Afrobeats giant Olamide and Afropop artist CKay are back together with a new collab.
“Bolabmh is the producer behind the song, which is believed to draw influences from Salsa. This single serves as a testament to CKay’s exceptional talent in songwriting.
According to CKay “Olamide and I complimented each other well on the record. I think it’s beautiful.” This is their second song since ‘Trumpet, released back in 2023’.
Wahala’ is available on all streaming platforms; listen here
Temilade Openiyi, professionally known as Tems, is one of Africa’s finest musical songwriters and singers. A talent with so much recognition has no album, but everything will change in May 2024. Tems plans to publish her first studio album.
In 2018, her first published song, Mr. Rebel, was released. Her debut EP, “For Broken Ears,” alongside “If Orange Was a Place,” contributed significantly to the industry.
She is featured in Wizkid Essence and the remix of the same featuring Justin Bieber. During the 2024 Coachella, Tems performed with both Wizkid and Justin Bieber.
Many fans are so eager and excited for her first album to drop. See the trailer below:
Gospel music goes beyond the lyrics, beats, or rhythm; it is the connection to the soul. Being a gospel artist may not win you 20 awards in one year, but the impact will be felt for generations.
Traditional gospel artists combine English and their local language to produce the finest soul-touching songs. This article will highlight 20 of the greatest Yoruba gospel artists of all time, presented in no particular order.
Tope Alabi is a successful artist and actress. She has written and released hundreds of songs. Many of her songs are sung in numerous churches nationwide and are featured in films and television programs.
Before gospel music, she belonged to the Jesters International comedy troupe and has performed in various theatres in Nigeria. She has released over seven albums in her lifetime and over 350 soundtracks for films and series.
Lara George is a respected and award-winning Gospel musician and producer, she was once a member of the group, KUSH before going solo. In 2008, she published her first studio album, Forever in My Heart featuring her hit single “Ijoba Orun.”
Sola Allyson-Obaniyi, born on September 24, 1971, is recognized as one of Nigeria’s most successful and accomplished soul and gospel musicians and composers. She gained recognition after the release of her album Eji Owuro in 2003, The album was made into a film and the tracks were made the official soundtrack for the film – Eji Owuro.
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Davido just announced the release of his first single of the year, which will be dropping by 12 noon midnight.
Nigerian rapper and actor Tobechukwu Ejiofor professionally known as Illbliss has described why he took a break from music.
In an interview with HipTV, the rapper revealed his wife had birth complications during the pregnancy of their second daughter.
“We rushed to the hospital and they said it was about to be a miscarriage. I abandoned that album. I just went from one hospital to the other. My child survived but it was a lot of drama. She is three and a half years now. And my first daughter came after eight years of marriage. Two of my kids came to this world very dramatically. So I took time off to be a dad. To just take it all in. Try and spend time and raise these kids,” he said.
He also explained that during this sabbatical with music, he took the opportunity to diversify: “Also, I was trying to find diversification. So I moved into television as well. I had done ‘King Of Boys’ a year before then and I just felt like I needed to produce more; shoot more films, documentaries and get into spaces where I could still express myself artistically without just putting out music. So, I took a break from music. All of these is what has been happening in the last four years.”
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Temilade Openiyi, Tems, is a force and talent in the music industry – with no album, she has won multiple awards and international recognition. This year alone she was recognized by Billboard in Billboard Women in Music.
It is a popular culture for artists to release an album in less than two years of gaining recognition, but that wasn’t the case for Tems. She has two EPs; “For Broken Ears” and “If Orange Was A Place.”
Tems recently featured on South African rising star, Tyla’s album “Tyla” in the song No. 1.
This year the world is ready to experience a new side of Tems on her album, whenever it drops.
Watch her speech:
In an interview with Pulse Nigeria, Bob Hearts Abishola star, Folake Olowofoyeku speaks on her first love music, her time in Hollywood, our background and her love for her fatherland.
Folake, the lead actress for CBS sitcom Bob Hearts Abishola, is an award winning Hollywood actress. She left the country at 18 after multiple attempts to study at University of Lagos, Nigeria (Unilag) to the city of hopes and dreams – New York.
Born to a prominent Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Babatunji Olowofoyeku, she was destined for another path but instead chose entertainment or so you will think. While in university she studies Economics for a while but has fate will have it, she ended up graduating with Theatre.
Her father was the original pianist in the family so in a way it had an impact in the direction her life will go, she once saved up from to buy bass and thought herself how to play. These events and moment took her top the point she played with David Bowe and released few tracks of hers – Ehen Ehen Okay Okay and Melanin No Ni included.
The part of the story most readers will be familiar with, her Hollywood journey came moments after her musical heights with, David Bowe but Hollywood fame is not stopping her. Culture, Arts, Love and many more is starring her back to music as she plan to release her new single which drops in May.
This upcoming track will be the birth of a new genre, “Afrojoy.”
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Not really what you want to hear, but it’s true… Our Big Wiz recently announced he isn’t an Afrobeats artiste anymore. He claims to have transcended beyond the label, Afrobeats.
Afrobeats, a music genre mostly associated with Africans, is the modern version of music legend Fela Kuti, the Afrobeat artiste. The sound, Afrobeats, gained global recognition in the past few years and most international music bodies like the Grammys have created a spot for Afrobeats in their awards. Even Billboard has added a category for Afrobeats in its charts.
Via his official Instagram account, @wizkidayo, he spent the past two days he’s more than one sound.
Singer Davido once described Afrobeats as an umbrella term to describe African music and not the actual name of the genre.
Wizkid isn’t the first to detach himself from Afrobeats; Davido and Wizkid are guilty of this.
Burna Boy described himself as an Afro-fusion artiste because his sound evolved overtime. to him Afrobeats is a box he doesn’t fit into. Burna Boy has done Raggae, Afrobeat, Afrobeats and Hiphop.
While describing himself as more than Afrobeats, Wizkid announced his upcoming album named after his mother, Morayo.
Kanye West’s (Ye) daughter, North West, is taking her father’s steps to become the next music star in the West family.
