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Israel DMW went public with his new girlfriend while posting shots from some retired general's 88th birthday party on Instagram. The logistics manager works for Davido and apparently decided Wednesday was the perfect time to soft-launch his relationship status to followers. This whole thing...

ASRock dropped fresh BIOS updates for their AM5 motherboards running the new AGESA Combo AM5 1.2.7.1 firmware, and the support pages mention compatibility with processors that AMD hasn't even announced yet. The company skipped version 1.2.7.0 entirely and jumped straight to this release, which...

Audioblast dropped DrumBlaster, a drum sampler plugin loaded with over 4000 sounds and 200 ready-made kits spanning house, techno, hardcore, drum and bass, breakbeat, trap, dub, and disco funk from the eighties. The company plans to release extra sample packs down the line, and users can throw...

Devicemeister pushed out version 1.6 of Stepic, their sequencer plugin that works on both Mac and Windows systems. The upgrade hits VST3, Audio Unit, and Max for Live formats without charging current owners anything extra. The patch brings independent timing controls for different sequence...

Universal Music Group dropped its counter-proposal to European regulators after getting hit with objections about its planned purchase of Downtown Music Holdings for around three-quarters of a billion dollars. The company claims its fix tackles the main worry about getting access to competitor...

Funke Akindele dropped a plea asking people to stop recording her new movie, Behind The Scenes, when they catch it at theaters. The filmmaker stressed that even posting short clips counts as piracy and could tank the project she worked hard on with her cast, like Tobi Bakre and Iyabo Ojo. She...

Adekunle Gold says his daughter Adejare hyping him up backstage before his London concert pushed him to go harder than ever on stage. The five-year-old introduced her dad to the crowd, and hearing her talk about him with that much pride apparently hit different for the singer. He dropped a post...

Don Jazzy had to jump online and defend some woman named Itohan after people started calling her greedy for accepting his donation. She posted about wanting to clear debts and start a foundation for kidney patients since her brother died from kidney disease, and the music producer asked what she...

Nigeria's internet went absolutely feral this year with some genuinely unhinged moments that had everyone glued to their screens. The online chaos ranged from wholesome wins to messy celebrity drama to tragic losses that hit different. The Super Falcons grabbed their tenth championship trophy...

Carter Efe says Davido confirmed he wants to join him for a livestream after the Afrobeats artist gets back from wherever he is right now. The comedian posted screenshots on Instagram showing their direct messages, where the singer agreed to collaborate on a stream at some point down the line...

Fireboy DML told the 90s Baby podcast he gives zero attention to industry rankings or critics takes because his fanbase keeps him satisfied. The "Peru" singer said he knows people out there consider him the greatest artist alive, and that validation beats any top-five list. The Afrobeats...

Don Jazzy called out record label executives for treating their signees like garbage instead of respecting them as the talent that actually drives the business. The Mavin Records boss said newer industry heads are copying his persona but missing the entire point because they focus on control...

Victony is throwing a year-end show at Glitz Event Centre in Lekki, Lagos, where he plans to connect with the supporters who backed his come-up. The Afrobeats artist started as a SoundCloud rapper back in 2016 before his track Ina Benz pushed him into the mainstream spotlight. His 2022 single...

Wizkid became the biggest Nigerian artist on Apple Music and Spotify without dropping a single or album this year, coasting entirely on features and his 2024 release Morayo. The Grammy winner landed 25 tracks on Apple Music Nigeria's most-streamed list while his tribute album to his late mother...

AFRIMA locked down a partnership with the British High Commission to amp up cultural exchange and crack open more international opportunities for African musicians ahead of the 9th edition happening next month. The British Deputy High Commission in Lagos will co-host the welcome party for...

Singer Fola grinded his way out of Ibadan by managing his dad's betting shop before breaking into music. The artist talked about how he started playing in a high school band, but had zero resources to turn it into anything real back then. He did not even have his own phone at one point and had...

Gospel artist Sola Allyson talked about bouncing between Islam and Christianity as a kid since she basically had to follow whatever religion the household she was staying in practiced at the time. Her mom, aunt, and grandmother came from Muslim families, so she rolled with that faith when living...

Mariam Timmer and Princess Jecoco threw watch parties in Lagos and Abuja when The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Africa dropped on Showmax. The Lagos star and Abuja cast member pulled together their crews, plus entertainment industry people, for simultaneous events celebrating the...

Gospel artist Seyi Crown dropped the video for his track Eni Iyi at the NUJ Secretariat in Ibadan, Oyo State, with community leaders and entertainment fans showing up to the launch. The singer made the visual as a tribute to Senator Rasheed Adewolu Ladoja after he became the Olubadan of...

Odunlade Adekola's latest flick, Warlord: Olori Ogun, pulled in N47 million during its opening weekend after hitting theaters. The movie got co-produced by Odunlade Adekola Film Production and FilmOne Studios, with direction handled by Adekola himself alongside Tope Adebayo and Abiodun...