Tag: Africa Music

Oluwafemi Oladapo, also known as Slimcase, a Nigerian singer, has revealed why his Grammy-winning colleague Wizkid hoards most of his collaborative songs with other artists. Before releasing a song, Wizkid listens to it roughly 50 times to ensure that it meets his standards. He added that most artists’ collaborations with Wizkid did not make it out of the studio because… Read More

The Nigerian music industry, celebrated globally for its vibrant Afro-beat sounds and influential artists, is currently enmeshed in a series of public feuds and lyrical battles. KEHINDE OSASONA in this report revisits the scenario. Lyrical feuds, ego fights At the forefront of the current discord are Starboy Ayodeji Ibrahim (Wizkid), Damini Ogulu (Burnaboy) and David Adeleke (Davido) popularly known as… Read More

Prince Harry has been slated in an extraordinary broadside by American Pie singer Don McLean, who ranted that the Duke of Sussex “doesn’t get America”. The 78-year-old King of the Trail was already annoyed with the royal’s tell-all biography, Spare, in which the Duke slammed Graceland, Elvis Presley’s Memphis mansion. Harry called it “dark” and “claustrophobic” and could not quite… Read More

Meghan Markle hit the dance floor while in Nigeria and her fans are showing their appreciation over on TikTok. Prince Harry and Meghan were in Nigeria for three days promoting the Invictus Games. The royal couple were invited by the country’s chief defence minister, as the nation is considering hosting the games down the road. While the visit was jam-packed… Read More

The Gringos Release New Single “90 Miles Per Hour” – Music Industry Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for music industry professionals · Saturday, May 18, 2024 · 712,580,287 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events & Conferences RSS Feeds Other Services Questions? <!–[if lt… Read More

UN experts have appealed to the Nigerian government to immediately and unconditionally release Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, who was convicted of blasphemy for writing a song and sharing it on a social messaging service. Mr Sharif-Aminu was sentenced to death by hanging in August 2020 by an Upper Shari’a Court in Kano, North-west Nigeria, for an allegedly blasphemous song he composed concerning… Read More

On Saturday, visitors at the Ikeja City Mall converged in awe and admiration as popular choral group, City Choir, captured their attention with two unforgettable classic renditions to signal the imminent premiere of the Season 9 of Nigeria’s biggest music reality show: Nigerian Idol.  The audiences were drawn from their respective hangout spots at the mall to the centre of… Read More

1 hour ago The Centre for Human and Socio-economic Rights (CHSR) has urged Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to beam searchlight on the activities of the Ministry of Waterfront Infrastructure to unravel issues of public concerns and suspicions regarding 1 hour ago Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has declared that the enemies of the state have been defeated already, saying… Read More

Dr Shaibu Husseini is a celebrated Nigerian journalist, performing artiste, cultural administrator and film scholar. Recently, he was appointed the new Director-General of the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) to the delight of stakeholders in the industry. Speaking to journalists at the Lagos office of the NFVCB, he revealed his plans for the board, moving forward. ROTIMI IGE… Read More