Fela Kuti became the first African to be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy at the Grammys Special Merit Awards. He was honored posthumously on Saturday alongside Chaka Khan,

Will the next global hits from Nigeria have a French accent?Born in the 1970s through the influence of Fela Kuti, regarded as the father of Afrobeats, the genre continues to attract a global audience.

Pulse Nigeria had an insightful conversation with Jerome Sydenham about music, art direction, and the future of DJs and publishing in Nigeria. Sydenham is acclaimed for defining a Pan-African Electro direction within the House and Techno genres, and his ...

LAGOS (Reuters) - Each night as darkness descends on Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital, sweat-drenched young men and women descend on the megacity's numerous nightclubs to dance to the latest hit songs. Much like the famous "Nollywood" film industry ...

A brewing dispute over the disbursement of Nigeria's private copying levy has pitted major record labels against the Nigerian

Other genres of music are too weak to challenge for any spotlight in the mainstream because of the structure of the industry. Nigerian music presently can best be described as one eating the same meal everyday. Sure Jollof Rice and dodo might be your ...

The Federal government must admit an injustice was done to one of Nigeria’s greatest sons. An apology is the first step in admitting a wrong was committed. A posthumous apology to Fela may not erase the brutality of military regimes against him, but it will show that the Nigerian state recognises the injustice.