Category: Music

The 19-year-old asset at the center of the storm: Qing Madi. Source: Arise News 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…

June 5, 2026
Tiwa Savage Ditto Music 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

May 26, 2026
Afrobeats Q1 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

May 26, 2026
Asake M$NEY New Album 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…

May 1, 2026
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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…

April 30, 2026
Music

How Tope Alabi’s Criticism of Oniduromi Made Adeyinka Alaseyori Famous

On the morning of June 12, 2021: Democracy Day in Nigeria a video began circulating on social media.…

April 19, 2026
Nigerian Music Blog Music Business

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…

March 28, 2026
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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:…

March 26, 2026
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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,…

March 26, 2026