Tag: Africa Music

Nigerian music has become a major product in Africa and is the country’s most prominent creative export. The pandemic made this even bigger. The pandemic also showed that people used Nigerian music to have a sense of community and engage in that community. This is why local consumption increased and international recognition became a major conversation. Marketers should not sleep… Read More

What better time than now to reminisce on the very controversial song, ‘Jaga Jaga’ from Eedris Abdulkareem which put him at loggerheads with the then Head of State, Olusegun Obasanjo; and was eventually banned off radio waves because of its supposedly non-gratifying lyrics that were centered on our nation’s goings-on. In the 2004 politico blockbuster, ‘Jaga Jaga’, a Yoruba term… Read More

“Baddest Boy (Remix)” tallied 42.3 million in radio reach (No. 3, up 2%), 3.68 million equivalent streams (No. 1, down 26%) and 8.07 million in TV reach (No. 9, down 42%). The song spends a fifth consecutive week atop the TurnTable Top 50 despite record its lowest total chart points ever. Asake’s “Omo Ope” with Olamide tallied 2.89 million equivalent… Read More

Bukunmi Oluwasina, a Nollywood actress and singer, has left fans guessing after disclosing intentions to give her daughter an extraordinary gift for her first birthday. Bukunmi wrote on her Instagram page that since her daughter’s birthday is four days away, she chose to record a version of one of her favorite songs. READ MORE: Actress Bukunmi Oluwasina Shows Off Her… Read More

A 12-year-old singer, Marvelous Blessman, aka Youngwiz Global, has said he is passionate about putting smiles on the faces of people with his music. He told Sunday Scoop, “My interest in music was inspired by my dad, who is also an artiste. I recall that one day when he came back from a foreign trip, he told me he was… Read More

Singer, lawyer and social activist, Folarin Falana, aka Falz, is of the opinion that Nigeria is moving backwards because adequate attention is not paid to the development of young people. The Bop Daddy rapper stated this in an interview with the Legal Avenue podcast hosted by Lola OJ. He said, “Everything that every young Nigerian has ever tried to do… Read More

Nigerian singer, Zinoleesky, who was arrested and by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has expressed disappointment in the state of the country. Recall that Zinoleesky along with Mohbad and some artistes under Marlian Music label were arrested on Thursday after the NDLEA official raided their apartment in the Lekki area of Lagos State.The anti-drug agency said molly and… Read More

CEO Adam Kelman Relaunches Events Recruitment Agency: Running Youths – Music Industry Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for music industry professionals · Sunday, February 27, 2022 · 564,236,398 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events & Conferences RSS Feeds Other Services Questions? Sourced From… Read More

“My generation owes this country a debt of gratitude we can never repay because this country has given us more than we have given back and I look at your generation, I feel really sorry for your generation. Our parents did not pay a penny for our education from primary school to university; we got out to university in our… Read More

Get real time updates directly on you device, subscribe now. Subscribe During the early hours of today, officials of the NDLEA (National Drug Law Enforcement Agency) embarked on a drug raid in response to some reliable intelligence they claim to have gotten. The officials stormed Patey, Dumare, Tapa, and Freeman areas of Lagos Island. No sooner had the raid begun… Read More