JAM AFRIQUE

In this part of the world, most upcoming Artist are mentally lazy and very impatient, they want everything to roll in very fast and not put in the required energy to grow their fanbase. Some even go as far as buying followers on social media just to look a bit successful. Most of our Artist are living a life of deception just to fit into the set industry standards. Original Artists understand what it means to start from the scratch and build loyal following. Most of these followers connect to their music and follow up with the entire growth process of the brand . It's better to have 100 loyal followers than to have to have 10k followers that can't support your music .  Are you an upcoming Artist reading this or watching the video. I just want to let you all know that Music business is serious and it requires a lot of energy to really grow a fanbase or even put out a song and promote it. The good news is hard work really pays, it's better for an artist t...

Tekno is a Nigerian Artist and producer signed to Tripple MG Record Label owned by Music Mogul and business man Ubi Franklin. The Artist debuted into the Nigerian music industry with 'Holiday' featuring Davido and then released 'Dance' a song that pushed him to another level of his career and also made it to all DJs playlist. He was generally accepted by music lovers and that was when he discovered his magic . Tekno never slowed down as he kept releasing dance music and met his breakthrough as soon as he linked up to Krizbeatz and recorded 'Pana' the monster hit that elevated his career and changed the sound and trend of music in Nigeria. After the release of Pana, he kept on releasing dance tracks like Diana, Go, Yawa, Rara, Duro, Where, samantha, wash, mama featuring Wizkid and recently released two new singles Only one and Your luv . The talented singer and songwriter has released back to back hit songs with no body of work to seal his succ...

Nigerian RnB Artist and X3M Music Artist 'Praiz' releases a new body of work titled '2Mins EP' . The talented soul singer ones again shows off the power of his voice and song writing skills on the project. After listening to this amazing EP my love for the singer sky rocketed to another level as he puts in energy in his delivery, there by creating a romantic environment with his sound, you cant help but fall in love with this body of work. Bless your playlist with this EP and make sure to follow his social media pages for link to get the EP.

The African Music Industry is evolving and growing very fast, the music industry is one of the biggest in the world now, raking in millions of dollars in revenue from digital sales and distribution. International Record Labels and Distribution Companies are trooping into Africa, setting up offices and signing African leading acts, this is a clear evidence that the music industry is growing and seen as the future because of the creativity and hard work African Artist put in when creating a content . With the emergence of  International Record labels and Distribution companies there is hope that proper structures will be put in place to combat Copyright infringements and create a system that will enable creatives track their revenue. The future of the Music industry is very paramount and that is why we are asking this question. Why should the Telecom Companies keep the larger share of revenue and the Artist / content providers take the tiniest share of the revenue. It is...

Nigerian RnB star Iyanya peacefully exits Mavin Records owned by Music Mogul Don Jazzy .  The singer signed to Mavin Record in 2016 after exiting Made Men Music a Record label he co-owned. The news of his exit from co-owned label to join Mavin came as a surprise to the music industry and kept music lovers and fans wondering the reason for such decision. In an interview with Premium Times, Iyanya claimed he joined Mavin Records because he believed in Don Jazzy and wanted someone that will help bring out another him. The singer felt he was going too commercial and abandoning the unique side of him (RnB) . He joined Mavin to get a new direction for his sound and artistry. Under Mavin Records he released the  'Signature' EP with  songs like Up To Something, Hold On and Bow For You.  The reason for his exit to join Temple Management completely is yet unknown but from logical analysis we feel Iyanya has a new direction for his career and probably his vision d...

The growth and progression of African Music is on the fast lane with the emergence of International Record & Distribution companies serving as a catalyst to speed up the entire process. We have African Artist like Wizkid, Davido, Tekno, Tiwa Savage, Ali Kiba , Burnaboy sign deals with some of these companies to distribute and market their content to other parts of the world where their resources couldn't reach. The birth of some talented Artist like Burnaboy, Wizkid, Davido, Yemi Alade and Tiwa Savage into the Nigerian Music Industry, has managed to put Nigeria on the map . This group of talented Artists have carved a niche for themselves by introducing their own unique sounds, that serves as a foundation and blue print most upcoming artist leverage on to create their music. Our focal point here is Wizkid & Burnaboy, so lets focus and not  shift away completely from what we are here to discuss. The question here is ' Who is more talented ' . Wizkid i...

Famous model , reality TV Star and one of the Kardashian Sisters 'Kyle Jenner' gives birth to a baby girl with rapper Travis Scott . She made this revelation via her Instagram page and also stating she wanted the process to very private, that is why there was no update of the entire process on the internet. The news of her pregnancy made headlines sometime in September 2017. Congratulation to the couple on their first child together.

The news of Drake cutting off Nigerian Artist Burnaboy from his More life Album. According to burna boy what happened was not really as deep as people make it look like. He also went further to say Drake reached out to him with some  beats which he worked on and  returned to Drake and its the decision of Drake and his team to decided what song makes the Album. its not as Deep as we all see it. He linked up with  Uk top DJ Tim west wood in the crib to discuss his new body of work 'Outside' and also speak  more on controversies surrounding his music career. See Video below.....

African rapper and Tinny Entertainment frontliner    Ycee the Juice hit maker finally terminates his contract with Sony Music Africa headed by Mr Micheal Ugwu who is also the CEO of FreeMe Digital Distribution Company. The year 2017 witnessed outbursts and twitter rants by the rapper, accusing the Manager of Sony Music Africa Mr Micheal Ugwu of ripping off Artists. See below for full official press release by Tinny Entertainment. The statement reads: We would like to state officially that we terminated our contract with SONY through our lawyers, Olaniwun Ajayi LP, by a letter dated 5 December 2017. Henceforth, we are the sole owners of the copyright in any and all of our music and can exploit our music on any and every platform. We have realized that it is best to undertake the distribution of our records by ourselves, as a Record Label and that Made in Nigeria across board, is the only way to be above board.” As a Label, we are pushing out great music this year star...

Jam Afrique Movie section features a new movie titled ' Married But Living Single' . A movie that features great actors like Joseph Benjamin, Joke Silva, Funke Akindele Bello, Tina Mba, Kiki omeili & Femi Brainard. Synopsis The film was inspired by a book of the same name by Pastor Femi Faseru of KICC Lagos and tells the story of Kate, a career driven woman who’s married to an entrepreneur, Mike. Mike is diagnosed with lung cancer; Kate has to choose to either take a break from work to be with her husband while he recuperates from his surgery, or stay dedicated to her company which now stands a big chance of winning an important contract with a big telecommunication company.

Nigerian fast rising creative minded Artis t Ceeza Milli recently signed to Aristokrat Records releases his first song under the new inprint. The song is titled Confidential Love , video shot by Director Q.  Click play and enjoy the video Jamming Afrique 

Nigerian songstress Niniola kick starts 2018 with this amazing tune titled 'Oyin' . On this tune she displays the level of her artistry and versatility. Last year was an amazing year for the songstress as fans got more connected to her sound and she was seen performing on all platforms putting out electrifying  performances and also enjoying major headlines. Click play to enjoy this amazing tune about to Jam Afrique.... 

Mr P has finally released his highly anticipated single 'My Way' , video directed by himself. Clip play and enjoy.....

Nigerian London based Artist  Maleek Berry releases the visuals to his tune tune titled 'Pon My Mind' . As usual expect nothing but mind blowing vocals and melody from the Sound man himself. Enjoy.

Nelson Eze better known as Sick the Mgb is  a Nigerian trapper, song writer and serial Entrepreneur born in Benue State and raise in Portharcout where he kick started his career in Music. Sick is currently the CEO of Cool Catz Muzik , a Portharcout based record label with the vision of signing and empowering the next generation of music artists. Sick together with another talented Artist Quincy collaborates on their first official debut into the Nigerian Music industry with song titled OUT THE BED . Check out the video and expect more contents from Sick because he is here to stay . Follow him on Instagram @sick_tha_mgb 

African superstar Dbanj also known as Bangalee signs a Distribution deal with an American based Record Label 'Priority Records' . Dbanj is one of the few Nigerians that actually started the move towards bridging the gap between African and Western Music. His effort has gone a long way in projecting and putting Africa on the map. According to the press release, all African Artist under his CREAM Digital platform will automatically be exposed to international deals tailored towards the growth and distribution of African Music to the world. Priority Records is an American based Record Label that has worked with Major Labels like Roc-A- Fella, Death Row Records, No Limit Records & Wu- Tang Records. They have also worked with international Artist like Snoop Dogg, Dr Dre, Ice Cube, Jay Z & Master P. Congratulations to the superstar on this one, this is definitely another great moves for the growth of African Music.

The Federal Government recently placed a ban on the shooting of music videos and movies abroad, The news didn't go down well with some celebrities. Some of the entertainers took to their social media pages to rant and show their distaste about the recent decree by the government. Yes it is true that the economy of the country is bad and the government are to be blamed for not keeping to their promises. I also won't blame the citizens for ranting and pouring out their heart  about the situation of the country. The only problem now is Nigerians have made it  a very big habit of complaining and depending excessively on the government for virtually everything. What happened to we trying our best in our own little way to make the country better, create employments and stop ranting and complaining too much of the lack of support from the government. We are getting to addicted to that habit of complaining and that blind folds us from seeing the positive side of everything. I perso...

Now let's talk about this, I know a lot of you reading this will say let's see the rubbish he wants to write again, but the truth of the matter is, I will be very consistent with the rubbish I write cos I can see what a lot of you can't see, that is why I am who I am. Now back to the topic of the day ' How to make a hit Record in Nigeria' yes I chose Nigeria as a case study because na here I dey work 😂. Nigeria is a country where people still smile even when they are going through hardship, we party, turn up and dance even when money no dey pocket, Nigerians​ love to DANCE get that point. The Nigerian music industry is very fickle, which means it has a tendency of changing sound at anytime. As a music Artist in Nigeria, to stay relevant make sure you make the fans dance , make sure your song can still queue into the DJs playlist, I am not saying you should follow trend but make sure your sound is close to the wave at that particular time . Check out...

In the year 2007 the evolution of the Nigerian DJS kicked off with the release of The 'Definition' Album by legendary DJ Jimmy Jatt . This Album paved the way for the DJ career in Nigeria, this album opened the eyes of so many upcoming Djs, this evolution gave the DJ career a value in Nigeria. A standard has been set by the Legend, a standard that gave birth to brands like DJ xclusive, Dj Kentalky, Dj caise, Dj Spinall, Dj Kaywise, DJ Smooth, DJ Neptune and so many others.  The potency of this standard and foundation is questionable now, the vision is going towards the wrong direction and nobody is talking about it, we smile, enjoy the sounds and get blinded from the harm this is causing the music industry. Nigerian Djs now release songs even more than some Artist, i sometimes ask myself if this Djs really understand the business and their vision in the music industry. What makes  Djs unique is their skills on the turn table, how they manage to queue in songs (t...

Who is responsible for the change of trend in a Music Industry, The Artist or the Music Producer /Sound Engineer ? Lets Use the Nigerian music industry as a case study. The Nigerian music industry has evolved over the years with different hit songs emanating and emerging from different music artist. The industry has experienced a drastic change in both structure and exposure as a result of quality sounds released by Artists. The sounds gets better by day as Artists and their producers think outside the box to create sounds that can actually break into the western world and attract potential investors. As we all hear and see on news and social platforms how Nigerian /African Artist are been offered deals by foreign Music bodies like Sony music, RCA, ROC Nation and Universal Music. This is a clear proof of growth in the Music Industry.  Now the question is, who is actually responsible for change in sound /trend in the music industry. Who is a music producer? -  A prod...