Tag: NIGERIAN MUSIC
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Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ grasps about 300 million views on YouTube
Nigerian singer, Divine Ikubor, professionally known by his stage name, Rema, is on the lips of everyone on social media, after his most recent feat with his song, Calm Down. Rema, who released the song, “Calm down” about 10 months ago scored another impressive feat after the song garnered almost 300 million views on youtube.…
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“Wizkid is the father of the Nigerian music industry, just as I am Uncle To Davido”- Burna Boy
Grammy award-winning singer, Burna Boy, has concurred to Wizkid’s claim on being the father of the Nigerian music industry, saying “I am the Uncle To Davido in this music industry”. Burna Boy threw a shade at Davido as he replied Wizkid. Recall that earlier Wizkid had sent a message to his colleagues in the industry…
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Again, Orits Williki emerges chairman of MCSN Board
Nigerian reggae musician, Orits Williki, has been unanimously re-elected as the chairman of the General Council (Board) of the Musical Copyright Society Nigeria Ltd/ Gte (MCSN) by the Board members. And shortly after his re-election on Wednesday, Williki in a press conference to outline the road map for his three-year tenure, called on all users…
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Femi Kuti @ 60, his music and lifestyle
Femi, the eldest son of Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, and a grandchild of women’s rights activist Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, turned 60 on Saturday. Unarguably, Femi is not just a multi-instrumentalist, he is also a singer and songwriter. His earliest introduction to songwriting was by his father, Fela.
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Nigeria music revenue to hit $86m in 2021 – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says Nigeria music revenue is projected to hit 86 million dollar (about N3.096 billion) in 2021, making it the biggest in Africa. The minister gave the projection on Thursday in Madrid, Spain at the 11th edition of the Tourism Investment and Business Forum for Africa (Investour)…
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American Singer, Ashanti declares love for Nigerian music
…shoots music video with Willie XO Nigerian Afrobeats star is currently living the dream as he has featured American super singer, Ashanti in his track which is due to hit the airwaves. The beautiful 37-year-old American musician dropped the hint recently that she was going to work with Willie XO on a video in the…
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Burna Boy blasts Nigerian pop stars, says “Only Fela does Afrobeat”
Despite Nigeria’s pop stars experimenting with Afrobeats, Burna Boy has said the genre of music associated with the legendary Fela Kuti can only be done excellently by Fela. Over the years, the likes of Wizkid, Tekno, D’banj, Tiwa Savage, Olamide have experimented with Afrobeats, paying tributes to Fela. Speaking in a recent interview with Radar…
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How Nigerian music is taking over- DJ Diplo
American DJ, DJ Diplo who was in Nigeria for Gidi Fest has revealed how Nigerian music is taking over the world stage. The entertainer whose performance in Nigeria was marred by heavy rain said:”Nigeria has this huge diaspora, like Jamaica. Nigerians live everywhere: England, L.A., New York. Nigerians have had a huge impact on music…
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Why Nigerian artistes are resorting to dance tracks- Emma Nyra
The subject matter of quality songwriting in contemporary Nigerian music has always been an issue that consistently comes up during music parleys. Artistes like Timaya have said on countless times that dance tracks are the songs the Nigerian target love to listen to. In the same vein, Nigerian songstress, Emma Nyra upholds the same opinion.…