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Afropop’s Child Stars and the Young Legends That Came Before Them

Afropop’s Child Stars and the Young Legends That Came Before Them

a new class of artists dominating music conversations and their predecessors

The Shuffle: Celebrating Wizkid’s ‘Ayo’ through 5 Essential Songs

The Shuffle: Celebrating Wizkid’s ‘Ayo’ through 5 Essential Songs

Here's to nine years since Big Wiz's sophomore

Three Takeaways from TurnTable’s Mid-Year Charts

Three Takeaways from TurnTable’s Mid-Year Charts

Nigerian music keeps gaining

Omah Lay, Wizkid & Nigerian pop’s healthy relationship with the deluxe album

Omah Lay, Wizkid & Nigerian pop’s healthy relationship with the deluxe album

The sample size isn't a lot but the results are overtly

NATIVE Selects: New Music from Wizkid, Nasty C, Tekno & More

NATIVE Selects: New Music from Wizkid, Nasty C, Tekno & More

new releases for the

Asake, Wizkid & the influencing power of listeners on artists’ creativity

Asake, Wizkid & the influencing power of listeners on artists’ creativity

Audience expectations are almost as popular as the

Track-By-Track: Wande Coal Breaks Down His New Album, ‘Legend Or No Legend’

Track-By-Track: Wande Coal Breaks Down His New Album, ‘Legend Or No Legend’

an entry into Wande Coal's

A 1-Listen Review Of Wande Coal’s ‘Legend or No Legend’

A 1-Listen Review Of Wande Coal’s ‘Legend or No Legend’

A polarising demonstration of the singer's famous

NATIVE Selects: A List of The Best Songs This Week

NATIVE Selects: A List of The Best Songs This Week

Featuring Rexxie, Kamo Mphela, Khaligraph Jones and

Everything We Know About Wizkid’s ‘More Love, Less Ego’ Africa Tour

Everything We Know About Wizkid’s ‘More Love, Less Ego’ Africa Tour

Double bookings and

TurnTable Top 100: Wizkid And Ayra Starr Debut At No.5 With “2 Sugar”

TurnTable Top 100: Wizkid And Ayra Starr Debut At No.5 With “2 Sugar”

Young Jonn's "Xtra Cool" holds at No.1

TurnTable Top 100: Young Jonn scores his first No. 1 with “Xtra Cool”

TurnTable Top 100: Young Jonn scores his first No. 1 with “Xtra Cool”

Tiwa Savage & Asake's "Loaded" also debuts at No.

Our First Impressions of Wizkid’s ‘More Love, Less Ego’

Our First Impressions of Wizkid’s ‘More Love, Less Ego’

new music from the Afropop sensation

Turntable Top 100: Wizkid’s “Money & Love” Debuts On The Top Five

Turntable Top 100: Wizkid’s “Money & Love” Debuts On The Top Five

Wizkid's "Money and Love" debuts at

Exploring The Prospects of Wizkid’s Forthcoming Album ‘More Love, Less Ego’

Exploring The Prospects of Wizkid’s Forthcoming Album ‘More Love, Less Ego’

the 'Made in Lagos' follow-up has been defined by a familiar mystery

Listen to “Money & Love,” the new single off Wizkid’s album ‘More Love, Less Ego’

Listen to “Money & Love,” the new single off Wizkid’s album ‘More Love, Less Ego’

the time is

Songs Of The Day: New Music From Moliy, Wizkid, Spinall & More

Songs Of The Day: New Music From Moliy, Wizkid, Spinall & More

update your playlist

Burna Boy, Naira Marley & The Case For National Identity

Burna Boy, Naira Marley & The Case For National Identity

“I do not identify with any country. I identify with the world in the

Asake, DJ Maphorisa & Nigeria’s quest to adopt Amapiano

Asake, DJ Maphorisa & Nigeria’s quest to adopt Amapiano

More culture vulture

Songs Of The Day: New Music From Wizkid, Sampa The Great, Maandy & More

Songs Of The Day: New Music From Wizkid, Sampa The Great, Maandy & More

New jams to get you through the

A-1 Listen Review Of BNXN’s New EP ‘Bad Since ’97’

A-1 Listen Review Of BNXN’s New EP ‘Bad Since ’97’

his sophomore