Multiple award winning act, D’banj formerly called Kokomaster, and recently re-christened Mr Endowed, has continued in his efforts to retain his status as one of Nigeria’s leading artistes.

As preparations for 2011 elections heighten and with the Lagos state governor fully confirmed for a return bid, what smarter way is there to getting into the governor’s good books than recording him a song.

The wait is over and a music revolution has begun. After weeks of speculation One 8 is here. Through the power of the universal language of music One 8 is the ultimate music force that is single-handedly changing the face of the African music industry. Planet music is the playground for One 8 as the […]

On Monday the 25th of October, Nigeria’s international songbird, Bukola Elemide a.k.a Asa released her second album for sale in France, Nigeria, South Africa and Switzerland. It’s titled ‘Beautiful Imperfection’.

For lovers of Jazz music who have been aching to experience more of the soothing genre without necessarily having to leave the shores of Nigeria, the Lagos Jazz Series, which kicks off in a couple of weeks, is a fulfillment of their dreams.

Joining the flock of gospel artistes in Nigeria today is Olufemi Eribake a k a Eternity. The Chemical Engineering trained banker-turned-singer recently released his debut album, Eternity into the market.

It was a herculean task picking out the loser among the top nine contestants in the ongoing Glo Naija Sings last Sunday. However, the duo of Moses and Ekeng shone like the stars with their stellar performance.

In related news, Nigeria’s pop award-winning twins, Peter and Paul Okoye have released a new video titled ‘Gimme that’. It was shot in South Africa and directed, as usual, by their brother and manager, Jude Engees Okoye.

The winner of Big Brother All Stars, Uti Nwachukwu returned to the country last week to a grand reception organised by M-net Nigeria.

When a person is capable of doing extraordinary things, it makes it difficult to introduce him in the extraordinary way that suits. Matayas, real names – Matthias Akintosin Aragbada Jnr is not your average “up and coming” artiste.

The nominees list for Nigeria Music Video Awards (NMVA) 2010 was released earlier this week and it shows a fair distribution of nominations spread across 24 categories.

It began with a cocktail-mixing contest between renown bartenders . In 2008, it evolved to a battle among some of the country’s finest DJs, and in 2009, it advanced to a live music contest between five of Nigeria’s fastest rising urban music artistes.

Ibiyemi Ajakaiye is a hearty Soul singer and songwriter who hails from Umorkpa in Kogi state. She discovered her singing talent at a young age but was so shy she insisted on singing backstage in her early years. From joining the church choir and then a band, her confidence built. Today, she’s a recording and performing Soul artiste, writes Lolade Sowoolu.

In what observers dubbed ‘baby food wahala’, Pero Adeniyi, the celebrated mother to three of the children born to Nigeria’s musical ambassador and multiple awards wining act Tu Face when she reportedly threw caution to the wind and physically attacked and implicated Nigeria’s brand ambassador.

It’s October and the last quarter albums are rolling in fast. It’s the debutantes versus the old timers.
Goldie set the ball rolling last Wednesday in Ikeja, Lagos when she officially debuted with her 15-track collection including the super hit- ‘You know it’ which is famous for the ‘mo le gbo ko lowo e’ hook