Grammy-winning Nigerian superstar Burna Boy has revealed his highly anticipated 2025 European tour dates. The tour will feature a landmark performance at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis on April 18th, 2025. With a capacity of 80,000, this stadium show promises to be a monumental event. Burna Boy’s 2025 is already off to a […]
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This week’s new music offerings are a diverse bunch. Qing Madi has finally dropped her highly anticipated debut album, I am the Blueprint, after teasing fans with several singles. This album follows her self-titled EP released in November 2023. Boypee, Brown Joel, and Hyce drop Synergy, an EP that captures the magic of their […]
The Headies, Nigeria’s premier music awards, has announced a double dose of celebration for 2025. The 17th edition, initially planned for 2024, will now take place on April 5, 2025, at the Eko Convention Centre, Lagos, Nigeria. This shift, attributed to unforeseen logistical challenges, necessitates a condensed timeline for the following edition. Consequently, the 18th […]
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It’s 2025, and FKA twigs is still living in the future while the rest of us fumble to catch up. A chimeric figure in pop’s avant-garde, she pulls from ballet and bondage, sacred hymns and nightclub sleaze, threading them together with a meticulousness that often feels more alchemical than artistic. But most interestingly, she operates […]
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In present-day Nigeria, creativity is no longer siloed within one discipline but thrives at the intersections of many. The country has no shortage of dreamers, it has always been a pressure cooker of ideas, but success here takes more than great ideas. It takes discipline, tenacity, and an unyielding belief in the power of creation […]
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Like the rest of the world, Africans were deeply invested in the face-off between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris during the 60th United States Presidential election that Trump eventually won in November 2024. For the African diasporans in the US who would directly feel the impact of the power transition and those still residing in […]
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If you’ve ever felt like your radio needs a serious upgrade with more fire tunes, then tonight’s the night your wish comes true. Bounce 89.1FM and Oroko Radio are about to give you a radio experience like no other with Transmixxion Vol. 1, an exciting fusion of sounds from two of the continent’s most dynamic […]
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EGOT-winning, critically acclaimed, multiplatinum artist and producer, John Legend will headline the 2025 edition of Global Citizen’s Move Afrika tour, with performances scheduled at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, on February 21, and at The Palms in Lagos, Nigeria, on February 25. View this post on Instagram A post shared by […]
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It’s another week to check out all the exciting stuff artists have been up to and many, true to form, have shared releases packed with hit potential. Emerging Nigerian artist Qing Madi has released “Ali Bomaye” as a precursor to her debut album, I Am The Blueprint, set to launch on January 31, 2025. […]
The 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards have spotlighted Nigerian talent, with Burna Boy, Tems, Davido, and Lojay earning notable nominations. Burna Boy and Tems are contenders for the World Artist of the Year award, competing against artists like Central Cee, Tyla, and YG Marley. In the R&B Song of the Year category, Davido and Lojay […]
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This Friday, January 24, something exciting is happening as Oroko Radio is stepping into Bounce Radio’s turf. Bounce 89.1FM has always been the ultimate plug for what’s fresh, forward, and defining culture across Africa. So, it tracks that they’ve teamed up with a platform as equally cool and disruptive as Oroko Radio. Based in […]
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Art has always walked a fine line between the erotic and the censored; and sex occupies an uneasy space within it. History is littered with examples of moral crusaders attempting to sanitize creativity. From ancient Greek theater to the works of Shakespeare, depictions of sex have shocked and beguiled, and have often been used as […]
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