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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This week marks a surge in new music releases as artists settle into the rhythm of the new year, dropping projects that reflect renewed momentum and creative ambition. Central Cee, fresh off his acclaimed collaboration with Lil Baby, returns with another high-profile American partnership on “GBP,” this time alongside 21 Savage. Nigerian streetpop […]
It’s hard to talk about Skiifall without leaning into tired descriptors of diasporic fusion or cultural hybridity. The story often writes itself: the Saint Vincent-born, Montreal-raised artist combines his Caribbean roots with the cold urgency of North American drill. It’s a tidy narrative, but one that risks oversimplifying what makes his music so compelling. The […]
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The Hollywood box office rebounded in 2024, delivering several blockbusters and critically acclaimed films. Marvel’s Avengers: Secret Wars and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer led the year with impressive earnings, while animated hits like Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse enthralled audiences across the globe. 2025 promises to be another blockbuster year for international cinema, with a lineup […]
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As the music industry ramps up for an exciting start to the year, a flood of new releases has hit the airwaves from artists across genres and continents. Rod Wave kicks off the year with “Westside Connection,” fresh off the release of his sixth studio album Last Lap. When a Nigerian DJ, a […]
The year 2024 delivered unforgettable stories and remarkable performances, setting new records and redefining box office success. Internationally, Deadpool & Wolverine captivated audiences with its humor and action, becoming Nigeria’s highest-grossing Hollywood film for 2024. Midyear, Courage Obayuwana’s debut feature, Kill Boro, sparked conversations with its flawed production but gripping storyline. The biopic Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti […]
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The notion of a “classic” in literature evokes a sense of timelessness; works that outstrip their historical moments to become a part of the universal dialogue. For Nigerian literature, this status is achieved not only through the layering of language, form, and genre but also through the ability to engage with the core philosophical issues […]
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Little Simz has always operated on free will. Her career is less a series of bold, attention-grabbing gestures and more a steady, determined journey toward self-actualization. Coming up through London’s fiercely independent grime and hip-hop circuits, alongside figures like Kano and Ghetts, Simz distinguished her sonic identity in a way that felt alternative but universally […]
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In recent years, a recurring end-of-year debate has dominated Nigeria’s literary corners on social media: how many books can one realistically complete in twelve months? This argument, often sparked by readers’ year-end revelations of their reading stats, ignites intense reactions and a cycle of book policing. Critics—mostly non-readers in these scenarios— question everything from the […]
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Afrobeats stars are set to shine at the 2025 Trace Awards, with Rema, Burna Boy, and a host of other prominent names securing nominations. The awards ceremony, scheduled for February 26th in Zanzibar, will celebrate the excellence and global impact of African music. Nigerian artists dominate several categories, including the coveted Song of the […]
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