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Onyeka Onwenu is Out To Get Her Coins from Iroking For Copyright Violations

January 18, 2018 by Editorial Team

Conversations with Nigerian creatives of any form will always reveal that one of the biggest problems we face is the theft of art. From using pictures without proper credit to

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Maleek Berry Is More In Tune With His Emotions Than Ever on ‘First Daze of Winter’

January 17, 2018 by Editorial Team

Fortunately for the music industry, last year, producer turned artist – Maleek Berry – dropped a successful premier project, Last Daze of Summer. With hits like Eko Miami, and Let

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Olamide Is Touring Europe With Lofty Dreams

January 17, 2018 by Tomi

2017 had no shortage for Nigerian artists engaging in tours across the world. The likes of Davido and Mr Eazi engaged in world tours unlike anything any other Nigerian artists

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YCee taps Eugy on Year-Opener, Say Bye Bye

January 17, 2018 by Assumpta Audu

Prior to YCee’s debut project, First Wave EP, most of his material centred around him letting everyone know he was the next big deal. As his career has progressed, YCee

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Olamide Goes All-Yoruba on Year Opener, Science Student

January 17, 2018 by Culture Custodian

Nigerian lingo is almost entirely shaped by musicians. For the cool kids, the words of Davido often go on to become common place. Over the past few years, for the

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Fasina and Adey Highlight The Stages Prior To A Full-Fledged Situationship on ‘Split’

January 15, 2018 by Editorial Team

Before most relationships are full fledged, there’s that time frame when both parties involved aren’t committing completely. That period when they’re both kinda flexing on each other but both know

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Watch Your Latest Multi-Disciplinary Artist, Dedejae in His Debut Video, Flex.

January 14, 2018 by Tomi

In most situations, when two individuals part ways, there’s an unspoken desire to show you don’t miss the other even when the split was supposedly amicable. On Flex, his debut

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Ajebutter 22 Throws A Party To Remember in ‘Wayward’ Video

January 13, 2018 by Tomi

Ajebutter 22 has mastered the act of maintaining scarcity by sparsely releasing new music with only 4 records over the past two years prior to his recently released sophomore album,

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Trevboi Is Dismissing The Small Talk on ‘Kilo Kan Mi’ With C.O Decoast

January 12, 2018 by Feyikemi Akin-Bankole

An understated part of being an artist is the process of discovering one’s strongest points and what exactly you want your artistry to look like. Over the past four years,

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Wami Aluko Explores Impact of Nigerian Music Through Creators in Debut Documentary

January 12, 2018 by Tomi

In the early months of 2017 when we spoke about young girl photographers who had the juice, Wami Aluko’s name made the cut. Over the course of the year, the

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DMW Opens 2018 Catalog with Ada by DJ E Cool and Davido

January 5, 2018 by Simi Badiru

Davido took the reins back on his career in 2017 with releases like Fia, Like Dat, IF and Fall. Concurrently, his label and affiliates, Davido Music Worldwide made runaway runs

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Grace Ladoja, Skepta’s Manager Receives MBE Award From The Queen

January 3, 2018 by Assumpta Audu

New Year, New Me now includes New Rewards as Grace Ladoja receives utmost recognition for her effort in music over the past years. Being one of the 452 recipients of

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A burst of Afro-centricity on Pour Me Water video

January 1, 2018 by Editorial Team

In Leg Over, we were witness to an Eazi who was jilted by a love interest, who sent him seeking solace in the strangest place – a church. The video

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Man of 2017: Davido

December 27, 2017 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

It’s been airbrushed from History but 2016 wasn’t a good year for Davido. He finally got the deal he’d been discussing with Sony but the work he put out failed

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Woman of 2017: Niniola

December 27, 2017 by Somto Uyanna

In a time when every Afropop artist seems to be producing music of the same Pon Pon sound, Niniola has carved a niche genre for herself in Nigeria. Beyond taking