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Explainer: Why Asa Sued Joeboy For Copyright Infringement On “Contour”

October 4, 2022 by Wisdom Mudasiru

Popular new school Nigerian musician, Joseph Akinwale Akinfenwa-Donus, popularly known as Joeboy, has been slammed with a copyright infringement notice for Contour by Asa and her team. What you need

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10 Nigerian Lyrics And The Best Situations To Call On Them

September 20, 2022 by Wisdom Mudasiru

Nigerian artists are often likened to prophets and philosophers because of how some of what they speak about with their lyrics often come to pass, end up being super relevant,

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What Asa’s NNPC Performance Tells Us About The Political Conscience

July 22, 2022 by Michael Aromolaran

Sometimes they agree, sometimes they disagree, but music and politics are never far apart. In the past few weeks, Nigerians have seen how well music can serve politics. A singing

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Ms Asa Will See You Now: Royal Albert Hall Concert Review

May 10, 2022 by Culture Custodian

Asa’s show at the Royal Albert Hall felt equal parts a commune group dance and an energetic rock ‘n’ roll showcase. Across the night’s majestic two-hour set, there were elements

Film & TV

10 Major Takeaways From Korty’s Interview With Asa

April 25, 2022 by Wisdom Mudasiru

Asa sitting in her home during the interview

Flow with Korty, a YouTube series by the Nigerian YouTuber Korty, uses an unconventional interview style to get guests to be more open on the show, thereby leading to undiluted

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Review: With “V” Asa aims for the Contemporary

March 3, 2022 by Michael Aromolaran

Asa’s new album, V, would have one reflexively think about Alan Moore’s V for Vendetta. But Asa’s V more likely stands for Valentine. And truly, Asa is smitten with her

Music

Return of the Conscious: Five Nigerian Albums That Moved The Needle in 2019

December 11, 2019 by Oludele Adeleke

As 2019 comes to an end, it gladdens the heart that Nigeria’s music scene has had an interesting run. We witnessed the revival of conscious content and awakening in some

Music

Asa Explores Abuse, Violence And More In Dramatic Video For ‘Murder In The USA’

December 9, 2019 by Adedamola Onabanjo

Murder in the U.S.A.

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Asa’s Lucid is A Beautiful Album For The Broken Hearted

November 8, 2019 by Culture Custodian

by Michael Kolawole Asa wrings out her bleeding heart on her fourth studio album, Lucid. Lamenting and telling us about her grief-stricken relationship, she reveals the pain of a dejected

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Asa Shares Gripping Fourth Studio Album ‘Lucid’.

October 11, 2019 by Adedamola Onabanjo

Asa’s new album.

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Asa Shares Moving Third Single ‘My Dear’

September 27, 2019 by Adedamola Onabanjo

Asa’s fourth studio album, Lucid is looming on the horizon and with the proximity to its release, the soul-train driver gets more brazen with the project’s singles. This week she

Music

Asa Shares Emotional Video For ‘Good Thing’

August 29, 2019 by Adedamola Onabanjo

Asa Back!

Music

Asa Knows Her Worth and Embraces Her Feelings on ‘Good Thing’

July 9, 2019 by Adedamola Onabanjo

Listen to Asa on her latest single, Good Thing

Asa’s hiatus really has come to an end. Last month, she returned to the music scene after more than five years away with an emotive track titled The Beginning and

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The Sound Report: The Best Releases From June 2019

June 29, 2019 by Adedamola Onabanjo

With Summer and it’s festivities on the horizon, Nigerian artists are waking up to the possibility of selling their biggest hits this season – one that has already yielded a

Music

The Sound Report: The Best Releases From May 2019

June 3, 2019 by Adedamola Onabanjo

May was definitely the most eventful month yet in the music scene this year. Aside from the release of Santi’s debut project under the newly acquired stage name, Asa made