Asa, The Cavemen, Olamide, others make Tiwa Savage’s ‘Water & Garri’ official soundtrack

As a build-up to the release of “Water & Garri,” a heartwarming tale of love and self-discovery set in the vibrant streets of Lagos, arriving on Prime Video on 10th May, Tiwa Savage has revealed the full tracklist for the film’s official soundtrack. The film is named after Tiwa’s second Extended Play of the same … Read more

How Grammy selects nominees, winners

On Monday, Nigerians cried foul that their biggest artistes nominated for the 66th Annual Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles in the early hours of Monday were denied a win. Burna Boy received four nominations, Davido received three, while Asake, Olamide, and Ayra Starr each bagged one nomination. Across social media, the consensus was that … Read more

Tinubu congratulates Burna Boy, Davido, Tems, others for Grammy nomination

President Bola Tinubu heartily congratulates Nigeria’s musical talents nominated for the 2024 Grammy Awards: Burna Boy, Davido, Olamide, Tems, Asake, and Ayra Starr. President Tinubu celebrates these musical marvels who have put Nigeria on the chart of cultural command through their artistry and anthemic earworms, building and earning our nation enormous soft power. The president … Read more

66th Grammys: Nigerians react as Davido, Burna Boy, others lose

In a shocking turn of events at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles in the early hours of Monday, Nigerian music sensations, including Davido and Burna Boy, faced a disappointing defeat as they lost in all their nominated categories. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the other three Nigerian artistes … Read more

Olamide is most influential street pop artiste of his generation

Spotify, an online streaming platform, has rated Nigerian rapper, singer, songwriter and record executive, Olamide Adedeji, popularly known as “Olamide”, as the ‘most influential street pop artiste of his generation’.Benewaah Boateng, Spotify’s editor for West Africa, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. Boateng said lately, the undeniable rise of the sub-genre “Street … Read more

Burna Boy, Davido, Asake, Ayra Starr, Olamide, bag Grammy nominations

Nigerian music lovers are agog as some of their favourite artistes have been nominated for the 66th Recording Academy Awards, also known as the Grammys. Slated for February, the nominees list for the 2024 Grammys was announced on Friday. Among the Nigerian artistes who made the cut were Davido, Asake, Olamide, Burna Boy, and Ayra … Read more