Author: Olayinka Koya
Music Business
Inside Knowledge of Nigerian Record Label Contract: Asake Signed Two Record Deals in 2022, Only One Moved When He Left YBNL
In February 2022, Ahmed Ololade, known professionally as Asake, signed with Olamide‘s YBNL Nation. Five months later, in…
Nollywood Business
A Billion Naira at the Box Office, Less Than Three Hundred Million in the Pocket: Inside Nollywood’s Cinema Split
On January 30, 2026, at the premiere of Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre, Kunle Afolayan said something that…
Music Business
Qing Madi Is 19 and Fighting Two Labels at Once, Nigerian Music Built This Problem Itself
Chimamanda Pearl Chukwuma went on Instagram on April 21, 2026, and said something that most 19-year-olds should never…
Music Business
The Link in Tiwa Savage’s Bio Is Not a Detail, It Is a Decision
Tiwa Savage Ditto Music Energy single independent artist 2026
Music Business
Nigeria Got Two Artists on the FIFA World Cup Soundtrack But Nobody Has Properly Explained What That Cost
Burna Boy Rema FIFA World Cup 2026
Music Business
Afrobeats Always Said It Was Nigerian: The Q1 2026 Data Says the Passport Has Expired
Afrobeats Q1 2026 power rankings pan-African shift
News
CKay Built Emo-Afrobeats: His Own Fans Are Asking Osagie Alonge’s Question Again
CKay African Girls identity crisis emo-Afrobeats 2026
Music Business
Afrobeats Streaming Revenue Nigeria vs USA Spotify Subscription Price Comparison
Afrobeats Streaming Revenue
News
Olasumbo and Susan Michael’s “Oniduro Mi” Is a Reminder That Yoruba Gospel Still Has Its Most Powerful Language
There is a word that Yoruba Christian worshippers keeps returning to, across generations and across artists, because no…
News
The Masked Artist Connecting Kano to Rio: Inside KODE SAHEL’s Arewa-Tech Sound
There is no photograph of KODE SAHEL, No interview where you see his face. No red carpet appearance,…
Music Business
Asake Released M$NEY Today! The Album Is Good, The Label Behind It Is the Real Story
Ahmed Ololade Asake dropped his fourth studio album M$NEY on May 1, 2026, under Giran Republic, the imprint…
Music Business
Tiwa Savage Just Did Something No Nigerian Artist Has Done Before, It Has Nothing to Do With Music
On April 26, 2026, a concert took place at the National Theatre in Lagos. It was not a…