Some artists have been more consistent than others while others added bodies of work to cement their place. To match their efforts, streaming platforms are making inroads into the country and needed ...

In 2018, Nigerian producer Killertunes’ tag was more popular than his name. In fact, people thought his name was Shabalistica. Such is the power of catchy tags; they can create an identity for ...

If any industry is almost exempt from the decimating effect of Covid-19, it would be Nigeria’s expanding contemporary music industry. The qualifier ‘almost’ is critical, in view of the leaps and ...

Unless you are listening to one of the nine albums he’s released since 2011, you won’t hear much from Olamide. The 32-year-old recording artist, born Olamide Gbenga Adedeji in Bariga, Nigeria, doesn’t ...

Nigeria, like most parts of the world over, has witnessed an array of music producers who debuted as musicians. Having excelled as music producers, they have been able to prove their mettle by ...

Nigeria has a long history of protest music, and the fire to sing against the ills of Nigeria did not end in the 1970s. Towing the path of older musicians before them — who sang against military ...