Nigeria is now the most exciting place for music in Africa, with artists such as WizKid, Ice Prince, D'Banj, 2Face Idibia and P-Square, dominating continental music awards.They attract huge crowds across Africa, as well as Europe and the US. Kanye West and Tinie Tempah, whose family comes from Nigeria, follow the scene closely and have signed Afrobeats stars to their labels.
The new generation draws on Nigeria's rich musical heritage - such as Fela Kuti - but they have taken his charisma and showmanship and added their own swag to make it more relevant to young people.
Here are some of Nigeria's biggest and newest talents, who took part in a special week of programmes on Radio 1Xtra and Focus on Africa TV:
