Music Inside Tiwa Savage’s Music Foundation and Its First Emerging Artistes At the National Theatre, Lagos, 18 young Nigerian musicians earned $2.1 million in scholarships to Berklee College of Music, signaling a transformative moment for music education, talent development, and the long-term global infrastructure supporting Nigeria’s rapidly expanding creative industry. BY Abioye Damilare Samson
Music “Clarity of Mind” Is A 33-Minute Truce Between Omah Lay and His Demons Afrobeats’ most introspective voice returns with a peaceful resignation of his dual persona that offers more Omah Lay than even Omah Lay may have wanted. BY Henry-Damian Justice
Music Michael Jackson’s Reinvention of Music Videos as Cinematic Art Forms From the groundbreaking Hollywood premiere of Thriller to the record-breaking $7 million production of Scream, Michael Jackson transformed music videos into cinematic events, creating a visual storytelling blueprint that continues to influence global pop stars, filmmakers, and contemporary music culture today. BY Abioye Damilare Samson
Music Asake’s M$NEY Plays It Safe Without Breaking New Ground Despite the sleek, high-quality production led by Magicsticks, BlaiseBeatz, and DJ Snake, Asake’s fourth studio album M$NEY leans heavily into commercial polish rather than the bold sonic experimentation and sharp songwriting that defined his earlier work, prompting debate over artistic evolution versus mainstream consolidation in contemporary Afrobeats. BY Abioye Damilare Samson
