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Xclusive Music: Splash ft Phyno – Onye Ije

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Splash has garnered a lot of buzz around her
this year, well i saw this collaboration coming, i had to grind hard to get
this file, as we anticipate the official release, enjoy igbo rap at its finest.</div>
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Xclusive Music: Splash ft Phyno – Onye Ije

Splash has garnered a lot of buzz around her this year, well i saw this collaboration coming, i had to grind hard to get this file, a...

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Xclusive: K-Solo's Ex-Wife, Kikelomo Akinkunmi Loses Dad

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The father of ex- wife to K-Solo, Kikelomo Akinkunmi,-- died yesterday 
afternoon. Mr Akinkunmi who is said to be over 90 yrs of age died after a
 brief illness saw him flown to the states. He returned just two weeks 
ago and gave up the ghost yesterday. Mr Akinkunmi and his wife are US 
citizen but relocated to Nigeria years back. May his soul RIP. Amen... 
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Xclusive: K-Solo's Ex-Wife, Kikelomo Akinkunmi Loses Dad

The father of ex- wife to K-Solo, Kikelomo Akinkunmi,-- died yesterday afternoon. Mr Akinkunmi who is said to be over 90 yrs of age died ...

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Xclusive: EKO Music Festival To Hold In April

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 The maiden edition of the EKO Music Festival, EKO MF has been scheduled to hold from April 26 to 28.

The approval letter from the Lagos State Ministry of Tourism and 
Inter-Governmental Relations, duly signed by the Senior Special 
Assistant to the Governor, Morounranti Aleniosu said: “In line with the 
ministry’s set vision of making Lagos State the preferred tourist 
destination in Nigeria, and indeed Africa, we are pleased to be 
associated with your vision and drive in showcasing the musical 
excellence and peculiarity of the Nigerian people. Kindly accept our 
congratulations on behalf of Lagos State Government.”

After several years of planning, series of meetings with event 
stakeholders and the EKO MF crew, the CEO In-House Entertainment, 
organisers of Eko MF, Ayo George has expressed his gratitude to the 
people who helped to ensure that the festival received government 
support.

“No single person can pull such a huge event without the support of 
individuals and government. We have found that the favour of Governor 
Fashola, Seye Kehinde of City People, TeeMac Iseli, Barrister Gbenga M. 
Aduloju and many others. 
 
We are especially thankful for the efforts put 
into this project by the publisher of City People. Right from the start 
of the marketing of EKO MF, he has always been there for us.

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“With more financial support, we shall lock Lagos down for the three 
days. Of course, it is the maiden edition, we shall do our best to 
showcase the best of Nigeria’s music in Lagos. 
 
We may not be able to 
accommodate all musicians at this time, but we shall try to put up good 
shows for the days EKO MF holds and for the fans,” he said.

Only live performances will be featured in the musical and cultural 
celebration as the 
festival’s purpose is to uplift the Nigerian music 
industry. The festival will be streamed live on the internet and also 
syndicated to media agencies abroad and would present a platform for 
various cultural troupes to present their rich heritage to the world

Xclusive: EKO Music Festival To Hold In April

The maiden edition of the EKO Music Festival, EKO MF has been scheduled to hold from April 26 to 28. The approval letter from the Lag...

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ARE YOU AN ARTISTE? 10 Easy Steps to becoming a Successful Music Artiste in Nigeria - Xclusive

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With artistes’ rates moving from five to seven figures in recent 
years, it is indeed safe to say that the Nigerian Music Industry is 
growing. This growth might not necessarily stem from the depth of lyrics
 as we have seen many Nigerian artistes move from deep, emotive lyrics 
like “Sweet Mother” to repetitive lyrics like “Pop pop pop Champagne” or
 “Take Banana till you go yo” which has an amazing record breaking 16 
repeats intro to the song.

It is  hard to ignore the fact that music today has moved from pretty
 simple lyrics to words that do not exist in the oxford dictionary talk 
more of Google.com. How do you explain the meaning of iyanaya’s “na na 
na na na na….your waist” or Flavour’s “Porokoto pokoro pakoroba”?

What has changed in the Nigerian Music scene? Is it the psych/choice 
of the listening audience or the mentality of the musicians? Or could we
 attribute it to the age difference?

With the type of lyrics that are being put out today by Nigerian 
artists, it would be pretty hard for an artist who sang “If I could 
runaway, I’d run with you faraway” to compete with someone who spills 
“Kukere I get money o” on the dance floor.

My years of experience in the Nigerian music industry as an onlooker,
 songwriter, bathroom singer and a beat maker, has given me an insight 
as to what sells in Nigeria. Trust me when I say I have cracked that 
code as to how you can become a successful Nigerian artiste just by 
releasing one single! Here are the 10 proven steps you must follow 
religiously to become a successful artiste in Nigeria!

1.      Mugu Master 101

You might be asking yourself “Wait a minute is this guy telling me to
 lick boots” Well Yes! If you must also know, lick the sole and laces of
 your boss’s boots along. The reason I tagged this as Mugu Master 101 is
 because, if you can’t act as a JJC in this industry, then trust me you 
are going nowhere!  When I say act as a mugu, I mean be humble and 
gentle, act like you know no one, you have nothing and your voice is 
“just there” be willing to put aside your ego and listen to what the big
 boss (Coughs Don Jazzy)
 says. Even if it takes you two to four years to complete the Mugu 101 
course, do so. Trust me this makes for a good “Humble Beginning” story 
so that when you finally sing “Fly” as Tuface did to announce his 
successful graduation from Kennis Music, people would be drawn to you. 
 Wizkid, Dbanj and 9ice did it, so you also can do it.

2.      Use this music formula (beat, lyrics and tune)

Iyanya had to drop his “baby they don’t know how I feel about you” 
lyrics for “All my ladies… nze nze” after he had the privilege to listen
 to this advice you are reading at no cost.

The kind of beat you should use must be fast-paced; you will find it 
in Davido’s “Omo Baba Olowo” and in many of “Terry G’s songs”.

I’m assuming you are an average singer with no music experience, so I
 will advise you to stay away from P-Square’s beats if you don’t have 
the right tunes and sensible lyrics to back it up.

Worried about your lyrics making sense? That shouldn’t be a problem 
because it doesn’t matter as long as you’re able to form whatever words 
that pops up in your head even if it is “bla blab la bla”…that’s another
 form of expressing yourself. .

Ok, let’s do a simple practice on how to make up the perfect 
“meaningless” lyrics. Look at a chick (if you are a guy), what would you
 like to tell her? (You dey do me strong thing?) nah! Banky W has done that.

Think about something you love (food, blackberry) or something Nigerian (Koboko). It will be silly to sing something like “Your love dey sweet me like Koboko” are you for real? Koboko dey sweet for body?

Sing in tangent with the beat even of it means distorting the lyrics like “E dey pain me like Kobokoko kobokoko kobokoko”

For the tune, look for a famous foreign tune and morph it into yours.
 Remove the Doh-reh-mis and add your own. A Brick&Lace “Love is 
Wicked” beats can be morphed into many songs.

Imagine this was formed using the “Love is wicked beats”:

E just pain like Kobokoko

Yagayaga zagazaga

Day wey you pass for Amukoko

You and your friend on Okada…

Now doesn’t that sound just like it?

3.      Keep in shape

This is already self-explanatory. You can’t be looking like Rick Ross
 and expecting your female fans to appreciate you. In order to be able 
to throw off your shirt at any given time, you will need to have the 
right 6packs (Please no hungry packs) but the right packs like Iyanya, 
Dipp and D’banj. Now if you a female artiste, then you need to shed off 
those unwanted fats around your stomach and reserve it for your hips and
 bust because this is what Nigerian men love and you need it for your 
photo and video shoots.

4.      Show some skin

Now Nigerians love daring performances (You can trace this back to 
Fela’s days)). In order to have an engaging concert, you must be willing
 to show some chest on stage like D’banj and throw your shirt into the 
crowd like Iyanya.

A Disclaimer: Please do not attempt this if you do not have a six 
packs and your body is only suitable for a Michelin advertisement. (This
 is not a sub for special ed)

For the ladies, a little baring of the laps hurts no one. You can 
contact Tiwa Savage and Emmy Nyra for a few tips on how to bare it all 
and still look classy.

5.      Hit the headlines (Controversy)

Denrele once said “Good publicity is good publicity. Bad publicity is good publicity. No publicity is bad publicity”.

Being in the news is key! Do whatever it takes to hit the headlines! 
You got to be kidding me if you need suggestions on how to achieve this.
 Ok, I’ll give you a few. Have several baby mamas, have several tattoos 
or date two popular celebrities, start a twitter fight by dissing 
another celeb or release a terrible song, breakup with your music label 
or have a groupie take a photo of you in bed while you pretend to be 
asleep.

Please follow these suggestions at your own risk because I do not endorse bad behavior.

6.      Form a dance step

I’m serious about this. Let’s follow the trend of people who have 
their own dance steps. They get popular. Nigerians are always looking 
for new dance steps. Marvelous Benji did the “Suo”. Daddy Showkey brought us the “Galala”, and Iyanya introduced the “Kukere”. Ghana’s
 Azonto is still trending and we have found people like Wizkid doing 
their own version. 9ice had his own signature dance step. So did Tuface.
 MayD has this very unique dance step that looks like Azonto on both 
feet. P-Square remixed the Azonto step by giving us a hybrid version 
which they titled “Alingo”. You should come up with your own step if you
 are creative enough.

Get a slogan

You think Tonto Dike was dumb when she thought of #Poko?

We have seen artistes carve a niche for themselves with slangs that 
they use. Iyanya gave us “Your waist”, Durella would “Zanga” this, Dbanj
 is the custodian of “Kokolet, Labata and Lebete” while Tuface never 
fails to remind us that “Nothin dey happen”.

You can use something like “Jati-jati”. Just a suggestion though.

8.      Pally with bloggers

You see yourself? After all the yanga and the blasting that you do on
 Twitter, you will still come back and beg the bloggers to publish and 
promote your songs for free. Bloggers can make or kill your songs o. 
don’t try us. Oh. I didn’t mention that I am a blogger too. Look for my 
Twitter handle @segunsd.

9.      Collabo with the right people

Nobody knows you and you want to collabo (record a duet) with an 
unknown artiste. Are you a learner? It is important to know your genre 
of music and feature the right people. For example imagine collaboration
 between Bez and Terry G? Or  DBanj and Asa? Trying to imagine it gives 
me a migraine.

If you are an Afro-pop artiste like Tuface, consider doing something 
with a Waje, Tiwa Savage (for the voice) or an MI, Ice Prince (for the 
rap) or a D’Prince, Wande, Wizkid (for the style).

10.  Stick to the elders (OAPs, Social Media publicists, events managers)

Your best friends and allies should be the On-Air-personalities, 
Social Media peeps, Events Managers and Music Producers. Consult these 
ogas at the top before you record. Ask the OAPs “What kind of songs do 
you callers like to listen to?”

Ask the bloggers “What kinds of songs get the most hits”. “How do I create hype for my song or get Eko Hotel to host my event?

Ask Clarence Peters “What kind of videos do people prefer to watch”.

I’m not trying to tell you to follow the crowd; I’m trying to provide
 you with the necessary guidelines to create your own strategy.

Disclaimer: You shouldn’t really take these points seriously although
 it wouldn’t hurt you to make use of some the points listed above. See 
you at the top of your music career.

ARE YOU AN ARTISTE? 10 Easy Steps to becoming a Successful Music Artiste in Nigeria - Xclusive

With artistes’ rates moving from five to seven figures in recent years, it is indeed safe to say that the Nigerian Music Industry is gro...

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