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 have to say publicly.… Read More →
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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 he built after buying… Read More →
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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 Tiwa Savage concert but… Read More →
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Before Spotify & Apple Music, There Were Four Blogs, Nigerian Music Owes Them Everything
To understand what NotJustOk, TooXclusive, 360Nobs and Naijaloaded built, you have to go back to Alaba because we can talk about Nigerian… Read More →
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African Music Hit $120 Million in 2026, Nigeria Is Not the Biggest Market
The headline number that came out of the IFPI Global Music Report 2026 last week was $31.7 billion: global recorded music revenues… Read More →
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Burna Boy’s Early Catalogue Is in Legal Limbo, and Here’s What That Actually Means
Damini Ogulu has spent the last five years building toward total control of his music. Grammy Awards winner, Atlantic Records deal, sold-out… Read More →
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Nigeria Built the Biggest Sound in the World. So Why Are Its Artists Running Away From Home?
Burna Boy performed to 80,000 people at London’s Crystal Palace Park in August 2024. That same month, the naira was trading at… Read More →
