March has been quite a month, with elections taking a toll on Nigerians and cash scarcity still being very prevalent. In the middle of this, we have found a way to find things that take our minds off the reality that we face on a daily basis. Films are always a good means of […]
Last week held some interesting releases on Nigeria’s music scene. Victony rang up Don Toliver and Rema to join his party in “Soweto”, and elsewhere Odunsi and Wani combined brilliantly for “No Doubt”. As usual, we feasted on juicy records. But no release has shaken the scene like ODUMODUBLVCK and his. new single, “Declan Rice”. […]
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Wizkid and Tems were among the top winners at the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards, with both artists taking home the award for Afrobeats Artist of the Year. Tems also received the Hip-Hop Song of the Year award for her part in Future’s “WAIT FOR U” and was nominated for Best R&B song for “Free […]
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Crime and Justice: Lagos, the Showmax series which premiered in December 2022 is beautifully executed. However, the show would not have stood out without amazing actors, such as Ibrahim Jammal, who deliver their performances excellently. In the show, he plays Danladi Dikko, a member of the SSCU, a special unit of the police force responsible […]
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Wizkid’s global hit, “Essence”, Tekno’s “Enjoy” and 1da Banton’s “No Wahala” have been selected to be among the 50-track soundtrack for the American Emmy award-winning comedy drama series, Ted Lasso. The soundtrack also has songs from American megastar Beyoncé, Nigerian-born British singer Sade, and American rock band, Alabama Shakes. The show follows the […]
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“Declan Rice” – Odumodublvck Odumodublvck’s relatively short career, up until this point, has been fuelled by a number of things: his husky, commanding rap voice; witty, audacious lines and his sheer relentlessness; releasing music at a rate many other wouldn’t necessarily opt for. But most of all, Odumodu’s continuous ascent has been particularly […]
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The last year has held a lot for ODUMODUBLVCK. Shortly before he put pen to paper on a contract with Native Records, he already made on an impression on fans and listeners with banging records and an engaging social media presence. BOUNCE caught with him late last year, and that conversation let us in on […]
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As a result of the ways in which the world is set-up, our interactions with others for the most part rely greatly on the social capital which we have built within our circles. Social capital is defined as the networks of relationships among people who live and work in a particular society, enabling that society to function […]
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The social media has become a phenomenon in Nigeria. Traditional media used to be the rallying point for people who have opinions they wanted others to hear. However, traditional media is not very fluid. It does not transmit information in an instance. It was the domain largely of people who spend years training in the […]
Day 3 of the #SpotifyAmapianoTour was packed with a lot of activities after all the fun we had on Day 2. Ideally, Liz Madowo and Miche Atagana (our organizers) would let us know what a day’s activities would be. Today, they didn’t — and I figured it was to maintain the surprise element of the […]
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Amaarae’s ascent was always written in stars. The Accra-born singer had all the makings of a star from the jump, initially gaining attention with Passionfruit Summer — a gossamer 6-tracker that saddled her breathy soprano with fairly expansive and delicate production — which came out about half a decade ago. After, her dalliance with Nigeria’s […]
Rema’s “Calm Down” remix featuring Selena Gomez becomes the first ever Nigerian song to chart at Top 10 in Billboard Hot 100’s history. The original song “Calm Down” was the second single from Rema’s debut studio album, Rave & Roses, which peaked at No. 2 on Billboard‘s World Albums chart. Selena Gomez hopped on the […]
