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TurnTable Top 50: Omah Lay’s “Godly” spends ninth week at the top of the charts
Ayra Starr becomes the second female artist to score a solo entry in the top
A 1-Listen Review of Yung L’s ‘Yaadman Kingsize’
The singer's sophomore is a tightly crafted and constantly entertaining display of his considerably improved abilities; it's his best...
Rap Song of the Week: Anti World Gangstars refresh street-rap tropes on “Men Soji”
An ultra-groovy jam featuring Alpha Ojini alongside AWG squad members; Reeplay, Odomodublvck and Fatboy E (fka Ekizzy...
Dice Ailes opens 2021 with new single, “Money Dance”
His first release under his new label, Black Butter
Davido and Mayorkun are samurai warriors in their new video for “The Best”
Translating the song into the samurai trope of a student learning from his
The Shuffle: Dice Ailes impacted Nigerian pop culture with smash hit, “Otedola”
Ahead of his imminent return, we revisit the singer's momentous single; a creative high point in his
3 Years ‘Outside’: Appreciating Burna Boy’s peerless creative run since his rebirth
The trio of albums, also including ‘African Giant’ and ‘Twice As Tall’, deserve to be immortalised as one of the greatest,...
Best New Music: Jonzing World’s “One Shirt” is the motivational anthem the new year needs
Singing of the hustle that comes before overnight
Songs of the Day: New Music from Femi Kuti, Yung L, A-Reece & more
New Year, same agenda of bringing you the best music from African artists in and out of the
Mavin introduces Ayra Starr with new self-titled debut EP
The prominent Nigerian label clearly has a budding star on their hands, one who's already delivering evocative coming-of-age...
NATIVE Exclusive: Lo Village is Lost in America
The trio, consisting Ghanaian-Americans, Kane and Ama, and Trinidadian rapper Tyler, discusses reconnecting with their roots and making...
Watch the mysticism-driven video for Ruger, D’Prince & Rema’s joint single, “One Shirt”
Jonzing world's new signee is definitely one to watch out
Joeboy announces debut album ‘Somewhere Between Beauty and Magic’
Joeboy's debut album is out February
Yung L shares details for sophomore LP, ‘Yaadman Kingsize’
Featuring guest appearances from Wizkid, Shank, Seun Kuti &
Essentials: Tomi Agape’s ‘Never Gunna Be The Same’ will get you to feel & move
The London-based, Nigerian singer's long-awaited debut project is soothing, putting words to emotions many of us are feeling...
Turntable Top 50: Omah Lay’s “Godly” extends chart-topping run
This week's instalment also includes entries from Wizkid and Burna Boy, Davido and Mayorkun, and
Best of 2020: A ranked list of the best 20 albums this year
From Icytooicy's 'Sorry I Don't Like Phone Calls' to the seminal 'Made in
WizMag ROOTS: Wizkid’s close collaborators discuss contributions to ‘Made In Lagos’
A slew of interviews which contextualise the highly reverential album, and shows how well one of Africa's biggest superstars utilises...
DJ Spinall releases new, star-studded album, ‘Grace’
Featuring Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, Omah Lay, Fireboy DML, WurLD, King Promise, Niniola, Kranium, Shaybo, BOJ, and
Tekno (finally) releases long-awaited debut album, ‘Old Romance’
The singer's first LP is described as an ode to traditional, simple
Songs of the day: New music from Davido, Odunsi, Mr Eazi and J Balvin, Flavour and more
Check up on all the latest music releases from across the