Rolling Stone

Mr. Eazi Wants to Expand Africa’s Reach — One Music Video at a Time

In 2017, the Nigerian artist Joeboy released a gliding cover of Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” — a twisty-turny take on the original, where Joeboy slips into double-time cadences during the verses, ...
Essence

Mr. Eazi Is Fostering The Next Generation of African Music

For Nigerian Afropop artist Mr. Eazi (Oluwatosin Ajibade), the next wave of African music has arrived. He knows he has a role to play front and center in his own artistry, as well as behind the scenes ...
Uproxx

Mr Eazi Is The New Don Of Africa’s Musical Takeover

The emergence of Afrobeats and Afropop has long proven to be more than a passing trend, thanks to artists like Tiwa Savage, DaVido, Burna Boy, and Wizkid. Rather, they’ve sparked a new revolution.
Naija Gist - Latest

Global Music Superstar MR EAZI Unveils ‘MAISON ROUGE’ EP – An Intimate Homecoming To His Banku Music Roots

GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY Award winning musician and creative innovator MR EAZI is excited to unveil his excellent new EP titled MAISON ROUGE, which doubles as a homecoming to his Banku Music roots, as ...
The Nation Newspaper

Mr Eazi announces pan-African music group Choplife Soundsystem

Nigerian-born music superstar Mr Eazi has announced the formation of a new pan-African music group, Choplife Soundsystem. According to Mr. Eazi, the group will have the singer as the primary vocalist ...
CNN

Nigerian star, Mr. Eazi is raising $20 million to invest in African music creatives

Award-winning music artist, Mr. Eazi is launching a fund that will invest in Africa’s stars of the future. Mr. Eazi, (real name Oluwatosin Ajibade) told CNN that the Africa Music Fund (AMF), is worth ...
Los Angeles Times

Mr. Eazi and Burna Boy highlight the rise of afrobeats at Coachella

This has been a particularly global year for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Consider the inclusion of K-pop sensation Blackpink, Norteño band Los Tucanes de Tijuana and Latin pop stars ...
TechCrunch

Mr Eazi, Black Coffee and Ajebutter22: The African music artists backing startups

This April, Black Coffee, the famed South African DJ and record producer whose real name is Nkosinathi Maphumulo, made history at the Grammys. With his seventh studio album “Subconsciously,” he became ...
Rolling Stone

Song You Need to Know: Mr. Eazi and Burna Boy, ‘Miss You Bad’

Nigerian singer Mr. Eazi is one of afrobeats‘ most visible ambassadors: He’s been featured on a pair of Top Twenty hits in the U.K., worked multiple times with Major Lazer and opened tour dates for J ...
CNN

YouTube is helping African music acts go global, here’s how

Joseph Akinfenwa, aka Joeboy, is one of Nigeria’s fast-rising music artists. The 22-year-old went from singing in his bathroom to topping music charts in Uganda, Zimbabwe, and Nigeria in the space of ...
The Nation Newspaper

Mr Eazi announces new music group Choplife Soundsystem

Nigerian-born music superstar, business visionary and international nomad Mr Eazi has announced the formation of a new pan-African music group, Choplife Soundsystem. The group will also consist of ...