Tag: Africa Music

In February, Asa, the Paris-born, Lagos-bred soul music superstar who now shares her time between both cities, released V, her fifth studio album and eighth project in all. A soulful interpretation of contemporary Nigerian pop, it is her first full dive into the depths of Afrobeats music. For years, Nigeria’s premier soul music diva has built a career crafting soul… Read More

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top news stories you shouldn’t miss: Anambra’s Soludo says he met more debts than money in the treasury On The Morning Show on Arise News Television Tuesday, Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra has said he met “about ₦300 to ₦400 million” in the state treasury but inherited about… Read More

Quickteller, the leading consumer digital payments platform, powered by Interswitch, has announced the launch of its music talent hunt show called, “Quickteller Bars and Notes”, it said in a press release. The digital payments platform, which said that everyone interested in pursuing a music career is enjoined to send in their entries, added that entries will close on March 28,… Read More

Goodbye Adele, hello Egyptian hip-hop. English-language pop is being eclipsed by new stars from the Middle East, Asia and Latin America who are building a worldwide fan base through social media. The 60-year dominance of Western music stars is coming to an end, the IFPI’s 2022 Global Music Report found. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) was the world’s… Read More

Super Eagles skipper Ahmed Musa has played down Black Stars of Ghana’s superior record against Nigeria. Both countries will rekindle their age long rivalry when they faceoff in the 2022 World Cup qualifying playoffs. The first leg will take place on Friday 25th March in Kumasi with the reverse fixture coming up four days later in Abuja. Also Read: Balogun… Read More

The new governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, took off on a promising note last week, despite the embarrassing scene created by the wife of the former governor, Mrs Ebele Obiano, and former Nigeria’s ambassador to Spain, Mrs Bianca Ojukwu, at his inauguration. Before his inauguration, Soludo had promised to promote products made in Anambra. At his inauguration, he… Read More

“Finesse” tallied 6.29 million equivalent streams (No. 1 on streaming, down 32%) and 42.9 million in radio reach (No. 5 on radio, up 20.8%). Following its record-shattering debut week last week, “Finesse” continues to hold at No. 1 on the aggregate Top 50 in Nigeria. Skiibii’s “Baddest Boy” with Davido is steady at No. 2 after spending five weeks atop… Read More

Nigerian Afrobeat Superstar, Davido featured in a comedy skit with an upcoming content creator, Viper the Wiper, and the singer’s numerous fans had a lot to say about the trending clip. In the new skit, the award winning singer and billionaire’s son played the role of a houseboy. The video showed the OBO crooner acting as a servant in his boss’ house… Read More

The Nigerian music industry is becoming more competitive as new artists emerge who are aiming to be the next superstars repping the new sounds. There are various talent shows such as MTN Project Fame, Nigerian Idol, The Voice among others that have been working to bring undiscovered talent to the limelight. Individuals like Iyanya, Omawunmi, Chidinma, Chike and Timi Dakolo… Read More

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top news stories you shouldn’t miss: CBN says it disbursed ₦1.3trn to power sector in five years The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has disbursed over ₦1.3 trillion to support power supply in the last five years. At a news conference following a meeting of the Bankers… Read More