Spotify hosted media personalities and influencers to a memorable day of painting and sipping. On Thursday, 11 April was a day of music and creativity as Spotify brought Lagos to life with a vibrant sip and paint event, inspired by their innovative daylist playlist. The atmosphere buzzed with excitement as guests arrived, ready to unleash their inner artist. The Spotify daylist playlist, known for its ability to adapt to your mood throughout the day, sets the tone for the afternoon. Attendees sipped on refreshing drinks while grooving to a selection of tunes curated by DJ Kizzy, perfectly mirr ..read more

The producer behind Davido’s hit song ‘FEM’ has called out the hitmaker over his unpaid dues. Napji who produced three songs off Davido’s third album ‘A Better Time’ including the smash hit song ‘FEM’ is voicing out over unpaid royalties and publishing. In a post on his X (formerly Twitter) account on April 22, 2024, Napji states that he was paid 500,000 Naira each for producing ‘FEM’, ‘Jowo’, and ‘Sunlight’ off Davido’s 2020 album ‘A Better Time’. Napji who was credited as a producer on all three songs shared that he was yet to get his royalties and publishing while promising to share more in ..read more

The singer opined that since the barrier entry was reduced, the quality of Nigerian hit songs has dropped. During an interview with Rubbin' Minds on Channels TV, Nigerian singer-songwriter Ric Hassani offered his opinion on the drop in the quality of Nigerian hit songs. According to Ric Hassani, the quality of Nigerian music is dropping because more people want to get in. This drop in quality is captured by the crop of hit songs which he says are no longer good songs compared to what used to be considered hits in the past. "Our guys are top 10 and I feel because of that the quality of music mi ..read more

The music executive said that having all the big artistes on a single song is not how the industry works. Davido's long-time manager Asa Asika is not holding back on how collaborations work between artistes in Nigeria and its difference from the Latin music world. In a new interview with Ventes Rap, a French news website he said that the way collaboration works in the Latin music industry is not “Afrobeats style.” “The Latin artistes, they collaborate way more than the Nigerian artistes, and that’s the thing. ‘Cause Spanish is the second most spoken language in America, so they are forcing it ..read more

The singer told CNN that she was irritated writing it, but is glad she did. Simi wasn't always a fan of her hit 2017 song Joromi, off her eponymous album Simisola. In a new interview with CNN, the Afrobeats star said that she was irritated at the time but had to write the song because she was on a deadline. In the interview, she spoke to CNN about where her inspiration for her music comes from. Shocking, she said sometimes she has none. “Sometimes I don’t have any inspiration but I have a deadline. I don't really like those, because you know you have to force it to come. And I'm not crazy abou ..read more

While 'RnB' makes for an enjoyable listen, it's an anticlimactic end to the event that led up to it. A substantial part of the anticipation generated by Ruger & BNXN's joint EP 'RnB,' is due to the highly publicized rift that preceded it. However, the music that marks their newfound bromance brings an almost anti-climatic denouement to the event of the last two years. When they released 'Romeo Must Die (RMD)' as the first offering of their joint EP, the single failed to leave up to the big moment of truce it was meant to soundtrack. The follow-up release 'POE' failed to pick up the pace an ..read more

Fireboy has reiterated that his music isn't Afrobeats. In a recent interview on the B and N podcast, Fireboy reiterated that he doesn't intentionally make Afrobeats. While appearing alongside Bloody Civilian on the podcast, Fireboy stated that he doesn't make Afrobeats and what he likes to make is music that carries elements of his culture. "I wouldn't say I intentionally do it (Afrobeats). It just comes off like that," Fireboy said "Like I said, I don't make Afrobeats. I just like to combine different stuff when I make my music. So even when I'm making R&B or Pop, you can hear the Yoruba ..read more

Davido partners with United Masters to launch his new Nine+ record label. After being the flagship artist of HKN at the start of his career before launching Davido Music Worldwide (DMW), the Nigerian megastar has now partnered with United Masters to launch a new label. On April 18, 2024, the news of the partnership was shared by United Masters via their official Instagram page in what they termed a "groundbreaking collaboration with Davido". In the press release, United Masters called the partnership transformative for the African music industry that will see one of the continent's most influe ..read more

Ruger and BNXN have released their anticipated collaborative project 'RnB'. In an interview with Apple Music Africa Now Radio, BNXN and Ruger spoke on their new collaborative EP which they describe as the real essence of collaboration. The joint EP was released on April 18 after being heralded by two singles 'Romeo Must Die' and 'POE'. In the interview with Nandi Madiba of Apple Music Africa Now Radio, BNXN stated that the 'RnB' EP showed synergy at its finest. "It shows quality, it shows the real essence of collaboration - how to bounce off each other, how to learn from each other, how to pic ..read more

Seyi Vibez leads the streaming chart across all platforms in the first quarter of 2024. In the Q1 2024 report recently released by TurnTable Charts, Seyi Vibez accumulated more streaming numbers than any other artist in Nigeria. In the opening first three months of 2024, Seyi Vibez led in accumulated streams across all four major platforms Apple Music, Spotify, Audiomack, and YouTube. According to data collated by TurnTable Charts, Seyi Vibez garnered 156.3 million streams. Seyi Vibez's place on the list is reflective of his mainstream success as his 'NAHAMciaga' EP is also the most streamed p ..read more