Tag: Africa Music

A budding singer, songwriter, actor and entrepreneur, Babalola Babatunde, aka Scope the Entertainer, has described his sound as being one with a lot of diversities. In a statement sent to Saturday Beats, he said, “I am a versatile entertainer with my own type of sound, which has lots of diversities. To sum it up, I can be described as a… Read More

Actor CORLANDOS SCOTT on Season Two Premiere of NBC Comedy ‘GRAND CREW’ on March 3, 2023 – Music Industry Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for music industry professionals · Friday, March 3, 2023 · 620,222,867 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events & Conferences… Read More

In early 2021, things started to fall apart for Pheelz. That February, he released his debut EP, Hear Me Out, following nearly two decades of producing some of Afrobeats’ greatest hits. The EP was relatively successful, racking up millions of streams all around, but the process cost Pheelz a lot of money, leaving a huge dent in his finances.   Then,… Read More

Fast-rising Nigerian music producer, David Dante Okiti, fondly known as Don Dante is one artiste within the music industry in Nigeria who is giving his best to ensure Afrobeats as a brand and genre take its rightful place on the world map. The young producer over the space of time in the music scene has produced some amazing songs in… Read More

The increasing adoption of digital technology in Nigeria in the past decade has led to growth in internet connectivity and contributed significantly to the country’s economy. However, it comes with a darker side: loss of millions of dollars in revenue due to government-directed internet shutdowns, a disturbing trend in Africa that threatens digital penetration and inclusive growth. Access to the… Read More

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