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From Social Media to ‘HEIS’: How Rema Continues to Take Over the Afropop Scene

August 20, 2024

Though Nigerian at heart, Afropop continues to dominate charts across the globe. One only needs to look at Wizkid’s exceptional career. Hailing from Lagos, Nigeria’s cultural capital, the singer-songwriter is among today’s biggest names in African music. He’s also one of the first Afropop artists to help the genre reach and conquer Western music scenes. Wizkid’s past collaborations range from songs with American R&B singer H.E.R to British rap star Skepta. His fourth studio album Made in Lagos, which is aptly named to pay homage to his humble beginnings, also became more than just the highest-ever Nigerian album to chart on the Billboard 200—because it breached the UK’s Top 20.

Christopher Wyze & The Tellers Has The Recipe To Help Us Get Free When We’re Feeling ‘Stuck In The Mud’

August 16, 2024

‘Stuck In The Mud’, the new single from Christopher Wyze & The Tellers, had its genesis back in March 2022, when Wyze was set to attend a singer-songwriter workshop, led by Ralph Carter, at the iconic Shack Up Inn, in Clarksdale, Mississippi. The unexpected cancellation of the workshop gave Wyze the incentive to approach Carter to collaborate, bearing as its fruit the 8 songs of their debut album, also called ‘Stuck In The Mud’.

The Dead Daisies Are Hitting The Road With Latest Rock Banger, ‘I’m Gonna Ride’

August 16, 2024

As Australian-American band The Dead Daisies gear up for a UK/Europe tour this autumn, they set the scene by dropping a fantastic video for their new biker anthem, ‘I’m Gonna Ride’. The hard-rocking track takes hold of the frustration of our times, and makes it clear that the only true path to freedom is through harnessing the miles on the open road and opening up full-throttle on a machine made for speed.