Spotify’s royalty payouts to Nigerian and South African artists soared to approximately $59 million in 2024, reflecting the continent’s rising influence in …
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Nigeria’s musical heritage, deeply rooted and diverse, is propelling Afrobeat onto the global stage, boosting the country’s charge towards Grammy recognition. With …
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Africa: Nigerian acts Burna Boy, Wizkid, Ckay, P-Square and others set to headline Afro Nation festival in Puerto Rico as Stonebwoy reps Ghana
by Atqnewsby AtqnewsAfrobeat has really gained momentum on the international music scene with the huge acceptance it has received over the years and in …
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Africa: Afrobeat versus Jazz: Works of World’s Greatest Drummer Tony Allen
by Atqnewsby AtqnewsThere was a reason that Fela’s hits always had an instrumental version on the B-Side and for which he played at many …
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Africa: Tony Allen didn’t co-create Afrobeat with Fela – Lemi Ghariokwu
by Atqnewsby AtqnewsFamous art illustrator, Lemi Ghariokwu, has countered beliefs that the late drummer, Tony Allen, co-created Afrobeat with Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. Allen died on …
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Lagos is the most Authentic Party City in The World say Playboy Mag
by Atqnewsby AtqnewsBut Lagos, for all its money, glamour and status as the world capital of Afropop, seems immune to all that. Thanks to …
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‘I’ve passion to promote artists who are aligned into promoting African culture’- Floxy Bee
by Atqnewsby AtqnewsQueen of Hikosso music, YeyeAsa, Mother of the culture, Popularly known and called Floxy Bee by contemporaries and friends, in this close …