Tag: Africa Music

Nigerian R&B and Afropop, Ibrahim Oboromboro, Popularly known by his stage name, Rocksteady has taken New Telegraph through his journey in the Nigerian music scene. Rocksteady who hails from Ogun State, Ijebu Ode to be precise was born and bred in Lagos State where he started his musical career with a group called B-CLAN as the lead vocalist of the band… Read More

This is the last part of a twelve-part serial on the dynamics of power in Nigeria woven around the evocative metaphor, the Lugardian Architecture. The latter is a dysfunctional entity with centrifugal and centripetal social forces operating under various togas seeking either to hold the entity together for enlightened self-interest other than justice or exit the house of Lugard for… Read More

Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ remix featuring Selena Gomez peaking at number 8 Nigerian Afrobeats singer Rema has made history on the US Billboard Hot 100 charts with his single ‘Calm Down’ remix peaking number eight on the chart. The song which features US RnB singer Selena Gomez has surpassed ‘Essence’ by Wizkid which peaked at number nine and was formerly the… Read More

Rema Strikes Again Nigerian sensational talent Rema continues to retain his position in the top 20 as he appears in NO. 19 this week. Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ drops four spots from its peak position of NO. 15 as it extends its stay on the chart to 27 weeks. The Success of ‘Calm Down’ ‘Calm Down’ was released in February 2022… Read More

A musician, Collins Etaredafe, also known as Top Boy, has gone into hiding after allegedly killing two-yet-to-be-identified Bureau-De-Change operators at his residence in the Lekki area of Lagos State. According to The Punch, Etaredafe, who was with a yet-to-be-identified friend, invited the BDC operators into his apartment under the guise of changing some dollars. Following their entry into the building… Read More

Five-Time Grammy® Nominee David Arkenstone Announces 17-Date Pacific Northwest Tour in May 2023 – Music Industry Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for music industry professionals · Tuesday, March 21, 2023 · 623,529,866 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events & Conferences RSS Feeds Other… Read More

Smartphone adoption in Nigeria has grown recently, spurred by a growing young population and the accompanying demand for internet services. The country boasts Africa’s largest mobile population, which stood at 222.5 million last December, according to data from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Despite this impressive figure, only 10-20% of Nigeria’s population uses a smartphone, according to Statista. However, there… Read More

By MOHAMMED MOMOH Violent protests on Monday erupted in some parts of Nigeria over disputed results of gubernatorial and house of assembly representatives’ elections conducted on March 18 by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).  The local polls were held amidst acrimonious falling-out from the February 25 presidential poll won by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Ahmed Bola… Read More

On 8 March 2023, five teenage girls uploaded on social media a video of themselves performing the Calm Down Dance Challenge. This is the choreography for the first verse of the Afrobeats hit Calm Down by Nigerian singer Rema (Divine Ikubor). The girls were following people across the world who’ve made this dance challenge go viral for over a year… Read More

Philadelphia/PA USA – The 9th Annual International Teach Music Week is being celebrated Monday, March 20th  through Sunday, March 26th. This annual week-long holiday invites musicians, music schools, music stores, private instructors and other music organizations to offer a free lesson or class to new students (both children & adults). This year, over 1,100+ locations in over a dozen countries will participate… Read More