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Yemi Alade Announces “Empress” Album U.S Tour
Self-acclaimed African music queen, Yemi Alade has announced that she will be touring the U.S with her latest album. The queen shared the announcement via her Instagram handle displaying the some details of her United States “Empress” album tour. According to her, the tickets will be available online from tomorrow Friday, 16th for everyone to book. The Empress album was her 5th studio album since she entered into the Nigerian music space and she outdid herself on that music project. The album was released in 2020 and featured the likes of Patoranking and Rudeboy. Some of the cities she will be touring include; Las Vegas, North Adams, Los Angeles, Washington DC, New York, Toronto, Montreal, and Berkeley. She also revealed the dates she will be touring the cities. See her post belo...
Kizz Daniel buys a penthouse each for his baby boys
Nigerian singer Kizz Daniel has started gifting his baby boys landed properties before their first birthday. The “Woju” crooner gifted his two sons Jalil and Jelani a house in Lekki as he begins the journey to becoming the best father in the world. In an emotional post, Kizz Daniel revealed that he was blessed with a set of triplets. However, one of the Triplets died four days after he was born. Hence h made a promise to be an even better father to the remain two baby boys. In an early morning post, Kizz Daniel shared documents of properties belonging to Jalil Oluwaloba and Jelani Oluwatobi at Richmond Gate Estate, Lekki. Here is Kizz Daniel’s post from Instagram. “GOD blessed me with 3 boys a while back JAMAL, JALIL and JELANI (triplets). 4 days after i lost JAMAL. Nevertheless, I m...
Olamide Reveals Video Snippet of “Julie”, Set to Drop Soon
Nigerian rapper Olamide has unveiled the video snippet of his single “Julie” which is set for release. The tune is a Caribbean-inspired piece that offers some of the creativity of the rapper as he delves into different genres. It’s one of most beautiful pieces of his recent kingly album released in June dubbed “UY Scuti”. In a post shared on Instagram, Olamide revealed that the official video will be dropping on Friday, 10am East African Time. The audio of the single was produced by Eskeez, but the visuals was shot and directed by legendary cinematographer, Patrick Ellis. In the post, Olamide appreciated those who worked on the video with him including @iambadder the model, @thestyle_train who is the stylist. The last video from the Baddo was “Rock” which is still rocking. You Deserve to M...
Blaqbonez Spotted in Ghana With Wizkid Recording A New Sound
Nigerian rapper, Blaqbonez has recently been spotted in Ghana vibing with Starboy Wizkid. The duo were seen in apartment dancing to a tune which they are recording together and it appears Blaqbonez has finally gotten the collaboration he’d always wanted. With the look of things, Ghana is now becoming a choice destination for artists to meet with Big Wiz and get their dream collaboration as the last time, it was Bella Shmurda who was with him in Ghana. Blaqbonez who just released his critically acclaimed “S3X Over Love” album this year was spotted at the airport few days ago with a luggage and it’s now clear where he was headed. A collaboration is underway and we just have to wait to see what the duo are coming up with. Watch video below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are lo...
Hypertension Album Is Ready – Bella Shmurda Discloses
Dangbana Republik front-man, Bella Shmurda has revealed that his Hypertension Album is ready. The singer who just released his latest extended play dubbed “High Tension 2.0” revealed that the EP is just a foretaste of his main album which is going to drop this year. Obviously Bella is loaded for fans this year as he will be serving them two music projects from his depot of talent. He made this known during an interview session with Beat’s FM Ada on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, when he was asked if the High Tension EP was the only body of work he will be releasing this year. In his exact words “This is High Tension, Hypertension is coming. My Album is ready”. He also revealed that some of the acts to feature in the album include Julian Marley, Victoria Kimani and Popcaan all interna...
A Breakdown of Wizkid’s Billboard Chart Achievements
It is no longer news that Wizkid’s latest single “Essence” featuring Tems from his album Made In Lagos has become a global summer anthem and a viral international hit. The massive streams, airplay all over the world, reposts from celebrities worldwide, social media engagements, etc. over the past few weeks have prompted Wizkid to add another chart record to his collection. This is as big as it gets but it doesn’t even end there. The album Made In Lagos is still growing as in this same chart week on Billboard 200 album chart, Wizkid‘s Made In Lagos re-entered the chart at #147 after previously peaking at #80 back in November 2020. Its re-entry on the chart makes it the longest-charting album by a Nigerian artist on the Billboard 200 album chart this century. ALSO READ: Nigerian Rap Is Becom...
Rudeboy Reveals Debut Album Title and Track List, To Drop in August
Sensational Nigerian singer, Rudeboy has revealed the title of his debut album as well as the tracklist. Rudeboy who was a member of the defunct Psquare group is set to release his debut album as a solo artist on the 5th of August and the album is titled “Rudykillus”. The album is having 12 tracks in its list and all the songs are done by Rudeboy with no other artists featured. However, the beats in the tracks had production credits going to Selebobo, Orbeat, Lordsky and Chrisstringz. All 12 songs in the album are entirely new and never released before. He made the revelation on Tuesday, July 13, 2021 via his Instagram handle as he shared a picture of his the album cover and track list. His fans base known as the fire department are steaming to received this body of work already. See ...
Davido, Burna Boy, Tiwa Savage Part of Star-Studded Squad for Global Citizen Concert 2021
The Nigerian afrobeat trio of Burna Boy, Davido and Tiwa Savage have been enlisted into the star-studded squad of performers at the 2021 Global Citizen Live Concert. The list also has Femi Kuti, eldest son of late Afrobeat pioneer and Legend, Fela Kuti. The show will be held across 6 continents in 24 hours and the organizers has tagged it “Once-in-a-generation” broadcast. It’s a live stream event is geared towards protecting the planet and defeating poverty according to organizers. The Live Concert will be holding on the 25th of September in cities such as Lagos, New York, Rio De Janiero, Los Angeles, Seoul, Paris, Sydney, and London. Other locations will be revealed later as it covers 6 continents. Some of the artists included in the lineup of stars are; Angelique Kidjo, H.E.R, Keith Urba...
NBBF Dedicates Nigeria’s Win Against U.S To Sound Sultan
The Nigerian Basketball Federation (NBBF) has dedicated its win over America to the late Sound Sultan. Last week Saturday, the Nigerian Basketball Team won their United States counterpart in a whopping 90-87 victory. On the victory, Nigeria became the first African team to win the United States National Basketball Association popularly known as the NBA and the strongest in the world. But the NBBF has dedicated the victory to late Sound Sultan who died on the night of the game. The association paid the tribute to the ace Nigerian singer who contributed his own quota to the growth of Basketball in the country while he was alive. According to the statement by the NBBF, the singer saw this day coming and predicted that one day, the Nigerian Basketball Team will conquer the world but unfortunat...
Wizkid’s “Essence” featuring Tem debuts on Billboard Hot 100
Wizkid has made an official entry into the Billboard Hot 100 Chart with his song “Essence” which features Tems. Nigerian pop icon Wizkid is currently making history as his song “Essence” off his fourth studio album “Made In Lagos” entered the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. “Essence” made an entry into the Billboard Hot 100 Chart at position 82. He becomes the first Nigerian musician to ever grace the Billboard chart with his solo single. The song has witnessed virality this summer as many music lovers in America keep discovering the tune, pushing the streaming numbers up. Currently, “Essence” has sold over 40,000 units in America. While “Essence” is currently on Billboard Hot 100, “Made In Lagos” is on the Billboard Hot 200 Albums Chart. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking ...
Wizkid “Made in Lagos” album peaks at 147 on Billboard Hot 200 Chart
Wizkid is having a good run with his album “Made In Lagos” as the project peaks at spot 147 on the Billboard Hot 2020 Albums Chart. Wizkid’s fourth studio album “Made In Lagos” has currently re-entered the Billboard Hot 2020 Albums Chart this week. The album which was released last year has some bangers like “Ginger”, “Essence” and “Blessed” etc. In the past weeks “Essence” a track off the “Made In Lagos” album has been topping music charts and also getting bigger in the US. The song featured Nigerian songstress Tems who did an amazing job as a guest artist. Wizkid’s “Made In Lagos” re-entering the Billboard Hot 2020 Albums Chart means the project is the longing staying album on the chart by any Nigerian. Fans are anticipating that “Essence” might break into the Billboard Hot 100 cha...
Ajebo Hustlers Reveal Debut Album Title and Release Date
Nigerian musical duo, Ajebo Hustlers have revealed the title and released date of their debut album. The Afro hip hop duo got their shine in 2020 doing a couple of hit singles and collaborating with the likes of Davido, Nissi, and home boy Omah Lay. They are now set for their maiden album which is to be released on the 23rd of July after having kept fans waiting for a while. They revealed the title of the album to be “Kpos Lifestyle Vol. 1” which is one of the mantras in their songs. They’ve been featured also in a couple of singles by other artists and it’s now time to unveil their major body of work. They revealed the details of their new album via an Instagram post on Monday 12, appreciating fans and telling them the wait is over. See post below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you ...
