The second-year memorial of the END SARS protest that saw many Nigerians lose their lives in a walk for change and reforms in the now disbanded unit of the Nigerian Police Force, which was referred to as SARS, was held today, Thursday, October 20, 2022, and numerous artists have reacted to the memorial sharing their…
Nigerian singer, Davido and Puma began their ambassadorial relationship sometime around December 2021, appearing in different ads and their flagship store in Nigeria and even walking the Puma runway during New York Fashion week. Some days ago, Davido teased what seems to be a collaboration between Puma and his charity organization We Rise By Lifting…
Wizkid has shared the visuals for his latest single “Bad to Me.” The song was produced by his longtime collaborator P2J. As plans for the release of the album ‘More Love Less Ego’ seem to be ongoing, the singer has unveiled the music video of the newly released ‘Bad To Me.’ Watch the video below:
Multi-Talented music sensation Phyno has unveiled the visual for his latest single, “Full Current,” where he teams up with Tekno, who equally delivered a top-notch performance. The latest output is guaranteed to thrill the mind of anyone who pays attention to good music irrespective of your prefered genre. Full Current, comes with a melodious rhythm…
Shortly after winning the 2022 Ballon d’Or award, Real Madrid striker, Karim Benzema decided to pay tribute to one of his idols, the rapper Tupac. The French striker was the overwhelming favourite to win the player of the year award after a season to remember after winning every title with his club except the Copa…
Fast-rising artist Bella Alubo has released the visuals for her catchy single ‘Unstoppable’. The outdoor visuals see Bella display the braggadocio and attitude that can be easily spotted in her music. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bella Alubo🦁 (@bellaalubo) The outdoor video has Bella holding a club while surrounded by fierce…
Nigerian rapper, Vector has released the official music video for his latest single ‘Mama Maradona‘ which featured revered vocalist, Wande Coal. The video was shot and directed by Olu The Wave. The song is produced by Mr Kleb and it serves as Vector’s second official single for the year. It also serves as a follow-up…
The spirit of Juice WRLD is alive and well on “Bye Bye,” a collaborative single with Marshmello that arrives officially three years after being leaked. Follow the lyrics below. Intro: Juice WRLD Alright, Mello made it right Bye-bye, bye-bye Oh my, get out my life She said, “Why?” (Mello made it right) Chorus: Juice WRLD…
Ghanaian Reggae-dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale said this last night in an interview with Giovani Caleb on Showbiz 360 on TV3. according to him he charged and was paid in cash $100,000 for playing three different shows each. The artiste revealed that he got paid such an amount at the very first Afronations festival that was…
In just eight months after its release, the music view of ‘Calm Down’ by Rema has surpassed 200 million views and 1.7 million likes on Youtube; this important feat prompted the singer himself to take to his social media platform to react to the news. Rema took to his social media platform to react to…
On the latest episode of “Big energy and music prophesies”, we have TG Omori letting it be known to the Nigerian music sphere that his skills are about to cost a whopping million dollars. According to the popular music video director, this price cap is inevitable granted long life remained on his side. Omori shared…
Talented singer and songwriter Kizz Daniel who had expressed his desire to play at the FIFA World Cup scheduled to kick off on the 20th of November 2022 has shared an update on if he would be performing at the biggest football event in the world today. Kizz Daniel took to his social media platform…
Veteran producer and Mavin Records founder, Don Jazzy, has shared the story behind his popular tagline, “It’s Don Jazzy again!”, which was popular back in the late 2000s. The music personality who had made an appearance on Chinasa Anukam’s podcast, “Is This Seat Taken?” had shared the story in response to the show host’s question….
American music star, Selena Gomez and Hailey Bieber are killing em with kindness, as reported by USA Today. Gomez, who was in a highly-publicized on-and-off-again relationship with Bieber’s husband Justin Bieber, seemingly put to bed any speculation of a feud between the two when they posed together for a sweet photo while at the Academy…
Nigerian singer, Simi has premiered a colourful visual for the single “Loyal,” which features Fave, off her fifth studio album “To Be Honest.” Kemi Adetiba directed the video for the Blaise Beatz-produced song, which features cameos from Enioluwa Adeoluwa, Stephanie Coker Aderinokun, Samuel Perry (Broda Shaggi), Mariam Bakre (Mory Coco), and Frank Edoho. View this…
Iyanya comes through with the music video for his recent single, “One Side“, directed by OluTheWave. The Shugavybz-produced track serves as a follow-up to the popular single “Like” which features Davido and Kizz Daniel. Watch the music video for “One Side” below:
Hard on the heels of his masterpiece ‘BUGA,’ which moved the world with over 264.5 million views on TikTok, among other social media platforms, Nigeria’s incredibly gifted Afro Pop singer, Kizz Daniel, releases an equally addictive new single titled “Odo – Cough.” Produced by Philkeyz, the track which already has a catchy choreography tells a…
February 2023 will be the first time a composer will walk away with a Grammy for scoring a video game. And many in the creative community are saying “it’s about time.” As reported by Variety, game scores have, over the past two decades, become a huge part of the media music landscape. Yet, despite being…
Nigerian music star, Oxlade has narrated how career-related advice he got from his mentor Wizkid, has helped him so far. Speaking in an interview on Kiss FM UK, Oxlade who acknowledged that he shares the same Surulere neighborhood with Wizkid disclosed that the afrobeat OG advised him to observe his style of music, take some…
Talented singer and songwriter Wizkid, never gets tired of setting and breaking new records, as the singer received a total of two nominations at the US-based American Music Awards 2022. The singer received nominations in the Favorite Afrobeats Artist and Favorite R&B Song categories. This is not the first time Big Wiz has been nominated…
American heavyweight rapper, Meek Mill, has been billed to perform at a festival happening in Africa in 2022. The award-winning Philadelphia rapper recently reignited his wish to have a tour in Africa after he called upon African heavyweights to make it happen, including Nigerian Afrobeats superstar and music executive Davido. As expected, the rapper has…
Nigerian singers and comedians succeeded in lighting up the ongoing annual celebration of the late Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo, tagged ‘Felabration.’ The show, which usually displays rays of music stars at the Africa Shrine in Ikeja, Lagos, saw top artistes and comedians spice up the event. Felabration, which kicked off with a lecture series, is…
Afrobeat singer, Davido has met with the mothers of Celebrity couple, Simi and Adekunle Gold in London. Adekunle Gold who is currently on tour, had a special performance in London on Sunday October 9th, 2022, at the 4921-capacity O2 Brixton Academy, where he was joined on stage by his wife and ace songstress, Simi, and…
The full list of nominees for the popular award show, the American Music Awards, has been confirmed by the organizers of the 2022 edition. The venue has also been confirmed to be the Microsoft Theater and will take place on the 21st of November 2022 at 2 am West Africa Time. Here are the full…
Nigerian heavyweight singer, Davido, has reacted to a sexual post involving him and his lover, Chioma. The music executive, who has rekindled his love life with Chioma, recently confirmed the relationship rumours by stating in a video that he would be getting married to the celebrity chef in 2023. The singer made headlines earlier today,…
Mixed reactions have trailed Nigeria’s popular afrobeat singer, Teni Apata, for neither shaking nor greeting President Muhammadu Buhari while receiving a national award. As reported by Sahara Reporters, President Muhammadu Buhari had conferred the National Honours Award on 447 persons at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. According to the National Honours Award Investiture 2022 Programme,…
Multiple award-winning singer and songwriter, Tems has been confirmed as a nominee for a category at the MTV Europe music awards (EMA) 2022. The singer received a nomination in the Best New Artist category alongside other acts like; Seventeen, Gayle, and Dove Cameron amongst others. The EMAs 2022 would be held on the 13th of…
Nigeria’s new-age Afrobeat ambassadors, who also double as fast-rising global stars, Rema and Fireboy DML, as well as Grammy award-winning megastar, Burna Boy have gotten nominations at France’s NRJ Music Awards. Known in full as Nouvelle Radio des Jeunes, the awarding society is regarded as the highest in France and is presented by the French…
American heavyweight disc jockey and record producer, Khaled Mohamed Khaled, popularly known as DJ Khaled, has dropped a hint at working with Nigerian Afrobeats star Burna Boy. DJ Khaled, who is known to be a cultured fan of featuring artists, recently dropped a studio album titled “God Did,” which has been topping several charts across…
Ace Nigerian music star, Tiwa Savage, and reality TV star, Pere Egbi, got tongues wagging on social media after a recent conversation on Twitter. The singer and mother of one had disclosed that some men are flocking to her direct message (DM) box to make romantic advances towards her. Tiwa then dared the men coming…
Nigerian Afro-fusion singer, songwriter and performer, Adekunle Gold recently staged his sold-out headline concert at the prolific O2 Brixton Academy and we have all the highlights for you. The award-winning singer, who is currently on tour, had a special performance in London on Sunday October 9th, 2022, at the 4921-capacity O2 Brixton Academy, where he…
Mavin Records star girl and the Gen Z Afrobeats ambassador, Ayra Starr has reacted to the leak of the forthcoming deluxe version of her debut album, 19 & Dangerous. Happening 12 days to the slated release date, fans had sounded the alarm on social media platform, Twitter and Ayra Starr herself had soon joined in…
Nigerian Afro-fusion singer, songwriter, and performer, Adekunle Gold, opened on the role Pheelz played in ensuring he got signed to YBNL. The award-winning singer, who had a headline show on Sunday October 9th, 2022, at the 4921-capacity O2 Brixton Academy in London, took time out to appreciate those that helped him to become who he…
Judging from the writings on the wall, it appears music lovers across the globe might just be getting a sterling collaboration from Burna Boy and Beyonce as the two acts were spotted together at an event held by the multiple Grammy award-winning singer in Paris. Burna who had been on the Lion King soundtrack album…
Multiple award-winning singer and performer Wizkid took to his social media platform to share a short teaser for the music video for the newly released ‘Bad To Me.’ Big Wiz seems to be focused on the release of his album ‘More Love Less Ego’ as the singer is following the release of the audio of…
The much-awaited celebrity wedding might take place in 2023. There were reports that Davido and Chioma (Chef Chi) had broken up because they weren’t spending as much time together as they used to, but now it seems the two are back together. The singer hinted at the date of the wedding in an Instastory posted…
Nigerian singer-songwriter Ayra Starr strives to take a piece of home with her wherever she goes, as her tour schedule frequently requires her to travel far away from her home. In this new episode of the Grammys‘ “Herbal Tea and White Sofas,” the singer-songwriter talks about life on tour and her must-haves backstage. When it…
Music superstar, Davido, has revealed that he didn’t formally inform his father that he was an aspiring artiste. The ‘If’ crooner made this revelation while speaking in an interview on Famouz Timez. He talked about how he was scared to tell his billionaire father, Deji Adeleke about his passion for music. According to Aftobeat artiste,…
The 2022 Felabration kicked off earlier in the week with three activities; an artwork competition, an Afrobeat dance competition, and a fashion show competition. As reported by Premium Times, Yeni Kuti conceived the idea of Felabration, the month-long music and lifestyle festival in honour of the legacies of her late father and Afrobeat progenitor, Fela…
Nigerian singer-songwriter Ayra Starr strives to take a piece of home with her wherever she goes, as her tour schedule frequently requires her to travel far away from her home. In this new episode of the Grammys‘ “Herbal Tea and White Sofas,” the singer-songwriter talks about life on tour and her must-haves backstage. When it…
Nigerian award-winning singer, songwriter and performer, Wizkid, has hit another milestone with his global smash record ‘Essence’ in the United Kingdom. The Starboy Entertainment frontline act and owner, who recently bagged the prestigious BMI songwriting award with the smash tune and its remix, has also gotten a platinum certification in the UK for the same…
Even Rihanna gets nervous when dealing with the Halftime Show. A little more than a week after the 34-year-old pop artist verified the wildly popular reports that she is scheduled to headline the Super Bowl 2023 Halftime Show, she opened up about how nervous she is about the demanding performance. But given that it constantly…
Multiple award-winning singer and performer Davido took to his social media platform to react and also respond to a post shared by American rapper Meek Mill on their fight. The duo had collaborated on a smashing hit titled ‘Fans Mi’ in 2015, and the duo had not been seen together after that. Meek Mill, who…
Ghanaian secular artiste, Wendy Shay, has disclosed that she was stopped by the Belgium Police Force from performing at the Ghana Culture Festival on October 3, 2022. According to an Instagram post she shared, the show wasn’t a total flop, promising she will make it worth their while next year. “The police stopped the show…
Veteran rapper, Fat Joe has said that he won’t be changing his stage name even after losing over 100lbs in the last decade. The 52-year-old, who used to weigh over 400lbs and suffered from diabetes, embarked on a bid to get fit after his overweight friends began dying young. Fat Joe told Page Six: “As…
Nigerian ace singer, songwriter and performer, Ayo Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has added another feather to his cap, after his recent feat at the 2022 BMI awards in London. The BMI Film & TV Awards are accolades presented annually by Broadcast Music, Inc., honoring songwriters, composers, and music publishers in various genres, and the…
It was another blessed first of October, and if you are familiar with one of the finest musicians in Africa and beyond, Brymo, it is paramount to know that his concerts are usually held on that day; Nigeria’s independence day. Previously tagged “organized chaos,” Brymo decided to go with a new name for the concert…
Naira Marley has shared the music video for “Ayewada“, a track off his critically praised debut album “God’s Timing’s The Best.” Watch the music video below:
Pepsi has announced the return of Pepsi-Cola Soda Shop, a modern take on classic soda shop flavors, with a new limited-edition flavor – Zero Sugar Cream Soda Cola – joining the popular Cream Soda and Black Cherry flavors also returning for a limited time. To celebrate, Pepsi teamed up with global superstar Chlöe Bailey to…
Ghanaian music star Black Sherif has shared a track list of his debut album ‘The Villain I Never Was.’ Announcing the album via the bird app, he penned: “It took me everything to give life to this body. The one thing in my life that I gave everything up for. There is life in this…
