Afrobeats Wire

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Free Music Distribution in Nigeria: What “Free” Actually Costs.
#Afrobeats #NigerianMusic #FreeMusic #Nigeria
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The Anatomy of a Release: What Really Happens After an Artist Hits “Submit” https://t.co/CXZBR7fwBj

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Diamond Platnumz – Shu! Lyrics (Ft. Chley ) https://t.co/fecK2qkJl5

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Are you a blog or music writer? Afrobeats Wire is open for tips: what we want, and what we do with it
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Your music deserves new ears.

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The girlies are going to save Nigerian music🌟

“Ms Paper” -@ayrastarr x @theodorabossy
“Speak to Me” - @valentinorose_
“Okunkun” - @solana_tii
“Space Fuji” - @bloody___civ

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Global Football Calendar Reshapes Men’s Leisure as 2026 Stays Packed #Football #Soccer #EnglandPremierLeague https://t.co/0mB7ESjqID

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South Africa 🇿🇦 : Lwah Ndlunkulu and MaWhoo release “Distance” with Feza #MaWhoo #LwahNdlunkulu #Feza #SouthAfrica https://t.co/Mmk3LHnv9a

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Paramount Settles Lawsuit Over Rihanna Song in Smurfs Film #Rihanna #Smurfs #Paramount https://t.co/MlxbdBZGpb

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Need You Lyrics by Fireboy DML #FireboyDML #ZUKO https://t.co/a7KOQuONrd

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Alibaba Launches AI Music Generator Happy Shrimp in China https://t.co/wre5TVyRyK

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Three decades after Tupac’s killing, opening statements start in Las Vegas against Keffe D. Same week, a Biggie estate ruling and an Ellie Goulding suit show how legacy and catalogue fights still move music money.

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For $9.90, Alibaba's Happy Shrimp will generate a song. Built with Taihe Music Group, it lands while African rights holders are still arguing over what their catalogues are worth.

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An island is a strange place to sell tickets. Bayimba Festival is doing it anyway, returning to Lunkulu Island from 28 to 30 August 2026 with music, film, fashion, visual art and workshops.

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The C+C Music Factory name now has a price tag: $30 million. Robert Clivillés says Freedom Williams registered the trademark behind his back and is suing to take it back.

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Famous Pluto is treating a lyric drop like a release strategy. Tap Am, the first track on On My Birthday, now has official words out before the EP's other two songs get the same treatment.

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Emotional dependence is the entire plot of Fireboy DML's 'Need You,' and the full lyrics are now out for anyone mapping his songwriting assets.

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Fela Kuti's catalogue is still generating new cuts. Beast of No Nation is the sample under Ginton and Odumodublvck's No Nation (Ayakata), lyrics now out. #FelaKuti

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Limoblaze and Seph Schlueter put the lyrics to What I Believe in front of fans first. The faith-through-hardship angle is the asset here, not the feature credit. #Limoblaze

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