Music educator, Babatunde Shosanya, has raised concerns about the direction of Nigeria’s music industry, stating that the country is producing far more entertainers than properly trained ...

But Fela Kuti will be the first African to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award, albeit posthumously. The award was first ...

Dapo 'D'banj" Oyebanjo, the Kokomaster is a living tribute to Afro-Beat king Fela Anikulapo Kuti. D'banj is an artiste whose prominence in the Nigerian music industry cannot be underrated. Coming from ...

Amu Kingsley musically known as KENDICKSON was born December 10th 1996. He is one of the most sought after new generation musicians. Kingsley has always been a music lover from birth as ...

Research firm Creator Economy IQ has published its latest report: an analysis of 3.77bn Spotify streams in Nigeria last year.

The 2025 Grammy Awards were a defining moment for Nigerian music, as Tems made history by winning her second Grammy. This achievement not only celebrated her extraordinary talent but also highlighted ...

The global Afrobeats star is deepening her investment in the future of African music, launching the Tiwa Savage Music Foundation and expanding access to world-class music education in Nigeria.

Fújì fuses Islamic philosophy and wordsmithing with Yoruba poetry and meaning-making to create sound, idioms and recreational habits. It does this across social classes, from the wealthy in the ...

For all of its notoriety as a charmingly extroverted city, Lagos has turned Bloody Civilian into an introvert. In Abuja, the hilly, verdant capital city of Nigeria where the Afropop artist grew up, ...

LAGOS, Nigeria — Hundreds of fans have held protests and candlelight vigils in various Nigerian cities in the last few days in memory of Mohbad, a beloved 27-year-old Nigerian music star who died Sept ...

This week’s show is about songs that take Nigeria’s government and politics to task. Nigeria is rich in natural resources but has been plagued since time immemorial by government corruption.