Boomplay Names Ayra Starr, Mercy Chinwo, Simi Top Female Artists in 2022

EntertainmentMusicNewsNigeriaBoomplay Names Ayra Starr, Mercy Chinwo, Simi Top Female Artists in 2022

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 19, 2022

Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, the Mavin Records’ signee known professionally as Ayra Starr, has emerged as Boomplay’s top female artist in Nigeria for 2022. Boomplay announced this in its recently-released annual recap, the #BoomplayRecap2022, which provides an overview of music consumption and insights into listeners’ musical taste buds and preferences for the year. According to the recap, gospel singer Mercy Chinwo and singer and songwriter Simi took the second and third positions respectively on the top...

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Asake is Audiomack’s ‘Artiste of the Year’

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaAsake is Audiomack’s ‘Artiste of the Year’

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 17, 2022

Audiomack has announced Ahmed Ololade, the Nigerian singer better known as Asake, as its ‘Artiste of the Year.’ In a statement, the youth-driven, artist-first music streaming platform, said the music star earned the title because he “redefined what it means to be a breakout artist.” Commenting further on the YBNL signee, Audiomack noted: “Amidst an explosion of amapiano, and West African music’s continued global rise, Asake has conquered cross-cultural fusion like no one else, to...

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Big Brother Titans Debuts on 15 Jan. with $100,000 Grand Prize

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaBig Brother Titans Debuts on 15 Jan. with $100,000 Grand Prize

PilotnewsDecember 16, 2022

Big Brother Titans, the maiden edition of Big Brother Africa that will feature housemates from Nigeria and South Africa, will begin on 15 January 2023. The organisers, MultiChoice Nigeria, announced this in a press briefing on Thursday. “The ‘Big Brother Titans’ is a special edition of the widely loved Big Brother show,” the Chief Executive Officer of MultiChoice Nigeria, John Ugbe said. “This special edition is a fusion of two TV phenomena—BBNaija and BB Mzansi....

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EntertainmentLifestyleNewsShakira’s ‘Waka Waka’ Tops the List of Best FIFA World Cup Anthems

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 15, 2022

‘Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)’, the song by Colombian singer Shakira for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa has been picked as the all-time best World Cup song. SeatPick, the largest ticket search engine and ticket marketplace for live events, compiled the ‘catchiest football songs according to science’ list and Shakira’s trilingual ‘Waka Waka’ took the top spot. To find which, of the many, football-inspired pop songs continue to be memorable and...

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Kizz Daniel Celebrates 100m Views for ‘Buga’ on YouTube

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaKizz Daniel Celebrates 100m Views for ‘Buga’ on YouTube

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 12, 2022

Oluwatobiloba Anidugbe, popularly known as Kizz Daniel, has hit his first 100 million views on YouTube with his Tekno-assisted ‘Buga’ visuals. Announcing the great achievement, the afrobeat superstar expressed gratitude to his fans for their constant support. “Thank you for a 100million views in five months. I am grateful #BUGA,” he tweeted on the micro-blogging site. On Instagram, he said this was his first content on YouTube that got 100 million views. “This is my...

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Calabar Carnival Returns After a Two-Year Break

EntertainmentLifestyleNigeriaCalabar Carnival Returns After a Two-Year Break

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 3, 2022

After a two-year hiatus caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the annual Calabar Carnival kicked off on Thursday, 1 December 2022. Briefing the media in Abuja on Tuesday, Cross River state commissioner for culture and tourism development, Hon. Eric Anderson said the break caused by the outbreak of the pandemic in 2020 had led to much economic loss to the state in the tourism sector. He, however, said the pandemic period had given the state much...

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Mavin’s Overdose is the No. 1 Music Video on YouTube for 2022

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaMavin’s Overdose is the No. 1 Music Video on YouTube for 2022

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 3, 2022

…OGB Recently tops list of content creators YouTube on Thursday released its end-of-year top ten music videos for 2022 and the visuals for Mavin’s all-star single, ‘Overdose’, was the top spot. ‘Overdose’ was followed by Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ and ‘Buga’ by Kizz Daniel and Tekno, and Asake’s ‘Sungba’ remix featuring Burna Boy. Others include Burna Boy’s ‘Last Last’, Skiibii’s ‘Baddest Boy’ remix featuring Davido, Kizz Daniel’s ‘Buga (lo lo lo)’, Fireboy’s ‘Bandana’ featuring Asake and...

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Burna Boy’s Love, Damini Takes No.1 Spot in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya on Apple Music

EntertainmentLifestyleMusicNigeriaBurna Boy’s Love, Damini Takes No.1 Spot in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya on Apple Music

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 30, 2022

Burna Boy’s latest album, Love, Damini, is the most streamed album in Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya. This is according to the list of the top albums and songs for 2022 released by Apple Music, a music streaming platform, on Tuesday. The album is the most streamed on Apple Music Nigeria, Apple Music Ghana, and Apple Music Kenya, and the third most streamed album on Apple Music South Africa in 2022. Asake’s Mr Money With the...

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Sammie Okposo’s Family Announces Singer’s Death

EntertainmentLifestyleNigeriaSammie Okposo’s Family Announces Singer’s Death

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 26, 2022

The family of gospel artiste, Sammie Okposo on Friday released an official statement confirming his death. The statement, signed by Hector Okposo, was released hours after the news of the gospel singer’s death went viral on social media. “It is with a heavy heart but with total submission to God that I announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, brother, uncle, minister of God, Sammie Okposo,” the statement read. “Sammie slept and went to...

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Wizkid Wins Afrobeats Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsWizkid Wins Afrobeats Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 22, 2022

At the 2022 edition of the American Music Awards held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California on Sunday night, Wizkid won the Favourite Afrobeats Artist. The Sony Music/RCA artiste was nominated in the category alongside Burna Boy, CKay, Tems, and Fireboy DML. The award for the Favourite R&B Song also went to his Tems-assisted Essence. Essence competed with Beyoncé’s Break my soul, Muni Long’s Hrs and Hrs, Silk Sonic’s Smokin’ out the window,...

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