Nigerian singer, Timaya has shared his opinion on having children out of wedlock and marriage.

The Dem Mama crooner sparked outrage after he was seen in a now-viral clip saying it is better to have children out of wedlock, claiming that marriage doesn’t work.

Timaya and Paul Okoye aka Rudeboy appeared to be giving their colleague, Phyno, marital advice in the viral video.

“Just born pikin, pikin go grow.

This marriage thing no dey work,” he said in pidgin, sparking mixed reactions from those in the room in the viral video.

The video also elicited mixed reactions on social media, with many disagreeing with Timaya’s stance on marriage.

Timaya is a father of four children with three different women.

He shares his first two daughters, Emmanuella and Gracey, with Barbara Fumnaya Nwaokolo, his son Emmanuel with Tamar, and his youngest child, Maya, with Dunnie Onasanya.

In an interview in 2024, Timaya revealed that he is still unmarried in his 40s because he has never been drawn to marriage.

He, however, added that his stance might change in the future.

Nigerian singer, Ayra Starr has named her greatest Afrobeats artistes of all time, otherwise called “Afrobeats Big 3.”

In a recent interview, Starr picked Tiwa Savage, Wizkid, and Rema as the greatest Afrobeats artists of all time.

The usual suspects Davido and Burna Boy, who are often tipped along with Wizkid as the Afrobeats Big 3, were conspicuously snubbed by Ayra Starr.

“My Afrobeats Big 3 would be Tiwa Savage, Wizkid and Rema.

My solid Big 3,” she said.

Meanwhile, Ayra Starr has revealed why she relocated from Nigeria to New York, disclosing that her friends and cultural proximity influenced her decision.

“I spent the last two summers in New York and last summer I lived in Hell’s Kitchen for about three months with my friends.

We were watching American shows and movies. It was fun.

“Also, growing up, I had always wanted to come to America. So which city would I want to go? LA is too far, the time difference with Nigeria is nine hours. So, I chose New York,” she explained in an interview with Angela Yee.

International Afrobeats star, Tiwa Savage, has unveiled the Tiwa Savage Music Foundation to support young African creatives across multiple areas of the music industry through structured professional training.

The foundation seeks to expand access to training and learning for producers, songwriters, sound engineers and other professionals.

The award-winning singer disclosed the initiative on Wednesday via her verified Instagram page, with a photo of herself surrounded by musical instruments.

Savage described the project as a step toward investing in homegrown creativity and building sustainable opportunities for young artistes.

She said the global rise of Afrobeats highlights the need to build strong creative ecosystems that go beyond performers alone.

“An industry cannot thrive on artists alone,” she said, noting that global success depends on producers, engineers, lawyers, publishers and innovators working within organised systems.

She warned that failing to invest in these roles could weaken the long-term sustainability of Africa’s fast-growing music industry.

Savage said her experience studying at Berklee College of Music in the mid-2000s shaped her understanding of education, access and the business structure of music.

She explained that exposure to global systems helped her appreciate ownership, organisation and professional discipline within the industry.

According to her, the foundation aims to provide similar opportunities to young Africans who lack access to world-class music education.

“Talent exists everywhere, but access does not,” she said, adding that Artificial Intelligence is already transforming music production and distribution.

She said structured learning was increasingly urgent for African creatives seeking sustainable and competitive careers in the global music industry.