Tag: Africa Music

Hot off his recent Billboard cover story, Burna Boy hit the stage of the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday (May 15) night to close out the 2022 Billboard Music Awards. Wearing a stylishly flayed black suit jacket and shorts, the Nigerian singer delivered his new single, the Toni Braxton-sampling “Last Last,” and the dub-flavored, laid-back single… Read More

Nigerian Saxophonist, Julius Ekemode, popularly known as “Orlando Julius”, who died April 14, at the age of 79,  would be laid to rest May 28 in his hometown, Ijebu Ijesha in Osun State. This was disclosed by Bimbo Esho, Managing Director, Evergreen Musical Company, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Lagos. Esho said that… Read More

Rive Music Video Promotion and Distribution presents: Chrystabell – The Midnight Star Tour and “Clouds For Breakfast” – Music Industry Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for music industry professionals · Sunday, May 15, 2022 · 572,562,103 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events &… Read More

Nigeria’s CKay and South Africa’s Moonchild Sanelly at a concert in Lagos, April 2019. EMMANUEL AREWA / AFP Since the phenomenal success of the song “Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)”, released in 2019, millions of fans have been singing along to the Igbo lyrics by Nigerian singer CKay featuring his compatriot Joeboy and Ghanaian star Kuami Eugene. The track was… Read More

Posted by Eric Ojo Entertainment, Latest News, News Across Nigeria Sunday, May 15th, 2022 (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard has lauded the growing transcontinental relationship between America and Nigeria, particularly in the creative industry. The American envoy said the U.S. government is committed to strengthening the burgeoning cultural ties between the two countries… Read More

A court in Kano, northern Nigeria, recently convicted an atheist for making social media posts it found to be blasphemous against Islam. After a lengthy trial, Mubarak Bala pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 24 years in prison. The Conversation Africa’s Wale Fatade asked Islamic law expert AbdulRazzaq Alaro to explain the judgement. Is blasphemy a criminal offence in Nigeria?… Read More

Dele Momodu: No billionaire has become Nigeria’s President Aare Dele Momodu is a man who typifies the grassto- grace story. Born to an Edo man and Ife woman, not many Nigerians know that Bob Dee as he is known is from Edo State. He is more popular with his Ovation Magazine, which has taken him all round the world. Momodu… Read More

Bolu Ajibade is just 23 years old, yet already the Nigerian Canadian artist has amassed more than one million streams of his music. That’s why community reporter Ayo Odeyemi singled out the Afrobeat pop star as one of Manitoba’s distinguished “Africanadians” — Odeyemi’s phrase for Black Canadians who have “excelled, while breaking boundaries in friendly Manitoba.” They sat down together in… Read More

A gospel singer, Doris Aigbadumah, has said she often gets inspiration for her songs while she is deep in worship and meditation. She told Sunday Scoop, “My inspiration comes from the place of meditation and worship. Most times, it could just be three lines of lyrics (that would come to me). l would then build the rest of the song.”… Read More

Popular music producer and record label executive, Don Jazzy’s ex-wife, Michelle Jackson, has narrated how the former’s music career got in the way of their marriage. Speaking during an interview with Naija FM, Michelle noted that she and Don Jazzy met at the club without really seeing physically until their first date. She said, “We were in a club and… Read More