Fela’s influence stretches beyond Africa into distant lands. And artists from all over the world continue to draw inspiration from him. When Wizkid’s ‘Ojuelegba’ found its way to Drake, and a remix of ...

The "King of Afrobeat", "Black President", activist and legendary musician Fela Kuti has returned to his hometown and Nigeria's cultural capital Lagos through a landmark exhibition that celebrates his ...

Every one of us consume Nigerian music. And we all have different opinions about the art, how it should be produced, and style of music being shopped around. But in all of these polarizing discourse, ...

Nigerian-British afrobeat music artiste, Akintayo Abolaji Adeboyejo, otherwise known as ‘Tiyo Kay’ has dropped a new single titled: ‘Gbe’. He said it was a special song written while he was recovering ...

Nigerian musicians earned more than N60bn from Spotify in 2025, highlighting the country’s rapidly expanding music streaming market and the growing global reach of its artists, according to the ...

Nigerian rapper Odumodublvck has responded to critics who argue that Nigerian hip-hop and Afrobeat artists are not “real” hip-hop musicians. During a recent interview, Odumodublvck asserted that ...

*Afrobeats is a vibrant and dynamic sound that blends traditional African rhythms with global influences. Audu Maikori, the founder of Chocolate City, Nigeria’s largest Afrobeat label, is at the ...

Nigerian musicians earned more than ₦60bn from streaming on Spotify in 2025, equivalent to roughly $42.9m at current exchange ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fela Kuti live at The Academy, Brixton, London 1983. (© Redferns - David Corio) After a lifetime of clashes with successive powers ...

LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian drummer and composer Tony Allen, who worked closely with musician Fela Kuti as a pioneer of the Afrobeat genre, died in Paris aged 79, his manager said. The Afrobeat sound, ...

But Fela Kuti will be the first African to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award, albeit posthumously. The award was first presented in 1963 to American singer and actor Bing Crosby.