Tag: Music

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Ayomitide AdeyinkaNovember 28, 2023

Burna Boy Left Speechless: Odumodu’s Verse in “Cast” Takes the Spotlight

A Viral Video Captures Burna Boy’s Unfiltered Reaction In a recent turn of events, Burna Boy, the Grammy-winning Nigerian artist, ...

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Ayomitide AdeyinkaNovember 16, 2023

Erigga Gives Insight Into This “Bad 5 Years” Music Deal

Nigerian music rapper Erhiga Agariubie (Erigga) revealed that he has not been in his best space for the past five ...

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Abraham IsaacOctober 13, 2023

Weekend Playlist: Top Songs to Add to your Playlist this Weekend

As we approach the weekend looking to unwind and relax after the stressful week, music can be a form of ...

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Abraham IsaacOctober 12, 2023

New Music: Mayorkun Makes a Comeback To the Music Scene With Upcoming Ep “Love…For Free”

After a very long self-appointed “sabbatical”, Mayorkun prepares to make an immense comeback with his upcoming EP, “Love…For Free”. The ...

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Abraham IsaacOctober 9, 2023

“Music Was My Only Reason to Live”- Oxlade Shares in New Episode of “Tea with Tay” Podcast. 

Popular songwriter and artist Oxlade has recently shared in an interview with media personality Taymesan, that music was the only ...

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Ayomitide AdeyinkaOctober 6, 2023

Bella Shmurda Pays Tribute To Late Best Friend, Mohbad, in New Song ‘My Brother’

Nigerian singer Abiola Ahmed Akinbiyi, also known as Bella Shmurda, recently released a song to pay tribute to his late ...

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Ayomitide AdeyinkaSeptember 27, 2023

Media Blog: Here’s What Patoranking had to say About the Making of His Latest Album, “World Best”, and His Perspective on Afrobeats

Considered by many to be one of the forerunners of the contemporary African music scene, Patoranking leaves his imprint with ...

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Ayomitide AdeyinkaSeptember 26, 2023

YNDiscovr | 5 Afrobeats Rising Artistes to Watch this Week

The Nigerian music industry has a very vibrant scene, with new and talented artists constantly emerging. On today’s YNDiscovr, we ...

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YNaijaJuly 10, 2023

Taaooma is Venturing into Music: Should Creatives Stick to What They Know or Embrace New Artistic Horizons?

In the vibrant world of Nigerian entertainment, Taaooma, born Maryam Akpaogaki, has captured the hearts of many with her comedic ...

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YNaijaMay 10, 2023

Nissi Ogulu speaks on her music and designing the 2022 Range Rover on #WithChude.

Nigerian Singer, Songwriter and Artist, Nissi Ogulu sits with Chude Jideonwo, host of #WithChude to discuss her relationship with her parents, her career as a designer and her music.   “I have lived in ...

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YNaijaJanuary 19, 2023

Ask Nigerians for help, our music is a disgrace – Shatta Wale to Ghanaians

Shatta Wale, a Ghanaian musician, has once more criticized his country’s music business while pleading for Nigerian assistance. The controversial ...

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YNaijaSeptember 6, 2022

Music and the Connection Point with Infinix Fans

Music has increasingly become a major point of connection between cultures and traditions all across the world. And, of course, ...

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Kola MuhammedNovember 18, 2020

#NumbersDontLie: How streaming is fast defining success in the music industry

It would probably be perplexing for an album to cross the one billion mark in streams yet such an album ...

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Nelson C.JDecember 11, 2019

Asa’s ‘Murder In the USA’ might rely on tropes to pass its message, but it is no less powerful for it

Before the release of the video for “Murder in the USA” the song carried an entirely different context from its visual ...

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EditorDecember 15, 2018

Best New Music: The Official Video for Chief Daddy’s theme song just dropped

With Chief Daddy now out in all cinemas, EbonyLife Films has revealed the music video to the ‘Famzy Anthem’, a ...

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Chinedu OkaforOctober 16, 2018

Here’s our pick of the best Naija songs of the 2000’s.

Let’s take a trip down memory lane, back to the golden age of Nigerian music, where more than two artists ...

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YNaija NewsRoomJuly 9, 2018

#YNaijaEssays: Music is always political and protest music especially so

Falz’s This Is Nigeria seems to have become the de-facto counterpoint to Childish Gambino’s genre-bending self-examination as a black musician ...

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EditorJuly 5, 2018

How digital is helping the growth of Nigeria’s music industry

‘They wanted to laugh, they wanted to cry, they wanted to dance. I serviced them. I met the market’’ Irving ...

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SponsorJune 5, 2018

Facebook announces new music features on ‘Live’

Facebook is sharing the first updates from its partnership deal with music companies around the world – an agreement aimed ...

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Op-ed EditorApril 15, 2018

The Thread: “Wizkid is sabotaging his destiny” “He can’t be the face of Afrobeats” | Wizkid fails to show up at #Coachella and Twitter NG throws a fit

One of the biggest musical events in the world took place last night and Wizkid was billed to perform alongside ...

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Bernard DayoFebruary 20, 2018

[The Film Blog] Kehinde Bankole, Bisola Aiyeola become frenemies in the trailer for Music, Friendship, Conflict (MFC)

Music, Friendship, Conflict is the upcoming musical drama from writer and prolific filmmaker Biodun Stephen, known for films like Picture ...

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Oluwatosin AdeshokanJanuary 4, 2018

LONGREAD: Does globalisation strip Nigerian musicians of their identities?

In 2017, YNaija committed a big part of its time and resources towards carefully documenting the big stories happening in ...

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SponsorDecember 21, 2017

MTN Foundation Muson Donor Concert: A night to remember for music lovers

It was a night of pleasure and top-notch classical music for guests at the MTN Foundation MUSON School of Music’s ...

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EditorDecember 15, 2017

[The Music Blog] G-Worldwide Entertainment wants you to know Kiss Daniel is a liar and they have receipts to prove it

Artists and label feuds are so delightfully petty. It is where all the false figures the artist has bandied around ...

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EzinneOctober 23, 2017

“You Rappers Should Fix Up Your Lives”: MI needs to do just that too

by Umar Hassan   Two things to take out of MI’s You Rappers Should Fix Up Your Life: SA rappers ...

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ToluSeptember 26, 2017

This is why we blame Jude Okoye for the Psquare saga

Two singing brothers and an older brother who manages them are the talk of town today for all the wrong ...

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ToluSeptember 26, 2017

Psquare Saga: Is Peter Okoye doing something wrong?

You may have seen the “all mighty” video of the Okoye brothers – Paul, Peter and Jude – screaming loudly ...

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 23, 2017

Reno Omokri: How Nigeria conquered The Seychelles

by Reno Omokri For the past four days, I have been holidaying in The Seychelles, a beautiful Island with beautiful ...

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musicblogSeptember 20, 2017

[The Music Blog] Davido and Orange Culture are crossing new landmarks with the Capsule Collection

It has long been the dream of music industry players to be beneficiaries of the wins of a functioning ecosystem ...

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ToluSeptember 19, 2017

5 reasons we don’t care about Psquare’s rumoured fight

If we all can just start perceiving Paul and Peter Okoye’s constant social media bickering as mere sibling rivalry and ...

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