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

June 10, 2022 by Culture Custodian

Throughout most of the 2000s, the Nigerian pop music landscape was dominated by men like 2 Face, D’ Banj, P Square, 9ice and more. The women on the scene tended

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Five Copyright Infringement Duels in the Nigerian Creative Space

June 3, 2022 by Michael Aromolaran

The Nigerian creative space is aflutter with copyright infringement accusations, counter-accusations and in the rare case, court rulings. Comedian and recent AMVCA winner Sabinus has just sued Peak Milk 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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Simi’s ‘Woman’ Is A Sonic Thesis For Women’s Liberation

October 15, 2021 by Adedamola Onabanjo

About a week ago, Simi kicked off the #NobodyLikeWoman campaign; a storytelling challenge for women to share some of the unique and harrowing stigmas they deal with. With over twenty

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Chike Enlists Simi On Springy Remix Of Earlier Released ‘Running (To You)’

February 15, 2021 by Adedamola Onabanjo

Bit by bit, and in different creative forms, Chike has rekindled the spark his debut album, Boo Of The Booless sets off. In July 2020, he offered an electric take

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Simi Is Well Versed In The Language Of Love On Comeback EP ‘Restless II’

October 2, 2020 by Adedamola Onabanjo

Since she stepped onto the scene, Simi has been speaking the language of love. It’s been more than a decade of projecting it in its different forms, agape, philia, Eros

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Sir Dauda Paints Love In Regal Colors In Video For Simi-Assisted ‘Woman’

September 22, 2020 by Adedamola Onabanjo

Earlier this month, Sir Dauda gave us the rundown of love in all its brilliant and biting forms on his five-track debut EP, Love Ex Machina. With no time to

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Simi Sheds Unnecessary Weight On SIlky Comeback ‘No Longer Beneficial’

September 18, 2020 by Adedamola Onabanjo

Simi has caught on the wave of extended plays, a move that will serve as the bridge between her hiatus and come back and to kickstart this new phase of

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Watch The Heartfelt Video For Ladipoe’s Hit ‘Know You’

July 9, 2020 by Adedamola Onabanjo

Ladipoe took several steps away from core Hip-hop earlier this year when he shared the spotlight with Simi on social media viral hit, Know You. As he digs deeper into

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Simi And Oxlade Are Love Spurn On Fiokee And Coublon Produced ‘Koni Koni’

July 6, 2020 by Adedamola Onabanjo

There’s no more piercing inspiration for musicians to capitalize on than sour love. The heartbreak is always palpable and the emotions in line with whatever tempo the song carries. Simi

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Simi Is Full Of Love And Hope On Riveting Comeback ‘Duduke’

April 20, 2020 by Adedamola Onabanjo

Simi’s long-awaited Oscar produced Duduke is finally here and considering the amount of time she’s spent away from the music scene, the mid-tempo snare driven love ballad is everything we

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Ladipoe And Simi Deliver Feel Good Vibes On Love Themed ‘Know You’

April 10, 2020 by Adedamola Onabanjo

Ladipoe has proven to be one of the formidable forces contributing to the revolution in the Hip hop scene in Nigeria. With each release, he flaunts his growth and artistic

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Simi Taps Into Socialite Alter Ego On Vtek Produced ‘Selense’

November 15, 2019 by Adedamola Onabanjo

Simi has had a relatively quiet year honing her newly developed skills and perfecting her diversification as an artist but like the star she is, she makes sure to end

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