Rema’s “Calm Down” Becomes the first song by an African Artist to Join Spotify’s Billions Club

Calm Down” by Nigerian singer Rema (real name – Divine Ikubor) has become the first song by African artist to join Spotify’s billions club. This means that the hit single featuring Selena Gomez, has racked up over 1 billion streams on…

Davido sets new record on Instagram

Award-winning musician, David Adeleke, also known Davido has hit 20 million followers on Instagram, making him the first African artiste to hit the milestone. The singer also continues to maintain his number one spot as the most-followed African artiste on…

Recognition: Amuludun, Afro Jufuji exponent, launches maiden album

Abolarinwa Cecilia is a graduate of English Literature, Lagos State University, LASU, Ojo. Her literary ingenuity finds expression on stage— acting or singing. Then she becomes Amuludun, and for years she’s been rocking music lovers across the country in her…

How Lagos, Nigeria, Became An International Music Hotspot

In August 2019, a 23-year-old musician named Stanley Omah Didia moved to Lagos from Port Harcourt after signing a record deal off the back of two singles that had been creating a buzz in the underground circuits for more than…

Nigerian winner, others for Annecy Int’l film festival in France

MBUOTIDEM Johnson and Ukpeme Uwakwe brought glory to Nigeria at the weekend, when they bested others to emerge winner at the best creative animation pitch at the Nigerian focus project scheduled for the 2021 edition of the renowned Annecy International…

The Grammy Awards reflect a year of solitude and protest

Ahead of this year’s Grammys, voters faced a choice between records that engaged with the outside world and ones that retreated from real life. Both approaches were valid. Protest songs like Beyoncé’s Black Parade and H.E.R’s I Can’t Breathe felt…

Singer, Skales Proposes To His Girlfriend (VIDEO)

popular nigerian singer, Skales has finally engaged his beautiful girlfriend after months of dating to become his fiancee. The gifted singer made a public proposal to his girlfriend as she knelt down at her girlfriend’s birthday party and showed her…

Blue Ivy Carter Becomes One Of The Youngest Grammy Nominees In History

Congratulations are in order to Blue Ivy Carter, as she is now one of the youngest people to receive a Grammy nomination in history. On December 11, 8-year-old Carter was added to the list of Grammy nominees for Best Music…

Burna Boy And Wizkid Win Big At 2020 MOBO Awards

Wizkid and Burna Boy win big at the 2020 Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards. Burna Boy emerged winner the “Best International Act” while Wizkid won the “Best African Act” category beating the likes of Shatta Wale, Rema, Davido, Burna…

Wizkid, Chris Brown, Others Win At 2020 BET Soul Train Awards (Full List)

Nigerian hip hop singer, Wizkid has won the 2020 BET Soul Train Award alongside American superstar Beyoncé for their collaboration on the song, Brown Skin Girl. The award ceremony which held on Sunday, 29th November was hosted by Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold. Leading…