Opinion
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Sweet & Sour Stories of Nigerian Artistes Who Dumped Their Record Labels & The Future of The Nigerian Music Industry
The Nigerian music industry is a theatre of drama which interestingly, is what keeps it vibrant and interesting. One of such dramas we have seen and will continue to see is the never-ending conflicts between artistes and their record labels. For some, it is a tale of from grace to grass while for others it’s a success story. Let’s take…
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Here’s Why ‘Stand By Me’ Was The Perfect Song For The Royal Wedding 2018
The British monarchy took a step forward and added to its population on May 19, 2018, with the wedding of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and American-born Meghan Markle (now Duchess of Sussex) of Los Angeles, California. After months of cliff-hanger anticipation, the dreams of royal wedding fans came through when Prince Harry and his beautiful bride, Meghan Markle finally…
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Deadbeat Dad or Not: Wizkid and His Many Baby Mama Drama
It appears Wizkid is currently having issues with his baby mamas who have decided to call him out on social media. First was Shola Ogudu, the mother of his first son, who took to social media to give herself some accolades and threw what appears to be a shade at Wizkid. 2016 saw Nigerian super-star and “Ojuelegba’ crooner – Wizkid…
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Davido: From Afro Pop Icon To Business Mogul
David Adeleke popularly known as Davido has earned himself a spot on the list of top Nigerian and African music heavyweights with just seven years on the music scene. It’s no wonder that he’s become an Afro pop icon and a role model to aspiring Nigerian and African musicians. Expanding the tentacles of his music business and tunes to different…
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C.Ronaldo: Again, Olamide Fails to Fly Without Young John
There’s no disputing the fact that Olamide Baddo is the quintessential serial hit-maker. The YBNL Boss, who is notorious for dropping mega scorchers like it’s nothing particularly took 2018 by the balls when he commissioned the controversial Young John produced “Science Student” at the beginning of the year. Three whole months and some after, “Science Student” is still the song…
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NaijaTurnUp’s Top 10 Naija Songs of March 2018
Just like January and February, March thrilled us with an impressive number of scintillating offerings from some of our favourite artistes on the Nigerian music radar. As expected, coming up with this top 10 was no mean feat, as there was such an abundance of spectacular songs to pick from. We however did what we had to and, based on…
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Banky W Clocks 37: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About The EME Boss
Multi award winning Nigerian singer-songwriter, actor and businessman Olubankole Wellington is definitely one of the most admired figures on the Nigerian entertainment scene. In this editorial, we bring you 10 things you probably never knew about the prolific music maker who just turned 37. 1. Banky W had a thriving music career in the US before returning to Nigeria. Infinitesimally…
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Top 10 Indigenous Nigerian Rappers Blazing the Trail from the East
Without a doubt, there has never been a time when Nigerian Indigenous Rap music enjoyed more significant attention and acclaim than it is currently garnering. Across the length and breadth of Nigeria, promising new artistes are springing up from every tribe, inspired by their favourite indigenous rappers who have proven to them just how possible it is make massive waves…
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P-Square: The End of an Era
Undisputedly one of Africa’s greatest musical exports to the world, the now defunct Nigerian R&B duo of identical twin brothers Peter and Paul Okoye have rocked our worlds over the past two decades with a series of mega smash hits. P-Square began their musical journey way back in St. Murumba secondary school (a small Catholic school in Jos, Nigeria). The…
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Flavour, Kiss Daniel, VJ Adams and the Other Guys Chidinma Has Been Romantically Linked With
If there’s any female Nigerian music artiste who has been in the news these days more for speculations concerning the guys she might be romantically involved with than for her music, it’s Chidinma. The pretty, petite 26 year old singer-songwriter was the first female ever to win Project Fame West Africa in its third season after which she rose to…
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