{Mr. Eazi, a much buzzed-about Nigerian afrobeat artist who has worked with WizKid and has ties to Drake’s OVO crew, is Apple Music\u2019s latest \u2018Up Next\u2019 Artist, the music streaming platform\u2019s emerging artist franchise. } <\/p>\n
The announcement coincides with a new Mr. Eazi documentary, a live performance and a Beats 1 interview with Julie Adenuga, all to be featured exclusively on Apple Music.<\/p>\n
As with Apple Music\u2019s previous \u201cUp Next\u201d artists, Mr. Eazi will also appear live on Late Late Show with James Corden scheduled for this evening (July 26). The streaming service will promote Mr. Eazi\u2019s songs on its playlists and on the iTunes store.
\nIn keeping with Up Next\u2019s penchant for artists who are not totally unknown but have something of a track record and social media traction, several of Mr. Eazi\u2019s YouTube tracks have already received multi-million views, including “Leg Over” with 15.6 million streams and \u201cHollup (Fun Video)\u201d with nearly 10 million. Additionally, Mr. Eazi’s had shout-outs by prominent artists, including Rita Ora and Travis Scott, had writing sessions with Rudimental and Ellie Goulding and worked with several Toronto-based artists and\/or producers including Nineteen85, Big Lean, Di Genius and Dre Skull.<\/p>\n
Mr Eazi (Oluwatosin Oluwole Ajibade) was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria before moving to the outskirts of Lagos when he was four years old. He attended university in Kumasi, Ghana, which had a major influence on the evolution of his Banku sound, which fuses elements of music from both Nigeria and Ghana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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