Following its first-ever issue devoted to the African continent, Billboard magazine, an American entertainment media brand features Davido, Tiwa Savage and Mr Eazi, three acclaimed Nigerian musicians on the cover of its new issue- Africa Now.
The latest edition of the magazine examines how the Africa’s music industry has continued to garner global recognition in recent times and the roles played by several of the continent’s top musicians.
“The next musical revolution is brewing in Africa,” Gail Mitchell, an author with Billboard, wrote in the article.
The magazine also highlighted the impact of the three singers to the growth of Afrobeats in the continent and how they have brought African music into international limelight.
The article sees the Nigerian stars open up about on how the coronavirus pandemic has affected their individual plans for the year
According to Tiwa Savage, the novel disease has made her “realise how fragile life is and how we take it for granted.”
Commenting on the feature, Davido took to his Twitter account to celebrate the feat.
“I cover magazine I cover magazine !!! @billboard cover with my sister @tiwasavage and brother @mreazi !!! …. ‘The forces that unite us are intrinsic and greater than the superimposed influences that keep us apart.” – Africa must!,” he wrote on Twitter.
While recounting how Chioma, his fiancée, tested positive for the virus before recovering, Davido described the experience as “crazy.”
Mr. Eazi also revealed that he had been making the most of the lock down to pursue his business interests.
On stereotypes about Africa
On stereotypes about Africa, the singers pointed out that while there has been improvement on how people see the continent; there is still widespread misconception about it.
“Some people are still not fully educated about how life is here,” Davido told the media outlet.
Tiwa Savage also stated: “It was a lot worse before, when people literally thought we lived in trees. That was a big misconception. But it’s changing as people see pictures via social media when people visit places like Ghana, Tanzania; South Africa and Zimbabwe.”
Similarly, Mr Eazi said: “The misperception I always run into is one of general ignorance: people classifying all music coming out of Africa as Afrobeats.”
The cover story features photography by Lakin Ogunbanwo and Seye Isikalu, and styling by Daniel Obasi and Quinton Faulkner.
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