Category: Music

As the Nigerian music industry continues to expand globally, it’s becoming clear that growth alone isn’t enough. Sustainability, structure, and intention are now just as important as virality and moments. With new artists breaking through faster, audiences becoming more discerning, and the ecosystem growing more complex, the industry is being forced to rethink old habits…

If 2024 was the year African music solidified its global export status, 2025 was the year the continent looked inward and discovered something entirely new. Across Sub-Saharan Africa, a sonic recalibration has taken place. The charts, once dominated by a predictable rotation of legacy giants, have been breached by a vanguard of raw, homegrown talent.…

Look, we all have those days when the hustle feels heavy and the grind seems endless. Maybe your bank account is doing shakara, or your big break is playing hide and seek with you. That’s where these songs come in. Whether you’re stuck in Lagos traffic contemplating your life choices or grinding at 2 am…

Ghanaian sensation MOLIY takes centre stage as the Spotify EQUAL Africa artist of the month of January 2026. Also gracing the cover of the EQUAL Global playlist, she stands as a powerful symbol of the women representing Africa’s creative expansion and global musical dominance. Known for her hypnotic blend of Afro-pop, Afro-fusion and dancehall, MOLIY’s sound is playful yet intentional, soft…

Lagos-born singer, rapper and producer Danpapa GTA has released his new single “Ikeja (No Go Thief),” a high-energy Afro-fusion record that blends street humor, sharp wordplay, and experimental production into a sound that feels unmistakably Lagos. First teased in December 2025, a short snippet of the song quickly spread across TikTok, generating thousands of organic…

Spotify has announced that Afrobeats superstar Asake will curate its flagship African Heat playlist for an exclusive New Year’s Eve takeover. As the world transitions into 2026, this collaboration will showcase Asake’s chart-topping tracks alongside the defining sounds of the continent, offering fans a high-energy soundtrack to the new year. Boasting over one million followers, African Heat…

2025 was the year Nigerian music stopped asking for permission. While the world was still catching up to Afrobeats’ global takeover, the Nigerian music industry was already writing its next chapter: one that looked inward as much as it looked outward. It was a year of recalibration, where artists remembered that innovation doesn’t always mean…

For years, Nigeria has been the continent’s cultural loudspeaker – exporting Afrobeats, shaping slang and setting the pace for what the world hears from Africa. But Spotify’s 2025 music-language data shows something new humming beneath the surface: Nigerians aren’t just sending culture out anymore – they’re tuning into the rest of the continent with fresh…