Burna Boy and Odumodublvck nominated for BET awards
Odumodublvck will be competing with rappers from France, Brazil, UK, and South Africa for a chance to become the first Nigerian rapper go win the BET Best International Flow category award. Burna Boy also earned a nomination for Best Live Performance in a category that has stars Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott, Nicki Minaj, Busta Rhymes, Cardi B, GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion, and Missy Elliott
Wizkid Drops Snippet From His Upcoming Album
Grammy award-winning singer, Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has dropped a snippet from his upcoming album “Morayo”. The single, “Piece Of my heart”, featuring Brent Faiyaz, is an upbeat track with Caribbean, R&B, Afro-Pop, and Dancehall influences that has already generated buzz among fans and music lovers. Wizkid shared the snippet on his Instagram […]
Taylor Swift Wins Record-Breaking MTV VMAs Award
Taylor Swift became the most-awarded artist in the history of MTV Video Music Awards, while Katy Perry and Chappell Roan proved their pop star credentials at this year’s Awards. Katy Perry picked up the Video Vanguard award, which is MTV’s equivalent of a lifetime achievement prize, after performing a career spanning medley, including hits like “I Kissed A Girl”, “Dark Horse” and “Firework”. Roan took home Best New Artist award, dedicating her prize to “all the drag queens who inspired her”. And Taylor Swift picked up seven prizes, including the top two awards: Artist and Video of the Year. She now has 30 MTV trophies, overtaking Beyoncé as the event’s biggest winner. Swift paid tribute to her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, and used her acceptance speech to encourage fans to vote in the US Presidential election next month, a day after she endorsed Kamala Harris for the role.
Fireboy DML Releases Album ”Adedamola” On Soptify, August 29th
Afrobeats sensation Fireboy DML is poised to captivate global audiences with his forthcoming album, ”Adedamola”, scheduled for release on Spotify today August 29. Phiona Okumu, Spotify’s Head of Music for Sub-Saharan Africa, announced this in a statement on Wednesday. Okumu expressed enthusiasm for the album, stating that Fireboy DML’s music has resonated deeply with Spotify listeners, especially those aged 23 to 34, and the most streamed songs in the last 28 days were ”Dealer”, “Peru”, “Bandana”, “Everyday”, and “Yawa”.
D’Banj Releases Fifth Studio Album ‘The Entertainer– D’Sequel’
D’Banj has released his highly-anticipated fifth studio album entiled ‘The Entertainer– D’Sequel’. The album, which is a blend of Afrobeats and Afropop, and a follow-up to his 2008 ‘The Entertainer’ has eleven songs and two bonus tracks, featuring global stars such as Grammy award winner, Wyclef Jean, Congolese icon, Awilo Logomba, Egypt ’80 Band, Youssou N’Dour, Akon, and Phyno, […]
Destiny Etiko Dismisses Captain Matthew Ekeinde Car Purchase Rumours
Actress Destiny Etiko has dismissed rumours that Captain Matthew Ekeinde, husband of Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, bought her a car. Destiny clarified that the circulating photo of her with Captain Ekeinde was taken four years ago on a flight where he was the pilot, saying she greeted him respectfully and took a selfie afterwards. Addressing her […]
Tinashe’s ‘Nasty’ Named UK TikTok’s Song of The Summer
US R&B star Tinashe – has beaten hit songs by Sabrina Carpenter and Billie Eilish to be named the UK’s TikTok song of the summer with her track titled Nasty. The song soundtracked more than 10 million videos on the video sharing app, after becoming a viral sensation in April, when its sensuous groove was […]
MTV Organisers Postpone Date Due To US Presidential Debate
MTV’s annual Video Music Awards has been postponed by a day to avoid clashing with the US presidential debate, set for September 10. The ceremony will now take place on Wednesday, September 11. If both events had gone ahead on the same evening, it would almost certainly have damaged viewing figures for both events, but […]
Crime Charges- Police Invite Nollywood Actress Tonto Dikeh
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has asked Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh to report to its headquarters in Abuja in connection with an investigation into charges bordering on defamation, cyberbullying, and forgery, among others. Meanwhile, the summon was contained in an invitation letter issued by the Inspector-General of the Police Monitoring Unit, which is handling the […]
BBNaija9- Ocee of Mbadiwe Twins Is on a Good News Streak
Ocee, one half of the Mbadiwe Twins, had earlier this week made a heartwarming revelation to fellow BBNaija housemates Shaun, and the twins Hanni and Wandi, after the Head of House game. He shared the exciting news of his recent engagement, revealing that he proposed to his partner just before entering the BBNaija house. Meanwhile, the surprises didn’t stop there. […]