Category: MUSIC
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The announcement last week that Universal Music Group had struck a partnership and settlement with AI-platform Udio is being hailed by some as the next frontier of music creation. But for many artists, it raises more alarms than applause. The Music Artists Coalition, an advocacy group founded by industry veterans including Irving Azoff, was quick…
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Spotify has quietly begun rolling out a much-anticipated feature: in-app listening statistics that allow users to track their top songs, artists and listening trends throughout the year. According to reports, the feature is framed as a “live Wrapped” experience giving fans insight into their music habits in real time, instead of waiting until the end…
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For years, we were told the album was dead. The playlists had taken over, attention spans had shrunk, and fans no longer had the patience to sit through full projects. The streaming age rewarded singles, TikTok rewarded snippets, and the industry rewarded whatever went viral. But now, something interesting is happening: the album is quietly…
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There was a time when the lines in music were clear, rappers rapped, singers sang, and producers stayed behind the boards. But somewhere between Drake’s emotional confessions, Burna Boy’s melodic growls, and Blaqbonez’s swagger-laced harmonies, those boundaries began to blur. Today, we live in an era of hybrid artists rappers who sing, singers who rap…
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As the streaming numbers roll in for 2025, one message is loud and clear: African artists are no longer waiting for global permission they’re earning global attention and rewriting what success looks like. The data is compelling. According to YouTube Music figures, Rema reached 223 million streams globally in Q1 alone, placing him as Nigeria’s…
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For years, Afrobeats was driven by individual ambition, artists chasing solo glory, defining their unique sounds, and competing for dominance across charts and streaming platforms. But the new wave tells a different story. From producers forming creative hubs to artists building communities around shared vision, the rise of collectives and joint projects has become one…
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The street has always been the heartbeat of Nigerian music noisy, honest, and brutally expressive. But in the last few years, the street stopped whispering and started leading. It became the pulse of Afrobeats, the slang of the city, and the rhythm of survival. And if there are two faces that define this raw uprising,…
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There was a time when getting a song to blow in Nigeria followed a clear formula: radio spins, Alaba market distribution, and maybe a co-sign from a top DJ. But in today’s music economy, those rules barely apply. The gatekeepers have changed, and so has the pipeline. In 2025, the real plug isn’t a radio…
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Music is a universal language, but the way artists get paid for it is far from universal. Around the world, royalty systems the backbone of how musicians, songwriters, and producers earn vary dramatically from one region to another. What an artist makes from a million streams in Nigeria is not the same as what an…
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There was a time when an artist dropped a single, fans discovered it organically, and the buzz grew from there. But today, we live in an age where music doesn’t just drop its teased. The snippet comes first, then the reactions, the TikTok trends, the countdowns, and finally, the release. Afrobeats has fully embraced this…