Afrobeats

July 29, (THEWILL) - Former Arsenal midfielder, Alex Iwobi, has released his debut single titled, 'Don’t Shoot', produced by the Nigeria International with fellow footballers Chuba Akpom and Medy Elito. The Fulham player said although his main focus would...

June 12, (THEWILL) - Spotify, a global online music streaming platform, said it paid more than N25 billion to Nigerian artistes as royalties in 2023. Jocelyne Muhutu-Remy, Spotify’s Managing Director for Sub-Saharan Africa, said this was double what was recorded...

March 19, (THEWILL) - The city's music scene is about to get a volcanic shake-up as Nigerian-American sensation, Kanwulia, gears up for a musical adventure in Lagos. With her official 'Amerikana' album release and the commencement of her "Who's...

February 20, (THEWILL) - Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke, also known as Davido, on Tuesday, announced plans to donate N300 million to orphanages across Nigeria. Davido, in a post via his social media platforms, expressed his dedication to making a positive...

February 18, (THEWILL) - It hurts to see your friends and colleagues walk down the prestigious aisle, climb on stage and breathlessly mumble out an often-pre-crafted speech, in acceptance of a trophy that could have been yours. Doesn’t it?...

February 04, (THEWILL) - Everything happening to Nigerian music today has happened before. This aspirational flight of our music from local studios to international audiences, via global music corporations and their local operators, is in its second coming. ‘Afrobeats...

January 28, (THEWILL) - Afrobeats to the world has hit a new conundrum. The entire movement has achieved saturation and needs to rethink how it has approached this market. There is enough capital to fund three small countries and...

January 14, (THEWILL) - With the New Year comes a new class of rising stars that are set to dominate the Nigerian entertainment scene. From the highly competitive music industry where everybody is expected to bring their best foot forward to...

January 08, (THEWILL) - Tunji Balogun aka Teebillz, the ex-husband of Afrobeats singer Tiwa Savage, has taken to social media to slam Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke, aka Davido, for allegedly disrespecting his family. In a post shared on Instagram Teebillz...

December 31, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian entertainment industry witnessed the passing away of several celebrities in 2023. IVORY UKONU takes a look at some of these late artistes who left indelible marks in the industry. Ilerioluwa Aloba Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known...