Corey Franklin

Last year, the artist rolled out a 14-track project where he featured just two artists- Justin Bieber and Tay Iwar. The album, Boy Alone, at the round-up of 2022, was regarded as one of the best albums released in the year’s music space. According to music critics on the internet, they viewed the debut album as now seated at the helm of successful debut albums dropped by Nigerian artists, this feat done by the likes of Wizkid, Wande Coal, Asake, and others. 🔝10 ALBUMS ON NG SPOTIFY 1️⃣ Timeless @davido2️⃣ MMWTV @asakemusik3️⃣ Boy Alone @Omah_Lay4️⃣ More Love Less Ego @wizkidayo5️⃣ Love Damini @burnaboy6️⃣ Grit & Lust @zinoleesky017️⃣ BDB 2.0 @seyi_vibez8️⃣ MIL @wizkidayo9️⃣ Playboy @fireboydml🔟 Big Time @rexxiepondabeat Boy Alone has charted at number 3 on top 4 albums on Spotify, surpassing Wizkid’s More Love, Less Ego. Woman, a track off Boy Alone, has gained alone 20 million streams, becoming the 5th song to reach this mark.

Fatuga Ademola Abdul-Hafeez with stage name M3LON pronounced just like the fruit. Yes, like the Watermelon fruit; makes music that would have you tapping your feet and bumping your head to his gliding rhythm that he sometimes blends with a staccato delivery. Having a father that made music in his youth, M3LON has always been encouraged by his tightly knitted large family to push his craft and stay relentless with the drive. Basking in the glory of tradition and self-awareness, Ademola hails from a royal family in Olisa, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria. This positions M3LON to be deeply rooted in his cultural heritage which he translates into his music that in turn makes Afrobeats more than just an aesthetic to him but a way of life and a means of communication. Bagging a record deal with KEYQAAD, one of Africa’s top labels and home to international superstar Omah Lay; M3LON surfs on a wave that’s an amalgamation of African percussions, nostalgia, cultural heritage and exhilarating melodies which is displayed in his debut EP – Ex & Os. With Talents like this, we can definitely say that the future of Afrobeats is in safe hands.