In spite of all the daily trauma that Nigerians face, they are a compassion bunch. You could see it everywhere around you, albeit in isolated doses. Beggars always end the night with enough to eat...

Ubi Franklin and Iyanya have shared a story that is shocking to Nigeria. Over the past two weeks, the former business partners, have had a number of revelations about what crashed their business partnership at their record label - Made Men Music Group (MMMG).

“You are no longer relevant!” That’s the scariest sentence a popular musician can hear. It’s a crushing reality that haunts the strongest artists. Nobody wants to be irrelevant. No one wants to hear those words. Why? It’s like all of an artist’s deepest darkest fears coming to life and lapping the soul out of them.…

We scream about the world spotlight falling on our music, and the creators that we have made superstars. But what are they selling to the world? Are we selling anything other than our buzz? j

Are you a 90s American R&B star? Are you well past your prime? Are you looking for a quick cheque? Well, Lagos, Nigeria, is the place to come to. It’s a city that appreciates the best of classic R&B, and you can be sure to play a big show there.

Let me tell you what it means to be a musician in Nigeria. Let me bring you into a world that you think you know from addiction to screens. Your TV, your phones, and all other devices project a perfect world of endless money, twerking ladies, and an unhealthy - but influential - fascination for…

A quick survey of your environment reveals that you are surrounded by tangible things purchased because someone or something told you they are of the best quality...

Happiness. That’s the first feeling that washes over me when I first listen to a good song. It glides into my ears, passing through the auditory system and hits my brain with a wave of that sweetness. A lot of people mistake that feeling as comfort. They believe the music warms you up gently first,…

Street will always win. Growing up and hanging around people who society considers as ‘street,’ I found one quality that always stuck: Perseverance and originality. Street people are tough people. They were handed lemons by life, and when it was time to put it to use, they shunned lemonade, and looked for a way to…

I was in that room when Falz made the statement, “I detest transactional sex.” I was the person who recorded that video and released it on the internet. Was Falz wrong to state a personal opinion? Did he misfire with his candid truth about his preferences? Did he make a mistake? I love Falz. I…

Everyone wants an award. It’s a nice trophy of recognition, which appears to validate all us for something that we do. It’s a trophy that is designed to appeal to the egoistic parts of creatives, by offering them a public reward and certifying their superior skill or status. I am a creative. I have awards. They feel good. While they are intrinsically needless and meaningless.

Tickets to Odunsi The Engine’s ‘rare” Live concert were sold out. It was the singer’s first headline show in his home city, Lagos, and all the tickets on offer were finished.