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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…
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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…
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EVERYONE IS EXCITED ABOUT DAVE’S HOMECOMING
There is a particular kind of excitement that happens when an artist you’ve been listening to for most parts of your life finally arrives in your city. That’s the feeling when Dave announced the close of his highly acclaimed The Boy Who Played the Harp tour scheduled for October 16 & 17 right here in…
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TC Dope Is Back With “Rihanna”
Nigerian singer, songwriter and performer TC Dope returns with a new single that finds the artist leaning into melody, rhythm and an intimate vocal-led sound. Known for a catalogue that has moved between Afrobeats, contemporary hip-hop and African pop, TC Dope has spent years developing a musical identity built around versatility and collaboration. From his…
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Teledalase Sings in Yoruba Because There Is No Other Way.
Afrobeats may be Nigeria’s greatest musical export, but beneath its global ascent, another cultural movement has quietly been gathering momentum. Across the country, a renewed appetite for music that carries the cadences of indigenous speech, the poetry of ethnic proverbs, the pulse of talking drums and the memory of stories passed from one generation to…
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Abiola Andre Celebrates Love and Ambition on New Single “Top Striker”
Afro-fusion artist Abiola Andre returns with “Top Striker,” a love song celebrating affection, admiration and the ambition of someone special. Written from the perspective of what comes after the chase, the song is dedicated to someone whose drive Andre admires as much as he loves her. The title comes from his pet name for her,…
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What the Sudanese Toub Carries
Fashion, Memory and Women’s Public Identity Through Displacement There are clothes we wear, and there are clothes that seem to carry something with them. The Sudanese toub belongs to the second category. At its simplest, it is a long piece of fabric wrapped around a woman’s body, often covering the head and falling around the…
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Spotify names genre-bending sensation Solana as October’s EQUAL Africa Artist
Spotify has named multi-faceted singer and songwriter Solana as its EQUAL Africa Artist for October. The selection spotlights a rising, boundary-pushing artist known for her world-building, intentional visual identity and evolving sound, which spans alt-R&B, electronic and pop, while drawing from her Nigerian roots and Yoruba cultural influences. The EQUAL Africa programme celebrates, supports, and…
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Spotify Fresh Finds Africa: From Campus Discovery to 3M+ Monthly Listeners
What does the journey from emerging artist to a much bigger audience actually look like? Spotify is releasing a new video following its Fresh Finds Africa campus tour, which took some of the artists shaping Africa’s next wave of music to university campuses in Lagos and Port Harcourt, connecting them directly with young listeners. The…
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New Google report reveals Nigeria’s coffee drinking trends
Chilled coffee, dessert-flavoured lattes and making coffee at home are winning Nigerians over in 2026 Coffee is having a moment in Nigeria. New data from Google Trends shows Nigerians are searching for chilled coffee, dessert-inspired lattes and easy ways to make café-style drinks at home, as coffee becomes a bigger part of how people relax, catch up with friends…
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