Davido announces new album 5IVE for 2025 and drops new song ‘Funds’

Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Davido surprised his fans with the announcement of his 5th studio album, scheduled to drop on March 14th 2025. On Davido’s Instagram, he announced that the new studio album is to be called ‘5IVE’ and is dedicated “to all the dreamers, go getters” and is an album “straight from the heart”.  The ‘If’ […]

New 3-track project from Knucks and K-Trap drops

London rap superstars, Knucks and K-trap have joined forces to create a joint 3-track EP called “Can’t Decide 3P”, exploring themes of loyalty, love and money. The “3P” project comprises of the tracks “Cautionary Tales”, “Acceptable” and “Can’t Decide” each of which are produced by Knucks himself. Fans have been anticipating this new release since October […]

Kanye West Releases New Music Video Featuring Daughter North West 

The music video for the track, titled ‘Bomb’, features both of Kanye’s daughters North and Chicago West.  Kanye West released the music video for the ‘Vultures 2’ track titled ‘Bomb’ on Thursday, which features North and Chicago West, and artist Yuni Miles. The video, which many fans suspect is mostly AI generated, shows Chicago and […]

Tiwa Savage Talks on the Value of Fan Connections in the Music Industry 

Afrobeat star Tiwa Savage shared her thoughts on how crucial it is for musicians to form genuine connections with their fans using the relationship between her colleagues and their fans as an example.    She pointed out that artists like Wizkid, Davido, and Burna Boy excel at this and have been able to stay relevant […]

Drake Sues His Label UMG For “Artificially Inflating” Kendrick Lamar Diss Record

The artist has claimed that Universal Music Group have violated the RICO act in their practices.  Superstar rapper Drake has recently filed a legal petition against his own record label, Universal Music Group. In the legal filing on Monday 25th November, the artist’s legal team representing his company, Frozen Moments LLC, claimed that UMG were […]

African Music Summit 2024: Celebrating a Year of Global Dominance 

“POPULAR MUSIC IS AFRICAN MUSIC – AFRICAN MUSIC IS POPULAR MUSIC” A Constant Catalyst for Contemporary Dance Music The African Music Summit (AMS) returns for its landmark second edition, marking a year of unprecedented African influence on the global music landscape. Set for Friday, December 13th, 2024, at the prestigious Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) headquarters […]

Kendrick Lamar releases surprise album ‘GNX’ 

Kendrick Lamar surprised fans on Friday with a surprise album drop, title ‘GNX’.  Fans were first teased on Friday evening with a snippet that Kendrick posted on his finsta account, Jojoruski, which they at first thought was just a snippet for a new track. The snippet, which was a minute long and captioned “GNX”, turned […]

Odeal and Summer Walker release music video for ‘You’re Stuck’

Last week, Odeal released his new EP Lustropolis on 15th November. One of the standout tracks, ‘You’re Stuck’, has been a major talking point since its release. On it, the Nigerian British Afro-Soul superstar collaborated with the Grammy nominated singer and song-writer Summer Walker. This surprise UK and US crossover was a collaboration fans were heavily anticipating. […]

Wicked: The long-awaited movie musical, out soon in local cinemas 

Wicked is finally hitting the big screen! It’s been nearly a decade since the plans were originally announced, and now the Tony Award winning Broadway musical turns blockbuster, dropping tomorrow in ODEON Cinemas.  A major talking point of the movie is its star-studded cast, which includes Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jeff Goldbum and Michelle Yeoh.  […]