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62 Captions For Instagram From The Top 2022 Albums

December 19, 2022 by Adaora Nwangwu

We have all struggled with dreaming up the perfect Instagram caption, even the best of us. You are lucky if a song or album is trendy and you already have

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Meet Magicsticks- The Producer Behind Asake’s Disruptive Run

October 14, 2022 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

When sociologists and historians seek to make sense of 2022- a definitive year in Nigerian history, they will use certain moments and people as capstones upon which their findings will

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Rick Ross Joins Adekunle Gold for 5 Star Remix

September 24, 2022 by Michael Aromolaran

Adekunle Gold has released the remix of his hit single, 5 Star, and this time along, he invites the American rapper Rick Ross for the remake. The original song was released

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Adekunle Gold Premieres Music Video For Single ‘5 Star’

August 31, 2022 by Adaora Nwangwu

After sold-out 19-city North America and Australia tour dates, International Afropop sensation Adekunle Gold has released the official music video for his latest single 5 Star. This record follows his

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Adekunle Gold Drops Brand New Single ‘5 Star’

July 15, 2022 by Naomi Overo

Nigerian international Afropop sensation Adekunle Gold has dropped his brand new single 5 Star. 5 Star is coming days after the completion of his sold-out 19-city US and Canada tour

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Ranking: Nigerian Artists On NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert

June 28, 2022 by Naomi Overo

Earlier this month, Naira Marley’s Tiny Desk performance created a buzz on Twitter. As part of the NPR Music Black Music month celebration, Naira Marley was slated to perform alongside

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Adekunle Gold Stars In NPR Music Tiny Desk Performance

June 4, 2022 by Naomi Overo

Afropop sensation, Adekunle Gold has unveiled his NPR Music Tiny Desk performance. This release coincides with the first stop of his 19-city US and Canada tour in Boston today and

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5 Notes From Billboard’s Debut Afrobeats Chart

March 30, 2022 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

Last week, Billboard announced its first try to document the burgeoning Afrobeats movement with a chart dedicated to covering the 50 best performing tracks within the US Market. Yesterday, the

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Here Are Our Top 8 Best On-Stage Looks By Nigerian Celebrities

February 11, 2022 by Adaora Nwangwu

Music and stage performance are not the only factors that make an audience resonate with an artiste. People also watch out for celebrity style. Occasionally, a celebrity takes the stage

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Adekunle Gold Basks in Afro Pop Glory on ‘Catch Me If You Can’ LP

February 4, 2022 by Culture Custodian

Adekunle Gold first came on the scene as a talented Graphic Designer famous for photoshopping himself into pictures with popular culture icons before breaking out by covering pop songs with

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Adekunle Gold And Davido Promote Wealth-Backed Romance On ‘High’

September 3, 2021 by Adedamola Onabanjo

It’s not often we witness collaborations between a-listers in the Nigerian music industry. The last collaboration of this magnitude was a Don Jazzy feature on Burna Boy’s Question which was

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Adekunle Gold And Simi Give Love A New Meaning In Steamy Video For ‘Sinner’

July 23, 2021 by Adedamola Onabanjo

Adekunle Gold and Simi are gunning for relevance as the Nigerian music industry’s next Jay-Z and Beyoncé, with the recent onslaught of PDA that has come out of their camp.

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Lucky Daye Joins Adekunle Gold On Lush Circle Of Love And Lust ‘Sinner’

July 9, 2021 by Adedamola Onabanjo

It’s no longer a shadowed fact that Adekunle Gold knows just how to represent love in his music. Right from his traditional sound days on the likes of Orente to

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Adekunle Gold And Patoranking Serve Urbane Aesthetics In Video For ‘Pretty Girl’

March 1, 2021 by Adedamola Onabanjo

Adekunle Gold’s Afropop, Vol 1 has been stewing in our playlists since summer 2020 but still packs that old but flavor-filled punch that characterizes well-seasoned bodies of work. Driven by

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NAO And Adekunle Gold Deliver Feel Good Vibes On ‘Antidote’

January 8, 2021 by Adedamola Onabanjo

2019 was the beginning of Adekunle Gold’s evolution to the experimental sound that is the foundation of his third studio album, Afropop, Vol. 1, released in the fall of 2020.