Ghanaian singer and rapper, Mohammed Ismail Sherif, popularly known as Black Sherif, has hinted at taking a break from music. The 21-year-old said he would further his education after releasing his sophomore album. Black said he wants to go back to school to learn clothesmaking. The ‘Kwaku the Traveller’ crooner wrote on his X (formerly Twitter) handle, “[I] Need to …

Pepsi Nigeria, a cola-carbonated soft drink beverage, has launched a music academy in partnership with Empire Record Label. A statement on Thursday said the General Manager of Marketing-Beverage, Seven-Up Bottling Company, Segun Ogunleye, made the announcement recently at a press conference in Lagos. According to him, the Pepsi Music Academy was designed to cater to the discovery and incubation of …

Famous American singer, Katy Perry, has sold the rights to her entire music catalogue in a deal reportedly worth $225 million. Katy Perry’s music catalogue was acquired by Litmus Music, a subsidiary of The Carlyle Group. On Monday, 18 September, the investment firm Carlyle Group revealed that Litmus Music had acquired the rights to the 38-year-old singer’s songs and albums …

Famous afrobeat singer, Davido has dropped the fresh version of his signee, Logos Olori’s single titled Jaye lo visual. The new video comes weeks after Davido deleted the initial video on his official handles, following criticism over a religious scene in the song. Last month, Davido came under attacks by some sections of the Muslim community who found certain scenes in …

Afrobeats sensation Kizz Daniel has revealed the secret behind the title of his newest album, Maverick. The body of work was released on 28th July. On the inspiration behind the album’s title, the Buga singer opened up by saying that it is a nickname he has been shying away from. “I have always seen myself as a maverick from the …

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has urged Nigerian Afrobeat star, David Adeleke (well known as Davido) to ignore calls demanding his apology over the controversial music video he posted on his social media platforms. Davido Music Worldwide label boss and his signee, Olamilekan Taiwo (also known as Logos Olori), caused a stir online, sparking mixed reactions from netizens following the …

Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on the Department of State Services (DSS) to invite pop star, David Adeleke (popularly known as Davido) alongside his artist, Olamilekan Taiwo (well known as Logos Olori) for questioning following the production and promotion of a musical video that it alleged was capable of igniting anarchy in the country. In a statement in Abuja …

Nigeria music superstar, David Adeleke, popularly called Davido, yesterday sparked a social media row after posting a video on Twitter which some of his followers considered disrespectful to Islam. Davido in the tweet accompanying the video had said: “Allow me to re-introduce, @logosori with his new single “Jaye Lo”… Lets Run It Up one time! Let’s take over the world.” …

David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has got many of his colleagues and fans jubilating after he announced his return to music and the social media during the week. The music star took a break from music and the social media after the demise of his only son, Ifeanyi, who drowned in the singer’s Banana Island, Lagos home last 31st …