Singer, Songwriter, Ayra Starr has officially confirmed that she has relocated to New York City, marking a new chapter in her fast-rising global career. The Afrobeats star revealed the news during a recent video interview, where she spoke candidly about adjusting to life in the American city and why it feels surprisingly familiar. When asked…
The Recording Academy has announced the nominees for the 2026 Grammy Awards, setting the stage for music’s biggest night. This year’s list, unveiled on Friday, features Nigerian Afrobeats stars Davido, Burna Boy, and Ayra Starr, among those nominated in the Best African Music Performance category. Other nominees in the category include Eddy Kenzo & Mehran…
Streaming giant, Spotify has released its list of ‘Top 5 Female Afrobeats Artists In The Last 12 Months’, with Nigerian singer, Ayra Starr topping the list. Spotify hailed Ayra Starr as “the pop star of Afrobeats”. Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Tems is number two on the list. At number 3 is American-Cameroonian singer, Libianca. Malian-French star…
Ahead of Tiwa Savage‘s upcoming debut film Water & Garri, the Afrobeats Queen revealed the full track list for the official soundtrack on Monday (April 29). The 10-track project features collaborations with Olamide and Mystro Sugar (“Commona”), Reekado Banks (“Reason”), Aṣa (“Emotions”), Zacardi Cortez (“I Need You”), Ayra Starr (“Gara”), Black Sherif and Young Jonn…
Nigeria’s globetrotting musical talent; Rema and American pop star Selena Gomez have won a 2023 MTV Video Music Awards. The duo took home the award in the inaugural Best Afrobeats category for their smash hit “Calm Down.” “Calm Down” was also nominated in the “song of the year” category and the “best collaboration” category. The…
Virgin Music Group, one of the world’s leading independent artist and label services companies, has expanded its operations, opening an office in Lagos, Nigeria. Highly respected music executive, Olukorede “Kay” Ikazoboh has been named Head of Virgin Music Nigeria and will oversee the company’s operations in the area. Among the first deals announced in the…
Award-winning Nigerian Afropop star musician and producer SIMI has achieved a significant milestone in her career by accumulating over one billion global streams. This accomplishment follows the release of her latest album, the critically acclaimed “To Be Honest.” Additionally, it was recently announced that she would be joining Grammy Award-winning superstar Alicia Keys on her…
Shortly, after a successful annual event hosted by DJ Damifresh in October 2022 at The Corner Lekki Phase 1 Lagos (The Damifresh Experience Highlight), he competed in a competition put together by Afrofuture (fka Afrochella) & Tunecore. This competition saw DJ’s from across Africa compete, as all contestants were asked to put together a 15-minute…
MTV has announced nominations for the ‘2022 MTV EMAs’ with Africa’s blazing stars from Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania and South Africa once again securing nominations. Nigerian superstars Burna Boy and Tems with record-breaking hits like ‘Last Last’ and ‘Damages’, as well as breakout sensation Ayra Starr with her hit single, ‘Bloody Samaritan’ were nominated in the Best African Act category. Alongside South African…
Foremost Nigerian record label, Mavin Records announced the signing of yet another artist named Magixx. Magixx is yet another graduate of the famous Mavin Academy, which has produced amazing talents in recent times. Acts like Rema, Ayra Starr, Ruger, Crayon, and more have all passed through the Mavin Academy on their way to becoming stars under the main label. Born…
