Adeayo Adebiyi Adeayo Adebiyi is a Senior Music Reporter at Pulse Nigeria. He is also the host of the popular Facts Only, a video format providing in-depth analysis of everything that concerns Nigerian music. Adeayo is passionate about the development and documentation of Nigerian music and guiding a young audience through the maze of pop culture.42 Articles written by the author Speed Darlington's mother goes on her knees to beg Burna Boy to release her son In a video shared on social media, the content creator's mother alleged that her son was arrested by Burna Boy after he shared a video online making fun of the Grammy winner. Chris Brown sells out Africa's biggest stadium in 2 hours Chris Brown is set to headline South Africa's FNB Stadium as one of the stops from his '11:11' tour in December 2024. Tyla says she represents Amapiano after winning Afrobeats category at 2024 VMAs During her acceptance speech at the 2024 VMAs, the South African superstar chose to identify with South Africa's Amapiano music after winning the Afrobeats category Tyla beats Tems, Ayra Starr, Davido to win 2024 VMAs At the event on September 11, 2024, at The USB Arena in New York, Taylor Swift led the nominees with 12 nods of which she won 7 for the highest win of the night Portable says he turned down a $6K show to hangout with Davido In a new interview on Echo Room, Portable shared that while he was on his tour of America, he met Davido in Atlanta and the meeting came with a cost. According to the Street pop star, he had to turn down a show worth $6,000 and instead opted to spend the time with Davido FBI arrests American musician who used Bot streams to generate $10M in royalties In a news that circulated on September 5, 2024, the North Carolina resident Michael Smith was arrested by the FBI after he was indicted for garnering over $10M in royalties through BOT streams Davido meets Saudi Prince, describes himself as 'King of Nigeria' Nigerian megastar Davido is one of the artists at the forefront of exporting Afrobeats to a global audience through his award-winning music. Davido sparks Grammy conversations with new collaboration with Angélique Kidjo With Nigerian music enjoying global recognition, Afrobeats stars are winning notable awards including the Grammys which is considered the biggest price in music We need to promote African Music not just Afrobeats - Flavour says Nigerian music is enjoying international success and one of the artists exporting the music is the Flavour whose vibrant music fuses cultural elements and has won him several distinctions I am a fan of Afrobeats - Spice says following Buju Banton's criticism Afrobeats is enjoying international success with Nigerian superstars garnering billions of streams, winning notable awards, and collaborating with global superstars. Universal Music agrees deal with Meta to bring its music to WhatsApp The music company has agreed to a licensing deal with Meta that will bring its music to the social media messaging platform used by billions of users globally. Buju Banton accuses Afrobeats of biting off Dancehall without paying respect Afrobeats is enjoying a global rise with Nigerian musicians winning international awards, collaborating with global stars, and headling record-making concerts. Drake's leaked files contain unreleased songs with Rema, Tems Canadian global sensation Drake is one of the biggest artists in the world whose influence stretches across different continents and genres Asake teams up with Travis Scott for new single 'Active' Nigerian international superstar Asake has made a name for himself as one of Afrobeats' most reliable hitmakers whose music has earned him several distinctions. Here are 5 takeaways from the tracklist of Asake's upcoming album 'Lungu Boy' Since breaking into the mainstream in 2022, Asake has soared to super status thanks to his breathless release of hit singles. Paul confirms P-Square's latest split, says twin brother used EFCC to arrest him P-Square's impact is well documented in the annals of Nigerian music history with their work massively contributing to the commercialisation and exportation of Nigerian pop music. Asake is set to headline the O2 Arena for the second time Since announcing himself to the mainstream in 2022, Asake has rocketed to international success through his collection of chart-topping hit singles. Here are 20 Nigerian songs that enjoyed huge international success [Afrobeats Throwback] Nigerian music has grown over the years and traveled to different parts of the world. This is a list of 15 Nigerian songs that have crossed over to international listeners. Wizkid @ 34: 10 stellar records set by the Nigerian superstar musician For over a decade, Wizkid has been one of the most commercial artists from Nigeria whose music has contributed massively to the global exportation of Afrobeats. Burna Boy makes African history in sold-out London stadium concert Since gaining global stardom in 2018 with his mega-hit single 'YE,' Burna Boy has become Africa's biggest artists with his record-making concerts worldwide. 
