Chukwuka Ekweani, known publicly as CKay, is the rising star in the ever-burgeoning Afrobeats scene. A multi-talented artist, whether behind the boards as a producer or in front of the mic performing his self-penned songs, it is CKay’s single-minded vision that shines through. His connection to music began at the early age of 7, when…
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Full list of AFRIMMA 2020 winners
When the organizing body for AFRIMMA announced the theme of the 7th edition as Destination Africa, not many realized this was about to be the journey of a lifetime. History was made as the first African music awards to be held virtually aired on AFRIMMA YouTube page. It was a fun experience, a musical journey…
Who’s your fav between Niniola, Oxlade, Joeboy & Chike? Find out more in the new show ‘TRACE Sessions’
While Afro-House queen, Niniola has given us hit after hit, newer artistes like Oxlade, Joeboy and Chike have burst onto the scene; but why compare when you can just enjoy all of them on the new show, TRACE Sessions? TRACE Sessions is a feel-good feature of these artists and more, giving you a full show…
New app ‘Fidarr’ launches to help the discovery of emerging Christian creatives
A new startup, Fidarr has launched in Nigeria a web app to support faith-based Christian creatives with a dedicated music streaming service to aid their discovery. The Fidarr platform is a social music streaming & video community application for discovering emerging Christian artists, video content creators, and music curators. The beta version of the Fidarr…
Warner Music signs licensing deal with Audiomack Africa
Warner Music Group has announced a new licensing agreement with artist-first music streaming platform Audiomack. This makes the record company’s diverse catalogue available on the service across Africa, Canada, and Jamaica for the first time. Audiomack, which boasts more than 16 million monthly active users, will also provide support for WMG’s A&R research activities across…
Nissi unveils 3D Afro anime ‘The Satchel’ as she launches animation company Creele
As Spaceship Collective‘s eclectic singer Nissi continues to explore her different creative expressions, the talented artiste has put together a stunning new project centred around Nigerian and African myths. Created by her own animation company, Creele and in production with Taeps, a company also formed by Nissi and three great like-minded individuals, The Satchel is…
Davido unveils cover art, tracklist for forthcoming album A Better Time
Following the announcement of the debut of his son’s face for the first time, Nigerian award-winning singer, Davido makes true that promise with the use of his son as the official cover art for his forthcoming album A Better Time. The unveiling of Ifeanyi, release of album cover art and tracklist was done on social…
Actress and Model, Linda Osifo speaks on her appearance in 2Baba’s “Target You” video featuring Syemca
Actress and Model, Linda Osifo speaks on her natural charming appearance in a brand new music video Target You by Hypertek Digital boss, 2Baba featuring Syemca. Sharing her experience and natural expression throughout the video, Linda reveals; “What you see in the video is not acting, but a true expression of how I feel about…
Ruggedman launches ‘What’s Happening With Ruggeman’ podcast
Nigerian veteran rapper, Michael Ugochukwu Stephens, professionally known as Ruggedman has launched a podcast titled What’s Happening With Ruggedman (WHWR) podcast on the 30th of October 2020. According to the podcast host, Ruggedman expressed that his podcast would address everyday life issues. In his words: “We will talk about entertainment, domestic violence, rape, we will…
There is racism everywhere – UK’s Silvastone voices out
A bubbly professional conversation as Africa’s radio frontliner Ife Ajagbe investigates the colorful origins and workings of Silvastone – a mixed African recording artiste thriving in the UK, whilst topping US charts. Music enigma Silvastone joins Ife Ajagbe to evaluate topical interests associated with growth, alongside a self styled culture that affirms the need to…
