In 2025, Nigerian artists generated 30.3 billion streams and 1.6 billion listening hours on Spotify. This included 1.3 billion discovery plays by new listeners, a 26% jump from 2024. The country’s ...

Viviane trended on TikTok, but many do not know it was created by Prince Aimé, a blind Cameroonian singer. Legit.ng shared the story behind the song and the artist ...

Nigerian musicians earned more than ₦60bn from streams on Spotify in 2025, underlining the growing commercial strength of the country’s music industry and its expanding global footprint.The figures, ...

The latest data also reflects the breadth of listening culture in Nigeria. Over the last five years, the genres that have ...

Pub-quiz moment: do you know that the record is for the number of musicians playing in an orchestra for an afrobeats concert?

The Oscars stage transformed into a juke joint Sunday, blending music of the past and the present during the 98th Academy Awards.

Gospel singer Tope Alabi has paid tribute to veteran gospel musician Toun Soetan, who passed away at 73. Alabi described Soetan on Instagram, as “a true spiritual mother and a matriarch in gospel ...

If you pledge right here, as usual you can request the custom world music cd I've made for everyone who pledges $75 or more. This year's cd is Global Hybrids: Cross-cultural collaborations from around ...

Evangelist Ebenezer-Obey Fabiyi is a legend in all forms, having contributed immensely to the music industry and the church world as a clergyman. The ...

Tullamore singer Tolü Makay said her experience on Dancing with the Stars Ireland has given her a "new lease of life" as she ...

In 1996, Phish’s Trey Anastasio formed a free-form jazz ensemble that came and went without much fanfare. 30 years later, their only album opens a door to a world of improvisational music that goes ...

Shanko Rasheed's wife, Adeyemi Kafayat, shared painful details of their marriage, alleging accusations, abuse and abandonment amid their son Jamal's demise ...