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EntertainmentMusicNewsNigeriaSeven Nigerian Artists Dominate 2024 BET Awards Nominations

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 17, 2024

Nigerian artists take centre stage at the prestigious 2024 BET Awards with an impressive seven nominations. The nominations, announced on Thursday, solidify Nigeria’s position as a powerhouse in music and celebrate the incredible talent emerging from the country. Leading the charge is Afro-fusion giant Burna Boy, who scored nominations in both the “Best Male Hip Hop Artist” and “Best Male R&B/Pop Artist” categories. Joining him are a diverse range of Nigerian talents: Ayra Starr, Asake,...

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EntertainmentLifestyleMusicNewsNigeriaDavido’s fourth album, Timeless to be released on March 31

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 22, 2023

David Adeleke, the Nigerian afrobeat artist better known as Davido, has announced that his highly anticipated album will be released on March 31, 2023. Davido made the announcement via his social media pages yesterday. The album is titled ‘Timeless’ and it tells the story of the events of the last five months, the singer has had to deal with. All the love and messages while I was away, the gifts sent, the concerts you all...

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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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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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EntertainmentMusicNewsProcess to Include Afrobeats Category to Grammys Has Started — Academy

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 27, 2022

Harvey Manson, Grammy Academy CEO, says the addition of an Afrobeats category to the Grammys is being considered. The CEO revealed the plans during a press conference at the Global Citizens concert in Ghana on Monday. He said the academy has kicked off the first process to adding an Afrobeats category to the prestigious award. According to him, the members of the academy will have to submit a proposal for the addition of the new...

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Arts & CultureMusicNewsBurna Boy, Tems Nominated for BET Hip-hop Awards

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 14, 2022

Nigerian artistes, Burna Boy and Tems, have been nominated for the 17th BET hip-hop awards. The list of nominees for the awards which celebrate hip-hop performers, producers and music video directors was unveiled on Tuesday. Grammy-award winner, Burna Boy, born Damini Ogulu, got a nomination in the ‘Video Director of the Year’ category for his self-directed music video, ‘Last Last’, which currently has over 75 million views on YouTube. Other ‘Video Director of the Year’...

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Arts & CultureMusicNews‘Song is Good’, Music Critic Gives Reason for Wizkid’s ‘Essence’ Success

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 11, 2022

Since its release on 30 October 2020, as the fourth single from Wizkid’s fourth studio album, Made in Lagos, Essence is racking up numbers. The sensual song that sees Wizkid and Tems express their desire for each other has moved from a slow-burning fan favourite to a mainstream monster by making astronomical climb on prestigious music charts. Essence is the first Nigerian song in history to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard Global 200. It has also continued to scoop local...

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BusinessEntertainmentMusicNewsDon Jazzy Signs New Artiste, Bayanni, To Mavins Records

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 24, 2022

..artiste drops an eponymous four-track EP Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Mavins Records, Don Jazzy, has announced the signing of a new artiste to the record label. Michael Ajereh, known professionally as Don Jazzy, unveiled Bayanni, the latest artiste of the music label, via a video shared on his social media pages on Tuesday. The lab-themed video, which features popular skit makers, Chukwuemeka Ejekwu, known as Sabinus and Chukwuebuka Amuzie, alias Brain Jotter, shows...

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Award & RecognitionEntertainmentMusicSpotify Names Magixx ‘Fresh Finds Africa’ Artiste for August

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 20, 2022

Nigerian artiste, Adelabu Alexander, popularly known as Magixx, has been announced as Spotify’s “Fresh Finds Africa artiste” for August. Spotify is an online music streaming platform. Founded on 23 April 2006, it is one of the largest music streaming service providers, with over 433 million monthly active users, including 188 million paying subscribers, as of June 2022. In a statement on Friday, Phiona Okumu, head of music, Spotify for sub-Saharan Africa, described the 24-year-old signee...

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EntertainmentMusicNewsDon Jazzy’s Mavin Records Wins ‘Fastest Growing Entertainment Brand’ Award

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 20, 2022

Mavin Records won the ‘Fastest Growing Entertainment Brand’ in the 2022 edition of the Global Brands Award organised by Global Brand Magazine. Global Brands Awards is an annual event held by Global Brands Magazine (GBM), an international publication headquartered in the United Kingdom. The Brands Awards aim to recognise and reward companies that have performed remarkably well in finance, education, hospitality, automotive, lifestyle, education, real estate, technology and several more. Mavin Records, a Nigerian record label founded...

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