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Nigerian rapper, Oladipupo Oladimeji, popularly known as Oladips, has passed away at the age of 28. The news of his demise was announced by his management on Wednesday morning via the rapper’s official Instagram page. “We are saddened to inform the general public that Oladipupo Olabode Oladimeji aka Oladips has passed away yesterday November 14. We are still in shock as we speak!” part of the social media post read. The cause of death was...

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The Recording Academy announced the nominees for the 2024 Grammys on Friday. Burna Boy leads the pack of Nigerian artists set to compete for the top prizes with four nominations. Close behind is Davido, who is getting his first-ever Grammy nomination, with three nominations. Burna Boy and Davido are both up for the ‘Best Global Music Performance’, ‘Best African Music Performance’ and ‘Best Global Music Album’ categories. Burna Boy’s and Davido’s latest albums, ‘I Told...

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The gyration sensation, Tony-Oneweek, who 25 years ago took the then emerging ‘new Nigerian music industry’ by surprise with his set of gyration tunes that went on to dominate the market for years, is set for a comeback. Tony’s “Onwa December,” became the symbol of Christmas season festivities, for so many years. The release of his “You go bow” album in 1998, almost immediately conferred on Tony the status of an icon of a unique...

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Nigerian musicians Davido and Rema won two awards each at the 2023 Trace Awards which was held in Kigali, Rwanda last Saturday, October 21. The Trace Awards is a new awards franchise created by Trace, a global TV and multimedia platform. The purpose of the awards is to recognise African and Afro-influenced musicians from Africa and other parts of the world. Divine Ikubor, known professionally as Rema, won the “Song of the Year” award for...

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Nigerian singer Rema’s remixed single “Calm Down” featuring American singer Selena Gomez has fallen off the Billboard Hot 100 after spending a record-breaking 57 weeks on the chart. “It made history, becoming the longest charting and most successful African song of all-time,” the music monitoring platform Chart Data said Tuesday on X. REMA and Selena Gomez's "Calm Down" departs the Hot 100 this week. It made history, becoming the longest charting and most successful African...

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Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor of Lagos, has said that he has invited the Department of State Services, DSS, to join in the ongoing investigation into the death of Mohbad, the late singer. The Governor who disclosed this in a social media post on Tuesday said it was to boost the investigation, adding that he also gave an order that anyone behind Mohbad’s death should be brought to book. “I would like to assure everyone that...

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The management of Splash FM, one of the leading radio stations in Nigeria, has placed an indefinite ban on broadcasting Naira Marley songs across all its stations in the country. The latest development was contained in an internal memo that was circulated to members of staff of the media organisation on Monday. The radio station cited the ongoing police investigation into the tragic death of musician Mohbad, a former signee under Naira Marley’s Marlian Records...

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Nigerian R&B sensation, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has made this year’s TIME’s 100 Next list. The list celebrates 100 young persons around the world making reputable feats and shaping the future across health, climate, business, sports, the arts, and more. In her commentary on Tems, Grammy-winning singer Mary J. Blige compared the singer to legendary musician Nina Simone. “Tems is in a class all by herself because no other artist sounds like her....

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Popular content creator Erekere, who is known for his ability to steal from unsuspecting victims in his skits, caused a buzz on social media recently after he shared a video when he stole one of Rema’s Headies awards. In the video, the skit maker strolled past Mavin Records building in Victoria Island, Lagos and at the end of the clip, he was spotted with a merchant in his attempt to sell one of the awards...

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Nigerian singer Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, better known as Mohbad, has passed on at the age of 27, leaving fans and the Nigerian music community in deep mourning. Mohbad breathed his last on Tuesday. The cause of his death is yet to be made public. An unsigned statement supposedly by a family member posted on the singer’s social media pages read, ” It is with great sadness that we confirm the passing of Promise Oladimeji Aloba...

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