Universal Music Group, Sony Music Group and Warner Music Group have all invested in Stability AI, joining a $76 million funding round that signals a significant shift in the music industry’s relationship with generative artificial intelligence. The investment is notable not simply because three of the world’s biggest music companies are putting money into an … Read more
The moment you hit play on STARLIFE, you’re immediately thrown into a swag-filled world. Your head is nodding, your body instinctively follows, and there is an aura in the groove that envelopes you completely. Coming off his Stubborn (and Very Stubborn) era, Victony seems to have finally reached a place where he’s happily embracing the … Read more
When I listen to Ladipoe’s music, I feel like there’s a level of insight he’s touched, something he’s figured out and decided to share with the whole world. Revival is that insight. Pure, unfiltered, 51 minutes of free game. The rap game has always needed someone like Poe. And just when it felt like there … Read more
Nine years into his career as an independent artist, Eri Ife has learned that longevity is less about chasing the next big thing and more about staying connected to the reason you started in the first place. An entertainment lawyer, musician, lover boy and lifelong Pokémon enthusiast, Eri has built a career around occupying spaces … Read more
Osaze & Marcus are Sutton-born brothers turning heritage into hits, and their story is one worth telling. Born in London to Nigerian and Polish parents, they grew up with Afrobeats and Nigerian classics playing in their home — what started as childhood fun quickly became something bigger. Their sound is a seamless blend of Afrobeats … Read more
I could start this review by telling you how brilliant Ayra Starr’s Starrgirl rollout has been, from the fan-made Starrgirl Snapchat filter to the purple gele, but I know you’ve already seen all that. Or maybe I could tell you how this album was needed to remind everyone why she belongs in the conversation, if … Read more
Originating with British producer Jay Weathers and German producer Syon, whose credits include work with Stormzy, Burna Boy and Ed Sheeran, what began as a loose studio idea grew to include London-based artist MURPHY, who took on the chorus and roped in Ghanaian creative Smallgod after spending the past year in Ghana building relationships with … Read more
Olaolu Slawn is turning Rolex into a canvas again, and this time he’s not doing it alone. The Nigerian-British artist just unveiled “The Slawn x Rolex Multiverse,” a new drop of 12 one-of-one watches, each made in collaboration with a different cultural figure, from Clint419 to Mario Balotelli among the names already teased. View … Read more
Three years ago, TheNextShots began with a simple belief: that creativity, and the culture that surrounds it, deserved to be documented with the same care that created it and, above all, from within an African perspective. Since then, the unfinished work, the ideas, the processes, and the quiet moments before recognition have been our compass. … Read more
Wavy The Creator reflects on nine years of building in Lagos. From being a major aesthetic reference point for Lagos’ alternative scene to making genre-bending music, launching an upcycling-focused fashion label and opening a multidisciplinary creative studio, Wavy The Creator says every part of her career has always belonged under one identity: creator. There are … Read more