Start Music as Backup Singer at grade I: ₦6,400 per completed shift and ₦32,000 across its scheduled week. You can start at Backup Singer and train Music for later promotions. At Afrobeats Giant, the base salary reaches ₦99,000 per shift and ₦495,000 per scheduled week.
At the top rank, its ₦16,500.00 per scheduled work hour places it 2 out of 33 careers.
How much does each rank pay?
The week below contains 5 scheduled shifts. The first four ranks progress through salary grades I, II, III and IV; Afrobeats Giant has one listed base salary. Read each four-part figure from grade I to grade IV.
| Backup Singer | Entry | ₦6,400 / ₦6,800 / ₦7,100 / ₦7,400 | ₦32,000 / ₦34,000 / ₦35,500 / ₦37,000 |
| Studio Rat | Music 1 | ₦13,000 / ₦13,700 / ₦14,300 / ₦15,000 | ₦65,000 / ₦68,500 / ₦71,500 / ₦75,000 |
| Opening Act | Music 3 | ₦24,700 / ₦25,900 / ₦27,200 / ₦28,400 | ₦123,500 / ₦129,500 / ₦136,000 / ₦142,000 |
| Headliner | Music 5 | ₦43,400 / ₦45,600 / ₦47,700 / ₦49,900 | ₦217,000 / ₦228,000 / ₦238,500 / ₦249,500 |
| Afrobeats Giant | Music 7 | ₦99,000 | ₦495,000 |
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These figures use completed shifts and base gross pay. Your university degree, employee bonus and active salary policy can raise the payout, and payroll tax uses your accumulated weekly wages.
How do I train for the next promotion?
Train Music to reach 1 for Studio Rat.
Times use game minutes. Higher base training points give more training. Gains slow at higher skill levels; your trait, mood and background also affect them. Check your quoted price before starting.
| Sing in the Choir | House of Grace Chapel · 06:00–22:00 | 60 min | ₦0 | 0.9 |
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Choose Sing in the Choir when your activity budget is ₦0.
Home training
| Practice Guitar | Acoustic Guitar · purchase ₦4,200 | 60 min | ₦0 fixed activity fee | 1.3 |
| Afrobeats Music Videos | 32" Flat TV · purchase ₦10,800; 65" Smart TV · purchase ₦38,400; Home Cinema Wall · purchase ₦18,000,000; 75" OLED Smart TV · purchase ₦2,400,000 Requires power. | 40 min | ₦0 fixed activity fee | 0.33 |
| Host a Piano Recital Open the activity to check its unlock requirement. | Grand Piano · purchase ₦12,000,000 | 90 min | ₦0 fixed activity fee | 1.5 |
| Play the Piano | Grand Piano · purchase ₦12,000,000 | 60 min | ₦0 fixed activity fee | 1.9 |
| Sing in Shower | Rain Shower · purchase ₦11,400 Requires power. | 25 min | ₦0 fixed activity fee | 0.33 |
| Write a Banger Open the activity to check its unlock requirement. | Acoustic Guitar · purchase ₦4,200 | 120 min | ₦0 fixed activity fee | 1.6 |
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Training with entry conditions
| Open Mic Performance | New Afrika Shrine · Lagos | 45 min | ₦0 fixed activity fee Open the activity to check its unlock requirement. | 0.9 |
| Host a Piano Recital | Activity menu | 90 min | ₦0 fixed activity fee Open the activity to check its unlock requirement. | 1.5 |
| Write a Banger | Activity menu | 120 min | ₦0 fixed activity fee Open the activity to check its unlock requirement. | 1.6 |
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Musician / Artiste matches this career: ₦2,000 per class across 5 classes, giving ₦10,000 base course total. Check the class quote before enrolling; active price modifiers can change each payment.
Creative Arts links to this career and trains Music.
Musical multiplies Music training by 1.6.
Reach 100 performance and complete the required shifts at your current grade. Moving from grade IV to the next rank also uses the skill, Lagos Rep and current-rank tenure targets below.
| Studio Rat | Music 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Opening Act | Music 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Headliner | Music 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| Afrobeats Giant | Music 7 | 3 | 10 | 21 |
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The final promotion includes a board interview; a failed attempt has a 3-day retry interval.
When and where do I work?
Work at New Afrika Shrine in Ikeja, Lagos. Your schedule is 18:00–00:00 next day on Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, giving 30 scheduled work hours across the week. Each completed shift takes 60 game minutes.
Your shift starts at 18:00 and ends at 00:00 the next day.
For a manual shift, open Work from 06:00 until before 22:00 on a scheduled day while you are in Lagos.
Which similar career should I compare?
Music is the only Music career with a 6-hour schedule in this build. Compare other shift lengths in the job cards.