six top Nigerian women in music and arts. Born on June 11th, 1995, Temilade Openiyi, known betters as Tems, rose to prominence after she featured in Wizkid’s 2020 single “Essence” which ...

As the world celebrates Women’s History Month this March, the African music landscape stands as a powerful testament to female innovation and influence. Trailblazers like Tyla and Tems aren’t ...

By Ayo Onikoyi In 2025, the global music industry is witnessing a seismic shift—one led by two powerful Nigerian women: Tems ...

it’s hard to ignore the many African women who were at the center of it all. Over the past decade, global African music has been dominated by Afrobeats, the catchy rhythms popularized most by ...

He said women and music go hand in hand ... Timaya has four kids with three different women: Ace Nigerian musician Timaya is another famous Afrobeat singer with more than one child with multiple ...

To make this possible, Eony founded the non-profit organisation, Women In Music Nigeria. According to the singer, the group, which is part of a larger conglomerate of Women in Music from all over ...

Tyla recently became the first African solo artist to surpass one billion streams on Spotify with her viral hit Water, a milestone that underscores women’s growing impact on global music. Meanwhile, ...

It’s been quite the year for Tiwa Savage, the Nigerian singer-songwriter who ... at this year’s 8th annual ESSENCE “Black Women in Music” event, where Erykah Badu is being honored.

By: Dr. Krystal Klingenberg, a curator of music in the division of Culture and the Arts at the Smithsonian’s National Museum ...

Though Nigerian rapper Odumodublvck’s thunderous baritone sounds predestined for fame, he didn’t go looking for music at first ... person in the family is a woman – whatever you see a ...