The perfect intersection between the established acts across African music and brilliant underground acts you should be paying attention to!
“Which line, let them bring it out, has had more impact than that like on Cast,” Odumodublvck asks in a radio interview with Beat 99.9FM’s Osi Suave. “Which Hip Hop song,” he continues, “has had more cultural impact, in the last 20 years? Brother in the history of Nigerian Hip Hop, no song has had […]
1 week ago
A significant portion of Wizkid’s imminent HBO documentary Wizkid: Long Live Lagos is devoted to excavating the suffocating grief that arrived in the wake of his mother’s passing. As the documentary reveals, on the day of his historic show at the 60,000-capacity Tottenham Stadium, his mother, Morayo Balogun, was undergoing an emergency surgery. In clips […]
2 weeks ago
Despite his embattled situation, writing Wizkid off is a bit premature, he still has a huge fanbase and the talent to command rave reviews from critics.
2 months ago
To open 5ive, the poet Alhanislam recites a spoken-word commentary on the album and the man behind it. It feels a little pretentious, rooted in the same idea that drives artists to label every new project their deepest and most personal work yet. Yet some of it does have grounding in real-life events. Alhanislam hails […]
2 months ago
Last weekend, the youngest of the Uzama brothers, Osahan Uzama, more known by his moniker, Famous Pluto, joined the ranks of his brothers—Shallipopi, and Zerry DL, both fierce advocates of Benin Street Pop—with the release of his feverishly anticipated single Na Scra. Before its official release, the song had been making the rounds on TikTok, […]
4 months ago
Nigerian genre disruptors and cultural visionaries BIG XX have released their debut EP, WXYZ, a powerful and transcendent body of work introducing a new genre they call “Sonic Spirituals.” This groundbreaking sound blends ancestral rhythm with futuristic energy, positioning BIG XX at the forefront of a global music renaissance. The duo, comprised of Bejay X […]
4 weeks ago
Much of the pleasure of listening to an Obongjayar project comes from watching the artist slowly unravel like a soap opera’s protagonist. On stage, he’s a frenzied animal, a shaman under the thrall of ancestral spirits, singing and dancing with wild energy. Somehow, his recorded music manages to pack that same urgency, that primal energy […]
4 weeks ago
Tsuni is an artist who crafts music from the many sounds and moments that have shaped her. With influences ranging from Hannah Montana to Beyoncé, and Afrobeats artists, her music feels familiar and distinctly hers. When asked to describe her sound in three words, she picked confident, familiar, and distinctive, and it’s easy to hear […]
4 weeks ago
Emerging from the vibrant pulse of the modern music scene, Kvngs is an artist who brings authenticity, emotional depth, and a fresh creative vision to every track he touches. Known for his genre-blending sound that fuses elements of R&B, hip-hop, and alternative vibes, Kvngs isn’t just another voice in the crowd—he’s a storyteller with something […]
1 month ago
Spotify is taking a firm stance against artificial streaming, reaffirming its commitment to ensuring a fair and transparent ecosystem for artists. In a newly launched Spotify for Artists Masterclass, available at https://youtu.be/U5qC6u2MYtw, the platform directly addresses the complexities of artificial streaming and its damaging effects on the music industry. Artificial streaming, defined as fake plays generated […]
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The past few months have seen Burna Boy steadily ramp up the roll out of his imminent eighth album, No Sign of Weakness, and with four singles leading up to its release, the album feels tangibly close. In the case of albums without sufficient lead singles, speculating about the artist’s direction with the project usually […]
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On the 26th of May, South African popstar Tyla beat an all-Nigerian lineup, including Wizkid, Asake, Tems, and Rema, to win the Favorite Afrobeats Artist category at the 51st edition of the American Music Awards. Her win has expectedly stirred a maelstrom of debates and public discourse about her deservedness given that Tyla, while being […]
1 month ago
Ric Hassani returns with Moving Train, an emotionally charged new single that sets the tone for his forthcoming album Lagos Lover Boy, dropping June 13, 2025. In a world quick to judge and question love, Hassani offers a message of steadfast devotion. “They can say love is a losing game, but I am still on […]
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