Opinion
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How to Become a Successful Artiste in the Nigerian Music Industry
Every single day, scores of young, talented Nigerians wake up with one thing on their minds – how to break into the utterly competitive yet highly glamorous and rewarding Nigerian music industry. There’s no gainsaying the fact that many of our favourite acts on the Nigerian music scene currently such as Wizkid and Olamide have experienced massive turnarounds in…
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NaijaTurnUp’s Top 10 Naija Songs of February 2018
The month of February, as expected, gave us some insanely amazing hits from some of our favourite artistes who are definitely still neck deep in the business of cooking up musical masterpieces for our pleasure. We all were so thrilled by such an abundance of really impressive firecrackers all through the month that coming up with this top 10 was…
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Nigeria’s Top 10 Music Producers
The Nigerian music industry is undoubtedly one of the most respected on the African continent and beyond, and this is largely as a result of the frequency and consistency with which mega smash hits and chart-toppers get churned out. However, as much as we celebrate our favourite artistes for bringing their A game everytime and commissioning these masterpieces like it’s…
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5 Reasons a Don Jazzy/D’Banj Reunion Will Do the Nigerian Music Industry a World of Good
Davido’s end of 2017 30 Billion World Tour Lagos Finale was significant for a number of reasons. Apart from allegedly raking in half a billion naira, the show featured a number of stellar appearances and performances. Most notable among these appearances was the reunion of the members of the now defunct Mo’Hits Crew for a power-packed performance half a decade…
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The Journey Of M.I Abaga’s Rendezvous So Far…
Just over two weeks ago, the world was treated to a long awaited surprise! ‘Rendezvous‘. Unlike many failed surprises, this one was received beautifully. With exactly 22 features not counting the producers, M.I Abaga A.K.A. Mr. Incredible, delivered a body of work upholding the love for hip hop whilst incorporating the oh so loved Afrobeats, some traditional Yoruba feels, the…
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Clarence Peters: The Unsung Hero of the Nigerian Music Industry
What do 2Baba’s ‘Only Me’and ‘Ihe Neme’, Wizkid’s ‘Pakurumo’ and ‘Ojuelegba’, Davido’s ‘Back When’, ‘Dami Duro’ and ‘Aye’, Timaya’s ‘Bum Bum’ and ‘Sexy Ladies’, P-Square’s ‘Alingo’ and ‘Away’, Iyanya’s ‘Ur Waist’, Banky W’s ‘Yes/No’, Flavour’s ‘Ada Ada’, Olamide’s ‘Durosoke’, Phyno’s ‘Man of the Year’, Kcee’s ‘Pull Over’, Camp Mulla’s ‘Party Don’t Stop’, Diamond Platnumz’ ‘Number One (Remix)’, Yemi Alade’s ‘Johnny’ and…
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10 Times 2Baba Proved Himself Worthy of Legendary Status
As far as contemporary African music is concerned, Plateau State born Nigerian singer, songwriter, record producer and entrepreneur, Innocent Ujah Idibia, is nothing short of a living legend. In over two decades of his enviable music career which kicked off way back in 1994, 2Baba, who hails from Benue State, has consistently paved the way for other promising Nigerian artistes…
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5 Reasons Kiss Daniel Will Rule the Nigerian Music Industry as His Own Act
Towards the end of 2017, the Nigerian music scene was rocked by the news of the rather messy split of one of the most scintillating young artistes in the game, Kiss Daniel, from G-Worldwide Entertainment – the record label the superstar had been signed to since his music career kicked off in 2013. Since the separation, the multi-award-winning recording artiste,…
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Kenya Taking Over! Sauti Sol’s Road To “Afrikan Sauce”
At the end of 2017, award winning Kenyan band and #1 band in East Africa; Sauti Sol begun a journey to global takeover! Afrikan Sauce is an LP due at the end of the year as a body of work but the band doesn’t plan to let fans wait that long to get a taste, and so in a stylish…
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Olamide: One of Nigeria’s Most Consistent Performers
Regardless of how you choose to define consistency, especially as it concerns the Nigerian music industry, if there was ever a consistent performer on the Nigerian music scene, then – hands down – that performer would be none other than the uncrowned king of the streets, Olamide Adedeji. Born on the 15th of March, 1989, the 28 year old multi-award-winning…
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