A Discourse on the Problems Facing Music Business in Nigeria

Abstract

Music and the entertainment industry in general are one of the major sources of income and sustainers of the economy in advanced countries of the world. In recent times in Nigeria, music business and the entertainment industry as a whole has witnessed lull in their activities. The industry is fraught with multifarious problems stemming from politics, economic, social, marketing, technology and other environmental constraints. This paper examines the role of music and the entertainment industry as an important but, neglected arm of the Nigerian economy that can rescue it from its present economic predicaments. It discusses the state of art music, commercial and popular music in Nigeria groaning under a depleted economy. It also proffers solutions to the problems highlighted in the paper.