Tag: Africa Music

Nigeria’s leading female Afro-pop artist, Yemi Alade, is the latest musician featured on the EQUAL Africa playlist. The Spotify EQUAL Africa programme seeks to provide female artists with the support and resources to grow their craft and reach worldwide audiences through multiple playlists. The beneficiaries also receive off-platform guidance and tools to help take their music careers to even greater… Read More

Beaufort Film Society Announces Award Honorees for 2023 Beaufort International Film Festival – Music Industry Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for music industry professionals · Wednesday, January 11, 2023 · 610,638,168 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events & Conferences RSS Feeds Other Services… Read More

The African Art Music Commissioning Project seeks to promote works that use an Afrocentric compositional/theoretical framework, specifically using resources, processes and elements (sonic, structural and stylistic) relevant to the African musical landscape. To apply, applicants should submit a sample and representative work that shows the applicant’s compositional voice, technique and mastery. Generally, the length of the sample piece should not exceed 10… Read More

News of her death broke in the early hours of today, January 10, 2023 and was later confirmed by her family. Losing the trailblazer is a major loss, as Anyiam-Osigwe was a pioneer who broke down barriers for Africans in the entertainment industry, which she called home for decades. She was a veteran who paved the way for generations of… Read More

American rapper, Dr Dre, has objected to the use of his music in a social media video by lawmaker, Marjorie Taylor Greene, to celebrate her role in the emergence of Kevin McCarthy as the US Congress Speaker. Greene had used the song, ‘Still Dre’ in the video on Monday. The video has now been removed from Twitter “in response to… Read More

One of Davido’s closest allies, his manager Asa Asika recently stirred emotions online as he shares a post that hints about the imminent return of the OBO back to the music scene fully. Asa in his tweet gave praises to God for all he’s been able to achieve with the DMW boss in music while noting that he was excited… Read More

By Chinwendu Obienyi  With increasingly harsh operating environment, some Nigerian banks have again suspended international transactions on naira cards. This is coming after the banks last year, notified customers that they were set to suspend international transactions on Naira visa debit cards by December 31, 2022. In a recent directive signed by heads of deposits, debit cards and mortgages, they… Read More

The smash hit remix featuring Selena Gomez tops the chart that has Sam Smith, Chris Brown, and Glass Animals in the top 10. Appearing at NO. 2 is ‘Until I Found You’ by Stephen Sanchez and Em Beihold, Sam Smith and Kim Petra‘s ‘Unholy’ enters at NO. 3, ‘Dandelions’ by Ruth B is NO. 4, and ‘Under The Influence’ by… Read More

“Buhari has given us very big wahala (trouble),” says Usama Sani, a student in Kano, the biggest city in northern Nigeria. “There is insecurity and unemployment,” he complains, before shouting: “We are going to kick Buhari aside!” President Muhammadu Buhari used to be popular in Kano; he won landslide support there in two presidential elections. Now, says another student, Umar… Read More

The new book “How Music Grows Brands” unlocks the power of music to shape culture, drive business, and grow brands – Music Industry Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for music industry professionals · Tuesday, January 10, 2023 · 610,455,703 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press… Read More