28 March 2025 |
8:26 pm
Rolling Stone Africa has unveiled Davido as the quilt star for its March/April 2025 challenge, marking a historic second as he turns into the primary male residing artist to grace the journal’s entrance web page. The Nigerian afropop famous person, recognized for international hits like If, Fall, Blow My Thoughts, and Unavailable, has been a key determine in…
Rolling Stone Africa has unveiled Davido as the quilt star for its March/April 2025 challenge, marking a historic second as he turns into the primary male residing artist to grace the journal’s entrance web page. The Nigerian afropop famous person, recognized for international hits like If, Fall, Blow My Thoughts, and Unavailable, has been a key determine in shaping Afrobeats and elevating African music on the world stage.
Since breaking onto the scene at 19 years previous with Dami Duro, Davido has constructed an empire—not simply as an artist however as a report label proprietor, mentor, and cultural ambassador. His journey of resilience and innovation is the main focus of the Rolling Stone Africa cowl story, which supplies an unique look into his upcoming fifth studio album, 5ive and his lasting affect on African music.
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Obi Asika, Director Common of Nigeria’s Nationwide Council for Arts and Tradition (NCAC), expressed delight in Davido’s achievements.
“On the Nationwide Council for Arts and Tradition of Nigeria we’re delighted and excited to enter into this wide-ranging alliance with Rolling Stone Africa. It’s after all becoming that the launch icon is Davido certainly one of our Kings of Afrobeats and a worldwide ambassador for Nigerian music, tradition and style sharing constructive vitality together with his huge international viewers,” stated Asika.
He added: “We’re pleased with him, his journey and of all of our Ambassadors who proceed to make Nigeria entrance web page information globally in music, movie, style, literature, sports activities, comedy and extra. Congratulations to him on his fifth album and to Rolling Stone Africa on the relaunch and look out for ‘Nigeria In every single place’ and different distinctive activations coming from us with Rolling Stone.”
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Equally, D.R. Bellegarde Smeralda, CEO of Rolling Stone Africa, praised Davido’s contribution to Afrobeats and panafricanism.
“To inaugurate our partnership with the Nationwide Council for Arts and Tradition in Nigeria which can give delivery to our month-to-month phase known as Nigeria In every single place we couldn’t have picked a greater cowl story than Davido,” stated Smeralda. “Davido has for years been a terrific ambassador of Afrobeats and Nigerian tradition globally and it’s exceptional to witness what him and his staff have achieved in music and past continually selling panafricanism”
Launched in August 2024, Rolling Stone Africa is devoted to celebrating African music, tradition, and tales, working by means of a three way partnership between the Mwankom Group and Penske Media Company (PMC).
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A portion of Rolling Stone Africa’s proceeds goes towards charities supporting African historical past preservation and kids’s welfare, reinforcing its dedication to creating a tangible impression past leisure. Comply with Rolling Stone Africa on Instagram, TikTok, Fb, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
Davido’s Rolling Stone Africa cowl is greater than a milestone—it’s a testomony to the unstoppable rise of Afrobeats and the worldwide impression of Nigerian tradition.
