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SirRaheem Announces Exit From Music After Recent Performance Sparks Talk of Growth

SirRaheem has announced his professional exit from the music industry, just as conversations around his…

The 18th Headies 2026 Nominees: Full List
The 18th Headies 2026 Nominees: Full List

The Headies’ 18th edition nominees list arrives with rare balance: established kings share the stage…

Magixx Mourns Mother Esther, Six Years After She Inspired Some of His Most Vulnerable Music
Magixx Mourns Mother Esther, Six Years After She Inspired Some of His Most Vulnerable Music

For Magixx, music has always been a place where the personal could become universal. But…

What the Removal of MTV’s Best Afrobeats Category Means for African Music

MTV drops Best Afrobeats after three years MTV announced its 2026 Video Music Awards nominations…

Tems and Burna Boy Lead Nigeria’s 2026 MTV VMA Nominations

When the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards nominations dropped, the Nigerian presence came through two…

Angélique Kidjo Becomes the First African Musician Honored with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Angélique Kidjo Becomes the First African Musician Honored with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

On a sunlit Tuesday morning along Hollywood Boulevard, history was etched in terrazzo and brass.…

Shallipopi, Seyi Vibez, T.I Blaze publicly accuse label boss over unpaid royalties
Shallipopi, Seyi Vibez, T.I Blaze publicly accuse label boss over unpaid royalties

Nigerian artists T.I. Blaze, Seyi Vibez, and Shallipopi have publicly accused Damilola “Dapper” Akinwunmi, CEO…

Omah Lay Joins Afro Remix of Viral Hit “Gut Genug,” Dropping Friday
Omah Lay Joins Afro Remix of Viral Hit “Gut Genug”, Dropping Friday

Nigerian Afrobeats standout Omah Lay is set to appear on an Afro version of the…

Tyla’s APop Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard World Albums Chart
Tyla’s A-Pop Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard World Albums Chart

Tyla has cemented her status as a global force with the chart-topping debut of her sophomore album A*Pop. The project opened at No. 1 on the Billboard World Albums chart,

Stonebwoy To Headline Historic BHIM Fest at OVO Arena Wembley
Stonebwoy To Headline Historic BHIM Fest at OVO Arena Wembley

In a defining chapter for Ghanaian music on the global stage, BET Award-winning Afro-dancehall star…