Artists need to emulate stars like Justin Beiber. That’s one of the many conclusions from #SMWMusicDay. The day started off with a keynote from Elizabeth Hausle, Executive VP Marketing at All Def Digital. Hausel recalled her days of receiving a budget of...
Finally Africa is getting a lot of attention from the global economic market for all the right reasons. It used to be the Africa of famine, poverty, hunger and lack – but that narrative is rapidly changing. While there is still a lot to do in terms of lifting...
In Nigeria and across the globe, many entrepreneurs and companies are hard at work, striving to launch the next big digital innovation that will push the music industry to new frontiers. Last week, we presented you with NotJustOK, Spinlet and iRoking, three websites...
Thanks to the border-smashing capabilities of the Internet, Nigerian music fans can listen to their favorite songs faster than they can say “Ice Prince.” With the digitization of music came a wave of innovative and disruptive platforms all vying to provide...
We live in a world where a DJ from Brooklyn, New York can download the newest EP from a Nigeria-based rapper the day it’s released. The Internet closes the distance between the two hip-hop heads, and social media allows them to communicate and foster a...
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