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- 20 Feb 2019
MTN Group Appoints Oyebowale Akideinde Head OTT Music Services
MTN Group has appointed Oyebowale Akideinde as Head of Over the Top (OTT) Music Services. Akideinde is expected to pilot its newly acquired music streaming entity Simfy Africa. His…
- 19 Feb 2026
Court Freezes MCSN Copyright Levies amid Record Label Legal Battle
Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa of the Federal High Court, Lagos, has issued an interim Mareva injunction freezing copyright levy funds due to the Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria (MCSN). The order…
- 12 Jul 2021
All You Need to Know About 'YouTube Shorts,' A New Short-Form Video Experience
YouTube has announced the arrival of the beta version of YouTube Shorts in Nigeria, the company’s new short-form video experience to create short, catchy videos from mobile phones. First announced in…
- 23 Oct 2019
Larry Gaaga, Vector Tha Viper Feature on “MTV Shuga Naija Season 4” Title Track
MTV Shuga has revealed a brand new theme song for the popular drama, featuring top Nigerian artists Larry Gaaga and Vector Tha Viper. Both artists bring their A-game as they collaborate on the show’s…
- 27 Jul 2021
How Spotify Keeps Nigerian Fans Connected Through Music Even When Physically Apart
Music has always been a universal language helping people through the ages to communicate and connect without the need for added conversation or even words. Music can help us unlock the deepest parts…
- 19 Apr 2015
Endorsements Pour in for Iyanya’s Yudala
Professor Edwin Mark, renowned music connoisseur and a former university don has an extravagantly enthusiastic appraisal of Yudala, the latest single by Iyanya, the superstar recording artiste. Mark…
- 29 Dec 2014
Airtel, TRACE Roll out Nigeria’s Mobile Device Song Contest
Airtel Nigeria, leading Telecom service providerin collaboration with international music video channel, TRACE (DSTV Channel 325) has announced the roll out of the mobile device song contest…
- 11 Dec 2017
MTV BASE Unveils Panel to Select Hottest Nigerian Song of 2017
MTV Base Africa’s foremost music and general entertainment Television Network, has announced the return of the MTV Base Roundtable, the most controversial and fiercely debated music list in Nigerian…
- 5 Mar 2021
FinTech Revolution in Africa: Appzone Expands Executive Leadership Team
The Board of Directors of Appzone Group, sub-Saharan Africa’s leading FinTech company, has announced the appointment of Efosa Aiyevbomwan and Omonuwa Olulano as Group Chief Marketing Officer and…
- 1 Mar 2023
Ad Dynamo by Aleph Taps Stephen A. Newton as Managing Director for Africa
Ad Dynamo by Aleph has appointed Stephen A. Newton as its managing director for Africa. Newton will prioritise pan-African expansion and assisting Ad Dynamo by Aleph’s partners in overcoming the…
- 3 Mar 2020
Social Media Week: What ViacomCBS Network Told Industry Leaders
ViacomCBS Networks Africa as part of its anniversary, hosted a remarkable panel of Nigeria’s top industry thought leaders at Social Media Week Lagos on February 27th, 2020 to discuss the theme,…
- 14 Apr 2015
Iyanya, Others Take Wrapper off “Yudala” Universal Hit Track
Multiple award winning star Iyanya, in conjunction with label mates Tekno, Selebobo, Baci and the multi-talented Mystro, is set to release a much anticipated, universal hit…
- 6 Dec 2014
Ekiti University Student Wins Regional Finals in Airtel One Mic Show
Alalade Ololade, an undergraduate of Ekiti State University (EKSU), has emerged winner of the West Regional finals of “Airtel One Mic”; a talent-hunt show for tertiary institutions created by…
- 4 May 2015
Airtel Trace Music Star Winner Emerges
On April 18, Tanzanian-born Mayunga Andrew Nalimi reigned supreme in the national broadcast of Airtel TRACE Music Star taking home the first place trophy as winner of the competition. With 2.3…
- 11 May 2015
P.Scholes, Uloma out of Nigerian Idol 5 N7.5m Race
Two more contestants in the on-going season five of the Nigerian Idol TV Reality Show have lost the chance to win the coveted multi-million naira show after they were evicted at the weekend. They are…
- 26 Sept 2014
Airtel, Trace Unveil Music Contest For 13 African Countries
‎Bharti Airtel, a leading telecommunications service provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, has today partnered with TRACE Music Star and global recording icon Akon to…
- 17 Jul 2015
Glo, MTN Pay Musicians N9Bn from Caller Tunes
MTN Nigeria and Globacom, two biggest mobile telecommunication operators in the country, generated over N9 billion for the local music industry in 2014 through the monetisation of caller tunes,…
- 24 Dec 2014
Airtel One Mic: Winners Emerge in Abuja, PH
Ekundayo Monja, a Theatre Arts Undergraduate of Ahmadu Bello University,has emerged winner of the North Region final of Airtel One Mic, a musical talent-hunt competition for tertiary…
- 20 Jan 2016
M-Net, Airtel Unveil Coaches for “The Voice Nigeria” Show
Leading Nigerian vocalists Tuface Idibia, Waje, Timi Dakolo and Patoranking have been announced as coaches for the maiden edition of the Airtel sponsored show, The Voice Nigeria. The coaches were…
- 25 Nov 2015
Airtel Trace Music Star Wins Award At AfricaCom 2015
Airtel Trace Music Star, the biggest talent search show on the African continent has walked away with the Best Pan African Initiative Award at the prestigious AfricaCom Awards. The ceremony, which…
- 31 Jul 2015
Airtel/TRACE Music Star 2015 Winner Debuts ‘Nice Couple’ Music Video
Mayunga Nalimi, Airtel TRACE Music Star 2015 winner, has released the music video for his breakout single “Nice Couple”, which when air on TRACE Urban DStv 325 on Friday. Earlier July, TRACE…
- 8 Dec 2017
100 Million Fans Expected to Watch Falz First-Ever Solo Concert Live
Nigerian entertainer Folarin Falana aka Falz the Bahd Guy, is wrapping up a great year with a concert that will shake Nigeria to its roots. The multi-talented lawyer-turned-rapper announced on Friday…
- 16 Apr 2015
Airtel TRACE Music Records 2.3mn Calls, Tipped Biggest in Africa
With 2.3 million calls, Airtel TRACE Music Star is the biggest talent competition ‎on the Continent. The Airtel TRACE Music Star competition Grande Finale saw Akon, Devyne Stephens and Lynnsha…
- 14 Apr 2015
Final Group Stage Contestants Up for Eviction on Nigerian Idol 5
The final set of ten contestants in the on-going season five of the Nigerian Idol TV reality show have been put up for eviction in what is the third and final batch of the group stage performance.…
- 18 Jun 2015
Nigerian Idol 5 Ends In Style as K-Peace Carts Home Top Prize
After over five months of thrilling the Nigerian public with best of music performances from the country’s leading crop of budding talents, the curtains came down on the season five of the Nigerian…
- 27 Apr 2015
OMG, Partners Unveil Nigerian Idol Top 12
Franchise owners of Nigerian Idol TV Reality Show, Optima Media Group (OMG), has unveiled the last 12 contestants in the on-going season 5 of the show. The unveiling which took place at the Dream…
- 11 Jun 2015
Nigerian Pop Legend, Asa Headlines Nigerian Idol 5 Grand Finale
Nigerian international recording artiste, Asa, real name, Bukola Elemide will be the main act this weekend when she takes to the stage to offer top-quality entertainment at the grand finale of the…
- 1 Apr 2015
Nigerian Idol Judges Doze off on Stage
A mild drama ensued at the weekend when two of the celebrity judges on the Nigerian Idol Season 5 TV Reality show catnapped on stage during a drab performance by one of the contestants, Iheanacho…
- 18 May 2015
Brenda, Sther Eliminated From Nigerian Idol 5
The simmering heat of the on-going Nigeria Idol season five is beginning to be felt by the contestants on parade following the elimination of Brenda and Sther from the TV Reality Show at the weekend.…
- 20 Apr 2015
Nigerian Idol 5 Top 12 Finalists Finally Emerge
After scaling series of screening exercise hurdles including stage performances and a public voting process in the on-going Nigerian Idol season 5, the final twelve contestants to feature in the more…