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How Shoday Is Crafting His Come-Up In Real Time.
Shoday is on a hot streak. His 2024 breakout collab with Ayo Maff, Casablanca, set the tone for an electrifying 2025 — one that’s already seen him drop four singles in four months. Just a day after our chat, he released his biggest drop of the year yet: ‘Hey Jago’, featuring Poco Lee and Rahman…
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The Impact of Awards Like The Headies
Every year, the standout artists and creations of the Nigerian music industry are recognised at The Headies, the nation’s biggest music award ceremony. However, the way the ceremony is perceived by the public and industry players alike is interesting, to say the least. This begs the question: what’s the point? Originally named “Hip Hop World…
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Runtown Makes a Bold Return with “Do Me” — A Lush Reflection on Fame and Vanity
Runtown, the enigmatic Soundgod, known for his ability to blend sonic subtlety with lyrical depth, has just dropped a brand-new track titled “Do Me.” It comes on the heels of Flow, his confident reentry into the scene after a long hiatus, and marks his second official release since his 2022 cult-favorite album Signs. Where Flow…
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Femi Kuti To Release 11th Studio Album “Journey Through Life” On April 25th
Multiple Grammy-nominated Afrobeat pioneer Femi Anikulapo-Kuti is set to release his highly anticipated eleventh studio album, Journey Through Life, on April 25th, 2025. The announcement follows the successful release of three singles from the album – “Politics Don Expose Dem” in November, “After 24 Years” in February, and “Oga Doctor” in March. The ten-track album promises…
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What Do A&Rs Do?
Anyone who knows anything about the music industry has heard of the Artist & Repertoire (A&R) executives. We know, vaguely, that they have a hand in talent scouting and are somewhat involved in linking the artist’s creative process to commercial output. Still, their exact job description has always been somewhat mysterious. To pull back the…
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New R&B Sensation LAYEFA Shares 2-Pack Single ‘Tobolayefa + 6:35’
Without a solo release to her name, emerging artist Layefa has already amassed 20 million+ career streams and 137K monthly listeners on Spotify, thanks to high-impact collaborations with international acts like Ginton, Maz, Antdot, and Naarly. Following her massive success with amazing features in the house music success scene with songs like “Jolie fille” and “iniye”, Layefa is set with her debut…
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Without Music, TikTok Might Not Be as Entertaining as It Is – TikTok King
Self-acclaimed TikTok King has emerged as a leading figure in the realm of social media entertainment, emphasizing the profound impact of music on content creation. Idongesit Isemin who hails from Nigeria but raised in Malaysia, Isemin has crafted a niche for himself through his engaging and philanthropic live streams on the popular platform TikTok. Since…
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Ckay Officially Exits Warner Music South Africa
Global Afrobeats star CKay has officially concluded his recording agreement with Warner Music South Africa, marking the end of a defining era in his career. The artist, known for his viral global hits “Love Nwantiti”, “Emiliana” and others confirmed that the decision not to renew his contract was mutual and strategic. Speaking on the development,…
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Nigerians Fall For a Ponzi Scam. Again.
This story is not new. There was MMM, MBA Forex, Chinmark and now, there’s the CBEX saga. What Happened? The digital asset trading platform CBEX (operating via Telegram groups with no other official social media presence) gave Nigerians a mouthwatering offer promising 100% returns in 30 days and extensive referral rewards, thanks to “AI-driven” trading…
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Kizz Daniel, Angelique Kidjo, Johnny Drille Unite for new track titled “Police”
Award-winning artist Kizz Daniel kicks off his upcoming album with the release of the highly anticipated first single, ‘Police’, featuring the legendary six time Grammy winner Angelique Kidjo and singer and songwriter, Johnny Drille. This marks the start of a fresh chapter for Kizz Daniel, setting the tone for his next era with an upbeat,…
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