Music

The past few weeks have been dominated by Ice Prince’s debut album “Everybody Loves Ice Prince“. Alot of effort was put into making the whole experience a success. And, We can gladly say it has been a huge one! Last Sunday, October 9,...

  Her best friend Beyonce's family took her in when she was just a child after her dad left. But after 20 years, Kelly Rowland says she is ready to reunite with her estranged father, Christopher Lovett. The 30-year-old graces the cover of the ...

  Donna Summer’s title as the “Queen of Disco” wasn’t mere hype -- she was one of the very few disco performers to enjoy a measure of career longevity, and her consistent chart success was rivaled in the disco world only by...

  First of all, a big congratulations to Duncan Daniels on his production deal with Interscope Records via Streamline/Artiste Makers, Imprint who  produced Lady Gaga’s last 2 albums. This is huge news for Nigeria; first , one of our ow...

  Mc Loph, the Osondi Owendi crooner has been reported dead. He was behind the hit song remake with Flavour. Although details of his demise are sketchy, LEADERSHIP gathered that he died in a car accident yesterday, while driving from Lagos to Anam...

Last week it was Timi Dakolo on ‘Beautiful Noise’. This week, the hype is on New Jersey-based Nigerian singer, Rotimi. When Naija Beats first saw him on Soundcity doing ‘Beautiful Music’ (he was in College when he did dropped th...

Last week, while talking about Timi Dakolo’s album, ‘Beautiful Noise’, Naija Beats mentioned rap duo Show Dem Camp (made up of Olumide ‘Ghost’ Ayeni and Wale ‘Tec’ Davis ) as one of Naija Beats’ favourite...

After his rave single ‘Eni Duro’, he kept everyone waiting for his debut album ‘Rap Sodi’ . Now Coded Tunes rapper, Olamide (who many consider the heir apparent to late Da Grin’s almost-vacant-throne) has come out with a ...

Not long  after a brutal robbery attack, in his Ojudu house  leaving one of his aides  killed on the spot, Daddy Showkey was attacked again last week by gunmen.During the attack that took place in the early hours around 1.30 am, the gunm...

Mike “Bass” McCary, Wanya “Squirt” Morris, Shawn “Slim” Stockman, and Nate “Alexander Vanderpool” Morris (the moniker belongs to a character from Morris’s favorite soap opera).The world and Nigeria ...

Stevie Wonder is one-loved American icon and an indisputable genius not only of R&B but popular music in the globe. Blind virtually since birth, Wonder’s heightened awareness of sound helped him create vibrant, colorful music teeming with lif...

ATLANTA (AP) — Grammy-winning rapper T.I. was sent back to federal prison after corrections officials discovered that a manager and a TV producer were with him on a luxury bus as he transferred to a halfway house in Georgia, according to document...

It had the hottest ticket in New York City on Wednesday night, but there was no need for all that, becauseJustin Timberlake put on a free, impromptu concert at the Southern Hospitality barbecue joint in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborho...

It’s not all about the D’Banjs, the Banky Ws and the 2Faces. No, Gospel music has become a major part of Nigerian music, and it has its own heroes, home and abroad. They have soul-lifting songs in their albums, many of which are a delight t...

Wyclef Jean is a Haitian musician, record producer, and politician.  He first received fame as a member of the acclaimed New Jersey hip hop group ‘the Fugees’. Along with being a world famous and highly respected performing artist, he ...