Category: Music
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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,…
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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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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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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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DAVECASH RETURNS WITH TWO-PACK SINGLE “SARE & SADE”
Grind and devotion collide on Davecash’s latest release, out July 31 via U-Records & EntertainmentU-Records & Entertainment recording artist Davecash unveils his new two-pack single, “Sare & Sade,” available today across all major streaming platforms. The release pairs two contrasting sides of the Davecash story: the relentless hustle behind the come-up, and the tenderness reserved…
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Runtown’s ‘Mad Over You’ Is Still Travelling Ten Years On
In 2016, Afrobeats was taking shape. Wizkid’s voice carried one of the biggest records on the planet, Kizz Daniel arrived with his debut project, and a new class including Mayorkun, Tekno, Mr Eazi, Ycee and Maleek Berry was defining the sound of modern Nigerian pop. Runtown’s ‘Mad Over You’ landed in November of that year,…