Praiz defies gravity on his new single, "folashade"

Praiz is ready to give us more sensual flavour in 2016 and he’s kicking it off with his brand new, gravity defying new single titled “FolaShade”.

olamide will not pay for international collaborations

YBNL label owner, Olamide, needs no introduction in African circles. He is a musical pioneer and has shaped dozens of careers thanks to his influence in Nigerian and African music. At a time when West Africa seems to be linking up with the Western World more frequently, Olamide has drawn a line over how far he’s willing to go to see American artists team up with African artists.

mayorkun drops second official single – yàwá

Signed under Davido Music Worldwide. Mayorkun made his debut on the music scene in Nigeria with is hit track ELEKO which turned out to be an instant hit.

tolu drops new video featuring cdq

AlyHills Records artist’ Tolu teams up with indigenous rapper Cdq to dish out this sizzling visuals to the street anthem titled “I AM A Champion” while the visual was shot by Paul Gambit.

Enjoy the video below!

2baba and sauti sol’s new video will inspire you to achieve your dreams

2Baba has been very busy lately. Not only has he been releasing his own singles and appearing at every PR opportunity he’s had. Now he’s teamed up with Kenyan pop band, Sauti Sol for a new single and a video called “Oya come make we go”.

vma's 2016: full winners

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It was as infamous a VMAs as ever and in case you missed it, here’s a quick round-up and full winners list.

Here’s when you can expect davido’s next album

Davido and Tinashe, from the USA, recently collaborated on a song that we are expecting to hear in the next month. On the surface, you might not think that these two have much in common but they’ve enjoyed frustratingly similar fortunes in 2016.

Adekunle gold’s emotional letter to his fans

Everybody loves it when a talented artist fulfills their potential and makes it to the big leagues. This is why Adekunle Gold’s rise to prominence in Nigerian music has been beautiful to watch.

stonebwoy sets his sights on collaborations with tamale artists

Ghanaian dancehall star, Stonebwoy has finally returned from his exciting tour in Australia where he got to show some love to some of his biggest fans down under. While there, he also managed to shoot the music video for “Go Higher” and we can’t wait to see how it turned out.

Wizkid set to sign historic new deal that will “change african music”

Move over Pitbull, there’s a new Mr Worldwide and his name is Wizkid. Starboy has been dominating the charts, he’s been scooping up collaborations left right and center, and now it looks as if the hard work is finally going to pay off.

yemi alade confirms a multi-continent world tour

Yemi Alade has proven herself to be one of Africa’s most talented singers over the last few years, but 2016 will definitely be seen as the year that her star blew up. Not only did she release an excellent second album, but she managed to make strides in the fashion industry and has now been named as an ambassador for the upcoming Africa Fashion Week London.

Cassper nyovest drops monate so video featuring doc shebeleza

Expect jacuzzi, ever-flowing champagne and just a bunch of beautiful people to round up the new visual. So not only is this video a celebration of the warmer seasons but a celebration of his success to date too.

People are hating on cdq’s new album cover

Nigerian rapper, CDQ, released the cover art for his new record, “Quality” but judging from the reaction in Nigerian circles, it barely lives up to its name. A lot of of people have slammed the rapper’s creative team for letting him release sub-par artwork for a professional release.

Blaksuga wants you to testify on his brand new single

South African rapper, Blaksuga is back with his newest hit which will be dropping today both online and around the country and it is titled, “Testify”. The rapper has been steadily growing his stock over the past few months and has received airplay on some of Mzansi’s biggest radio stations, including Ukhozi FM and more recently, YFM.

Wizkid puts a pidgin spin on kent Jones’ “dont mind”

Wizkid has been accused of neglecting his Nigerian audience with some of his latest music. A few popular music writers have alleged that he’s only catering to his Western market with some of his latest releases. Pulse Nigeria’s Joey Akan wrote this about him: