Category: Next Rated
Efe Oraka is the indie pop revelation of her time
On her debut EP Magic released December 2020, Efe Oraka meditates on love and loss, making astute observations on her ...
Mavin’s new signee Ayra Starr shines in otherworldly video for ‘Away’
Yesterday, Don Jazzy‘s Mavin Records unveiled Ayra Starr as a new signee in a ceremonious video posted on Instagram, and ...
Joeboy details longing and desire in new video for ‘Lonely’
Joeboy’s debut album Somewhere Between Beauty and Magic is gradually picking up momentum with the visuals of Lonely now out, ...
PsychoYP is gunning for trap glory
As Lagos guards its status as the epicenter of pop and hip hop discoveries, a parallel movement has been bubbling ...
Watch the dazzling animated video of Sia’s ‘Hey Boy’ feat. Burna Boy
Announced on Tuesday that Burna Boy will feature on Sia’s Hey Boy remix, off her upcoming eight studio album Music ...
Joeboy’s debut album ‘Somewhere Between Beauty and Magic’ is on its way
Joeboy’s ascension in the music industry has been lovely to watch, breaking into a new stratosphere with 2019 pop hits ...
Wathoni and Brighto are lovebirds in the video of Reekado Banks’ ‘Speak to Me’ ft Tiwa Savage
Directed by Adasa Cookey, Reekado Banks has released the video of Speak To Me featuring Tiwa Savage, off his 2020 ...
Fidelis makes debut with ‘Want This’
Canadian-based Nigerian singer Fidelis has released his debut single Want This just before 2020 grinds to a halt. Want This ...
Why Tems and Omah Lay should take responsibility as Nigerians push for their freedom in Uganda
After the news of the arrest of Tems and Omah Lay for having an unauthorised concert in Uganda broke on ...
Gender bias or queer issues? | Temmie Ovwasa’s experience at YBNL suggests the industry has a long way to go on inclusion
The recent boom in the number of female music stars seemed to have quelled some growing agitations on female marginalisation. ...
Flavour’s new album and all the new songs for your weekend playlist
The business end of the week is here and for many people, it’s a deserved break from work and similar ...
Songs of the Week: Falz’s Squander, Rema’s Peace of Mind, Mayorkun’s Your Body and more
Flavour has just released his seventh project Flavour of Africa today, a 16-track album featuring Beenie Man, Phyno, Tekno, Fally ...
Why foreign media have a different perspective of Nigerian albums
In the space of one week, two albums of two separate Nigerian singers were adjudged by the foreign media to ...
Review: Temmie Ovwasa’s debut album is irreverent and unapologetically gay
At first glance, when you see her in her element – surrounded by positive energy and kindhearted interaction, Temmie Ovwasa ...
Burna’s alleged affair with Jopearl: Gender bias rears head as Burna is justified by fans
Celebrities and controversies are like collocations. One barely exists without the other and the fixated eyes of the public on ...
YouTube’s Africa Creators Week has ended, but we can’t forget Niniola’s soulful performance
Last week, YouTube held its first virtual Africa Creators Week to engage, inspire and educate African creators to grow on ...
KollyDee is making RnB in his own image with debut EP ‘Sinus Rhythm’
Stand by You, a song on KollyDee’s six-track EP Sinus Rhythm released week, faintly bubbles with Craig David vocal markers, ...
Review: Does ‘A Day In The Live: Wizkid’ bring the Starboy closer?
With the Coronavirus pandemic upending traditional music industry structures globally, artists, their management and record labels have had to figure ...
Watch Kizz Daniel in the cinematic visuals of ‘Boys Are Bad’
Off his third studio album King of Love released back in June, Kizz Daniel has given us the visuals of ...
The latest collaboration between Brandon Hamilton and Walter Kolade Spearheart is proof of Nigerian music’s expanding global front
For a while now, the world has not only been listening to what Nigerian music artists have to say, but ...
Grammy: Burna gets #TwiceAsTall with 2021 nomination
It has been more than a long time coming for Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy who gets a ...
MOBO Awards return to shine light on a big year for Nigerian artistes
You would have to go as far back as 2017 for the last time popular music awards MOBO held. But ...
Flavour’s new album ‘Flavour of Africa’ is out in December
Come December 4, another major album will be filling up our playlist. Flavour’s Flavour of Africa seems like the last ...
#AlbumReview: Qdot takes us to the culture years with ‘Alagbe’
Born Qudus Damilare Fakoya, Qdot right from when he announced his talent on the music scene, had impressed music fans ...
Is Omah Lay giving the industry’s big boys a run for their money?
I once had a conversation with a a friend who brought up an interesting subject. He told me of how ...
Yela is reintroducing himself with new album ‘Existence Resistance’
Yela isn’t trying to conquer the world, but tries to make sense of it with his music. His sophomore album ...
#NumbersDontLie: How streaming is fast defining success in the music industry
It would probably be perplexing for an album to cross the one billion mark in streams yet such an album ...
Here’s what we know about Yemi Alade’s new album ‘Empress’ out Friday
2020 isn’t ending without a new album from Yemi Alade. The 31-yr-old singer’s latest project titled Empress will be her ...
#AlbumReview: How Afrobeats got ‘A Better Time’ on Davido’s latest album
Much fanfare had been generated because of Davido’s third studio album and on November 13th, the artiste, born David Adeleke, ...
#ABetterTime: Afrobeats battle for supremacy reaches new height
Perhaps for the first time ever, we have the big four of Davido, Wizkid, Olamide and Burna Boy dropping albums ...