She’s the sensational talent combining Afrobeats and indigenous Eastern Nigerian music for a majestic blend that has rocketed her to star status. Ugoccie’s captivating vocals, impeccable delivery, and infectious personality rank her high on the list of female talents set to reach the summit of the industry. Mairé likes to …
Read More »Women’s History Month 2023: 10 fast-rising female artists to watch out for [Editor’s Pick]
She’s the sensational talent combining Afrobeats and indigenous Eastern Nigerian music for a majestic blend that has rocketed her to star status. Ugoccie’s captivating vocals, impeccable delivery, and infectious personality rank her high on the list of female talents set to reach the summit of the industry. Mairé likes to …
Read More »The impossible task of gatekeeping Afrobeats & possible lessons from Dancehall [Pulse Editor’s Opinion]
One of the issues becoming a bone of contention in Afrobeats’ ascension is the desire for Nigerians and Africans to remain the primary and sole curator of the sound. This means that while foreign global artists like Chris Brown, Drake, Beyonce, and Justin Bieber have given Afrobeats a major lift, …
Read More »Why the Nigerian Music Industry needs to lose more Grammys [Pulse Editor’s Opinion]
Where we are coming from: 10 years ago, it was inconceivable for Nigerians to lose their heads over the Grammy awards as the Nigerian music industry had no stake in it. Things are however very different in 2023 as Nigerian music stars are beginning to become recurring actors in the …
Read More »The victim blaming of Nigerian concertgoers needs to stop [Pulse Editor’s Opinion]
The purpose of this write-up is to highlight reasons why Nigerians are the most important factor in the ascension of Afrobeats and why they deserve better. Afrobeats is rocketing its way around the globe and the faces of this ascension are the artists whose music drives it. However, the place …
Read More »Victim blaming of Nigerian concertgoers needs to stop [Pulse Editor’s Opinion]
The purpose of this write-up is to highlight reasons why Nigerians are the most important factor in the ascension of Afrobeats and why they deserve better. Afrobeats is rocketing its way around the globe and the faces of this ascension are the artists whose music drives it. However, the place …
Read More »The atrocities of the BBL trend [Pulse Editor’s Opinion]
If Brazilian Butt Lift was a person, it would have been tried and jailed. Imagine being in a room, a party, or a club and everyone looks exactly the same. Their butt looks like two immovable balloons, their waists are outrageously thin, and their boobs are full – it almost …
Read More »Why ‘Agesinkole’ was received better than ‘Anikulapo’ and ‘Elesin Oba’ [Pulse Editor’s Opinion]
On September 3, 2022, the committee issued a “no film eligibility” decision. According to Chineze Anyaene-Abonyi, head of the NOSC, the committee declared that it had been unable to discover a submission that qualified. “Although the committee received three epic films following its call for submissions in August, …
Read More »Just like you, artists have the right to support whomever they want [Pulse Editor’s Opinion]
While it might be impossible to statistically gauge the impact of Davido’s support for Ademola Adeleke at the polls, his influence played no small role in drumming up support and gaining credibility for a candidate who given his political standing wasn’t the most popular. Four months from now, specifically in …
Read More »On social media, you can say whatever you want – but you don’t have to! [Pulse Editor’s Opinion]
Someone commented that ex-Big Brother Naija Housemate and actress, Erica Nlewedim has no sex appeal and Erica went ahead to post the girl’s pictures as if to say, you are not sexy either. There is no need to pass comments about people’s physical appearance, celebrities and everyday people alike. So, …
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