Music

Afrobeat star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, recently headlined Ethiopia's New Year celebration as the country entered the year 2017. A viral video on social media shows thousands of Ethiopians gathering in Addis Ababa, the country’s capital, to mark the occasion. Davido's associate and talent manager, Ubi Franklin, shared updates about the event on Instagram. Many were surprised to learn that Ethiopia is seven years behind the rest of […]

Tyla Laura Seethal, more popularly known as Tyla, publicly separated herself from the Afrobeats genre of African music, claiming that she is in fact, an Amapiano singer. She said this during her acceptance speech at the 2024 VMAs, after winning the Afrobeats category with her song ‘Water’. "I know there's a tendency to group all African artists as Afrobeats. Even though Afrobeats has run things and opened doors for us, […]

An aide to the Delta State governor, Ossai Success Ovie, has criticized singer Rema for donating N105 million to his home church in Benin. In a social media post, Ossai expressed disappointment, saying that Rema should have given his life to God instead of just giving money. While acknowledging the donation as a good deed, Ossai argued that God would have been more pleased if Rema had committed his life […]

Afrobeats sensation, Divine Ikubor, widely known as Rema, has donated N105 million to a Christ Embassy church on Ekenwan road in Benin city, Edo State. During a Sunday service, Rema thanked the church for its support after his father's passing. In a now-viral video, he detailed that N40 million would go to church infrastructure, 25 million to the teens church, 20 million to widows, and another 20 million to the church’s […]

Afrobeats star Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, has returned to his hometown of Benin, Edo State, to prepare for his highly anticipated homecoming concert. Rema’s record label, Mavin Records, shared a video of his arrival on X. Rema first gained widespread attention in 2018 with a viral freestyle on Instagram to D’Prince’s track “Gucci Gang.” He officially launched his music career in 2019 with his debut single, “Dumebi,” and […]

Nigerian artiste Chukwuka Ekweani, popularly called CKay, , has launched a record label called Boyfriend Music Limited in collaboration with his childhood friend and manager, Joseph Salubi. The label, based in Lagos, Nigeria, aims to help artists, songwriters, and producers receive their rightful royalties.. To extend its reach to artists globally, Boyfriend Music Ltd. has also established a U.S. branch, Boyfrnd Music LLC. CKay expressed the milestone on Instagram, reflecting […]

Davido has announced a new single titled "Joy" on his X page, featuring five-time Grammy winner Angélique Kidjo. The song will be released on Friday, August 30, 2024.   The announcement has not gone unnoticed by fans, as netizens have reason to believe that that this project is Davido's attempt to secure a Grammy, especially since Burna Boy earned a nomination through his feature on Kidjo's "Do Yourself." Davido was […]

Afrobeats superstar Kizz Daniel has achieved a major milestone, surpassing 1 billion streams across all credits on Spotify. His hit single "Necessari" leads the way with 111 million streams, topping the charts at the time of this report. "Cough" follows with 94 million streams, while his international hit "Buga" featuring Tekno has accumulated 91 million streams. Other popular tracks, "Lie" and "Gwagwalada," also rank among his top 10 most streamed […]

Fireboy has unveiled the tracklist for his highly anticipated album, *Adedamola*, set to be released on August 29. The 14-track list was shared on his Instagram page and includes collaborations with notable artists like Seun Kuti, Lagbaja, Lojay, DJ Spinall, and international star Jon Batiste. The tracklist includes songs like ‘Iseoluwa’, ‘Call Me’, ‘Ecstasy’, ‘Hell and Back’, ‘Letting Go’, ‘Back N Forth’, ‘Ready’, ‘Wande’s Bop’, ‘Change Your Life’, ‘Obaa Sima’, […]