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Turntable Top 50: Olamide climbs to number one
“Rock” is Olamide's first chart leader since "Infinity" and

Nigerian creators are taking a stand against appropriation
Ugo Monye and Gbemisola Isimi of Culture Tree are advocating African ownership through their legal

Tems and Elaine join Burna Boy, Wizkid and Diamond Platnumz at the 2021 BET Awards
These African acts are nominated in the Best New International Act (Viewers' Choice) and Best International Act...

Best new music: On “pressure”, Leehis Jr. merges introspection with immersive alt-rock
Featuring xInsomniac & Wicked

TurnTable Top 50: Burna Boy’s “Kilometre” stays at No. 1 for third straight week
Olamide and Ladipoe follow

Songs of the Day: New music from Davolee, Runtown, Mr Eazi, Zu. & more
Songs you must hear from the continent this

NATIVE Premiere: SOLIS returns with “body signal”
"On this record, I wanted myself and my listeners to simply sit back and let our energy, our signals flow through...

WurlD’s features Amaarae and Erica Banks “Bossy Part II”
Bringing a variety of flavours to the groovy

What’s Going On: Ebola outbreak in DR Congo, AU supports power grab in Chad & more
Also includes updates on situations in Nigeria &

Songs of the Day: New Music from Olamide, Elaine, Kwesi Arthur & more
Some of the most essential releases in recent

Best New Music: Smallgod unites Headie One, O’Kenneth, Kwaku DMC & LP2Loose for “Sinner”
Kumerica meets UK

NATIVE Exclusive: Ozedikus talks upbringing, early musical days & growth as a producer
"I’ve grown musically and in how I feel the

How Blaqbonez successfully secured a return of investment on his music
A win for Blaqbonez is a win for all of

One year later DETO BLACK’s first official single, “Tesla” is here
One thing we can expect from her forthcoming debut EP, "that freaky