Dear IAV

If you’re listening, you’re already HAVEN • 333🪔 • Ọmọ tí Olú-Ìwà bí •

[Prof. Carl Sagan @ProfCarlSagan]

The role of intellectuals is to challenge authority, not serve it.

[Bob Ngene @bobbyceezar]

Do we have any songwriters here that create educational content around song structure and writing techniques specific to Afrobeats? 🤔

I believe it's a really underrated way to score decent gigs as a songwriter especially for foreign acts that are looking to pivot to Afrobeats

[Z @BrianZisook]

“Music Industry” and “Music Business” aren’t synonyms.

For anyone trying to monetize their art:

The industry (labels, publishers, DSPs) is optional. The business (royalties, registrations, split sheets, metadata, admin) is not.

[Àgbà John Doe @jon_d_doe]

Everyone would love to be rich, but not everyone would be rich.

For me, as a father and husband, once I am able to put food on the table for my family, provide shelter above their heads, and pay their bills, I feel fulfilled.

I am satisfied and grateful to God.

No matter how much you have, you won't take a penny to the grave.

I have programmed my mindset in such a way as to not envy people's legitimate wealth or success in a bad way.

What I pray against every day is that I don't want to have to beg to feed myself and my family.

And I want to be in the position of more of a helper than being helped..

You don't need to be rich to achieve this.

As long as not all fingers are equal, there will always be people who are better, richer, and more successful than you.

And there will be those whom you're better than.

Just remember something throughout your life's journey: do not burn bridges and do not betray people's trust.

Trees cannot survive for too long if all the branches are cut.

End.

[Godwin Tom @GodwinTom]

Never let outsiders bash your people and your culture!

Whether you are Yoruba or Annaang or Igbo or Ibibio or Hausa or any of the thousands we have across Nigeria and the continent.

You don't have to like how everyone promotes their culture. Focus on promoting yours how you see fit and in line with cultural values.

Find out about your history... the good and the bad and embrace the reality of it all. Then contribute to its growth!

[Bob Ngene @bobbyceezar]

I think I wanna restart the New Music Friday series🤔

Well let's fvcking go

If you dropped today or yesterday...Drop your Spotify links in the comments..Let's talk about your record

[Lawrence Kitema @lawrencekitema]

Recommendation isn’t a favour. Someone just risked their integrity for you. Pay back with results. DELIVER!

[Media Boyfriend @MediaBoyfriend]

Inibehe Effiong is a lawyer from Akwa Ibom.

He doesn't make pop music. He doesn't appear on reality TV.

He goes to court. For Nigerians who can't afford to go to court themselves.

Human rights. Civil liberties. Press freedom. Accountability.

He's been jailed for his advocacy. He's had threats. He's kept going.

This is the kind of Akwa Ibom person who rarely trends, but whose work matters in ways that outlast any hit song or viral moment.

The Land of Promise produces artists and athletes.

It also produces people who fight for the rights of others when fighting costs something.

[Bob Ngene @bobbyceezar]

That your song is a hit is because you have a good producer that understands the psychology of sonics..not because you spent millions on TikTok influencers

If you like..keep throwing them to the corner like they don't matter

[Crystal @Omoowo4u]

They spent 16 years teaching you how to answer exam question. Nobody taught you how to send an invoice or file tax return, or build something the market actually wants.
When you graduate, you said you are going to the labour market without knowledge of the market.

Nigerian education didn't prepare you for the future, it prepared you for a past that is already gone..

Be wise

[Daniel Somtochukwu @Somtolism7]

I Risked My Life for a Country That Can’t Pay Me — Who Stole Our RCA?

I once saw a document in my camp stating that soldiers on operations are entitled to ₦5,000 per day as RCA. I was only getting ₦45,000 a month.

Who pocketed the rest? No soldier has ever asked that question.

I risked my life for a country that neither values it nor pays me fairly, all in the name of selfless service. Yet, the politicians who claim to lead us can’t even show the same commitment.

In Nigeria, the military has been turned into a tool of mental and civil slavery, where soldiers bear the burden of risks, stress, and injustice. True professionalism demands fairness, accountability, and genuine care for those on the frontlines.

[Foza Billions (The Oracle) @fozadoza]

Foreign company signs you, Gives you an advance and lines up opportunities for you in the abroad. Then you try severally for visas and you are denied.

These are the issues. You can't outwork certain problems as an individual.

I expect with the UK and France fanfare the government just did and using our creative industry as a major power play, we have better creative talent visa programs. We can't continue the investment cycle if the talents are limited by access.

Vote wisely 2027.

[Dear IAV @Dear_IAV]

Ginger✍️🏾

[YARLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO @yarlo_wtf]

tiwa savage dropped her first single at 31 (2010)
2baba dropped his first single at 28 (2004)
9ice dropped his first single at 27 (2007)
asake blew up at age 27 (2022)
Burna blew up at age 27 (2018)
odumodublvck blew up at 30 (2022)

if u like give up early!

[Godwin Tom @GodwinTom]

A few facts...

A lot of money has been given to acts. Only a hand full recouped. They got more money. For others ROI was low and appetite for investment is low. There are people still fighting for investments to be in the systems so that more can benefit.

Most didnt and told their friends they gamed the system. Label and publishers have been waiting.

Executives put alot of talents in deals they are suffering for now and that commission that looked big has finished.

The new cats are suffering for it... but there is an opportunity. Those who show progress and a paying audience will get more money.

If we fix the IP and CMO issue we would have solved a big issue.

Buying power is a problem as people need to be able to afford things. Survival over entertainment. But our numbers can make up for it if we fix how monies invested can be returned.

Its hard work. Real hard work. But if we dont do it... all of this is noise.

Executives... Artists... everyone need to do better.

[KontentSensei @KontentSensei]

Artists need to go easy on their friends who don’t support their music as much as they’ll like.
If you’re choose to be an artist, no matter how talented you are, YOU ARE AN OUTLIER!
It’s not always envy, you choose a difficult path, only result will make people buy into it

[Emmanuel Echeta @PenTitan]

Salary = 30k

1 loaf of bread = 2k

Yet some of you are treating this coming election like premier league

You think it will just end in bants and memes. People will suffer real suffering

[Godwin Tom @GodwinTom]

Dear creatives, particularly music rights owners of sounds recording (masters) and musical works (compositions)...

IT IS TIME TO START ASKING QUESTIONS. Do not let anyone force you to take sides... ask everyone questions. Everyone!!!!

You will see those who are telling you the truth. It won't be too difficult. I assure you!

If you are successful now and think you won't need this money, just look at those before you. For the sake of your children, if for nothing, pay attention and ask questions.

If you are not currently making money and thinking it's not also your fight... you will understand when you get that hit song but can't afford the life thrown at you!

E go touch everybody. So, ask questions. Find answers. From everybody!

[-valar morghulis- @eldivine]

I'm trying to raise money to renovate the library in my village and modernize it with computers and internet to enable global research access, software training and better learning for the kids in Abiriba.

I don't know how to go about grants and stuff like that but I heard Carnegie might help, or some other foundation.

While I work on figuring it out I'm putting this out there in case ANYONE can help me. Thank you guys!

[Dear IAV @Dear_IAV]

Lord knows I am redefining stage performance in this part of world, and mayhap add extra tier globally. What it ought to be, not just performance, but an out-of-the-world experience 🤞🏼#I333v

[Onye Nkuzi @cchukudebelu]

I don't know who the Nigerian/African middle class expect to fight for Nigeria/Africa's future.

They have a generational mission staring them in their faces - and act as if they don't understand this.

"Fighting" doesn't necessarily mean grabbing an AK-47 and heading to the bush. It starts with thinking through these problems.