Properly contained in a document of the Boston City Council signed by Councillor Ruthzee Louijeune, The city of Boston in Massachusetts, United States, has declared March 2nd as “Burna Boy’s Day” in honour of the Nigerian singer, a gesture seen as a prove of their love to the Nigerian Superstar and his Music. Paraphrasing the document, Burna Boy was honoured in recognition of his “performances and advocacy works.” The document reads: “Boston’s commitment to recognizing and celebrating culture and diversity is evident in the range of cultural events, festivals, and community initiatives that showcase the city’s multicultural landscape” “Whereas, Burna…
Author: Abdulrazaq Abdulmuizz Opeyemi
Opening up about the impact fatherhood has had on his life and music career, famous artist, Bella Shmurda in a recent documentary by “WeTalk Sound” on the singer, stated that his son has inspired him to be better. Bella also revealed his desire to create a legacy that his child would be proud of, stating this emphatically, he said; “think fatherhood inspired me. What’s in my head is ‘Wetin’ this boy go see in the next 10 years?’ I don’t want him to see my old videos, I want him to see the new Bella who is still doing things.…
With his two albums filled with plethora of hit songs, Asake enjoyed impressive commercial success that makes him one of the most streamed Nigerian artists since 2022. His record-breaking hit single ‘Lonely At The Top’ finished at NO. 1 on Spotify Nigeria’s top songs of 2023. Building on this success and of notable feat, Asake becomes the latest Nigerian artist to surpass over a billion Spotify streams across all credits. This means that the hit maker has now accumulated over a billion streams from his songs and as a featured artist. This giant feat comes 3 years after he broke…
Taking to her Instagram page to share the good news, Queen Mercy, on Thursday, February 29, 2024, took to her Instagram account to share the joyous step the couple took together, expressing gratitude for her new milestone. She posted pictures from her recent engagement, showing off her newly acquired ring as she and her fiancé stood in front of a will-you-marry-me sign which many see as beautiful. Announcing her engagement to her long-term partner David, she captioned her post with this; “God acted according to his timing. I’ve consistently prayed for guidance in building a loving family, fulfilling roles as…
Superstar Afrobeat artist Davido recently offered some business advise to American rapper Kanye West following the latter’s public criticism of Adidas on social media. Adidas terminated its collaboration with the once-billionaire rapper in 2022 following a string of antisemitic remarks. Despite severing ties with the renowned artist, Adidas has been liquidating its remaining Yeezy inventory. Kanye West took to Instagram on Monday to express his discontent with the brand, accusing them of selling a Yeezy design without his approval and exploiting his loyal fan base. Ye equally mentioned that Adidas failed to compensate him with royalties for the sneakers they…
Globally Recognised Nigerian singer David Adeleke professionally known as Davido has congratulated Don Jazzy as he sells majority stake of Mavins Records to Universal Music Group for billions of Naira which is considered an incredible feat to many and a deal of the decade. It’s to be recalledthat Universal Music Group (UMG) has finalized the acquisition of a majority stake in the Nigerian record label, Mavin.In a statement issued on Monday February 27th 2024, UMG announced that the deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, is anticipated to conclude by the end of the third quarter of 2024. Don Jazzy,…
After being on screen for a decade and more now, The Johnsons, a popular Nigerian comedy series has been rested and has aired its final episodes. The Nollywood actor Charles Inojie who played the role of Lucky Johnson announced the end of the show took to his Instagram page to announce this news. He stated: “THANK YOU, AFRICA.“After 13 years of absolute magic, 13 years of awesomeness, 13 years of being Africa’s most-watched show on television, 13 years of being every family’s favourite, THE JOHNSONS is finally taking a bow.” “I thank my co-travellers, the wonderful team of cast and…
Becoming the first Nigerian album to be certified platinum in France, Burna Boy’s ‘African Giant’ Album has been making strides and history adding to the repute and relevancy of the African Giant, Burna Boy . Five years after its release, ‘African Giant’ has now been declared platinum in France by SNEP after exceeding over 100,000 units in sales, the album was filled with global hot singles like ‘On The Low’, ‘Gbona’, ‘Dangote’, ‘Killing Dem’, and ‘Anybody’, the album soared to both local and international success. With Burna Boy’s career on a fast rise internationally, Burna released his fourth album ‘African…
Appearing as a guest on The Honest Bunch Podcast, Seyi Law, has revealed he has a bone to pick with blogger, Noble Igwe, and has sworn to beat him up the next time they cross paths. He stressed that forgiveness was far from his mind when it came to Igwe. He stated that the rift started as a result of political differences around the 2023 general elections and has subsequently escalated. Narrating his view, he said, “I will never forgive him until he apologises to my wife because during the elections he made a post and added my wife’s name.…
In a joint and recent Instagram post, BNXN formerly called Buju and Ruger shared a new photo of themselves.Recall that BNXN AND Ruger trends online in the year 2022 as the duo dragged each other to fillth online. The post has since generated reactions from excited fans over the surprising news of their reconciliation after nearly two years of beefing. The beef continues even after BNXN wins the NextRated at the 15th Headies Award ahead of Ruger. In 2022 industry “beef”, Ruger advises BNXN to get a solo like him instead of collaborating with artistes to get hit songs and…