Abioye Damilare Samson

In an exclusive interview with TNR, DJ Tobi Peter reflects on the origins of Gospel House, the controversies it has sparked among Christians, and his vision for a space where faith and contemporary electronic music can coexist without either disappearing.

Ayra Starr has been announced as the halftime show performer for the NFL London Game on October 11 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, bringing Afrobeats to one of American football’s biggest international stages.

The 18th Headies Awards nominees have been unveiled, with Davido, Wizkid, Burna Boy, Ayra Starr, and Fola among the leading names ahead of the October 23 ceremony in Toronto, Canada.

2Baba has announced his new album Oldest Young Man, revealing the project on social media alongside the launch of his eight-city tour, The Baba Experience, which kicked off in London on August 21.

Ayra Starr’s third album Starrgirl is a confident, meticulously crafted pop statement featuring ZAYN, Wizkid, Rema, Leon Thomas, and others, cementing her position as one of African pop’s most important young voices.

From “Do Me” and “Personally” to “Chop My Money” and “Story,” these ten P-Square classics remind us why the duo’s catalog remains one of the most enduring in Nigerian pop music history.

Spotify is introducing an “AI Persona” badge to flag profiles built around AI-generated identities, excluding them from algorithmic recommendations and giving human artistes greater visibility on the platform from mid-September 2026.

Beninese music icon Angélique Kidjo will become the first African musician and first Black African performer to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, with the ceremony scheduled for August 18 in Los Angeles.

In an exclusive interview with TNR, Fave reflects on the making of her third EP, RNBLING; the AI-generated controversy surrounding “Intentions”; her views on womanhood in Afropop; and why she hopes listeners find pieces of themselves in the music.

Davido’s sixth studio album Oriade is his most disciplined and artistically refined body of work to date, featuring Black Sherif, Leon Thomas, Aya Nakamura, Mayorkun, and Fola across 13 carefully curated tracks.