Category: TRENDING
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While many may have spent New Year’s Eve turning up and showing out, Pink wasn’t among that number. Instead, the airborne Pop star spent the countdown to 2026 in the hospital and, in an impassioned address to fans, she has revealed why. Taking to Instagram, the ‘Try’ singer confirmed that she is having two discs placed in her neck,…
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David Beckham hasn’t sidelined his son Brooklyn Peltz Beckham amid rumored tension in their family. Though the soccer superstar did not include any photos of Brooklyn in a recent Instagram post recapping 2025, he did subtly send some love to the 26-year-old. Hours after posting a Dec. 31 photo carousel featuring Brooklyn’s siblings Romeo Beckham, 23, Cruz Beckham, 20, and Harper Beckham, 14,…
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Nigerian music heavyweights Wizkid and Asake have just dropped a bombshell on Afrobeats fans worldwide with the announcement of their joint EP, REAL (Vol. 1) timed perfectly for the festive season often referred to as “Detty December.” The project signals more than just another collab. It’s a unification of two of Afrobeats’ most electrifying energies: Wizkid’s…
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Asake’s “Why Love” Tops Apple Music’s 2025 Most-Streamed Songs in Nigeria As 2025 draws to a close, Apple Music has officially released its annual Nigeria chart and at the top is Asake’s smash hit “Why Love.” The track claims the No. 1 spot as the most-streamed song across the service in Nigeria this year, a…
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RABAT — In a gesture underscoring the significance of a recent U.N. decision, Morocco has officially declared October 31 as a national holiday called “Unity Day,” commemorating the U.N. Security Council’s approval of a resolution backing the Kingdom’s autonomy plan for the contested territory of Western Sahara. The decision represents not only a symbolic assertion…
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Lagos / Washington D.C. — Nigerian financial markets tumbled on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened potential military action and the suspension of aid, citing what he described as the Nigerian government’s failure to curb attacks on Christians by Islamist militants. Nigeria’s dollar-denominated bonds suffered sharp losses across the board, with long-dated notes hardest…
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There was a time when a few men in tailored suits and tinted offices decided who got to be famous. Record label execs, radio hosts, TV presenters they were the gatekeepers of the culture. They decided what we listened to, who made it to the charts, and who faded into silence. But somewhere between the…
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The Price of Stardom: How Overpricing Is Quietly Hurting Afrobeats There’s a quiet tension brewing beneath the glossy surface of Afrobeats’ global success one that isn’t about talent, creativity, or sound, but money. Fees are skyrocketing. Show rates, feature prices, appearance charges everything has inflated to a level that even insiders are beginning to call…
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For several years now, TikTok has been a dominant force in music discovery. A snippet of a track, once living quietly on streaming platforms or tucked away in the back catalogue, could be catapulted into global prominence through a viral trend, dance challenge, or meme. The app’s algorithm driven “For You Page” gave artists unprecedented…