Beninese music icon Angélique Kidjo has become the first Black African artist to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, adding one of the entertainment industry’s most recognisable honours to a career spanning more than four decades.The five-time Grammy winner’s Hollywood recognition marks a landmark moment for African music while reflecting more than…
Over the past few years, Nigeria’s creative economy has entered a new phase of maturity. Large-scale festivals, international partnerships, creative technology initiatives, and cross-sector collaborations have become increasingly visible, suggesting that the conversation is gradually shifting beyond cultural output towards the infrastructure that supports it. Yet visibility alone does not equal institutional progress. As the…
With Entertainment Week Africa , as African music continues to command global attention, the conversation is gradually shifting beyond cultural influence to a more pressing question: how does the continent build sustainable commercial infrastructure around its creative success? That question sits at the heart of Entertainment Week Africa (EWA) 2026, which returns to Lagos from…
Across timelines and social feeds, Africans love a good debate. From jollof wars to the perennial question of who does it better – Lagos, South Africa, Tanzania, or Nairobi – culture has always been a source of pride, and at times, playful division. Food, fashion, language, and even nation-building narratives have shaped how we see…
The 68th Grammy Awards returned to Los Angeles with all the theatre, prestige, and cultural tension that now defines Music’s Biggest Night. Held in the heart of L.A. and organised by the Recording Academy, the ceremony once again reminded the world that the Grammys are not just an award show; they are a mirror reflecting…
Nigeria’s music industry is once again at a critical crossroads—this time, not over charts, streams, or global recognition, but over who controls the money generated by the music record industry. Behind closed doors, a high-stakes dispute is unfolding between the Record Label Proprietors Initiative Ltd/Gte (ReLPI) and the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) over the proposed…
As the year winds down, Music Custodian finds itself reflecting on the records that moved culture, sparked conversations, went viral, climbed charts, and ultimately soundtracked our year. Beyond numbers and accolades, these are the albums that lived with us, shaping moments and moods long after release day. 2025 was a defining year for music. Afrobeats,…
Detty December Festival 2025, produced by Livespot360, ignited Lagos with its grand opening, and Music Custodian was right at the center of the pulse at Ilubirin Mixed Use Development, Ikoyi. Branded as Africa’s Real Summer, the opening night on Sunday, December 7th, delivered a cinematic spectacle — one made for memory. If you believe the…
After headlining the AfroFuture Festival in Ghana, ASAKE takes center stage once again as AfroFuture—the innovative brand from Culture Management Group LLC expands its celebration of African creativity with the launch of its latest experience property, CURATED BY CULTURE (CBC). This January, South African audiences will experience ASAKE LIVE, an electrifying, intimate performance set to…
October 12, 2025, arrived with a familiar jolt of rhythm and rebellion as Fela Anikulapo-Kuti: Afrobeat Rebellion debuted at the Ecobank Pan African Centre — a triumphant cultural return of the legendary Paris showcase, now reborn through a distinctly Lagos pulse. What began at the Philharmonie de Paris has now been reimagined and rebuilt for…
