MUSIC
STARRGIRL: INSIDE THE NEW GALAXY OF AYRA STARR
Ayra Starr is no longer introducing herself. On her third album, she is building an entire universe around who she has become.
THE NEW SOUND OF LAGOS ISN’T AFROBEATS
Afrobeats gave Lagos a passport to the world. But beneath the global phenomenon, a younger, stranger and far less obedient sound is forming across the city.
WHO CONTROLS THE SOUND? THE GROWING POWER OF DJs IN NIGERIAN MUSIC
In the new Lagos nightlife, the person behind the decks is no longer there to keep the room occupied between performances. The DJ is becoming the performance.
Odeal and Wizkid Share a Soft Focus on “Nights In The Sun”
Odeal’s new record with Wizkid, “N.I.T.S (feat. Wizkid)”, also widely referred to as “Nights In The Sun,” is the kind of collaboration that does not arrive with noise so much as inevitability
“My Healer,” Seyi Vibez and Omah Lay explore Vulnerability
When Seyi Vibez and Omah Lay come together, the result is less about spectacle and more about emotional alignment. Their new collaboration, My Healer, is a quiet but powerful record that leans into vulnerability, reflection, and the softer edges of Afrobeats.
Wizkid x Asake bring heat with REAL, Vol. 1
There is a specific kind of Nigerian music moment that does not announce itself with noise. It just arrives, and suddenly the timeline agrees