Nigerian Afrobeats star Omah Lay is building anticipation for his Omah Lay Wembley show as he prepares to headline London’s OVO Arena Wembley on Thursday, November 12, 2026. The concert is part of his Clarity of Mind World Tour and will be one of his major solo performances in the United Kingdom. The official OVO…
King Sunny Ade is marking his 80th birthday today, September 22, 2026, with tributes that are putting the spotlight on something bigger than another celebrity milestone: how one Nigerian musician helped take a deeply local sound to international audiences. Born Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye in Ondo on September 22, 1946, King Sunny Ade has spent more…
Nigerian Afrobeats star Burna Boy will headline the 2026 NFL Paris Game halftime show on October 25, putting one of Africa’s biggest music exports at the centre of the NFL’s first regular-season game in France. The Grammy-winning singer will perform at Stade de France when the Pittsburgh Steelers face the New Orleans Saints. Kick-off is…
The Headies gospel controversy has taken a new turn after organisers of Nigeria’s biggest music awards rejected claims that gospel and inspirational artistes are deliberately kept out of the show’s major categories. The response came after Afrogospel singer Gaise Baba questioned the treatment of faith-based music in an open letter. He argued that gospel artistes…
The latest Nigerian Afrobeats streaming numbers are showing something more interesting than a simple ranking of who has the most streams: different platforms are telling different stories about Nigeria’s biggest music stars. Burna Boy leads the latest Spotify comparison, with nine songs reportedly crossing 300 million streams across all credits. Tems follows with five, while…
The Burna Boy Spotify record is gaining attention as he is leading a widely shared ranking of Nigerian Afrobeats artists with 100 million streams, with 23 songs reportedly crossing the milestone across all credits. The list places Wizkid second with 18 songs, followed by Tems with 13, Asake with 11 and Omah Lay with 10….
Tiwa Savage and female artists collaborations have become a fresh talking point after the Afrobeats star explained why working with other women does not always produce the commercial results people expect. Savage argued that putting two female artists on the same song is not enough. According to her, some collaborations struggle because the artists do…
Afrobeats star Davido has refused to apologise to Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo over his decision to publish what he described as the governor’s WAEC result online, turning what began as a political exchange during the Osun governorship campaign into a much bigger argument about celebrity influence and Nigerian politics. Speaking during an interview with…
Victony is preparing to enter another chapter of his career with the announcement of his sophomore album, Starlife. The project is expected to arrive on August 21, building on the momentum of Stubborn, his 2024 debut album. But for Victony, Starlife is not just another album release. It is a test of whether he can…
Burna Boy is once again showing why African music’s global growth is increasingly becoming a live-business story, not just a streaming story. Newly reported concert data places the Nigerian singer at the top of Africa’s global touring market, with more than $40 million in revenue from major international performances. The figures put him comfortably ahead…
