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Perhaps this is why football fans should not meddle in music matters.
A popular Manchester United fan on Twitter has sparked outrage after claiming Wizkid is NOT a top six artist in Nigeria. Hmmmm!
He even went so far as to say Wizkid’s last album, Made In Lagos, which was released in 2020, was overrated. Some of his followers agreed with his point of view.
I suppose we all have opinions… See his tweet below:
Divine Ikubor, better known by his stage name Rema, a Nigerian Afrobeat and Afrofusion artist, has added another feather to his hat of accomplishments with a new milestone on the Audiomack streaming platform.
He has joined a select group of Indigenous artists who can boast of having more than 200 million streams on the global digital platform Audiomack.
Rema made his debut in the industry with the release of his self-titled EP in 2019 and has since dominated the music scene. His top singles, “Ginger Me,” “Calm Down,” and “Woman,” which have received over 65 million streams on Audiomack, have established him as a household name.
Rema’s remix of his hit song “Calm Down,” which features international superstar Selena Gomez, received over 296K streams on Audiomack in less than a month after its release, helping him pass 200 million streams overall.
The mavins prince received the plaque from Audiomack Vice President of Marketing and Brand Strategy Jason Johnson during his sold-out headlining performance in New York as part of his “Rave and Roses” tour.
After accomplishing the feat, the “Ginger Me” singer received a recognition plaque and shared photos of himself posing with the portrait.
Burna Boy, a Nigerian Afrobeat and Afrofusion artist, is having a good run with his hit song “Last Last,” which has broken Wizkid’s “Essence” record in the United States.
The CEO of Spaceship Entertainment was not exaggerating when he stated that the number-one song has earned him more money than any of his previous top hits.
The African Giant’s most recent album, “Love, Damini,” contains the 2022 hit “Last Last,” which has sold over 500,000 units in the United States of America, marking yet another major career milestone for him.
Burna Boy’s “Last Last” becomes the fastest Afrobeats song to reach Gold status in the United States, only 121 days after its release.
As a result of this achievement, the song is now eligible for a Gold Certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). ‘Last Last’ is also the first Afrobeats song to sell over 500,000 units in less than 17 weeks.
Burna Boy has officially broken the record set by Wizkid with ‘Essence,’ which took over 17 weeks to receive a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
The 17th annual BET HIP HOP AWARDS 2022 nominees, chosen by a voting academy of esteemed music industry insiders, were revealed by BET today. The awards recognize the best of the past year’s hip-hop music across 17 categories. The “BET HIP HOP AWARDS” 2022, hosted by Grammy®-nominated recording artist, actor, businessman, and media personality Fat Joe, will tape from the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, September 30. The show will air on BET on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at 9 PM ET/PT.
Kanye West is second with 10 nominations, including “Best Live Performer,” “Hip Hop Album of the Year,” “Hip Hop Artist of the Year,” “Hustler of the Year,” twice for “Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse,” three times for “Best Collaboration,” twice for “Best Hip Hop Video,” and twice for “Song of the Year.” Certified Lover Boy Drake leads this year’s nominations with an impressive 14 nods. The nine nominations for Kendrick Lamar include “Best Live Performer,”Future completes the top four with an amazing eight nominations, including “Lyricist of the Year,” “Hip Hop Album of the Year,” “Hip Hop Artist of the Year,” twice for “Impact Track,” “Video Director of the Year,” “Best Hip Hop Video,” and “Best Collaboration.” J, Cardi B, and Baby Keem. Each Cole received six nominations, tying the other.
Doja Cat, Latto, Lil Durk, Tems, and Young Thug are some other notable nominees; they each garnered three nominations. Two nominations each were given to Benny The Butcher, City Girls, Fivio Foreign, Glorilla, Jay-Z, Megan Thee Stallion, Nas, and Usher.
The full list of “BET Hip Hop Awards” 2022 Official Nominees can be found below.
BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
D.M.B. A$AP ROCKY
FAMILY TIES BABY KEEM & KENDRICK LAMAR
GOOD LOVE CITY GIRLS FEAT. USHER
HOT SHIT CARDI B, KANYE WEST & LIL DURK
LONDON BIA & J. COLE
WAIT FOR U FUTURE FEAT. DRAKE & TEMS
WAY 2 SEXY DRAKE FEAT. FUTURE & YOUNG THUG
BEST COLLABORATION
FAMILY TIES BABY KEEM & KENDRICK LAMAR
GOOD LOVE CITY GIRLS FEAT. USHER
HOT SHIT CARDI B, KANYE WEST & LIL DURK
JIMMY COOKS DRAKE FEAT. 21 SAVAGE
JOHNNY P’S CADDY BENNY THE BUTCHER & J. COLE
WAIT FOR U FUTURE FEAT. DRAKE & TEMS
WAY 2 SEXY DRAKE FEAT. FUTURE & YOUNG THUG
BEST DUO OR GROUP
42 DUGG & EST GEE
BIG SEAN & HIT-BOY
BIRDMAN & YOUNGBOY NEVER BROKE AGAIN
BLXST & BINO RIDEAUX
DABABY & YOUNGBOY NEVER BROKE AGAIN
EARTHGANG
STYLES P & HAVOC
BEST LIVE PERFORMER
CARDI B
DOJA CAT
DRAKE
J. COLE
KANYE WEST
KENDRICK LAMAR
TYLER, THE CREATOR
LYRICIST OF THE YEAR
BABY KEEM
BENNY THE BUTCHER
DRAKE
J. COLE
JACK HARLOW
JAY-Z
KENDRICK LAMAR
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
BENNY BOOM
BURNA BOY
COLE BENNETT
COLIN TILLEY
DIRECTOR X
KENDRICK LAMAR & DAVE FREE
TEYANA TAYLOR
SONG OF THE YEAR
BIG ENERGY LATTO
F.N.F. (LET’S GO) HITKIDD & GLORILLA
FIRST CLASS JACK HARLOW
HOT SHIT CARDI B, KANYE WEST & LIL DURK
SUPER GREMLIN KODAK BLACK
WAIT FOR U FUTURE FEAT. DRAKE & TEMS
WAY 2 SEXY DRAKE FEAT. FUTURE & YOUNG THUG
HIP HOP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
777 LATTO
CERTIFIED LOVER BOY DRAKE
DONDA KANYE WEST
I NEVER LIKED YOU FUTURE
IT’S ALMOST DRY PUSHA T
KING’S DISEASE II NAS
MR. MORALE & THE BIG STEPPERS KENDRICK LAMAR
HIP HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR
CARDI B
DOJA CAT
DRAKE
FUTURE
KANYE WEST
KENDRICK LAMAR
MEGAN THEE STALLION
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
ATL JACOB
BABY KEEM
HIT-BOY
HITMAKA
KANYE WEST
METRO BOOMIN
PHARRELL WILLIAMS
BEST BREAKTHROUGH HIP HOP ARTIST
BABY KEEM
BLXST
DOECHII
FIVIO FOREIGN
GLORILLA
NARDO WICK
SAUCY SANTANA
DJ OF THE YEAR
D-NICE
DJ CASSIDY
DJ DRAMA
DJ KAY SLAY
DJ PREMIER
KAYTRANADA
MUSTARD
NYLA SYMONE
LA LEAKERS: DJ SOURMILK AND JUSTIN INCREDIBLE
BEST HIP HOP PLATFORM
BIG BOY’S NEIGHBORHOOD
BREAKFAST CLUB
CARESHA PLEASE
COMPLEX
DRINK CHAMPS
HIPHOP DX
MILLION DOLLAZ WORTH OF GAME
NPR TINY DESK
VERZUZ
HUSTLER OF THE YEAR
50 CENT
CARDI B
DJ KHALED
DRAKE
JAY-Z
KANYE WEST
MEGAN THEE STALLION
SWEET 16: BEST FEATURED VERSE
DRAKE CHURCHILL DOWNS (JACK HARLOW FEAT. DRAKE)
J. COLE POKE IT OUT (WALE FEAT. J. COLE)
J. COLE LONDON (BIA & J. COLE)
LIL BABY GIRLS WANT GIRLS (DRAKE FEAT. LIL BABY)
KANYE WEST CITY OF GODS (FIVIO FOREIGN, KANYE WEST & ALICIA KEYS)
DRAKE WAIT FOR U (FUTURE FEAT. DRAKE & TEMS)
JADAKISS BLACK ILLUMANTI (FREDDIE GIBBS FEAT. JADAKISS)
IMPACT TRACK
ABOUT DAMN TIME LIZZO
CITY OF GODS FIVIO FOREIGN, KANYE WEST & ALICIA KEYS
FAMILY TIES BABY KEEM & KENDRICK LAMAR
NOBODY NAS FEAT. MS. LAURYN HILL
PXSSY LATTO
THE HEART PART 5 KENDRICK LAMAR
WOMAN DOJA CAT
BEST INTERNATIONAL FLOW
BENJAMIN EPPS (FRANCE)
BLACK SHERIF (GHANA)
BLXCKIE (SOUTH AFRICA)
CENTRAL CEE (UK)
HAVIAH MIGHTY (CANADA)
KNUCKS (UK)
LE JUIICE (FRANCE)
NADIA NAKAI (ZIMBABWE)
TASHA & TRACIE (BRAZIL)
Burna Boy, a renowned singer, songwriter, and performer from Nigeria, made another appearance on Jimmy Fallon’s “The Tonight Show,” and it was yet another entertaining evening.
The Grammy-winning singer appeared as a guest on the program in 2019, and on September 12th, 2022, he returned to excite his fans and the general public by sharing more about himself.
Jimmy Fallon, a well-known American actor and comedian, hosts a program called The Tonight Show where he invites well-known individuals to provide insights into their personal and professional life.
One of the evening’s highlights was watching Burna Boy teach the presenter how to perform the famous Afro moonwalk dance motion.
View the video below.
In one of the most recognizable technological images of the twenty-first century, Steve Jobs is shown holding the iPhone aloft while donning his trademark black turtleneck. Since its debut at the 2007 Macworld convention in San Francisco, the iPhone has developed into a worldwide phenomenon, with more than 1.2 billion handsets having been sold as of this writing.
The smartphone industry is currently a highly competitive one.
iPhone has accounted for a solid 16% of the worldwide smartphone market. But in the US, the iPhone has succeeded in capturing more customers’ hearts and minds. According to recent information from Counterpoint Research and the Financial Times, iPhones now account for 50% of all installed users* in the United States.
What makes this brand so well-liked when there are so many smartphone brands accessible to American consumers—many of them at lower price points?
The Apple of America’s Eye is the iPhone.
Numerous factors, according to experts, explain why the U.S. surpasses other markets for Apple’s main product.
Of all the major smartphone manufacturers, Apple has the most brand loyalty. Nine out of ten iPhone users in the US want to buy an iPhone as their subsequent device.
iPhones seem to lose value more slowly than other smartphones.
In general, American consumers are less price sensitive than those in many other nations.
Apple has been outspoken in its messaging about safeguarding user privacy and data, and it looks that this message is hitting home with customers.
It’s worthwhile to delve deeper into this final point.
In conclusion , Apple has used its marketing clout to affect public opinion at a time when Americans are concerned about privacy, regardless of whether iPhone is more secure than other devices. And based on these most recent installed user base statistics, it seems that this tactic is working.
Roy Emmanuel, Wizkid’s bodyguard, has lashed out after his phone was allegedly stolen at the popular Quilox Club in Victoria Island, Lagos.
Roy stated on his Instagram story on Monday that he left his phone on top of a car at the Quilox car park on Friday, and a lady picked it up.
He shared CCTV footage of a woman retrieving a phone from the top of a car, and he asked the public for information on the woman in question.
Roy promised to keep the lady’s identity private after recovering the phone, after revealing that it was an iPhone.
He also promised to reward anyone who could provide him with useful information.
“I forgot my phone on a car at club Quilox on Friday, and the lady in brown picked it up,” Roy wrote. Anyone with information about her should contact +234 803 890 **** or the Club Quilox contact at 0803 345 ****.
“This is an iPhone.” I promise to reward, and after her recovery, we can keep her identity private. Thanks. #ONGOD”
Poco Lee, a famous dancer, reacted to the situation by criticizing the lady for taking the phone away.
He believes she should have asked for the owner or left it with a club employee.
Poco Lee commented on Roy’s Instagram post, “Not cool though.” You could have easily requested the owner! Or simply leave it with someone who works there rather than taking it away.”
On Monday afternoon, PnB Rock, the Philadelphia rapper best known for his 2016 hit “Selfish,” was fatally shot during a robbery at the Roscoe’s House of Chicken & Waffles restaurant in South Los Angeles.
According to Los Angeles Police Capt. Kelly Muniz, a shooting occurred at 1:15 p.m. at the well-known restaurant on Main Street and Manchester Avenue.
Rock, 30, was at the restaurant with his girlfriend, who had posted a location-tagged photo in a since-deleted Instagram post.
Inside the restaurant, a suspect brandished a firearm and demanded items from the victim, according to Muniz. According to trusted sources, Rock was targeted because of his jewelry.
During the robbery, the assailant shot the victim almost immediately, according to Muniz.
“He shot the victim and fled the parking lot through the side door,” she said.
According to Muniz, the victim was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead at 1:59 p.m.
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Wolves signed former Chelsea and Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa on a season-long loan on Monday.
Since leaving Brazilian club Atletico Mineiro in January, the 33-year-old has been without a club.
Wolves were in need of attacking options following the arrival of a new signing. On his debut against Southampton last week, Sasa Kalajdzic suffered a cruciate knee ligament injury.
“We are absolutely delighted to welcome Diego Costa to Wolves, and back to the Premier League,” said Wolves chairman Jeff Shi.
“A serial winner with a wealth of top-flight experience, Diego will bring something special to our dressing room and on the pitch, and we look forward to his impact at Molineux.”
Wolves have scored three goals in their first six Premier League games and are 14th in the table with six points.
Costa previously played for Chelsea, where he scored 59 goals in 120 games and led the Blues to two Premier League titles.
However, his career has been marred by a string of on-field outbursts, and he has struggled to match the heights of his time at Chelsea and his first spell at Atletico Madrid since leaving London in 2017.
Costa returned to Brazil with Atletico Mineiro in August 2021 after spending two and a half years in Madrid, but he struggled to make an impact before his contract was terminated in January.
Singers Rejoice Iwueze of Destiny Kids is now engaged.
She said is is so blessed her fiancée Mine because he brightens her world in a million ways.
See the tweet and some pictures she shared on Twitter.
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