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Wizkid holds a release party of his upcoming single; Fills up Paris Night Club!

Wizkid's upcoming collaboration is set for release later in October and it will kick off the era of his highly anticipated sixth album 'Morayo'. To celebrate the upcoming collaboration 'Piece of My Heart' featuring Brent Faiyaz, he holds a release party on the 29th of September, 2024. For Brent Faiyaz, this marks his second collaboration with a Nigerian artist after he was featured by Tems on 'Found' off her successful EP 'If Orange Was A Place'. […]

todayOctober 2, 2024 6

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Wizkid stirs up trouble with Davido

  In a tweet, O.B.O wrote, “First single of the year loading 👀. Happy Independence Day 🇳🇬.” Afrobeats superstar,Wizkid, however, dashed to the X platform in multiple posts to bash Davido’s upcoming single, stating, “Pussy boys dropping mids again! ❤️🦅.” The tension intensified when Tycoone, a close associate of Davido, took to the same platform, appearing to provoke Wizkid by daring him to release his much-awaited album that is taking forever to complete. Tycoone’s tweeted […]

todayOctober 2, 2024 8

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Oxlade credits Wande Coal as inspiration behind music career

Also, Oxlade shared the story of how he collaborated with Wande Coal on his song, Asunasa - Hold Your Waist. He recounted how, after recording the song in Ghana, he felt something was missing, and a conversation with Wande Coal led to the legendary singer's feature on the track. "That's the fastest song I made on the album. I made it in Ghana, and when I was thinking of the song I felt like […]

todaySeptember 27, 2024 5

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You took an award that didn’t represent your sound – Do2dtun slams Tyla over VMA acceptance speech

On September 12, 2024, the OAP called Tyla out on Instagram for her comment highlighting the diversity of African music beyond Afrobeats, during her acceptance speech for the award. He wrote, "Aunty @tyla aka am not Afrobeats, I am Amapiano. We have heard you but your song “Water” isn’t amapiano either. If you thought you were categorized in a wrong category, you should have given the award back or denounced the nomination. You clearly took an […]

todaySeptember 12, 2024 4

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Tyla says she represents Amapiano after winning Afrobeats category at 2024 VMAs

After accepting the Best Afrobeats Award at the 2024 VMAs for her hit single 'Water', Tyla expressed her gratitude for winning the category while also pointedly deciding to offer the organisers a crash course on muddling up all music from Africa as Afrobeats. "I know there's a tendency to group all African artists as Afrobeats. Even though Afrobeats has run things and opened doors for us, African music is so diverse," Tyla said. "I come […]

todaySeptember 12, 2024 4

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Mohbad’s widow, Wunmi pens touching tribute on 1st anniversary of his death

On September 12, 2024, Wunmi took to Instagram, reflecting on their shared life and the pain of his absence for her and their one-year-old son Liam. She wrote in part, "Ilerioluwa mi, husband of my youth, my best friend! It’s been a year today—a year since you left me and our Liam in this cold world. It’s been so hard. I miss you so much. Liam misses you too. I wish you were here […]

todaySeptember 12, 2024 4

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Davido And Lojay make Billboard’s 2024 Honour Roll for chart-topping songs

Honour Roll is released by Billboard to celebrate R&B and Hip Hop charts chart-topping records across the globe. The singers recorded songs which made their way to the Billboard Honour Roll from August 1, 2023 – July 31, 2024. Davido and Lojay made the list following their contributions to American R&B star, Chris Brown’s ‘Sensational’ which reached NO. 1 on the Adult R&B Airplay Chart. Chris Brown was tapped by […]

todaySeptember 10, 2024 6

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DJ Neptune denies defrauding Laycon

Laycon recently called out DJ Neptune over unpaid royalties for their collaboration ‘Nobody Icons’ Remix’. The reality star had claimed that he was yet to receive a dime from the song which was released four years ago. Reacting during his appearance on the recent episode of the ‘Zero Conditions’ podcast, DJ Neptune insisted that he didn’t defraud the singer. DJ Neptune said: “Laycon is my brother regardless. Let me just […]

todaySeptember 10, 2024 2

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Zlatan acquires Lamborghini worth N612 million

According to a report by Instagram blogger and associate, Tunde Ednut, the Zanku label boss's new ride cost a whopping $380,000, equivalent to N612,940,000. Tunde shared photos of the sleek vehicle, congratulating Zlatan Ibile on his well-deserved purchase. The blogger praised Zlatan Ibile's hard work and success. He said, "You try. You deserve it big time. E no easy Ooo! For this economy? You shall continue to shine and progress in Jesus name/ […]

todaySeptember 3, 2024 4

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