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One of the big questions to ask music lovers in Nigeria is ‘who is the next big thing’ between one of the two fast-rising talents in Nigeria today; Fireboy DML of YBNL record label and Rema of Mavins record label. Their songs, ‘Jealous’ and ‘Dumebi’ respectively are one of the anthems you would hear anywhere you go in the four cardinal points of the country.

Nigerian music is going farther than a rocket could go into the space. The Nigerian entertainment industry as a whole is really making Nigerians proud. The nation may be having difficult times but the arrays of talent in the country are flying high the country’s green and white flag and thereby making our rich culture to matter all over the world.

The Nigerian musicians are not left out in this illicit activity of defrauding other people. When you take internet fraud out of the money made by most Nigerian musicians then they would have nothing. Many Nigerian musicians have used money made from this means to push their career. Others who have attained higher level are not left out as they use music to clean the ill-gotten money.

Surely we remember Asa, don’t we? It has been over five years since we actively heard her voice on our radios and saw her on our TVs. And we are beginning to miss her. We want to go back to the days when she connected to Nigerians by discussing real social issues with her songs. We want an opportunity to go back to listening to good music.

Music is a part of the Nigerian culture and that of Africa as a whole. It has always had its place in the lives of the people from the various ethnic groups of Nigeria. Traditional music in Nigeria is strongly tied to extra-musical events which provide a means of expressing group solidarity and transmitting traditional norms and beliefs from one generation to another

Some music artists come to limelight and remain there for decades, serving generations with the gift of their art and…

Music and emotions go and and hand. Music helps us to deal with certain situations. But there are down sides to listening music during some dark times.

Nigerian Indigenous music is the music originating from the various tribes of Nigeria. It involves all the traditional music