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Giant Leap For Afrobeat, Amasses 13.5bn Spotify Streams In 2022
The US-owned music streaming platform, Spotify has updated its Afrobeats tracker site with new figures depicting the Nigeria-dominated genre’s six-year growth.
According to the data on the site, ‘Afrobeats: Journey to a billion…
TikTok Launches New Music Streaming Service For Users
Bytedance, the parent company of the popular video-sharing app, TikTok has announced the launch of a new music streaming service called Tiktok Music on Thursday to compete with other giant streaming services such as Apple Music and…
Grammys To Honour African Artistes, Others With Three New Categories
In a bid to represent a diverse range of relevant musical genres, the world's number one music awards brand, the Grammys has announced that it will honour the works of African artistes to stay aligned with the ever-evolving musical…
Nigerian Idol’s Spectacular Live Shows Begin Tomorrow
Nigerian Idol, one of the nation's biggest singing competition, is set to ignite screens across Nigeria as it kicks off the highly anticipated live shows for Season 8 on Sunday, May 28, 2023.
This season promises to be an…
Nigerian Idol Season 8: Top 10 Contestants Emerge As Theatre Week Ends
10 contestants have been selected to feature in the live show of the MultiChoice-organized Nigeria Idol, season eight. The top ten contestants emerged after a fierce battle, starting with thousands of hopefuls that subsequently…
Kunle Afolayan, Bimbo Ademoye, Tobi Bakre, Others Shine At AMVCA 2023
The grand finale of the ninth edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards, AMVCA, was held on Saturday at the prestigious Eko Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.The three-day festival kicked off on Thursday,…
Cannes Lions Announces Kelvin Hart As Entertainment Person Of The Year 2023
Cannes Lions has announced American entertainer, entrepreneur and founder & Chairman of Hartbeat, Kevin Hart as the 2023 Entertainment Person of the Year.
Presented in recognition of the vital role that entertainment plays in…
Nigerian Idol Season 8 Sets Record With 94 Golden Tickets In First Two Days
Nigerian Idol season 8 has set a new record for the highest number of golden tickets given in the history of the show. In just 48 hours (shown on TV over two weeks), the judges have awarded an…
Tiwa Savage To Perform At King Charles III Coronation
Tiwa Savage
Nigerian singer, Tiwa Savage is billed to perform at the historical coronation of the British monarch, King Charles III.
King Charles III, set to ascend the throne following the passing of his mother, Queen…
Trendupp Awards Calls For Nominations For Third Edition
Trendupp Africa, Nigeria’s first-ever reward-based platform where creative minds receive support and build direct relationships with their fans has announced the third edition of her award initiative - The Trendupp Awards.
The award…