By: John Eriomala On March 21st, 2023, Rema’s Calm Down Remix featuring American singer, Selena Gomez, charted at Number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts; becoming the highest-charting African song ever in the history of the US Billboard Hot 100. This was a particularly stunning feat, considering the fact […]
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UI’s Creative/Entertainment Ecosystem: Breaches and Bridges
By John Eriomala Twitter’s place as a source of diverse opinions is almost unrivaled in the Nigerian cyberspace. In terms of influence, perhaps only Facebook and Nairaland come close. One of the reasons for this is trends that source for ‘unpopular or popular opinions’ usually identifiable by a picture and […]
Stanning Celebrities: An Act that Should be Encouraged?
Overtime, we’ve all developed this act of stanning our favorites and shutting others out. To stan someone or something means to be an extremely passionate and devoted fan of that person or thing, especially a certain celebrity. Stanning could also mean loving a celebrity more than others and not rating […]
The Nexus between Music and Politics: Should Artistes be Involved?
By: Oluwapelumi King A few days before and after the 2023 presidential elections, there were murmurs from sections of social media about the perceived silence of some top entertainers in the presidential elections. Alongside religious leaders in Nigeria, top musicians like Burna Boy, and Wizkid were criticised for their perceived […]
Takeaways from Netflix’s Far From Home Trailers
By: Eriomala John A little over a month ago, Netflix released the first look clip for their upcoming Nigerian young adult mini-series, Far From Home. Subsequently, they have put out trailers – which include a teaser and a full trailer. The series itself is set to release on the 16th […]
On Afro-Agric and Numbers in Nigerian Music Industry
By: Eriomala John A couple of days ago, BNXN (fka Buju) and Ruger, were at the center of one of the more memorable TwitterNG moments of the year. Holding nothing back — and in a manner that showed that their earlier pre-Headies spat was but a fluke — these two […]
The Stringency Of Grammy Awards; Why Burna Boy Might Lose Out Again To Angelique Kidjo
By Oluwapelumi King In 2020, Burna Boy was nominated for his first Grammy. This could be attributed to one of his most successful albums, African Giant, which was nominated in the Best World Album category. There was a lot of anticipation for him winning in that particular category but surprisingly […]
Why Alternative Music?
By: John Eriomala As Nigerians, one of the things that tie us together, alongside the powerful Naira and our collective faux hatred for Ghana Jollof, is music. We are a people bound by the curse of rhythm and the thirst for an unending stream of sweet, drowning melodies. And for […]
Blaqbonez’s Young Preacher: An Image of Cohesion and Maturity
By: Eriomala John What is growth? What is ‘Genius?’ and what is ‘Great Artistry?’ For all three, we could consult Google and any of the several thousand other information pools available on the internet; we sure could. Or, we could devote 39 minutes and 8 seconds to listen to Emeka […]
Oxlade’s and Tiwa’s Sextapes: Publicity Stunts or Unfortunate Circumstances?
Pelumi King The release of celebrities’ sex tapes has always been a common commodity particularly in the entertainment industry and social media has been one of the prevalent vehicles of that helps these tapes go viral. The constant and frequent release of these sex tapes and nude pictures, which are […]
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