Social Media Influencer: Temilayo Abodunrin
Temilayo Abodunrin is an 11-year old saxophonist who has gained massive attention on Instagram for her impressive talent. At a young age, Temilayo has a passion for music which stems from her music-loving family. Read more about Social media influencers She started learning to play the saxophone after playing the keyboard at a music […]
Did You Know? Tunde King: The Founder Of Juju Music
Tunde King was a Nigerian musician credited as the founder of Jùjú music. He had a great influence on Nigerian popular music. Read more about Did You Know? Abdulrafiu Babatunde King was born in the Saro-dominated Olowogbowo area of Lagos Island on 24th August 1910. He was the son of Ibrahim Sanni King, a […]
Wizkid’s Made In Lagos Album Makes History
Superstar musician, Wizkid, has continued to make the waves in the global entertainment industry, and he does not look like stopping anytime soon despite being in the game for over 10 years. Read more about Entertainment Starboy’s last album “Made In Lagos’’ is proof of his masterclass as it clinched the number one spot […]
How To Start A Music Record Label In Nigeria
You probably know some of the big record labels in Nigeria: Mavin Records; Chocolate City; StarBoy Entertainment; Loveworld Records. They have some of Nigeria’s most famous artists signed with them and play a big role in their success. Read more about Business Perhaps you’re inspired by the work that these labels do. Or maybe […]
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 Jesus Christ around the globe especially in the remote parts as seen in his missionary […]
Publiseer Ventures Into Music Licensing For African Creatives
The digital content distribution company, Publiseer, has now launched its music licensing services to musicians on its platform, including future ones to be onboarded. Having recently crossed the 7,000 user mark, the digital media company has also launched its digital content distribution services to Francophone Africa, starting with creatives in Senegal, Ivory Coast, and […]
Sound Sultan: A Tribute To A Gentle Maverick
By the time you read this, the man for whom I write would have been well and truly buried in accordance with Islamic dictates. It is almost surreal that the man was very much alive this time last week even though barely, as we are now piecing together. Sound Sultan’s obscurity came to be […]
PopRev: A Platform That Allows Music Fans Invest In Their Favourite Artistes
When music streaming began, it was hailed as the next big disruption in the music industry. The streaming industry threatened to cut out traditional record labels and many pundits after that have predicted that the equity model “could explode as the future of music ” but it did not. Read more about Tech And […]
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 Wizkid won the award for Best Video alongside Beyonce, Guyanese singer, Saint JHN, and Blue […]
Ric Hassani And The Broken Record That Is NBC: The Changing Face Of The Media
Ric Hassani has been on the scene for the best part of a decade in music but most industry enthusiasts only noticed him in the past weeks. Why? The National Broadcasting Commission banned his latest single that was controversially titled “Thunder Fire You”. How this is possible is not lost on anyone as that […]
Social Media Roundup
Twitter was buzzing this past week and it was as juicy as any other week. As expected some were more relevant regardless here are some of your relevant Twitter trends form the past week. Read more about Social media roundup 1. Ric Hassani The gist is this: Ric Hassani released his album last Friday […]
Spotify Joins The African Music Streaming Market
So by now, if you have your ear close to the ground, you would have heard that Spotify has touched down in this part of the world. By this part of the world, I mean Africa, of course. The announcement was made on Monday and the unveiling had a nice ring to it as […]
Music Review: Everything (Amen)
So Timi Dakolo dropped ‘Everything (Amen)’, Finally. This one looks to be his latest mainstream hit for a while now. This track is significant for some reasons. Read more about Entertainment First off, the track was highly anticipated as the teaser went viral in the opening weeks of this year. The video has amassed 75k […]
10 Facts And Figures About The 14th Headies
The 14th Headies is scheduled to have happened at about the time this will get published. Now, many people have their grouses with Headies organizers and those issues have seen many acts shirk attendance on a consistent basis but it remains the industry’s headline event by sheer reputation and size. Read more about Entertainment […]
Entertainment Takes: CN’s Valentine’s Day Playlist
Although every day is a chance to let those you love know you love them, Valentine’s Day and the buzz around it intensifies the atmosphere with all the discounts and corporate events packaged for the day and season itself. Well, in doing this we would be contributing to the culture admittedly but that said, […]
Joeboy Drops his debut Album
Since he sneaked up on us early in 2019 with his sleeper hit turned smash hit “Baby”, Joeboy has not looked back. He dropped an EP that same year after two other singles. He did not open his 2020 with a bang and to be honest, no act opened 2020 with a bang. He did […]