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Here is a history of the rise of music streaming in Nigeria and a breakdown of features and strategies

Spotify becomes the 12th music streaming platform in Nigeria. Overall, it will become the 15th music streaming/download platform that Nigerians use one way or another Of that 320 million, 144 million ...
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How the Nigerian civil war changed the sound of Nigerian music

Apart from the loss of lives and properties, the civil war altered the sound of popular music in Nigeria. Rock and roll music had started in the country in the 60s but most Nigerians dismissed it as ...
Rolling Stone

‘The Devil’s Music’ No More: Inside Nigeria’s Rock Resurgence

In 2013, Bianca Okorocha, a Nigerian artist who performs as ClayRocksU, received a DM from one of her Twitter followers. It was an invitation to Metal and Romance, a party in Lagos focusing on rock ...
The Africa Report

Nigeria: Will music streaming ensure Afrobeats doesn’t skip a beat?

Wizkid recently released a late summer remix to his outstanding single Essence, which features North American pop superstar Justin Bieber. This update of the mid-tempo monster hit has charted at No.1 ...
The Nation Newspaper

5 Best Most Trending Music Record Labels in Nigeria (2024)

Dapper Music has rapidly become one of the most influential names in Nigeria’s entertainment industry, thanks to the visionary leadership of Damilola Akinwunmi. Since its inception in 2018, the label ...