Written by Korie Samuel The first moment is simple: a hug. No music yet, no cameras in their faces, just two collaborators reconnecting. It’s a small scene, but it explains a lot. Before M$NEY becomes an album, before any song is finished, there is already something in place between Asake and Magicsticks that can’t be … Read more
Lagos got exactly what it was promised on Friday night. Street artiste and ZaZoo crooner Habeeb ‘Portable’ Badmus suffered his first defeat in celebrity boxing as social media comedian and streamer Carter Efe outclassed him across three rounds to win by unanimous decision at the Chaos in the Ring 4 event held at the Balmoral … Read more
In a landmark moment for music education in Africa, eighteen emerging Nigerian musicians have been awarded merit scholarships worth over $2.1 million to study at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts — and the woman who made it happen is one of Berklee’s own alumni. The Tiwa Savage Music Foundation, in partnership … Read more
In a direct response to the growing flood of AI-generated music on streaming platforms, Spotify has officially launched a new verification system designed to help listeners distinguish authentic human artists from AI personas and content farms. The new program, called “Verified by Spotify,” marks qualifying artist profiles with a light green checkmark icon and “Verified … Read more
For as long as the music industry has existed, information has been a weapon, and labels have always held it. Artists sign deals, records get released, streams rack up, and then somewhere down a long, opaque pipeline, a number arrives in a statement. Quarterly. Sometimes annually. Often unexplained. You made this much. Trust us. Mr … Read more
Tomorrow, you can buy it. Starting May 1st, the LEGO sets at the centre of the most-watched football campaign in recent memory go on sale globally — and if you haven’t seen the ad yet, you’ve been offline. View this post on Instagram A post shared by LEGO (@lego) The table is dimly … Read more
Media has always been central to how we document, reference, and pass things down from one generation to the next. Long before technology made storage effortless, people found ways to preserve what mattered: vinyl records, cassette tapes, photo albums, film reels. These weren’t just formats; they were vessels that carried culture forward. Now, everything lives … Read more
Another week of the Game Changers series, another set of African players making their presence felt across Europe’s top leagues. From the Bundesliga to the WSL, here is your roundup. Ramy Bensebaini (Algeria) – Borussia Dortmund 4-0 SC Freiburg Bensebaini was everywhere in Dortmund’s commanding win, delivering the kind of complete full-back performance that reminds … Read more
Adidas shares climbed on Monday following Kenyan runner Sabastian Sawe’s record-breaking victory at the 2026 London Marathon, in which he became the first person in history to complete an official marathon in under two hours. Sawe crossed the finish line on Sunday in one hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds, wearing the brand new Adidas … Read more
Three years after The More The Better, Tekno is back with his third studio album. Where Did Love Go? is set for release in June 2026, distributed by emPawa Africa, and arrives as one of Afropop’s most enduring voices returns to the centre of the conversation. The announcement comes alongside two new singles, Bamboo and … Read more