoncé, Rihanna, Drake, Future, Wizkid, Davido and Brent Faiyaz, among many others, and won her first Grammy for her feature on Future and Drake’s hit “Wait for U.” She is also the first Nigerian artist to be nominated for an Academy… Read More