ISONG BEATS BLOG

The honour was bestowed posthumously at the 2026 Special Merit Awards in Los Angeles on Saturday, January 31, a day before the main Grammy Awards ceremony. His children Yeni, Kunle, Shalewa and Femi Kuti were present to receive the award on his behalf. While addressing the audience, Yeni Kuti thanked the Recording Academy and said she believed their father would be “smiling down on us.” She also recognised her siblings Motunrayo and Seun, who were absent, and applauded her nephew Made Kuti for pushing Afrobeat to greater heights. “I’m sure my father is smiling down on us. I want to acknowledge my siblings who couldn’t be here tonight, Motunrayo and Seun, and my nephew who is carrying Afrobeat to another level, Made.” Femi Kuti, in his remarks, expressed appreciation to those who have helped sustain and spread Afrobeat across the world, including DJs, media practitioners, their record label Partisan, legal teams and fans globally. He described the recognition as a milestone not just for...

Rapper Kendrick Lamar has emerged as the most-nominated artist ahead of the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, billed to take place on Sunday in Los Angeles. Lamar leads all contenders with nine nominations, reinforcing his dominance across major categories. He is followed by Lady Gaga, who earned seven nominations, while Bad Bunny, pop star Sabrina Carpenter, and R&B singer-songwriter Leon Thomas are tied with six nominations each. Below are the different categories and the nominees. Album of the Year: Debí Tirar Más Fotos – Bad Bunny. Swag – Justin Bieber. Man’s Best Friend – Sabrina Carpenter. Let God Sort Em Out – Clipse (Pusha T & Malice) Mayhem – Lady Gaga GNX – Kendrick Lamar. Mutt – Leon Thomas Chromakopia – Tyler, The Creator Record of the Year: DtMF – Bad Bunny Manchild – Sabrina Carpenter Anxiety – Doechii Wildflower – Billie Eilish Abracadabra – Lady Gaga luther – Kendrick Lamar featuring SZA The Subway – Chappell Roan APT. – Rose and Bruno Mars Song of the Year: Abracadabr...

Popular Nigerian singer, Iyanya has opened up about his constant struggle with staying celibate, revealing that his endurance often breaks whenever he meets attractive women. In a candid conversation on the Afropolitan podcast, the ‘Ur Waist’ crooner explained that he often ends up with regrets whenever he broke his celibacy but struggles to stay consistent. “My celibacy fluctuates; it goes up and down. Sometimes you are trying to stay celibate and you run into a girl who gives you all the reasons not to be celibate. You do what you have to do, you now start missing the celibacy again,” he explained. The 39-year-old singer said he is not considering marriage now because he believes he is not yet mentally ready. “I am not thinking of getting married… So, I am very honest when I meet people now. I think that is what has helped me a lot. When I meet you I don’t go, ‘Oh! I’m crazy about you.’ When I meet you I go, ‘Listen, I’m healing. Don’t expect so much from me.’ “Maybe, when I was youn...

If you’re an independent artist and you’re still paying just to get your music on Spotify, Apple Music, Boomplay or TikTok… then you’re probably wasting money. Today, I’m showing you the Top 5 FREE music distribution websites that let you upload your songs to all major streaming platforms without paying a dime or at least keeping most of your earnings. Whether you’re in Nigeria, Africa, or anywhere in the world this video can save you money and boost your career. Let’s get into it! 🚀 TOP 5 FREE MUSIC DISTRIBUTION WEBSITES 4. Stem Disintermedia (Stem) Stem is a growing platform that allows independent artists to upload and distribute their music to all major streaming services and still keep most of their earnings. Why Stem is worth checking out: Free distribution option for independent artists Transparent royalty splitting if you work with collaborators Music published on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, and more Easy-to-use dashboard for managing releas...

Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Burna Boy has revealed that him and late South African rapper, AKA resolved their feud before his death. The duo fell apart in 2019 after Burna Boy threatened to “deal” with AKA if they ever met. This came after the South African rapper reportedly encouraged xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South African after sharing screenshots of hate messages he allegedly received from Nigerian accounts over AFCON quarterfinal match banter. Burna Boy has now revealed that they quashed their beef before the rapper passed on. In a posthumous birthday message to the late rapper via his Instagram page, Burna Boy, however, regretted that AKA passed away before they could execute some of their plans and collaborations. Burna Boy wrote, “Happy birthday Supa Mega. We fell out over bullsh*t even though we squashed it over Twitter DMs nobody knew about, we never got the chance to really link up and do what we were supposed to do. I will regret that until I see you again...

Nigerian hip-hop artist, Zlatan Ibile has debunked a report that he vowed never to marry his longtime partner and baby mama Davita Lamai. An X user with the handle @BoutMoney had claimed that the rapper vowed never to marry Lamai despite having two children with her. The user wrote, “Zlatan’s wife (Davita lamai) in tears as zlatan ibile said he will never marry her despite having two kids for him. What could be the reason?” Addressing the post, Zlatan Ibile labelled it as “fake.” He added that anyone who still allows themselves to be mislead by fake news in this age doesn’t deserve access to the internet. He vowed to ensure that the fake news influencer faced justice for their crime soon. He wrote, “Y’all know I hate to shalaye. But if you’re still one of those who can’t differentiate or confirm before you engage an agenda post in 2026, you don’t deserve to have internet on your phone. “This is fake! Banger boy, your time is coming soon.” This is coming after Zlatan Ibile recently cla...

Nigerian singer, Asake has extended his record as the artiste with the most entries in Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart history.. The Mr Money crooner hit a milestone of 60 entries in the chart as his collaborative hit with Wizkid ‘Jogodo’ peaked at number 4 this week. Meanwhile, South African singer Tyla continued her dominance on the chart this week as her song ‘Channel’ maintains its position at number 1. The South African star was named the top Afrobeats artist for 2025. Her hit song ‘Water’ previously held the record for the longest-running number-one song, spending 55 weeks at the top. In another news, Nigerian singer Burna Boy earned his first top 20 hit on Billboard Hot 100 this week with his feature on Gunna’s track ‘WGFT.’ The song reached a new peak of number 16 following a remix version with Chris Brown. Burna Boy is the first African artist to debut a song on the Billboard Hot 100 in five consecutive years (2021–2025).