Music

There is little you can get on William Onyeabor, Nigeria’s pioneering electronic funk enigma of the 70s and 80s. The music innovator remained a recluse from his 1977 debut, Crashes In Love, till his final album, Anything You Sow, in 1985. 

Nigerian artistes’ outing at the 66th Grammys held on Sunday, February 4, is still a surprise, as their failure to win in any of the categories they were nominated has made many to ask the question: What went wrong?

After two consecutive editions in Atlanta, USA, organisers of The Headies Awards, one of Nigeria’s most coveted prizes in music, the Headies Academy, has announced that the award will return to the country this year

Eric Charry, Wesleyan University For the first time in its 65-year history the Grammy Awards in the US has introduced an African category, Best African Music Performance, which recognises the song of the year. The Grammys is the most prestigious award in the largest music industry in the world. Its focus has always been US…

Tomorrow, the history of Nigerian music, largely also referred to as Afrobeats, is hoped to be positively altered as several Nigerian superstars compete against global players at the 66th annual Grammys.

Rotimi Akinfenwa a.k.a “Rotimikeys,” is one of Nigeria’s most gifted music producers. He is a songwriter, arranger, music director, sound engineer, sound designer and consultant. As producer, musician and consultant, he has worked with artistes such as Salife Keita, Yemi Alade, Asa, Simi, Omawunmi, Bez, Cobhams, Tosin Martins, Niyola, Waje, Flavour, Nathaniel Bassey, Segun Obe,…

African Music reached an unprecedented height in 2023 with sold out stages, viral tracks, the inauguration performances and of course, the Grammy category.

Rising Nigerian music sensation, Mreal, has spoken of his dream to ignite the country"s music scene with his melodious Afro Beat and Afro pop tunes. Mreal, whose real name is George Gabriel Mgbe, is a songwriter, entertainer and performing artist all rolled into one. Having started his music career at a young age, with style…

It was straight up the jump from NYSC camp. Back in my final semester, I didn’t like anybody touching my playlists; I randomly made mixes that I would use to study.

Nurley Richard, better know as NurlRich, is highlighted in such places as his native country, Grenada, which is in the Caribbean, the cinema, churches, weddings, schools and many more.

Popular Nigerian singer, David Adeleke professionally known as Davido has captured the hearts of music lovers following his verse on Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe who is better known as Kizz Daniel’s Twe Twe remix.

Last week on MTV Base ‘Inside Life: ‘The New Wave’, Eltee Skhillz, Rexxie and Liya went down memory lane, soaking up the moment in the super exciting finale.