Spotify has released the second wave of exclusive performance videos from the 2026 Afro Nation Portugal Festival, featuring Nigerian music stars Wizkid, Olamide and Young Jonn. The streaming platform said this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. According to the platform, the newly released videos include Wizkid’s performance of …
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Spotify has partnered with Afro Nation Portugal as the festival’s official sponsor and exclusive streaming partner for the 2026 edition. The company said in a statement on Wednesday that the move is aimed at bringing the event to global audiences through its platform. Newsextra24 reports that the collaboration will create …
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British-Nigerian rapper Dave and Nigerian Grammy-winning singer Tems have secured a place on Spotify’s highly anticipated 2026 Songs of Summer predictions list, with their hit collaboration “Raindance” emerging as one of the tracks tipped to dominate global playlists this summer. Spotify unveiled the 30-song selection on May 29 through its …
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NIGERIAN musicians pocketed an impressive $37.5 million in royalties from Spotify in 2024, according to the platform’s latest Loud & Clear report. While this figure represents a fraction of the $10bn Spotify paid to artists worldwide, it marks a major milestone for Nigeria’s booming music industry. Spotify’s data shows that payments to …
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ONLINE streaming platform, Spotify, has unveiled the top five most streamed podcasts in Nigeria, Kenya and South, for 2024. Ncebakazi Manzi, Spotify’s Sub-Saharan Africa Podcast Manager, in a statement on Thursday, said that “Apostle Femi Lazarus” remained the most streamed podcast in Nigeria. Manzi said others were: “Motivation Daily by …
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Spotify, an online music streaming platform, has partnered with the Nigerian Afrobeats superstar, Asake, on the promotion of skateboarding in Nigeria. Phiona Okumu, Spotify’s Head of Music, Sub-Saharan Africa, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos on Tuesday. Okumu said that the partnership entailed Asake taking over Spotify’s Skate Noise …
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Spotify, an online streaming platform has announced the release of a documentary on the evolution of Eswatini-born musical virtuoso, Ndumiso Manana, popularly known as Manana. Phiona Okumu, Spotify’s Head of Music for Sub-Saharan Africa, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. https://newsextra24.com/us-not-planning-to-establish-military-base-in-nigeria-envoy/ Okumu said Manana, a standout Spotify RADAR Africa …
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Spotify, a global online streaming platform, says Olamide, Odumodublvck, Blaqbonez, Zlatan and Ice Prince are the most streamed Nigerian hip-hop artistes on its platform. Victor Okpala, Spotify’s Artiste and Label Partnerships Manager for West Africa, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. According to Okpala, hip-hop has achieved …
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Nigerian musician, BurnaBoy has set another record in a series of musical records, as his album “Outside” has surpassed another milestone. The album “Outside” is the latest of his albums to achieve this Feat, to this, the artist tweeted; Burnaboy’s 3rd studio album “Outside” has surpassed 300 million streams on …
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One of the world’s most recognised music streaming platforms, Spotify has unveiled the top 10 Afrobeats artists globally of all time with Grammy award-winning singer, Burna Boy occupying the number one spot. In the newly released compilation by the global streaming platform, Burna and Tems lead the male and female …
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