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The Music Company, Pheelz and More: Meet Davido’s WRBLO Tour Supporting Cast

June 16, 2022
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A Look At Nigeria’s Anti-LGBTQ Law and How We’ve Come 8 Years Down The Line

June 14, 2022
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Interview: Simi On Being A Judge on Nigerian Idol, Music Company And New Album ‘To Be Honest’

June 10, 2022

Review: Falz Renounces His Former Self in BAHD

June 9, 2022

The Evolution of Street Music and the Bourgeois Hysteria

June 9, 2022

Justin UG Is Taking The Fashion Industry By Storm With For The Geng

June 3, 2022

Five Copyright Infringement Duels in the Nigerian Creative Space

June 3, 2022

How Mavin Is Using Women to Defy Industry Norms

May 31, 2022

Exclusive: OsaSeven Talks Graffiti Art, Hennessy’s Global ‘In The Paint’ Campaign And Driving Social Change

May 26, 2022

Take Your Best Shot: 4 Nigerian Photographers Immortalizing Artists As They Tour The US

May 25, 2022

Nigerian Men With Polished Nails: An Edifying Conversation On Beauty Trends

May 23, 2022

How Do You Solve A Problem Like The NTA

May 20, 2022

Why Central Bank Governors Should Not Run for President

May 13, 2022

The Death of the Third Force? 

May 13, 2022

Roe v Wade: What Are Nigeria’s Abortion Laws Saying?

May 12, 2022

‘Blood Sisters’: Deyemi Okanlawon, Gabriel Afolayan And Genoveva Umeh On The Flawed Ademola Siblings

May 8, 2022

A Beginner’s Guide To The Afro-EDM Sub-genre

May 5, 2022

Here’s How Drill Rap Is Soundtracking Abuja, The Capital City

May 4, 2022

Review: ‘Silverton Siege’ Brilliantly Pays Homage To South Africa’s Unsung Heroes

April 27, 2022

The Church Rots From Within in “Man of God”

April 27, 2022

Chioma Onyenwe Is Taking African Art To The Global Market

April 25, 2022

Album Review: Kwesi Arthur’s ‘Son of Jacob’ is Honest To A Fault

April 22, 2022

5 Hollywood Actors You Didn’t Know Were Nigerian

April 21, 2022

Tope The Ingenious Is Reinventing Creativity One Day At A Time

April 14, 2022

6 Nigerian Bookstagrammers Putting African Talent on The Map

April 8, 2022

Cruise Gang Is Reinventing Fashion One Piece At A Time

April 7, 2022

5 Proudly African Reality Shows Worth Watching

April 4, 2022

Everything We Know About The Victims Of The Kaduna Train Attack

March 31, 2022

5 Notes From Billboard’s Debut Afrobeats Chart

March 30, 2022

The Real Housewives of Lagos: A Win for Nigerian Reality Television

March 30, 2022

Evaluating Billboard’s Afrobeats Chart and its Potential Impact

March 24, 2022

Afro-fusion singer Preyé Reclaims her Inner Child

March 23, 2022

Five Nigerian Artists That Were Ahead Of Their Time

March 18, 2022

The Wunmi Akinsola Story: The Multipotentialite Behind Fashtracker

March 16, 2022

Five Female Legendary Artists Who Shaped The Blueprint of Nigerian Music

March 9, 2022

How Davido Crashed A Fan’s 30 BG Themed Party: As Told By The Fan

March 9, 2022

The Cultural Relevance Of Music Samples In Legacy Preservation

February 23, 2022

Interview: Tempoe on Music, Upbringing & Motivations

February 22, 2022

Jeen-Yhus: Chike and Coodie on their Kanye Trilogy

February 14, 2022

6 Nigerian Musicians Who Continued Education Despite Stardom

February 8, 2022

‘Juju Stories’: The Surreal 16 Collective’s Latest Offering Puts A Fresh Spell On Nollywood

February 2, 2022

4th Republic Ep 4: Yar’Adua Passes And Goodluck Jonathan Takes Over

February 1, 2022

The Story of South Africa As Told By Its Movies

January 27, 2022

Digital Art, Social Media and The Nigerian Women At The Forefront Of A New Art Revolution

January 19, 2022

‘A Naija Christmas’: Rachel Oniga’s Closing Glee

January 19, 2022

Interview: Eugy On His Music, Upbringing & the Home Run EP

January 18, 2022

4th Republic: President Obasanjo Wins The Nigerian 1999 Elections And Goes Into Aso Rock

January 11, 2022

Why Nigerian Music Won With The Grammy Nominations Despite Wizkid’s “Snub”

November 24, 2021

The Rise of Newsletters: Here’s Why More Nigerian Journalists Are In Your Inbox

November 17, 2021

4 Emerging Designers To Watch Out For From Lagos Fashion Week

November 12, 2021

The Art of the Crossover: 10 Pan African Hits

November 12, 2021

These 4 Androgynous Designers From Lagos Fashion Week 2021, Should Be On Your Radar

November 8, 2021

#EndSARS Memorial: One Year Later, Everything Remains The Same As The Police Brutality Continues

October 22, 2021

Interview: Magixx on Music Journey, signing to Mavin & self-titled EP

October 22, 2021

#EndSARS & The Destiny of Black Music 

October 20, 2021

#EndSARS: One Year Later, Where Are We Now? 

October 20, 2021

In Kunle Afolayan’s “Swallow”, History is A Circle

October 6, 2021

+234 Drill: The Rise of Nigeria’s Drill Culture

September 10, 2021

Interview: Odeal on Music, Multicultural upbringing, Motivations & Artistry

September 9, 2021

Dennis Osadebe Takes Us Into The Life of A Professional Artist on the Made in Nigeria Podcast

September 7, 2021

Review: ‘King of Boys: The Return of the King’ Is Worth The Wait

August 27, 2021

Award-winning author Chibundu Onuzo Shares Her Compelling Story on the Made in Nigeria Podcast

August 13, 2021

Asa Asika Shares His Story on the Made in Nigeria Podcast

July 21, 2021

Review: Devil in Agbada is Charlie’s Angels with Less Fun

July 19, 2021

Review: My Village People is a Decent Attempt at Comedy- Horror

July 15, 2021

Absolut Vodka Nigeria Uses Its New Creator Competition As A Force for Change

July 1, 2021

Film Review: 5 reasons why Ayinla is one of the best Nollywood films of 2021 (So Far)

June 30, 2021

My Life in Nollywood: Debo Johnson

June 23, 2021

Sarz and Lojay: The Production Innovator and His Latest Collaborator

June 4, 2021

Ojukokoro Showcases Greed and the Nigerian Dream Perfectly

May 31, 2021

Made in Nigeria Podcast Launches With Trailer Episode

May 24, 2021

Ten Songs That Prove Sarz Is No One’s Mate

May 19, 2021

Dancing With The Devil: What Burna Boy And Kwam 1 Teach Us About Music And Politics

May 5, 2021

Isa Pantami vs. Nigerians: An Explainer

April 24, 2021

A Slow and Steady Climb for Nigeria’s Animated Film Industry

April 21, 2021

The Business of Music: Tega of Mavin Records

April 13, 2021

CKay, Your Afrobeats Boyfriend, Won’t Stop Making Authentic Music

March 12, 2021

Why We’re All So Crazy About Deola Sagoe’s Komole

March 10, 2021

Four Music and Media Insiders Share Their Thoughts on Spotify’s Launch in Nigeria

February 26, 2021

How Davido Fashioned a Blueprint for Killing Features

February 23, 2021

How to Take Charge of Your Sex Life this Valentine’s Day with Sexpert, Tyomi

February 12, 2021

Interview: Laycon on Music, Life after Big Brother and I Am Laycon

February 10, 2021

Social Studies Class: Who are the Icons on the Naira notes?

February 9, 2021

Interview: L.A.X. on Zaza Vibes, The Hustle and Building Muscle

January 29, 2021

Meet Bridgerton’s Breakout Nigerian Star, Martins Imhangbe

January 22, 2021

Toyé Is On The Map And He’s Preaching Faaji All The Way

January 8, 2021

Review: Quam’s Money is an Unexpected Hit

December 31, 2020

Behind the Scenes with Davido’s Road Manager- Temidayo Umardeen

December 8, 2020

Review: Rattlesnake Shines, But Not Bright Enough

November 30, 2020

The Queen of Dance: The Izzy Odigie Story

November 27, 2020

Review: Citation is not the breakthrough we think it is, but it works well

November 10, 2020

My First Million- Lala Alakija

November 10, 2020

My First Million: TMXO

November 3, 2020

A Golden Opportunity And Lives Wasted By The Nigerian Government

October 20, 2020

On Burna Boy, Ending SARS and our Search for Leadership

October 10, 2020

Simi Has Been Reinventing Her Music Through Four Solo Projects, Now ‘Restless II’

October 6, 2020

Explaining Universal Music Nigeria’s Perplexing Reign in the Nigerian Music Industry

September 15, 2020

Digging into the Roots of the Davido and Burna Boy Beef

September 11, 2020

My First Million- Durotimi Bolaji-Idowu (Duro Arts)

September 8, 2020

The Women Of Nollywood are Fighting Misogyny, Telling Stories, and Making Giant Strides

July 29, 2020

My First Million: Odunayo Eweniyi (Piggy Vest)

July 28, 2020

My First Million: Logor Olumuyiwa

July 14, 2020

My First Million: Oyinkansola Fawehinmi

June 30, 2020

What’s The Consensus on Burna Boy’s Wonderful?

June 28, 2020

My First Million: Afua Osei (She Leads Africa)

June 23, 2020

Interview: NSG Have Been Prepping Their Debut Project Forever. It’s Here Now

June 19, 2020

On D’Banj and Nigerian Authorities Only Working For Its Richest Citizens

June 18, 2020

My First Million: Timi Ajiboye (BuyCoins Africa)

June 16, 2020

How You Can Join The Fight For Justice for Tina Ezekwe and Uwa Omozuwa

June 1, 2020

Bayo and Ayo The Creator Are Ready To Takeover and GTA Naija Is Just The Start

May 26, 2020

Pretty Boy D-O Is Ready To Spread Like Wildfire

May 10, 2020

Listen to ‘Davido Hits’ as Curated by Asa Asika

April 27, 2020

Da Grin: As Told By Those Who Knew Him Best 

April 22, 2020

Da Grin Made It Okay To Rap In Yoruba – And Other Indigenous Languages

April 22, 2020

Enjoy ‘From A Different Perspective’ Our New Burna Boy Playlist

April 5, 2020

Sarz vs Shizzi: Nostalgia Forever

April 1, 2020

Measuring Crowns for New Nigeria

March 13, 2020

Netflix in Naija: The Streaming Wars Are Here And We Could All Be Winning

March 12, 2020

Long Live The Contrarians, We Will Never Forget Them

March 6, 2020

On Awards, Nollywood and Our Heritage of Storytelling

February 25, 2020

A Conversation on Queen & Slim with Daniel Kaluuya and Melina Matsoukas

February 21, 2020

The cultural iconoclasm of Lady Donli

February 17, 2020

Enter Burna’s Kingdom With Culture Custodian’s ‘GBURNA’ Playlist

February 3, 2020

The Evolution of Film Distribution in Nollywood in the 2010s

December 31, 2019

From Living in Bondage to Lionheart: Nollywood’s Thorny Path to its Digital Future

December 30, 2019

End of Decade Review: The Artist of Each Year Of The Last Decade

December 17, 2019

Hating Naira, Loving Marley

December 5, 2019

Where Are The Women Like Us Represented in Nollywood?

September 27, 2019

The Fresh Prince of Nigerian Rap: The Psycho YP Story

July 29, 2019

Bank on Burna and Eazi

July 25, 2019

Why Nigeria’s Drug Problems Will Persist Despite Bans

June 3, 2019

The Alté Playmaker: The GMK Story

April 15, 2019

The Long Arduous Road Leading To Nigerian Police Reform

April 1, 2019

Bridging the Gap: The Alex Iwobi Story

July 30, 2018

“Nigeria to the World”: The Bullet That Killed Mo Hits

December 11, 2017
Pop Culture

Five Times Classical Music Coloured Nigerian Culture

Posted on June 22, 2022 by Michael Aromolaran

Classical music has just about every quality that disqualifies it from wide Nigerian acceptance. It’s thin on percussion and its rhythms are often slow-moving and reflective, traits that make it

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Declan Jero Returns With ‘Calypso’ After A Long Hiatus

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Adaora Nwangwu

Lagos-born afro-soul artiste Declan Jero is back again with a 3-track playlist titled Calypso after taking a break to create more music.  The project comprises Afrobeats tracks instilled with ardent

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On Burna Boy And The Need For Accountability

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Thelma Ideozu

No stranger to controversy or causing a stir in the media, Nigerian superstar Burna Boy has been trending on social media recently after his police escorts were alleged to have

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Music

TuneCore Unveils New Unlimited Release Pricing Plans to Drive Constant Music Creation

Posted on June 20, 2022 by Adaora Nwangwu

TuneCore offers independent artists and labels the most affordable unlimited distribution plans on the market, starting with a first-of-its-kind free distribution plan (no annual fee) while continuing to offer the

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Fashion Designer, Ifeanyi Nwune Answers 11 Questions From Zero Days Off

Posted on June 20, 2022 by Adaora Nwangwu

Ifeanyi Nwune is a fashion designer, creative director, and music manager. His fashion journey apparently began in 2012 after working as a stylist assistant at Arise Magazine Fashion Week, Lagos.

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Blaqbonez, Ruger, & The Adoption of Social Media Stunts To Promote New Music

Posted on June 20, 2022 by Wisdom Mudasiru

It’s 2022 and music promotion is taking a different look. With the rise of social media platforms like TikTok and the popularization of Instagram reels and YouTube shorts and short-form

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10 Nigerian Activists Fighting To Improve LGBTQ+ Rights

Posted on June 20, 2022 by Adaora Nwangwu

Regardless of the global fight and steps taken towards equality, homosexuality remains a crime in most countries. In Nigeria, same-sex relationships are illegal with a jail term spanning up to

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Music

Leeobi is A Loverboy on ‘Nothing Special’

Posted on June 19, 2022 by Culture Custodian

As Afrobeats continues to take over the world, there’s a clear geographical delineation in the tastes and preferences. While cities like Lagos, Jos, Ibadan, and Abuja have gotten predominant placement,

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Devesh Uba Explores Indian-Nigerian Migration in New Documentary

Posted on June 18, 2022 by Naomi Overo

In the last decade, Nigeria has experienced large migration flows, both internally and externally. The oil boom of the 1970s served as a major attraction to foreigners, with the country

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Music Pop Culture

Shalewa Kuti Releases Video For “Burn So Fine Washa” Featuring Busiswa

Posted on June 18, 2022 by Naomi Overo

DJ and music producer Shalewa Kuti has released the visuals for Burn So Fine Washa, her single with South African artist Busiswa. Shalewa Kuti who takes pride in creating music

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Obani’s Debut EP Highlights Her Sterling Credentials

Posted on June 18, 2022 by Adedamola Onabanjo

Who better to tell sonic love stories with women as the main characters than a woman who is adept with a pen and armed with sultry vocals to ease listeners

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Mayorkun Returns With A Vengeance On New Single, Certified Loner (No Competition)

Posted on June 18, 2022 by Thelma Ideozu

Following the release of his highly rated album Back in Office, popular Nigerian star Mayorkun has released his first single of the year titled Certified Loner (No Competition).  Produced by

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7 Female Writers Fighting Against Patriarchy Across Africa With Their Words

Posted on June 17, 2022 by Culture Custodian

Feminism, which is defined as the advocacy of women’s rights based on gender equality, is a significant movement among women around the globe. African Feminism, however, did not begin today.

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Grammy-nominated Artiste Tay Iwar Unveils New Track ‘Bad4u’

Posted on June 17, 2022 by Adaora Nwangwu

Following his contribution to Wizkid’s Made In Lagos album which earned him a Grammy nomination, and the release of his 2021 EP Love & Isolation, R&B artiste and producer, Tay

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Rising Comedian Layiwasabi Aims for Universal Humour

Posted on June 17, 2022 by Michael Aromolaran

Every profession has its stereotypes, some true, some spurious bullshit. Doctors have an illegible longhand—true. Engineers, made uptight by logic, are incapable of spontaneous fun—bullshit. And entertainers—Afrobeats songbirds, dancers, comedians—read

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