Opinion
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Top 5 Artists Who Made A Comeback In 2018
For the Nigerian music industry, 2018 has been a very interesting year. There’s been the usual squabbles expected from music artistes. There’s been plenty beefs, songs that captured fan attention, new dance steps, styles, but then, this year has also had assurances and stews. Beyond all that, 2018 has seen quite a number of artistes rise above the unknown circle…
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Top 10 Breakout Stars of 2018
For the Nigerian music industry, 2018 has been an eventful year. We’ve had successes both on the home front and at the international level, collaborations with top artistes, tragedies, trends, comebacks, assurances, stew and of course, breakout artistes. At NaijaTurnUp, we have made a list of our top 10 Breakout Artistes of 2018. Are you ready? Okay then, let’s do this.…
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Reviewing D’banj’s 2 new singles & his return to form
2018 has been a year of comebacks. Take a look at Duncan Mighty who fizzled out of the industry a long time ago now making a comeback. He’s since gone on to drop a number of songs and featured on some of the trending songs of 2018. Another artiste that’s had a great 2018 music-wise is D’Banj. While 2018 may have brought mixed feelings…
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Top 10 Trends from the Music Industry that Defined the Nigerian Social Space in 2018
Nigerian music has long caught the world’s attention, and Nigerian musicians themselves are strutting their stuff across the globe and bringing some positive publicity to the country long tainted by corruption, insurgency, terrorism. 2018 is about a month away from its funeral. For the Nigerian music scene, it is one year with very little regrets, as several songs and artistes…
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Wizkid & Tiwa Savage’s “Stew” and Davido and Chioma’s “Assurance”: A Tale of two Hypes
They are two of Nigeria’s hottest artistes at the moment. One has been recognized at the hottest pop star in Africa by Vogue Magazine, and although the other has yet to earn that tag, he is unarguably a pop star in his own right. I write, of course, about Wizkid and Davido. In a list of 10, they would most…
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Olamide’s Music Adventure
Ten years ago he was a musical unknown, but YBNL Nation founder Olamide Adedeji, better known by his first name Olamide (and aliases such as Olamide Baddo and Baddo Sneh), already knew his star is in the universe of music. Thus began his exploration of this universe. Olamide, who raps mostly in Yoruba, released his debut studio album “Rhapsody” in…
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Davido’s Political Sojourn
“To all patriotic Osun citizens. On the road to #Osun2018, I salute you all for all the mileage you have covered thus so far during the election. I salute your courage, resilience and support Adeleke the “dancing senator soon to be cheerful and Dancing governor. “[It] should be noted that Osun state is not an annex of Lagos, but state…
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Wizkid & Naomi Campbell? True Romance or Publicity Stunt?
Starboy Wizkid caught the attention of the world recently when the stepped out for the GQ Men of the Year Awards with British supermodel Naomi Campbell. The unexpected appearance together, and the couple even holding hands, set tongues wagging. Are they dating? Are they in a relationship? Or was it just a promotional stunt by both parties? The questions have…
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Top 10 Record Labels In Nigeria
Music is one of the world’s universal languages filled with melodious sounds that entertain and helps calms the mood of the listener. In the past, musicians in Nigeria were regarded as scums, a disgrace to the word “Profession” and were seen as hopeless individuals who had no plans for the future. Alas! The perception has changed! Today, with the vast…
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Top 10 Songs That Would Make Your Shaku Shaku Worth It
Over the years, many dance steps have evolved; all introduced by various artists. Some of these dance steps include Jogodo, Galala, Yahoozee, Kukere, Shoki, among many others. In 2017, a new dance move rode over the Nigerian music scene like a storm courtesy of popular Nigeria rap superstar Olamide popularly known as Badoo Sneh. Shaku Shaku was the dance…
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