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  • There’s so much music out there that it’s hard for even the most loyal fans to stay up with their favourite artists or what’s new and hot right now. That’s why we’ve created #BumpThis – a daily series that features the one song you need to listen to, every day. Don’t say we never did anything for you.

    Crayon- Do Me

    Mavin’s talented artist, Crayon has once again showed just how talented he is with his new single, “Do Me”. Nice, progressive love song about he’d jealously guard his babe through thick and thin. Fire.

    Fireboy DML- Tattoo

    Whoa…Fireboy released this single with a Clarence Peters directed video, and if you’re going to watch it, you should be ready for some R-rated scenes. Overall, it’s a colorful video with a song that can definitely be put on repeat. Just like a lot of Fireboy’s music.

    DJ Tunez ft. Wizkid, Adekunle Gold and Omah Lay-Pami

    When you see Adekunle Gold, Omah Lay and Wizkid on a song, you already know it’s going to be fire. It’s even better because there was no warning. The song just dropped. You should definitely bump this.

    https://soundcloud.com/the-bt-radio/dj-tunez-pami-mp3

    Burna Boy- Twice As Tall (Album)

    Everyone has been waiting for this Burna album. It’s finally dropped today and everyone is talking about it. Listen to it on Apple Music here

  • There’s so much new music being released that it’s hard for even the most loyal fans to wade through the trash to find the gems. That’s why we’ve created #BumpThis – a Friday series that features new songs, by and featuring Nigerians, that you absolutely need to hear.

    Fireboy DML — “ELI”

    Following the success of his first single of 2020, the impressive “New York City Girl”, Fireboy DML is back with the even stronger “ELI” — an infectious reminder of the rising star’s enviable range. 

    Kida Kudz — “Buga” ft. Falz & Joey B

    Kida Kudz is one of the most consistent newcomers in the game, both in terms of quantity and quality. With his latest effort, “Buga”, featuring Falz and Joey B, he’s added another banger to his discography.

    Pop Smoke — “Enjoy Yourself” ft. Burna Boy

    Remixes are rarely as good as the original, but Burna Boy didn’t get the memo. On the remix of Pop Smoke’s “Enjoy Yourself” — off the deluxe version of his posthumous album — the afro-fusion star elevates the song. 

    Tolani — “Badman”

    While Tolani seems incapable of making a bad song, her latest single, “Badman” is all about her affinity for bad men. It’s another solid track from the fantastic singer, proving yet again that she deserves our attention.

  • Today is Burna Boy’s birthday, and everyone who stans him will understand how it is an entire life full of rapid heartbeats and moments of contemplation about stanning him or not. This list is for everyone who shares that dilemma: to stan Burna Boy or not?

    1. You, joining everyone to drag him when he misyarns on Twitter.

    Because I love you does not mean I cannot correct you.

    2. You, when someone says he should be cancelled.

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    Cancel, as per he is rough note abi? If you don’t shut up your mouth.

    3. Your reaction when he misyarns again.

    This man no dey ever keep quiet for him life. Make him comot for Twitter na!

    Burna Boy Tried To Roast Reekado Banks, And Twitter Lost Its Chill

    4. But his music is fire so you devise another approach.

    Separate the art from the artist. That’s the only way to move on.

    QUIZ: Only True Burna Boy Fans Will Get More Than 7 Right

    5. You, praying for him to miss so you can stop loving him with good reason.

    Burna abeg, miss just once. Just once is enough.

    6. But his next release is a hit and you jejely carry yourself to go and stan him.

    Is this what an abusive relationship feels like?

    7. And then you hear that today is Burna Boy’s birthday.

    And nobody can hate a birthday boy, right? So you pour your heart out to him in true love and hope that this new age will bring better behaviour.

    The 10 Best Burna Boy Deep Cuts

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  • There’s so much new music being released that it’s hard for even the most loyal fans to wade through the trash to find the gems. That’s why we’ve created #BumpThis – a Friday series that features new songs, by and featuring Nigerians, that you absolutely need to hear.

    Buju — “L’enu (Remix)” ft. Burna Boy

    Thanks to the power of social media, Buju was able to get Zlatan to hop on his fantastic single, “Spiritual”, turning it into one of the very best songs of 2019. Now, he’s pulled it off again on an even grander scale.

    Towards the end of last year, the rising star dropped “L’enu”, a solid single that didn’t quite get the attention it deserved. That’s all about to change, due to its new Burna Boy-assisted remix.

    While the Steph-produced track was already impressive on its own, the remix is elevated even further by Burna Boy’s fantastic verse. We honestly can’t imagine a world where this doesn’t become a certified hit.

  • While the year in music started off rocky, a lot of our favourite stars have since come through with at least one banger. So, here are 10 singles from the first quarter of 2020 (January to March) that soared above the rest.

    Rema — “Beamer (Bad Boys)”

    2019’s biggest breakout star, Rema started off 2020 with the same hit-making energy. “Beamer”, one of the two singles he’s released this year, is another infectious reminder of why his rise has been so astronomic.

    Adekunle Gold — “Jore” ft. Kizz Daniel

    Not one to collaborate with many people outside of his wife, Adekunle struck afropop gold when he decided to enlist the gifted Kizz Daniel for his first single of 2020, the exceptional “Jore”.

    Wande Coal — “Again”

    While Wande Coal is easily one of the greatest living afropop stars, it’s been a while since he dropped something as undeniably great as “Again” — a song that utilises all his gifts to full effect.

    Burna Boy — “Odogwu”

    Seemingly incapable of making a bad song at this point, Burna Boy’s first single of the year, “Odogwu” is another confident track from a star at the peak of his powers.

    Oxlade — “Away”

    Set to be one of 2020’s biggest breakout acts, Oxlade successfully kicked off the new decade with “Away” — the fantastic lead single off his star-making debut project, Oxygen.

    Teni — “Marry”

    One of Teni’s most enviable gifts as an artist is her ability to make songs that are both catchy and relatable. On “Marry”, her first single of the year, she nails that impressive balance yet again.

    DJ Neptune — “Nobody” ft. Joeboy & Mr Eazi

    When it comes to orchestrating bangers, very few DJs come close to Neptune. For his second single of the year, “Nobody”, he enlisted Joeboy and Mr Eazi, resulting in one of the best songs of the year so far.

    Peruzzi — “Gunshot”

    Very few afropop stars can write a song quite like Peruzzi, and “Gunshot”, his first release of the year, finds him using that ability to create one of his catchiest singles to date.

    Patoranking — “I’m In Love”

    A staggeringly consistent hitmaker, Patoranking knocked it out of the park with his first effort of 2020, “I’m In Love”. The dancehall-influenced love song is simply impossible to dislike.

    Efe Oraka — “Zion” ft M.I

    A truly exciting rising star Efe Oraka returned from a painfully long hiatus with the outstanding “Zion”, a beautifully written and performed track that includes a standout guest verse from M.I.

  • Too many Nigerian music videos are boring retreads of already tired concepts. That’s why we created #WatchThis — a series that focuses on the visuals that absolutely deserve your attention.

    Burna Boy — “Odogwu”

    A few weeks ago, Burna Boy dropped “Odogwu” — his second single since his Grammy-nominated magnums opus, African Giant. Now, the afro-fusion star has released a fitting video for the incredible song.

    The song’s title, “Odogwu”, which is an Igbo moniker reserved for men who have achieved great things, feels especially apt when you consider the past two years of Burna Boy’s remarkable career.

    For the TG Omori-directed video, Burna Boy leans into the song’s Igbo influences, celebrating the fashion and the culture. It’s another stunning clip from one of Nigeria’s greatest living artists.

  • There’s so much new music being released that it’s hard for even the most loyal fans to wade through the trash to find the gems. That’s why we’ve created #BumpThis – a Friday series that features new songs, by and featuring Nigerians, that you absolutely need to hear.

    Dadju — “Donne moi l’accord” ft. Burna Boy

    Late last year, French singer, Dadju dropped his second solo album, Poison Ou Antidote, which included guest work from three of Nigeria’s biggest stars, Davido, Wizkid and Burna Boy.

    Now, following the success of the album, Dadju has dropped a music video for the Burna Boy-assisted standout, “Donne moi l’accord”, giving us an excuse to gush about the fantastic song.

    On the afrobeat-inspired track, stunningly produced by Kel P, Dadju and Burna Boy sing about trying to win the attention of a beautiful girl, and they both sound great doing it.

  • Ever heard a song and related to it on every level? Well, that’s the power of music. So, based on what’s truly important to you at the moment, we’ve created a quiz that shows you which Nigerian artist is most equipped to create the soundtrack to your life.

    Take to find out

  • Angélique Kidjo is easily one of Africa’s most influential artists, and her acclaimed album, Celia — a moving tribute to iconic Cuban singer, Celia Cruz — was about as stunningly executed as any album that dropped last year.

    That being said, even she seemed shocked that her project beat out Burna Boy’s career-defining opus, African Giant for the ‘Best World Music Album’ Grammy. Taking to the stage to accept her fourth Grammy, she thoughtfully dedicated her win to the afro-fusion star. 

    She said: 

    “This is for Burna Boy, [he] is among those young artists [who] came from Africa [who] are changing the way our continent is perceived.”

    An instant favourite from the moment it dropped, Burna Boy’s African Giant not only ended 2019 as the most-streamed album in Africa, but it was also the most critically acclaimed, earning nearly unanimous praise from music critics around the world. 

    So, that begs the main question: If a Nigerian album that broke chart records, had tangible cultural impact and was fervently praised by fans and music critics alike couldn’t bag a Grammy, then what kind of Nigerian album can?

    A category issue

    It definitely doesn’t help that ‘Best World Music Album’, the category Nigerian artists are most likely to be lumped into, is extremely flawed. ’World music’ is a borderline racist term for music that doesn’t fit the European or American mould.

    When you take a look at some of the artists that have won in the past — from Ladysmith Black Mambazo to Soweto Gospel Choir — it’s pretty clear that when it comes to this category, voters don’t care for projects with pop-leaning sounds or influences. 

    Based on the kind of projects that typically get nominated, a Nigerian album by anyone without the last name Kuti would stick out like a sore thumb in any year, making a triumph in this category seem damn near improbable.

    That’s why a win for African Giant — a project that fuses afrobeat, dancehall, pop, r&b and hip-hop — would have marked an exciting new direction for the outdated category, but it seems we’ll just have to keep waiting for the Grammys to catch up. 

    What’s the solution?

    It’s about time the Grammys introduced an Afrobeat category — honouring projects that are predominantly influenced by the genre Fela Kuti pioneered. Afrobeat has been immensely influential, and it’s insulting to still have it exist under the flawed umbrella of ‘world music’.

  • Burna Boy’s African Giant might not have taken home the Grammy for ‘Best World Music Album’ — losing to Angelique Kidjo’s worthy Celia — but the career-defining project remains a winner in our book. So, it’s time to prove how much you jammed it by answering a few questions.

    Here you go: