Tag: Africa Music

Afrobeats singer, Ayo Balogun better known as Wizkid has finally replied rapper, Oladips and others over his controversial statement on rap music. Kemi Filani news reported that Wizkid had infuriated many when he dissed the rap industry for being dead and boring. The likes of MI Abaga and Oladips countered him. Oladips went as far as releasing a diss track… Read More

Tony Abulu is a global digital monetisation expert, an advocate of African creative industry and a film producer. In this interview with CHIJIOKE IREMEKA, he says though the Federal Government appreciates the fundamental value of Nigerian Diaspora remittances currently at almost $35 billion yearly, the government has not been adequately informed on how it can easily direct the remittances to… Read More

Senior Pastor of the House on the Rock church headquarters in Lagos, Paul Adefarasin, and other Nigerians on Friday night paid tribute to late gospel singer, Sammie Okposo. Naija News earlier reported that Nigerian gospel singers and fans were thrown into mourning following the death of Sammie which occurred in the earlier hours of Friday, November 25, 2022, at age… Read More

Indomitable Lions of Cameroon head coach, Rigoberto Song, says his team still has a chance of qualifying into the round of 16 despite facing Brazil in their final group game. Song and his players have their work cut out as they must beat Brazil, who have already qualified, and also hope result between Serbia and Switzerland favours them. Cameroon go… Read More

Sensational Bamidele, the lead singer of the live band for the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has been involved in a ghastly car accident in Rivers state. Confirming the incident, Bamidele took to his Instagram account today to thank God for saving his life and that of his members. He further revealed that the car had somersaulted more than eight… Read More

Many artistes performed at a concert organised in honour of pop star, David Adeleke, aka Davido, to celebrate his birthday and entertain fans. The singer turned 30 on November 21, 2022. Recall that Davido had been keeping a low profile since he and his partner, Chioma, lost their son, Ifeanyi, on Monday, October 31, 2022. Shortly after the tragic incident,… Read More

Controversial Nigerian Singer, Habeeb Okikiola widely known as Portable has asked BNXN and Ruger to come learn music from him. According to him, the duo are very inaudible in their songs, adding that they only sing about women. He further stated that the duo are living a fake life and destroying the careers of other singers. He said: “Tell Ruger… Read More

On July 10, 2015, Friday was designated as the Global Release Day for the release of music singles and albums worldwide. Song released this week: Mayorkun, our cover for the week, returns with two singles, ‘Alarm‘ and ‘Oshey Boys.’ Mavins and EMPIRE drop new projects titled ‘Chapter X’ and ‘Where We Came From Vol. 01’ respectively. Yemi Alade taps a… Read More

Rank Track Artist Total number of plays Approximate time spent listening (year) Total Estimated Royalty Earnings (£) Total Estimated Royalty Earnings ($) Total Estimated Royalty Earnings (€) 1 Blinding Lights The Weeknd 3,276,095,650 20,741 £11,269,769.04 $13,580,171.99 €13,050,652.88 2 Stay (with Justin Bieber) The Kid LAROI, Justin Bieber 2,243,561,004 10,066 £7,717,849.85 $9,300,077.76 €8,937,448.41 3 Heat Waves Glass Animals 2,136,660,694 16,168 £7,350,112.79… Read More

The concert tagged “OBO Fana Concert” put together was put together by fans of the megastar to honor him amidst the recent tragic event he suffered. The concert had in attendance thousands of fans who were thrilled to Davido’s countless hit songs. Celebrity Hypeman and OAP DOTUN and DJ Tohbad were on hand to entertain the crowd with energizing performances.… Read More