Tag: Africa Music

Nigerian singer and songwriter, Oyinkansola Aderibigbe, popularly known as Ayra Starr, on Saturday celebrated her first anniversary in the music industry. The 19-year-old artiste, who is signed to Don Jazzy’s Mavin Records, took to her Instagram page to share a video of herself which she made a year ago. In the video, she announced her debut into the music industry… Read More

Two singers— Dapo Oyebanjo, aka D’banj; and Simisola Kosoko, aka Simi— were recently unveiled as judges for the seventh edition of popular music reality show, Nigerian Idols. The duo would be joining entertainment entrepreneur, Obi Asika, who returns as a judge from the previous season. At an event to present the new judges to the press during the week, D’banj… Read More

Famous gospel musician, Panam Percy Paul, traces his life’s journey in this interview with JAMES ABRAHAMWhat kind of family do you come from? I come from a very interesting family. My father was a military man and he retired on the rank of Major. He was an officer and a gentleman. My mother was a businesswoman. She dealt in textiles.… Read More

This year’s edition of the annual gospel concert, ‘Praise the Almighty’, organised by popular gospel singer, songwriter and actress, Tope Alabi, would be held at the Police College, Ikeja, Lagos, on Sunday, February 20. Popular gospel singers billed to grace the event include Sammie Okposo, Nathaniel Bassey, Dunsin Oyekan, Judikay and Enikay. Alongside the host, they would minister in songs… Read More

Musical Artist Anthony “Baby Taz” Park gives insight on his Music, Rap and Lifestyle – Music Industry Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for music industry professionals · Saturday, January 22, 2022 · 561,241,681 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events & Conferences RSS Feeds… Read More

The president who was represented by Dr Chris Maiyaki, Deputy Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), said that education or human capital development was key to successes. “We need to change the way we do things in Nigeria. We need to change our attitude toward education, if we desire genuine change and progress in our country. “We are living in… Read More

Nigerian singer, Michael Adebayo Olayinka, popularly known as Ruger, on Friday called out a music producer who snubbed him in 2019 because he didn’t have money. The Dior crooner, on his Twitter page, said that he had reached out to the undisclosed producer when he was up-and-coming but the latter didn’t give him a listening ear. Ruger further disclosed that… Read More

Jackson Ude, a former Director of Strategy and Communications under President Goodluck Jonathan, has accused Popular musician, Duncan Mighty of fraud.Ude in a tweet on his Twitter page alleged that Duncan Mighty failed to perform at a show after he was paid N3 million and N630.000.00 for flight tickets.He said the self-acclaimed Port Harcourt First Son lied he was involved… Read More

The seventh season of Nigerian Idol kicked off with a series of auditions with the musical contestants judged based on their creativity, strength of voice and stage performances. After multiple audition rounds, 50 contestants proceeded to ‘Theatre Week’ and subsequently, 10 contestants were picked for the live performances which will air on Dstv and Gotv platforms. The show will commence… Read More

Elza Soares, the samba singer whose meteoric rise from the favela to stardom was later eclipsed by a scandalous affair with one of Brazil’s most famous soccer stars, died on Thursday at her home in Rio de Janeiro. She was 91. Her death was announced in a statement on her official Instagram account, which added that she “sang until the… Read More