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Blaqbonez: Unique Rap Style and Creative Brilliance

  This week, we are featuring Emeka Akumefule, better known by his stage name Blaqbonez, as our artist of the week. He is a Nigerian rapper signed to Chocolate City and renowned for his unique rap style and creative brilliance.

Muyiwa Olarewaju Bags Officer Of The Order Of The British Empire (OBE) Award

  The British-based Nigerian singer has been honoured by the British Queen for his services to the global music industry. British-born Nigerian gospel singer Muyiwa Olarewaju has been awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). Olarewaju

Entertainment Focus: Heir To The Throne EP By Spokesman

  If you are a fan of Nigerian gospel music, then you must know Kaduna-based missionary and artist, Jeremiah Aluwong, popular with the stage name, Spokesman. Read more about Entertainment The rapper whose main focus is preaching the gospel of

Wizkid And Burna Boy Win Their First Grammy Awards

It is a big day for Nigeria at the 63rd Grammy Awards, 2021 as Nigerian singers, Ayo Ibrahim Balogun, professionally known as Wizkid and Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu (Burna Boy) have both won their first Grammy awards. Read more about Entertainment

Sir Shina Peters Ordained A Bishop Of The Cherubim And Seraphim Church

High profile Nigerian Afro Juju singer, Sir Shina Peters, took a new dimension from music, this time to become a bishop. The legendary musician has been ordained a bishop of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church in the Iju area of

Gospel Artiste In Focus: Victor Paul

Victor Paul is a Nigerian who hails from Imo state. As a Christian, he believes in Christ and His Finished Work On The Cross. He trusts authentically, unequivocally, and unashamedly in the death, burial, resurrection, and ascension of The CHRIST.

Men You Should Know: Obi Asika

  Born on the 3rd of October, 1968, Obi Asika is a Nigerian creative industries entrepreneur. He is known for his involvement in the growth of Nigeria’s music industry, as the founder and CEO of Storm 360 – an indigenous

Social Media Roundup

  This week has been eventful as usual on the social media space (obviously some weeks are more eventful than others). Some of these events cut across from mundane to profound stuff. Read more about Social Media Roundup El Rufai

How Stuff Works: Recording Contracts

  The music business is becoming more and more prominent in Nigeria and we are reaping the benefits either as creators or just consumers or even industry practitioners. Sadly, however, for all the average consumer thinks he knows about the

C.T. Onyekwelu, Pioneer of Nigeria’s Music Recording Industry

Today, Nigerian music dominates Africa and is making inroads elsewhere on the planet. Our artists’ songs are topping international charts. And they are bagging the world’s biggest awards. The past decade has been filled with so much success that it’s

Nigeria’s Music Wins: Growth or No Growth

  Thanks to social media, a lot has progressed quickly on the Nigerian music scene. When Ice Prince copped the first BET International Act all by himself, he became the first Nigerian and African act to do it all by

It Rained As The Rainmaker Went Home At 57

  Nigerian and African music legend, Majekodunmi Fasheke, popular with the stage name, Majek Fashek, has passed on at the age of 57 on Monday, June 1, 2020. Fashek, one of the biggest names in Nigerian reggae died of an

Five Nigerian Artistes To Look Out For In 2020

  The year 2019 was a great year for the Nigerian music industry. It witnessed the rise of several young artistes who are making very good music, broke into the Nigerian mainstream and are carving a niche for themselves. This

Song of the Week: Scatter by Fireboy DML

Our song of the week is Scatter, a track on Fireboy DML’s Laughter, Tears and Goosebumps album. Let’s start with the music video. Have you seen it? If you haven’t yet, you need to grab some popcorn and settle down

Song of the Week: ‘Imperfection’ by Mannywellz

‘Imperfection’ is the third song on Meta, a 3-track project. I heard it after I had listened to the first two love songs ‘No More’ and ‘Philosophy’; but love is becoming a boring subject. Not just because almost every artist

Social Media Roundup

Rema Makes Obama’s Summer Playlist Mavins Star Rema has been on the rise since the release of his album Iron Man and this time around, he gained a “VVIP” fan in the person of Barack Obama. In a tweet, Obama

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