Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 have released their new album, Na Dem, bringing more than two years of work to a close with a record that takes Afrobeat’s political instincts into a contemporary, international setting. Available on digital platforms from 6 November 2026, the six-track project was recorded across Lagos, London, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Los Angeles and Miami. […]
LADIPOE’s next move is about the power of his pen. The Nigerian rapper and songwriter has signed a worldwide publishing agreement with Sony Music Publishing Nigeria, bringing his existing songwriting catalogue and future compositions under the company’s publishing arrangement. Announced on 22 October 2026, the deal arrives at a significant point in his career, following the release of his […]
Teniola Apata, popularly known as Teni, has revealed that one of her best-loved songs began with tears on the day she finally graduated from university. Speaking on the Queens Mic Pod, the Nigerian singer recalled driving herself to her graduation ceremony after seven years of study, overwhelmed by the experience and the years it had taken to reach that […]
Rema has accumulated more than 1.2 billion Spotify streams in 2026 alone, pushing his total career streams on the platform beyond 6.8 billion across all credits. The Nigerian singer’s latest milestone, reported by Arise News on 23 October, captures the scale of an audience that continues to return to his music years after his breakthrough. It also places fresh […]
For years, people imagined Kid Cudi playing Jean-Michel Basquiat. No film materialised, so the rapper, actor and filmmaker decided to stop waiting for somebody else to make it happen. On 21 October, Cudi announced JEAN, a biographical film about the late New York artist that he will write, direct and star in, with filming scheduled to begin in 2027. […]
Lagos has seen international stars arrive with spectacular production, elaborate stagecraft and promises of unforgettable nights. But when Dave brought his The Boy Who Played the Harp tour to the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts on 16 and 17 October, the significance ran deeper than another name on the concert calendar. These were the British-Nigerian rapper’s […]
Don Jazzy has spent more than two decades making music, but his most consequential work may have happened away from the microphone. The hits made him famous. The businesses made him formidable. Somewhere between the producer behind Mo’ Hits, the founder of Mavin Records and the executive who helped build careers for some of Africa’s biggest contemporary stars, Michael […]
Meet Baddo’s new alter ego: Alagemo Merindinlogun, the visual-art identity behind his latest creative experiment Olamide has spent more than a decade turning Yoruba language, street culture and Nigerian life into music that travels. Now, the YBNL founder is moving into another form of expression: the canvas. The rapper has unveiled Alagemo Merindinlogun by Olamide, a new visual-art identity […]
Thirty years after Reasonable Doubt introduced Shawn Carter to the world as Jay-Z, the rapper stood beneath the lights of the Stade de France with something few artists can convincingly claim: a catalogue that has become part of the architecture of popular culture. On September 10, 2026, Jay-Z brought his JAŸ-Z 30 celebration to Paris for a two-hour performance […]
Ayo Maff has added another remarkable milestone to his fast-rising career, becoming the first African artist to be featured as a character in PUBG Mobile, one of the world’s most influential mobile gaming franchises. The collaboration places the Nigerian singer and songwriter inside a digital universe with a global audience, marking an unusual but increasingly important intersection between African […]