Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
-
Warner Music Africa and Africori Join Beat FM to Celebrate 17 Years at Annual Industry Brunch
The Beat Brunch brought together artists, industry stakeholders, creators and media personalities for an afternoon celebrating music and culture in Lagos. Warner Music Africa and Africori Music Group partnered with The Beat 99.9 FM for the latest edition of The Beat Brunch, the station’s annual industry gathering, held in celebration of its 17th anniversary. Hosted…
-
adidas Originals Studio Returns to Lagos on October 31
Returning to Lagos for its second edition, Adidas Originals Studio will gather emerging talent on Saturday, October 31st, for an immersive day focused on photography, styling, and creative direction. Originals Studio made its Lagos debut in 2025, bringing together emerging talent alongside Momo Hassan-Odukale, Jomi Marcus-Bello, Korty EO, Daniel Obasi, and Sweat It Out Lagos.…
-
Dwin, The Stoic and Rhaffy Release R&D, a Ten-Track Love Story
Longtime collaborators Dwin, The Stoic and Rhaffy released R&D, their first full-length joint album, on Wednesday, October 14, via St. Claire Records. R&D is a ten-song love story about an overthinker and someone who isn’t — and how two people who are different learn to build something anyway, until they stop overthinking it and just…
-
Your Spotify Knows You Best
Can Your Loved Ones Get Your Music Taste Right? You might know your partner’s coffee order, your sibling’s comfort food or the one thing guaranteed to put a friend in a good mood. But knowing someone’s music taste is another ball game. Can the people closest to you name the artist you always return to,…
-
CRUEL SANTINO SHARES NEW SINGLE “BIG DROP” WITH ZAYLEVELTEN
NEW ALBUM K.O.T.B – THE BOMBERMAN CHRONICLES DUE Nov 6th VIA NATIVE RECORDS / WARNER RECORDS Known for treating every release as a fully realized world rather than simply a collection of songs, Cruel Santino once again expands the boundaries of contemporary African music with the release of his next single “Big Drop”. The song…
-
AFROBEATS ICON, OLAMIDE, TAKES OVER LONDON’S O2 ARENA
Hera Touring, in association with YBNL Entertainment, is proud to announce that Afrobeats heavyweight Olamide will headline The O2 Arena on Thursday 25 March 2027. It will be the biggest London headline show of his career. This concert follows Olamide’s headline show at OVO Arena Wembley in November 2025. It takes him to one of…
-
Steeky Turns Everyday Hustle Into Music With New Single “TAX”
Stream here: Steekytax.ponlarecords.com Nigerian recording artist Steeky is back with a new single, “TAX,” an energetic, Amapiano-inspired track that finds humour in the everyday realities of trying to make a living in Nigeria. Inspired by conversations around the country’s new tax laws, “TAX” takes a playful look at the many ways Nigerians navigate the system,…
-
Teri Sillo’s ‘Love, Flaws & Glory’ Is Rooted in Home
Teri Sillo’s Love, Flaws & Glory is the kind of debut that gives you a fairly good idea of the world an artist wants to inhabit. Across 14 tracks, Sillo moves between R&B, Afro-fusion, amapiano and older Nigerian pop influences, putting together a sound that feels distinctly Nigerian despite her being based in Canada. It…
-
Spotify brings audiobooks to Nigeria
Spotify today announced that audiobooks are rolling out to listeners in Nigeria from 14 October. The launch is part of Spotify’s global expansion of audiobooks from 22 markets to more than 180 by the end of 2026, bringing books to more than 750 million people who will be able to stream or purchase them on…
-
Nobody Throws a Party for the Japada
This piece was written by a contributing writer, James Ayotundé. The Quiet and Humbling Reintegration of a Japadarian Let me tell you about a friend of mine, a fellow Nigerian. Let’s call him Tega. A few years ago, Tega moved to the UK for his Master’s and intended to stay after completion. However, finding a…
Got any book recommendations?