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Sound Sultan was a huge basketball enthusiast. He played in school and in 2015 acquired a stake in the Lagos Islanders, a Lagos-based basketball club founded in 1984. He actively worked to promote the sport in Lagos and Nigeria. To pay tribute to him and his work around basketball, the NBBF on social media dedicated Nigeria’s big wins against the… Read More

On July 12, 2021, Nigerian superstar, Wizkid’s song, ‘Essence’ became the first Nigerian song to crack the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Wizkid also becomes Wizkid Officially Becomes The First Nigerian Artiste Ever In History To Debute In Billboard’s Hot 100 www.naijaloaded.com.ng Sourced From Nigerian Music Read More

The death of singer, rapper, and songwriter, Olarenwaju Fasasi, also known as, Sound Sultan, 44, from cancer, sent shockwaves across the music industry and Nigeria as a whole. The ‘Jagbajantis’ singer, lost his battle with Angioimmunoblastic T-cell Lymphoma – a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma – part of a cancerous group. A report by Projectpinkblue states that more than 700,000… Read More

Former Super Eagles forward Daniel Amokachi and Kenneth Omeruo have mourned the death of Nigerian music star Olanrewaju Fasasi popularly known as Sound Sultan. Sound Sultan, 44, was confirmed dead on Sunday after a tough battle with throat cancer in the United States of America. Amokachi and Omeruo took to the social media to mourn the late rapper and songwriter.Read… Read More

Kingdom Kroseide has emerged winner of the Nigerian Idol season six competition, clinching the grand prize of N30 million in cash and N20 million worth of other gifts. Kingdom was announced the winner after defeating Francis Atela at the grande finale aired live on the evening of Sunday, July 11. Highlights of the night include performances by the judges and… Read More

The President, Major General Mohammadu Buhari (retd), has mourned singer, Olanrewaju Fasasi, popularly known as Sound Sultan, who died on Sunday after a hard-fought battle with Angioimmunoblastic T-Cell Lymphoma. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, made this known on Monday in a statement titled, ‘President Buhari condoles with the Fasasi family on the loss… Read More

LIKE A STONE: A POWERFUL & RAW PERFORMANCE BY AKA V – Music Industry Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for music industry professionals · Monday, July 12, 2021 · 546,059,118 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events & Conferences RSS Feeds Other Services Questions?… Read More

In Nigeria particularly, the role that TikTok is playing as a platform is even more impressive. Starting from helping to break new music, to further the reach of these sounds among its audience and more, the platform has made a significant impact on the creative economy. In 2020, “Duduke,” a song by Simi took the app by storm birthing the… Read More

3+ Awesome and Actionable Startup Tips by Prathik Jain( Helpful For New Entrepreneurs ) – Music Industry Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for music industry professionals · Monday, July 12, 2021 · 546,040,493 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events & Conferences RSS Feeds… Read More

The finale night also witnessed performances from some of the biggest acts in Nigeria including Mavin’s newest signee, Ayra Starr who performed her song “Away”; award-winning singer Patoranking who performed his new hit “Celebrate Me”. RnB star, Chike joined Francis Atela on stage for a breathtaking duet of the former’s song, “Roju”. While Kingdom and superstar producer Cobhams Asuquo came… Read More