VIDEO PREMIERE: YEMI ALADE - NAKUPENDA FEATURING NYASHINSKI

Ahead of the arrival of Yemi Alade's third studio album "Black Magic", the vocal powerhouse enchants with the visual for her soaring romantic ballad "Nakupenda" which features 2017 MTV EMA nominee Nyashinski.

Housed on her extended play "Mama Afrique"; aided by Kenyan music superstar, the Swahili revamped version of the original sees Yemi Alade belts a classic African love anthem that will stand the test of time.

Watch the music video directed by Ovie Etseyatse.
 

 

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GO BEHIND THE SCENES OF YEMI ALADE'S HIT MUSIC VIDEOS "KNACK AM" & "CHARLIEE"

Yemi Alade's music video for her "Black Magic" lead single "Knack Am" has cross the 1

million views mark, and she is celebrating by releasing behind-the-scenes footage from orchestration of the Clarence Peters directed visual alongside footage from the video shoot of Mama Afrique's  visual spectacle "Charliee".

Miss Alade's praised for her rich and life-giving music videos; so waste no time to watch the massive effort put into the creation of the visual arts.

WATCH "KNACK AM (B-T-S)" VIDEO - Yemi Alade - Knack Am (Behind The Scenes) Video
 

WATCH "CHARLIEE (B-T-S)" VIDEO - Yemi Alade - Charliee (Behind The Scenes) Video
 

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MOBO AWARD NOMINATED GOSPEL SENSATION OLAEDO IBE UNVEILS 'FILL US' MUSIC VIDEO

Following on from the success of her double A-side single release of ‘Fill Us’ and ‘Nobody Knows’ a few weeks ago, which are both taken from her forthcoming sophomore EP Grow To Glow, British Nigerian singer, songwriter and composer, and MOBO Award nominee Olaedo Ibe is proud to unveil the brand new music video for one of the A-side singles, ‘Fill Us’.

 

Filmed and directed by Aukes Media, the music video for ‘Fill Us’ is a fun and vibrant visual affair, which brings the record and its inspirational message to young people, further to life. The single itself was written by Olaedo, and produced by renowned musician Ian Copeland Green, who has previously

worked with Michael Jackson, Madonna and Fiona Yorke, among others.

 

Speaking about the inspiration for ‘Fill Us’, Olaedo Ibe says, “this song means a lot to me, I think it’s a fun song  and I feel blessed that I can explore different genres of music as an artist. Lyrically, it’s asking God to fill myself and others with his power, strength and all the fruits of the spirit, and sonically, it is fun and vibrant. It is unique, catchy and inspirational”.

 

 

Watch Olaedo Ibe’s ‘Fill Us’ music video on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLFcCMgkl1U

 

Purchase Olaedo Ibe’s ‘Fill Us’ on iTunes:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/fill-us/id1269866393

 

Purchase Olaedo Ibe’s ‘Nobody Knows’ on iTunes:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/nobody-knows/id1269865989

 

CONNECT WITH OLAEDO IBE

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/olaedoibe

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/olaedomusic

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/olaedomusic

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BANKY W - MY REGRET, COULD HAVE BEEN, TILL MY DYING DAY | #THROWBACKTHURSDAY

Hey folks! It's Throwback Thursday and ou already know what that means. But before I go on, tell your friends to tell your friends and more friends about the throwback thursday series we started a couple of weeks ago. If you want to check out the older posts, just click the "throwback thursday" label under this post.

Today, I'll be sharing a few songs by one of the prominent Nigerian musicians, Banky W. I first heard about him in 2007 through a friend of mine, who was crazy about one of his songs "Could have been." Although she couldn't hit a single note, she would sing that song like her life depended on it, so I decided to look it up and that was how I found other songs by Banky W and I've since been a fan. Check out these throw back songs by Mr. W, Mr. The Head Is Bigger Than The Head Your Girl Gave Me, Mr Capable!

Banky W - My Regret

Banky W - Could Have Been

Banky W - Till My Dying Day

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THROWBACK THURSDAYS | STYL PLUS - OLUFUNMI, RUNAWAY, CALL MY NAME

This boy group rocked the Nigerian entertainment industry about 11 years ago. My favorite amongst the three was Tunde, just because. I had such a huge crush on him and I was so sure we would be married when I was old enough and ready! Maybe I should look him uo and see if he;s still single. Haha! The group features Shifi, who I think is the lead, Zeal, who looks like the ladies man, and Tunde, who happened to actually be the ladies man according to an interview. Each of them had something different which made them stand out from the other and that was what made them the best boy group at the time, in my opinion. If you couldn't sing and rap along to any of their songs back then, you weren't about that life! So, check out some of my favorite songs by Styl Plus. I bet these songs will bring back lots of good memories! ;)

Styl Plus - Olufunmi

Style Plus - Runaway

Styl Plus - Call My Name

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SEYI SHAY PLAYS IT UP WITH HIT NEW SINGLE JANGILOVA

The undisputably talented R 'n' B diva 'Seyi Shay' drops another single called “Jangilova” produced by Del B. 

The song "Jangilova" is a high-life track, a story of love and happier times; excellent for weddings and other milestone celebrations.

This song is for everybody and captures Seyi Shay’s traditional flare. 

On why she put out this joyful track Seyi Shay says, "In the light of all that is going on with the xenophobic events in SA and the 

 Boko Haram here in Nigeria, i wanted to give our people some light hearted music to help ease the pain and remind us of happiness so we do not forget".

Seyi Shay gives the UNILAG Creative Arts Department and its students the opportunity to work with her on creating a fantastic video for "Jangilova" starring Seyi Shay and OC Ukeje, scheduled to be out soon. Watch out for the video!

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MUSIC: SOJAY - WICKED

LRR/EDGE presents SOJAY in (WICKED), his first official single under the management. Born Chinedum Samuel Okorie, A graduate of Computer Science from the University of Port Harcourt. This song will blow your mind,

Listen here and keep supporting.

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9ICE, OLAMIDE OTHERS RETURNS TO ID CABASA | @idcabasa_coded

Come May 10^TH 2015, all roads in the Nation’s commercial capital will lead to only one destination –Eko Hotels and Suites for the reunion concert of one of the greatest musical dynasty in modern music history-Coded tunes.

The legendry musical family that birthed and nurtured the careers of great talent like Lord of Ajasa, Jah Bless, 2phat,spaco, 9ice, Olamide, Reminise and led by prolific music producer Id Cabasa has been torn apart for years, as strictly    influence by the desire of all involved to grow individually and expand the group. Today boys have become men and have decided to return for the love of their fans that they have starved of the brand of music they churn out collectively.

The concert which has as its theme “coded tunes reunion concert… our story” will feature others talents like, Mavin Crew, 2face, Banky.W, Ruggedman, Pasuma amongst others.

Speaking on the concert, Id Cabasa explained the reason behind the reunion.

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THE BEST OF PAUL PLAY DAIRO | #THROWBACKTHURSDAY

Last week, I started this Throwback Thursday segment, and I shared with you my favorite tracks from the Plantashun Boiz, this week, I will be sharing five songs from one of my all time favorite Nigerian musicians, Paul Play Dairo. I believe he is one of the most underrated artists we have and I've been a big fan since I can remember. I even performed one of his songs "Forever", in my music class about 4 year ago. I'm sure most of you are familiar with the songs I'll be sharing below. Share this post, leave a comment, download and enjoy!

Paul Play - Forever 

Paul Play - Angel Of My Life

Paul Play - You And Me

Paul Play - Delicious 

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AS NIGERIAN MUSIC GOES GLOBAL, STAR MUSIC RETAINS SPOT AS NO 1 MUSIC APP

This is something we can all agree on. Nigerian artists now tour the world and African radio airwaves are saturated with Nigerian music. There are hundreds of websites and blogs dedicated to news, discussions and downloads of Nigerian music. There are even satellite TV channels, which broadcast exclusively Nigerian music content. The Nigerian music industry is a very big deal now.

In the midst of all this expansion, one hole, which seems to have remained stubbornly unfilled is that of a rich, user-friendly mobile application for the Nigerian music industry – a music app, as against a mere content streaming or music magazine platform. The solution may just have come from the most unlikely of sources.

It is not often that you find a brand that reads the yearnings of its consumers even when they are silent, and gives them exactly what they need.

This is what Star has done with its new mobile application. The Star Music App is exactly what young music lovers in Nigeria have been yearning for. Not only do they get to identify with a much loved brand, but they also get to enjoy great music and a premium user experience.

Star Music App is a music platform, which incorporates content streaming, bulk downloads, charts, curated content and playlists, entertainment news and editorial pieces into one aesthetically pleasing and simple user interface.

Underneath the simple-looking UI, the app packs a lot of punch with fully developed sections dedicated to upcoming artists, feature articles from music journalists and industry insiders, exclusive releases, news scoops, videos and user-generated favorites.The Star Music App also provides a great selection of the latest songs and videos for the music lover, as though it were a collaborative Mixtape from Nigeria’s hottest DJs in addition to a great news, gists and gossip feature for those that want to keep up-to-date with the activities of their favorite celebs. 

The main thing that sets STAR Music App apart from a typical music streaming app is that it does not focus only on discovering and listening to music, neither does it place an emphasis on getting users to explore back-content from its (huge) content library. In fact, by ordering content chronologically with the newest content first, it is structured in a way that makes users more likely to explore the newer content, much like a typical Nigerian music blog.

In this sense, it is trying to do something unprecedented in Nigeria by combining the functions of a curated content streaming service with that of a music magazine and occupying those market spaces as one single platform. Indeed, a look at the ‘Features’ tab on the platform reveals  that a lot of work has gone into this – hasty marketing gimmick this most certainly is not.

Another major unique characteristic of this platform is that all content is carefully curated. A lot of emphasis is placed on providing only premium content to users. Music and video content, playlists, emerging artists and charts are crafted and managed so that only the best of content is delivered. On a daily basis, music tracks and videos are also selected to be featured. What this also does is that it saves users the hassle of trawling through the platforms searching for great content as all the hard work has been done for them.

Star Music App users are given daily notifications regarding what music, video or news content is hot currently and will be of interest to them. Users of the mobile app are able to access content directly from their home screens using widgets, and they are also able to make use of the nifty bulk-download feature to download multiple tracks at simultaneously. Users who do not want to download content are able to stream it, and the app is upfront about data usage, which is likely to be a hit with mobile data consumers. And unlike Jay Z’s Tidal, which has been in the news lately, Star Music App is also completely free to use.

So basically, here we have a Nigerian music platform available on desktop, mobile Internet and Android, which gives users the freedom to stream or download, and which incorporates entertainment news, features, exclusives and scoops. All its content is carefully planned and ordered for the user’s convenience and it provides a platform for emerging talent to be heard and discovered. Throw in the bonus of being accessible to all mobile devices through the mobile web site and do we finally have Nigeria’s first blockbuster music industry platform?

Only time can answer that question.

The app is currently available for free download on Android devices. You can also check out Star Music mobile site here. 

Now, what’s not to love about this?

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VIDEO: BLACK MAGIC FT. VECTOR, PHYNO & REMINISCE - AFRICA REMIX

Here's a hot new video to a remix from one of the hottest tracks on BlackMagic's Version 2.0 album, Africa. This song features some of the hottest rappers in the Nigerian music industry right now, the award winning Vector, Phyno, and Reminisce. This song was produced by Kid Konnect. Check out the video below.

Africa Remix

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THE BEST OF PLANTASHUN BOIZ | #THROWBACKTHURSDAY

I was just going through my playlists and I came across several albums from back in the day. So, from now on, I will be sharing some of my favorite throw back songs with you guys. I will most likely just share five songs every Thursday, so stay tuned!

Today, I'll be sharing songs from our favorite boy group, yes, OUR. we all over the Plantashun Boiz back in the day. 

Plantashun Boiz - You and I 

Plantashun Boiz - Don't You Know

Plantashun Boiz - If Life

Plantashun Boiz - Ememma

Plantashun Boiz - Cousin's Cousin

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VIDEO: WHY AREN'T FEMALE ARTISTS IN NIGERIA THAT SUCCESSFUL? | #FACTSONLY WITH OSAGIE ALONGE

I came across this very interesting video a couple of days ago. It's a jungle out there in the Nigerian entertainment scene - it takes more than talent to be successful. Nigerian female artistes don't seem to be having it that easy. The likes of Tiwa Savage, Yemi Alade and a few others have made it look easy, but what about the other struggling female musicians? 

Is Osagie Alonge right about this? Watch the video below and let us know what you think. 

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DJ Woske Ft. Cyclone - Gborie

DJ Woske is proud to present the hot new single “GBORIE”, featuring up and coming rapper, CYCLONE. Her thuggish Lagosian bars laced on the Woske produced Dancehall Riddim beat are representative of an emcee’s fighting spirit. The message: “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen”. Cyclone is a Lagos based rapper and she reps hard from the streets of life. Look out for her EP slated for release later this year. “GBORIE” is also featured on AFROBEATUSA “Movement Vol. 1″ Mix. Enjoy!

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Laylow - Military Man ft YQ [BTS] [@laylowonline @iamyq]

Here is a behind the scene look at the making of the video for the single 'Military Man' by producer 'LayLow' feat YQ. The video was directed by prolific video director "MattMax"'

Military Man BTS

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Faruk Ft. SeleBobo - Owu Anah Remix

Izuchukwu Anataogu aka Faruk, is a dope artiste from south eastern Nigeria, who's known for lacing up the hook and verse of peoples songs. He was featured in with his energetic style of singing, where he had a way of fusing ragga & igbo flavour to his singing, and his massive energy. He was lately featured in a single by veecko kyngz, ft faruk and selebobo. Faruk is sure to take over any stage with his performance. His delivery in this songs is mad, it's something you will want to experience. He was also a student of Pub Admin, in IMT enugu, and has worked with acts like Flavour Nabania, Veecko Kyngz, Spata E, Sele Bobo, kolo.com, Mr books, Macroy etc. Check out FARUK ft SELEBOBO (owu anah RMX) below. 

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AUDIO: Butafly - Flawless Freestyle (Beyonce Cover)

Hip-hop meets Trap-pop as Butafly spits ill on the cover of Beyoncé's hit - Flawless which originally featured Nigerian female activist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

Butafly who has been on the low since her last release - Queen Elizabeth (a King James cover) has been dishing out freestyle covers while working endlessly in the studio on a forthcoming project which promises to be a major move in her career.

Currently working on re-branding herself, here's a little freestyle from the female rapper to her ever loyal fans and listeners for the road while we await her mystery new project!

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Zucee - African Lady (Prod by Da Beat) | @iamzucee

The appreciation of beauty and the expression of love towards the African woman is such that can not be over emphasized, just as 2face described his as African Queen Zucee is here to express is love in his latest single titled "African Lady".

Zucee who releaseed monkey no fine in 2015 is here again with this love tune dedicated to all African Ladies .

Zucee is definitely one of the artiste to look out for in 2015 with this carefully composed highlife tune. 

Its a most download song for you to listen, enjoy,share and make a comment.
@iamzucee

Listen & Download African Lady Below

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VIDEO: J Martins Ft. Koffi Olomide - Dance 4 Me Remix

International superstar singer J Martins storms right back with the visuals for the remix of his acclaimed hit single ‘Dance 4 Me’. Teaming up with legendary DR Congo singer Koffi Olomidé, J Martins gives us a fresh twist to his already popular hit as the two superstars deliver yet another stellar performance. Directed by Unlimited LA, the Dance for Me video delivers a fun, sizzling experience which perfectly matches the music.

Going by what J Martins is known for when it comes to delivering timeless classics, “Dance for Me Remix” looks set to be another massive song for music lovers all over the African continent.

Dance 4 Me

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VIDEO: BRYMO - JE LE O SINMI

Here's a video from the newest father in town, he is also my favorite Nigerian musician, Brymo. This is a track from his last album "Tabula Rasa"

Brymo - Je Le O Sinmi

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