Month: November 2023

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Afrobeats

Rema cancels December shows to take care of himself till 2024

Afrobeats superstar, Rema, has cancelled his scheduled performances for the rest of 2023 to focus on his health. The Mavin Records star has experienced a phenomenal year with many records under his belt, a run recently capped by a show-stopping headline performance at the O2 Arena on November 14. But fans who were hoping to party with him for Detty December will have to wait until next year while he recovers […]

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Afrobeats

Asake rules as 2023’s most-streamed artist in Nigeria on Spotify

YBNL's Asake has been crowned as the most-streamed artist in Nigeria on Spotify this year, according to data the streaming platform published on Wednesday, November 29, 2023. On this year's Spotify Wrapped for Nigeria, the Lonely At The Top star finished ahead of fellow megastars, Burna Boy in second, and Davido in third. Seyi Vibez finished the year fourth on the chart, followed by Omah Lay in fifth, BNXN in sixth, Rema in seventh, ODUMODUBLVCK in eighth, Olamide in ninth, and Wizkid in 10th place. Asake's win was […]

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Afrobeats

Singer Hotkid arrested after show promoter ‘used’ his name to defraud people

Singer Hotkid was arrested after a show promoter allegedly used his name to defraud people. Revealing the ordeal via his Instagram story, the singer said he was arrested because a show promoter, Brave T.Tey, allegedly defrauded people using his name. The ‘Ozana’ crooner wrote: “Accumulatively collected over 10 million naira from different people! They came to arrest me for money I had no idea about because of this @brave_t.tey. Oloshi […]

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Afrobeats

‘Invest to avoid stories that touch’ – Rudeboy advises colleagues

Paul Okoye, aka Rudeboy of the Psquare, has urged his colleagues in the entertainment industry to invest the proceeds of their talents when they are still making waves. The ‘Reason With Me’ crooner’s advice is against the backdrop of veteran Nigerian entertainers coming out to seek public assistance due to health reasons or economic hardship. He said the situation is making the entertainment industry lose its prestige. On his Instagram […]

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Afrobeats

Fire guts singer Orezi’s house in Lagos

Singer Orezi has confirmed a fire incident at his home in Lagos. Revealing his ordeal via his Instagram story, Orezi said the incident happened around 11:48 p.m. on Monday. He said he was at a meeting in Lekki when he recieved a call from his neighbour, Bobrisky, informing him of the fire incident at his house. He wrote, “Last night was really hectic Still trying to figure out and wrap […]

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Afrobeats

If anything happens to me, hold YhemoLee responsible – Singer Lil Frosh

Nigerian singer, Sanni Goriola Wasiu, popularly known as Lil Frosh, says actor Yhemolee should be held responsible if anything happens to him. Lil Frosh recently called out Yhemolee for allegedly slapping him for not greeting him. The singer has now come forward with a footage of the effect of the alleged slap on his face. Shortly after sharing the video via his Instagram story, Lil Frosh said Yhemolee was threatening […]

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Afrobeats

Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ ranked world’s most shazammed song of 2023

Calm Down,’ the hit song of Nigerian singer, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, has been ranked as the most shazammed song of 2023 globally. The song made history as the first African song to top the Global Shazam Year-End list. ‘Calm Down’ beat Miley Cyrus’ ‘Flowers’ and Lady Gaga’s ‘Bloody Mary’ which ranked second and third respectively, to achieve the feat. Meanwhile, ‘Calm Down’ remix featuring Selena Gomez has […]

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Afrobeats

Naira Marley, Sam Larry and Zinoleesky make first appearance after release from custody

Marlian Music record owner, Azeez Fashola, also known as Naira Marley and popular show promoter, Balogun Eletu, known as Sam Larry, have made their first public appearance following their release from custody. Sam Larry shared a video of himself, Marley and Zino, all together in Lekki. The duo were in October arraigned and remanded over their alleged involvement in circumstances that led to the death of a musician, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad. They were, however, released on November […]

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Afrobeats

I’m the voice behind Psquare’s popular song ‘Story’ – Helen Paul

Popular Nigerian comedienne, Helen Paul has disclosed that she was the voice behind ‘Uncle, Please Tell Us a Story’ in a song titled ‘Story’ by Psquare in 2005. The 45-year-old comedienne revealed this in her latest interview on The Honest Bunch Podcast. She was working as a studio receptionist at the time and the children who were meant to do the voiceover failed to show up. “I didn’t know PSquare at the beginning. I didn’t even know they were going […]

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