By IKE UZOR-NZUBECHI SPOTIFY’S 2025 Wrapped report shows Afrobeats continuing its meteoric rise, with global listenership up by 22% in the past year. The genre’s growth mirrors a broader explosion of interest in African music, powered heavily by engagement from Nigeria — where users logged over 1.3 billion hours on Spotify and increased their time […]
By OBI DAVIES Lagos Set for Shakara Festival — A Four-Day Celebration to Redefine ‘Detty December’ LAGOS is set to host the maiden edition of the Shakara Festival, a four-day outdoor celebration of African music, culture, and lifestyle that promises to transform the city’s famed “Detty December” experience. Scheduled to take place from 18 to 21 […]
By BUNMI BUSOLA SPOTIFY’S EQUAL Africa initiative is amplifying the voices of women in music across the continent, with its impact taking centre stage at the Greasy Tunes Café pop-up event in Lagos. According to Phiona Okumu, Spotify’s Head of Music for Sub-Saharan Africa, the initiative continues to give female artists a global platform to […]