Born and raised in Port-Harcourt, Nigeria, Pawzz has been working diligently for several months alongside distribution and label services company, Freeme Music, in order to fully realise his artist potential. Now, with a clear focus on leveraging his individuality, Pawzz is determined to make a positive impact on the youth …
Read More »Music with altitude: France’s Snowboxx festival
There’s nothing quite like blinding white, early-morning mountain sun, a blast of crisp, cold air and an Alpine valley stretching ahead of you to start your day. Welcome to Avoriaz, sitting on a cliff-face at 1,800m – and the only fully pedestrianised resort in France. It is also home to …
Read More »Music executive, Ubi Franklin, tattoos names of his four children on his hand (photo)
Music executive, Ubi Franklin, has tattooed the names of his four children on his hand. The single dad shared photos of the tattoo on his Instastories. Ubi has four children from four women. Recall that in January this year, he was slammed for getting a tattoo of Davido’s …
Read More »‘A top boy is anyone who has beaten the odds,’ Spinall tells Apple Music Africa Now Radio
“A top boy is anyone who has beaten the odds and used the resources made available to them to get from point A to point B. That’s who I am, and I feel like all the people that I have on the project as well. They’re genuinely passionate about music …
Read More »American music star Janelle Monae features Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 on new single, ‘Float’
Genre: Hip Hop, Jazz, Raggae, Afrobeat Date of Release: February 17th, 2023 Producer: Nana Kwabena, Nate “Rocket” Wonder, Sensei Bueno Length: 4 minute 02 seconds Features: 1 – Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 Details/Takeaway: Janelle Monae breaks her hiatus from music with this new single in which she celebrates the …
Read More »How to drive direct music business investment through brand structuring and partnerships
However, there are a myriad of talents still waiting for their own big breaks but with limited resources and structure, how do we ensure that the space favors them? I recently got to chat with music business executive Otoabasi Bassey (Oteejoe) who is passionate about the evolution of the African …
Read More »Rihanna saw her biggest day in Apple Music history after Halftime Show
Immediately after her performance, Rihanna’s concurrent listeners on Apple Music worldwide jumped a staggering 331%. She had notably more concurrent listeners than any of last year’s performers. All told, the hour following her halftime show was Rihanna’s biggest hour in Apple Music history by both concurrent listeners and streams. Also …
Read More »TG Omori divides opinion after floating his idea of a 10% royalty for shooting music videos
“In due time music video directors will be getting at least 10% royalties from the streaming income of every music video directed for their moral contribution to the visuals. With this I can successfully buy my dream island and private jets,” the tweet reads. The tweet has since divided opinions …
Read More »Top 10 male and female duets in the Nigerian music Industry since 2000
10. ‘Ololufe’ by Flavour feat Chidinma Flavour is reputable for his colorful infusion of Igbo culture in his globally consumed music. In this sonorous duet with songstress Chidinma, they combine squeaky clean vocals with a blend of English, Igbo, and Yoruba for a heart-melting love rendition. 9. ‘Praise God’ by …
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 …
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