Nigeria: Victony named Apple Music Africa Rising artist

Apple Music’s Africa Rising artist development initiative and companion playlist are geared toward spotlighting the next generation of Africa’s music stars. Under the programme, six artists are selected annually and will each receive a minimum of two months of editorial support across the Apple Music platform.

Born Anthony Ebuka Victor, the 20-year-old Victony joins a growing roster of the programme’s alumni including fellow Nigerians Omah Lay, Tems, FAVE and Ayra Starr as well as Ghana’s Amaarae and Kenya’s Nikita Kering.

“Apple Music is opening the world to the beauty of African music and I’m glad to be one of the select few that are championing the new school sound and breaking boundaries in these exciting times,” Victony said.

Victony’s foray into music started with the release of 2017’s The Outlaw King mixtape on SoundCloud. The artist is also behind successful singles such as ‘Pray’ and ‘Holy Father’

His latest EP Outlaw is available to stream now on Apple Music in Spatial Audio. The project is spearheaded by ‘Apollo’.