Soundcity TV
| Ownership | |
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| Owner | Consolidated Media Associates |
Soundcity TV is a 24-hour Nigerian lifestyle and music channel based in Lagos[2] from Consolidated Media Associates Limited. Soundcity TV describes itself as a "pan-African urban music TV channel."
Soundcity TV broadcast is a popular TV station into music videos, live performances, new and interviews with popular acts in addition to organizing, supporting and airing regional and international concerts. Latest music videos from the United States, England, and the rest of the world cutting across all genre are aired on the Channel. Sister brands include Soundcity Music Video Awards, Soundcity Urban Blast Festival, Buddie, Soundcity Radio Network and Soundcity Digital. SoundcityTV began as a 30 minutes long syndicated TV show before It was launched on DStv in 2009 with recognizable Nigerian musical acts like 2face Idibia and D’banj getting a lot of airplay as far east as Kenya and Congo, and as far south as Zimbabwe and South Africa, which in turn have their musical acts like Fally Ipupa and Freshly Ground popularized in Nigeria. Soundcity plays a powerful part in this cultural exchange.
Availability
Soundcity is available in 55 African countries with DStv, GOtv footprints.
Shows
- Top Ten Nigeria
- Top Ten East
- Top Ten West
- Top Ten UK
- Top Ten South
- Soundcity Instant Play
- City Divas
- 1 on 1
- Global Countdown
- Wired
- Buzz
- Owambe
- Soundcity Fresh
- Video Vault
- Lyricist Lounge
- Rap Attack
- Africa Rox Countdown
- Soundcity Viewers' Instant Playlist
- Body & Soul
- Friday Party Mix with DJ Shabsy
- Saturday Party Mix with VDJ Bobbi
Soundcity Music Video Awards
Soundciity Music Video Awards celebrated the best music videos by African artistes in various categories headlined by an international recording artiste. SMVA featured American hip hop rapper Nas, South African band Freshlyground, Tic Tac from Ghana, Wyre from Kenya, South African Hiphop group Jozi, Nigeria’s Seun Kuti and American hip hop act Mims. The last edition held in 2010. [3]
Soundcity Urban Blast Festival
The Blast concert birthed as Soundcity MTN Campus Blast in 2007 where star Nigerian artistes including 2face, 9ice and p Square were taken around campuses to perform to thousands of undergraduates. In 2014, the rested - campus blast became Soundcity Urban Blast Festival, a live Television concert with performances from over thirty (30) Nigerian, South African and other African artistes.[4]
Soundcity Radio Network
In 2016, Soundcity Radio Network launched in the cities of Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Port Harcourt, Enugu and Calabar with streaming on audio and video stream on the official website.
References
- ^ "So Much More in 2010…As DSTv Launches New Channels". ModernGhana. 17 March 2010.
- ^ "SOUND CITY". Lekki Phase 1 Community: Arts and Media. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ Mgbolu, Charles (13 December 2011). "Where is 2011 Sound City Music Video awards?". Vanguard (Nigeria).
- ^ Tabiti, Niyi; Ayinla, Dupe (1 September 2007). "Tuface, styl-plus thrill fans at MTN/Soundcity campus show". The Nation (Nigeria).