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Budget are low sometimes because people set it low. It's important as a creative not to undervalue oneself. The way you treat your musical asset reflect directly or indirectly on your self respect. Value your catalog and know your actual worth.

Music is a unique commodity with the ability to touch the soul or evoke an emotion or feelings.

Is it time for African artists to start rethinking income sources as there are no more shows to perform at? These are almost unprecedented times, we wonder if the royalty agreements artists have with streaming providers are enough to provide some level of income in these times – at Cleveland, OH

👇A non-exhaustive list of artist/music personnel expenses. In your experience as an artist, what expenses have you had to provide for in the span of your career that we've left out? Also, are you using this lockdown to plan properly for future expenses?

Who’s working from home? We’ve listed a few tools in the graphic below for work-from-home peeps. We know it may seem difficult to do, but it’s essential we all stay home in this period in order to #stopthespread . #StayHomeStaySafe #rlr – at Cleveland, OH

Who’s heard @BrymOlawale new album? The tracks and songs in it are fire as always! @BrymOlawale should be a national treasure of the Nigerian people at this point! 👏🏽 Who’s streamed this and what are your thoughts on the album? – at Eko, Nigeria

Do you get paid enough by streaming platforms for putting your content/music on their platforms? What are your royalty revenue sharing agreements and how do those translate into actual revenue? We’d like to hear your thoughts on this, artists👇🏽

Which one of these 'battles' was your fav? Yes we know the one between Burna and Reekado didn't happen👀...but there have been others: Sarz vs Shizzi, Leriq vs Chopstix, etc. Plus, who's been in DJ Obi's house for his IG Live house parties? They're lit!🔥 #rlr #lockdownbattles

Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary #rlr #royaltiesledgersandreports

These are some of the ways some celebs have turned the stay-at-home ban into something more productive! Toolz & GbemiOO host their OffAir show on IG live, while Kemen and Bunmi Olunloyo also hold online workouts/dance tutorials for their followers live on IG, on select days.

YouTube is the latest to begin music streaming operations in Nigeria. Based on the activities of predecessors such as Boomplay and UduX; what are your thoughts on YouTube’s seeming ‘late’ entry to the streaming market in Nigeria?

Black Frequency, @Gbasky_ ‘s new EP is out on all music platforms! @Gbasky_ is an incredibly talented artiste who uses his music as a tool to tell many truths. You can support him by listening to and streaming his new EP!

Burna Boy’s ‘On the low’ track recently went ‘Gold’ in France, and he’s been presented with a gold plaque to that effect. The track was certified gold after being streamed in France over 15,000,000 times. Are we getting more recognition for our music abroad than at home?

Netflix in it's first original African series (Queen Sono), features Simi's 'Joromi' (2017) & Lijadu Sisters 'Orere Elejigbo' (1997) as series soundtracks. Is this an applaudable step in the right direction for Nigerian music? Lets hear your thoughts on this!