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Nigerian music industry is so dark – Qing Madi

Afrobeats singer, Chimamanda Pearl Chukwuma, popularly known as Qing Madi, has shared her thoughts about the Nigerian music industry. The 18-year-old singer opined that the Nigerian music industry is ...
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Tinubu hails Nigerian music star 2Face on 50th birthday

President Bola Tinubu on Friday congratulated Nigerian Afropop legend Innocent “2Baba” Idibia on his 50th birthday.Tinubu praised Idibia’s two-decade career as a symbol of resilience, creativity and ...
CNN

Nigerian music star Simi opens up about charting her path to stardom, and why she still engineers her own music

It seems like there’s nothing Nigerian music star Simi can’t do. A singer, songwriter, and one of the few women mixing and producing their own music, Simi is setting the stage for the future of ...
Uproxx

Drake Shared The Results Of His Dad’s Ancestry And His Excitement About ‘Finally’ Being Nigerian

The influence of West African music on Drake’s music has been noted in the past. On tracks like “One Dance” and “Passionfruit,” Drake employs sounds common to Nigerian Afrobeats, and in helping to ...
NPR

Fans of a rising Nigerian music star are protesting after his untimely death

LAGOS, Nigeria — Hundreds of fans have held protests and candlelight vigils in various Nigerian cities in the last few days in memory of Mohbad, a beloved 27-year-old Nigerian music star who died Sept ...