Category: Music Business
Music Business
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,…
Music Business
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…
Music Business
Nigeria Made N60 Billion on Spotify in 2025: Here’s Why That Number Is Misleading
Every Nigerian music publication ran the same story last week, Spotify announced N60 billion with 140% growth, and…
Music Business
Afrobeats and the Grammy Problem: Why Nigeria Keeps Losing Its Own Category
The Afrobeats Grammy conversation has become an annual ritual. If you watched the 68th Grammy Awards in February…
Music Business
Nigeria Has the Music, But Can It Ever Own the Platform?
Every conversation about a Nigerian music streaming platform ends the same way thousands of likes, zero hard questions,…
Music Business
Trace Awards 2023 Winners: Davido & Rema Win Big At First-Ever Trace Awards 2023
Trace Awards 2023 Winners Full List On October 21, 2023, the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, hosted the…
Music Business
“Save Your Coins” As Wizkid Announces Joint Tour With Davido
”I No Wan Hear Pim” Wizkid Announces Tour With Davido Ayodeji Balogun, better known by his stage name…
Music Business
Global Streaming Platform, Tidal Announces A Strategic Partnership Deal With MTN Nigeria
Tidal and MTN Nigeria Announces A Strategic Partnership Deal Nigeria’s telecommunication network provider MTN Nigeria announced a strategic…
Music
Sauti Sol Signs First-Ever Career Recording Deal with Universal Music Africa, But Here Are All Details About Sauti Sol’s Record Deal With Universal Music Africa
Africa’s biggest and Kenyan music group Sauti Sol has signed its first-ever exclusive recording agreement with Universal Music…
Music
From Block to Board Member As Michael Ugwu Joins Merlin As Executives Board Member
Former General Manager of Sony Music West Africa region and founder of Freeme Digital, Michael Ugwu joins the board…
Music
Asa Asika Speaks On Davido 2017 Success Evolution Strategy On Brick By Brick Podcast With Reni Somoye
In the first episode of Nigerian US-based media personality Reni Somoye’s ” Brick By Brick ” with podcast,…
Music
Timi Dakolo Signs Record Deal With Virgin EMI Records, Features Emeli Sande In New Single & More Here
Nigerian soul singer Timi Dakolo has signed a recording contract with Virgin EMI Records, a subsidiary of Universal Music…