Music

Legendary Fuji musician, Kolawole Rasaq Ilori, famously known as Kollington Ayinla, has refuted death rumours circulating about him on social media. The 75-year-old Fuji musician on Tuesday addressed his health status at the Lagos…

Nigerian music superstar Damini Ogulu aka Burna Boy has been added to the lineup of performers for the 2024 Grammys Awards. The Recording Academy announced on Monday that the ‘African Giant’ will take the stage at the ceremony on…

Nigerian superstars, Davido, Burna Boy, and Wizkid alongside five other Nigerian artistes have been nominated for the forthcoming MOBO Awards, an annual celebration recognising excellence in “music of black origin” in the UK. MOBO…

Henry Orakwue, the former Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) housemate better known as Groovy, has called out Tyla Laura Seethal, the South African singer, over alleged intellectual property theft. Groovy is a reality star, singer, and…

Burna Boy, the Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, has been ranked number one on the Billboard US Afrobeats artiste chart for 2023. On Tuesday, Billboard released its year-end list for 2023, with a special emphasis on the top Afrobeats…

Drake has announced plans to release a new project called Scary Hours 3, extending the most prolific — and creatively fertile, according to the man himself — run of his career. Despite having just released his eighth studio album For…

Nigerian music phenomenon Rema packed out the O2 Arena when he made his debut on the legendary stage that has repeatedly commissioned the international ascent of Nigerian superstars, in a year in which he has achieved unparalleled…

Burna Boy, Olamide, and Ayra Starr—three Nigerian artistes—have broken records in the wake of the 66th Grammy Awards nominees announcement. Burna Boy, who bagged four nominations at the 66th Grammys, officially becomes the Nigerian…

Grammy-winning singer, Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy, has expressed readiness to pay Nigerian blogs to stop posting news about him. The self-acclaimed “African Giant” said he was aware that he had not settled any blog in Nigeria…

Burna Boy, the Afro-fusion singer, has bagged four nominations for the 2023 Soul Train Awards. The ‘Last Last’ hitmaker was nominated in the ‘Best R&B/Soul Male Artiste’, ‘Album of The Year’, ‘Best Collaboration’, and ‘The…

The Senior Pastor of Daystar Christian Centre, Sam Adeyemi, yesterday, identified lack of sacrifice by Nigerian leaders as one of the major reasons for slow development in the country. Sam Adeyemi, who is also a strategic leadership…

Afro Nation, on Tuesday, announced the cancellation of the Afrobeats festival scheduled to be held in Lagos at Tafawa Belewa Square. Afro Nation, an annual three-day music festival produced by Live Nation, Event Horizon, Smade…

Brymo, the Nigerian singer, has accused Burna Boy, the Afro-fusion star, of copyright infringement. In August, Burna Boy released his seventh album titled ‘I Told Them’. ‘City Boys’, a hit song off the singer’s 15-track project,…

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Monday, approved the application for a $3.45bn loan to finance five projects. They include projects in the power sector, renewable energy, states’ resource mobilisation programme, adolescent…

Rema and Davido were the top winners at the maiden edition of the Trace Awards, which were held in Kigali, Rwanda, on October 21, 2023. The award ceremony is aimed at celebrating the creativity, talent, and influence of African and…