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VMAs 2026: Madonna wins artist of the year as Taylor Swift makes history

Madonna won artist of the year and best collaboration on her VMAs return, Taylor Swift became the show's most-awarded artist, and Afrobeats had no category of its own this year.

The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards took over the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday 27 September, with Snoop Dogg as host, and the night belonged to two pop giants from different generations. Madonna opened the show with her first VMAs performance in 23 years, joined by Sabrina Carpenter on their single 'Bring Your Love'. The pair later picked…

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  1. Afro Nation Portugal runs 9–11 June 2027 at Praia da Rocha, Portimão
  2. Davido, Rema and Fally Ipupa top the bill; Omah Lay and Victony also confirmed
  3. The festival moves from its recent July slot to June for 2027
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Davido, Rema and Fally Ipupa to headline Afro Nation Portugal 2027

The Algarve beach festival moves to earlier June dates for its seventh edition, with Omah Lay and Victony also on the first lineup.

Afro Nation Portugal has named the first headliners for its 2027 edition, and Nigeria is front and centre again. Davido and Rema will top the bill with Congolese star Fally Ipupa when the festival returns to Praia da Rocha beach in Portimão, on Portugal's Algarve coast, from 9 to 11 June 2027. The lineup was announced on Wednesday, 23 September.…

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  1. King Sunny Ade, born Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye, turned 80 on 22 September
  2. Synchro System made him the first Nigerian Grammy nominee; Odu earned a second nod
  3. He wants a world-class archive and school for African music, he told Guardian Life
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King Sunny Ade at 80: the juju king still chasing an unfinished dream

Nigeria's juju legend turned 80 on 22 September, drawing praise from President Tinubu and talking up his plan for an African music archive and school.

King Sunny Ade, the man who carried juju from Lagos party halls to stages around the world, turned 80 on Tuesday 22 September. For many Nigerians, his guitars are the soundtrack of owambes, wedding receptions and Saturday mornings at home. Born Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye on 22 September 1946, KSA began his professional career in the 1960s. He cut his teeth…

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