MUSIC CUSTODIAN PARTNERS WITH SHIGH TO LAUNCH “MOST WANTED” — A NEW CROSS-GENRE ANTHEM FT. BAGETTI, CANDY BLEAKZ & LADÉ

Lagos, Nigeria — Music Custodian is proud to announce press activation support for “MOST WANTED”, the new single from SHigh, featuring Bagetti, Candy Bleakz and Ladé. The track is an audacious blend of street energy and melodic modern Afrobeats — a club-ready anthem crafted to bridge scenes and amplify rising female voices in the contemporary…

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The Ultimate December Kickoff: A First Look at Detty December Festival 2025’s Grand Opening Night

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…

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Juls Baby Is Soundtracking the Diaspora & Redefining Global Music — Music Custodian Sessions Returns With a New Episode

Music Custodian announces a brand new episode of Music Custodian Sessions, featuring globally acclaimed producer Juls — the architect behind some of the most distinctive African and diasporic sounds of the last decade. In this intimate sit-down filmed in Nairobi, Juls reflects on his creative evolution, cultural identity, and the sonic philosophy shaping his next…

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Kehlani

Kehlani Speaks Out on Rise of AI Artists: “It’s Erasing Songwriters, Producers, and Our Humanity”

In a new interview with @thecruzshow, Kehlani opened up about her concerns around the rapid rise of AI-generated artists — using viral AI R&B act Xania Monet as a recent example of how artificial intelligence is reshaping the music landscape. Xania Monet recently made history as the first AI artist to debut on a Billboard…

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Detty December Festival Takes Over Lagos : Star-Studded Lineup Includes Busta Rhymes, Bella Shmurda & Juma Jux

Lagos city’s signature season of music, performance and cultural celebration grows even larger in 2025 as Livespot360 unveils Detty December Festival, a citywide, multi-stage celebration of music, culture, and nightlife running from 6–31 December 2025 across Lagos. Branded “Africa’s Real Summer,” the festival offers a month-long immersion of world-class performances, pop-up stage takeovers, day-to-night parties,…

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Afrobeat Rebellion

Music Custodian Attends Week 7 of Afrobeat Rebellion, Captures Exclusive Music Panel Session

Music Custodian joined the Week 7 programming of Afrobeat Rebellion, the acclaimed multi-week exhibition dedicated to tracing, preserving, and reinterpreting Fela Kuti’s legacy for a new generation. Held from Thursday to Sunday, the exhibition invited audiences into the intimate layers of Fela’s life, music, politics, and cultural influence ; a space that continues to evolve…

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Asake Redefines Grandeur: A Night of Orchestral Brilliance & Sonic Mastery at Red Bull Symphonic, New York

On Saturday, November 8, 2025, something special filled the air in Brooklyn — the kind of magic that happens only when culture, history, and sound align perfectly. The lights dimmed, the orchestra tuned, and as the first note echoed through the grand halls of Kings Theatre, one thing became certain: we were witnessing Asake, a…

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Rolling Stone’s “250 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century”: A Global Canon and the Call for a More Expansive Sound Memory

When Rolling Stone unveiled its list of the 250 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century So Far, it wasn’t merely another chart exercise; it was an attempt to define the sound of a generation. The list, headlined by Missy Elliott’s “Get Ur Freak On”, is a sonic mosaic of the past 25 years — a…

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Tems

Tems Ignites Blankets and Wine 2025 in Nairobi

Grammy award winner, Tems, returns to Kenyan for her debut at the blankets and wine festival that blends fashion, culture, and unforgettable performances On Sunday, September 28th, the Laurette Gardens in Kasarani transformed into a sea of music, fashion, and cultural expression as Blankets and Wine 2025 returned for another edition. Thousands flocked to the…

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Vic Mensa ’s Sundiata: A Return to Independence, Heritage, and the Living Archive of African Music

There’s something poetic about watching an artist step into their own light — unfiltered, unbound, and unapologetically in control. For Vic Mensa, that moment has truly arrived. Long celebrated as one of hip-hop’s most fearless thinkers, the Chicago-born, LA-based rapper has spent the last decade weaving through the worlds of music, activism, and art with…

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