The album features a well-balanced mix of domestic and foreign celebrities thanks to the Afrobeats superstar.
Ayodeji Balogun, better known by his stage name Wizkid, is a multi-award-winning singer, songwriter, and performer from Nigeria. Wizkid has announced the official release date of his next album, which is rumored to feature Travis Scott, Lauryn Hill, and other big names.
The renowned singer, whose highly anticipated fifth studio album, “More Love, Less Ego,” a follow-up to the critically acclaimed and commercially successful “Made in Lagos,” is set for release on November 6, 2022, has already given his fans a preview of the album with the singles “Bad To Me” and “Money & Love.”
The official tracklist and guests of the album have been made public by American digital media business Genius, which operates Genius Lyrics, widely considered as the world’s largest library of song lyrics and musical knowledge platform.
Heavy hitters including Lauryn Hill, Ayra Starr, Naira Marley, Travis Scott, Don Toliver, and Buju Banton will be included on the 14-track album, according to the press release.
As Big Wiz announced what fans may anticipate from his album “More Love Less Ego,” we might well be getting a duet between Wizkid and Davido that we never anticipated coming.
Wizkid delivered a surprising disclosure about what to expect from his new album “More Love Less Ego,” which is set for release on the 5th of November 2022, in an exclusive chat with a prominent podcaster Adesope Olajide backstage during his concert. Wizkid made a suggestion that “More Love, Less Ego” would feature a Wizkid and Davido collaboration.
Wizkid announced that we would be getting a collaboration that many had predicted would never happen on his album “More Love Less Ego.” The singer admitted that he would work with a musician who many people had said he would never cooperate with.
Many have concluded that this may be the Wizkid and Davido collaboration that we have all been waiting for.
Finally, a new song called Money & Love has announced the November release date of Wizkid’s fifth studio album.
Wizkid, a global superstar from Nigeria, has officially announced the release date of his fifth studio album, More Love Less Ego, which is set for November 6. He released the song “Money & Love” after receiving the confirmation.
Remember that he had earlier shown off Money & Love on the official music video for Bad To Me? It is the first track of the soon-to-be-released More Love More Ego album, which was produced by his regular partner P2J.
Naira Marley, a well-known Nigerian rapper, sent a mysterious message on Twitter in response to Mohbad’s decision to end his contract with the latter’s record label Marlian Records.
Recently, Marlian Records was presented with a letter of termination by Mohbad’s legal team saying that their client had committed crimes of assault and violence.
The Marlian chief was accused of planning ongoing attacks against Mohbad in the termination notice that was given on Tuesday.
According to the letter, the music executive has been delinquent in paying Mohbad advances and royalties owed from his intellectual property since 2019.
In the midst of the controversy, Naira Marley spoke about jealously and insecurity from those who make fun of other people’s dreams in a tweet on Wednesday.
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Tems has broken a record by becoming the first and only female musician from Nigeria to accomplish this in the US.
Tems, a singer and performer, has broken a record for female musicians from Nigeria by becoming the first and only one to accomplish an incredible achievement with her hit song “Free Mind.”
Tems’ smash solo song “Free Mind” sold over 500,000 units in the US alone before being awarded a Gold certification by the RIAA. The global hit song, which was published on September 25, 2020, is presently number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2022. Additionally, it debuted on the Billboard US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart at number one and reached its peak on the Billboard US Afrobeats Chart.
Tems had already won platinum certifications from the RIAA for her contributions to collaborations on the songs “Essence” and “Wait For U.” This is not her first such recognition.
Like he always does, the Afrobeats poster boy is celebrating his homecoming.
Ayodeji Balogun, better known as Wizkid, is a talented singer, songwriter, and performer from Nigeria. His headline performance is scheduled for Lagos.
With the help of his “Made in Lagos” world tour, the starboy frontline act has traveled to many cities around the globe in 2022. He will end the year in Lagos.
The award-winning singer, who is set to release his fifth studio album, “More Love, Less Ego,” on October 29, 2022, will wow his Lagos fans with a special concert on December 30, 2022.
The “Vibes on the Beach With BigWiz” event will take place in Lagos’ La Campagne Tropicana beach.
The renowned singer contributed to the score of the classic film.
Divine Ikubor, also known as Rema, is a gifted Nigerian singer, songwriter, and performer. He recently shared a clip of his work for the upcoming “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” film.
The Mavin/Jonzing World star, who has had an incredible year, keeps breaking barriers with his talent; this time, his voice was heard in the teaser for the follow-up to the enduring film from the Marvel Studios, set for a November 11, 2022, global release.
Aside from Rema, Grammy-nominated Nigerian musician Tems and Ghanaian diva Amaarae are two additional African artists that have contributed to the Wakanda Forever soundtrack.
On October 27, 2022, the enthusiastic Rema posted the video to his social media website and wrote:
my voice on the Black Panther trailer, wow I’m speechless! Big ups everyone who took part in making this happen, Wakanda Forever!
My voice on the Black Panther trailer, I’m speechless! Big ups everyone who took part in making this happen, Wakanda Forever! ✊🏾🖤 pic.twitter.com/iYDNM2qxWV
While playing the third sugar sister in Kayode Kasum’s 2019 comedy-thriller Sugar Rush, Bimbo Ademoye successfully stood out and stole scenes from actresses like Adesua Etomi-Wellington and Bisola Aiyeola.
Bimbo Ademoye has emerged in 2020 as the movie’s breakout star and the subject of innumerable memes. She went from being an underappreciated YouTube and Iroko TV actor in movies like The Diary of a Crazy Nigerian Woman and One Long Day to a Netflix king in Kunle Afolayan’s Anklápó.
Back Up Wife with Seun Akindele from 2017 was my introduction to Bimbo Ademoye. Her performance brought to mind Funke Akindele’s breakout performance in the 2008 film Jenifa. Even while it was entertaining, I was also afraid of these roles—the razz rural girl who accidentally becomes the brunt of every joke—because we’d seen how they’d come to be a stereotype Funke Akindele still finds difficult to break years after Jenifa.
I’m not surprised Bimbo has been able to hold our attention given how frequently modern Nollywood relies on humorous elements, whether or not they are necessary. She was the funniest sister in Sugar Rush, the humorous companion in Nneka the Pretty Serpent, and we can’t forget Ayinla from the iconic Tunde Kelani.
Bimbo, on the other hand, slides through it with ease while other artists cling on these humorous bits like their life rely on it. Her quips are always on point, and she consumes the stage so completely that I worry about her back about half the time because it can’t be easy to carry a show from beginning to end.
Comedy frequently results in one-dimensional characters, but Bimbo seems to have modified the clichés she was given to create people that seem genuine. Yes, in movies like Selina and Breaded Life, her persona is portrayed as a comedy. Even though these characters are exaggerated and imaginary, you end up understanding their reasons and the possibility that they could be actual people rather than just laughing at them.
With his most recent Netflix project, Anklápó, Kunle Afolayan finally earned my respect after directing Citation, a movie that failed to make the post-sex for grades statement it was intended to, and Swallow, which was famous only for its wigs, production design, and Ijeoma Grace Agu’s transformative performance.
The Yoruba epic, which was released in September 2022, soon rose to the top of the list of Nollywood movies discussed that year. Anklápó also served as a further warning that, even in the 1900s, guys will humiliate you.
Bimbo doesn’t have to be amusing to captivate you with her act, as Anklápó demonstrated. Gone, a 2018 redemption drama directed by Daniel Ademinokan, was another movie that made reference to this aspect of her. It was at that point that I first had the impression, “Omo, this chick is going to go all the way.”
Additionally, the fact that Bimbo genuinely has a personality off-screen doesn’t hurt. She has amassed over two million followers on social media thanks to her sense of humor and ability to transform what could have been unfunny sponsored advertisements into amusing unique skits. You should really get into her Instagram persona, Iya Barakat, if you haven’t already.
It’s safe to say that Bimbo has made the transition from being underestimated to the it-girl of Nollywood with the announcement of Sugar Rush 2 and the upcoming releases of Gangs of Lagos on Amazon Prime. Since Bimbo has become everyone’s favorite, that’s okay even though I know we all adore it when our favorites are underappreciated. It implies that we have taste from the beginning.
I’m very eager to see more of Bimbo Ademoye, and yes, as this tweet stated, we’re still hoping for a Bimbo and Uzor Arukwe romantic comedy as Nollywood continues to push itself with films like Brotherhood and For Maria: Ebun Pataki.
What exactly makes a sad song sad? Is it slow-tempo music like Darey Art Alade’s Not The Girl or lyrics about heartbreak and pain like P-Omoge Square’s Mi? You are entirely correct if you said both.
Although it’s nothing new for men to make sad boy music, there’s something particularly depressing about 2022’s releases that’s also really danceable.
Burna Boy
Burna Boy
“E don cast,” This year, the Burna Boy song “Last last, na everybody go chop breakfast” has been played at sold-out concerts as well as weddings. Last Last is a song that has become everyone’s obsession and is similar to his 2018 hit, Ye. But in reality, we’ve turned two of Odogwu’s darkest eras into dance music performed while smoking shisha and red cups.
According to rumors, Last Last mentions two incidents: Burna Boy’s breakup with British rapper Stefflon Don (“Maybe another time, maybe another life, you’d be wife, and we’d do it right” and “Now, you crash your Ferrari for Lekki, Burna”) and a February 2022 accident. It could have been everywhere, only a minor thing remains. For this song, Burna Boy went into his vulnerable side, taking a break from his ego-driven successes, and it definitely paid off.
However, Love Damini, his latest album, contains more depressing music than Last Last. Burna worries if anything he accomplishes on It’s Plenty will ever be enough despite the deceptive dance beat. How Bad Could It Be? contains lyrics about his battles with mental health and getting out of a bad place. In addition, he fully embraces self-doubt on the album’s outro, Love Damini, where he discusses his anger management problems and his lack of communication with the people in his life.
Love Damini, Burna’s latest album, may be his most intimate work to date. It is also the song that gave rise to the sad boy movement in music this year.
Omah Lay
Omah Lay
Omah Lay’s music is one thing we haven’t forgotten about since the Covid-19-induced lockdown of 2020, unlike preparing banana bread and donning masks.
Omah Lay became well-known in the same year when singers like Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, and Burna Boy all released albums that would define their careers thanks to his Get Layd EP and singles, Bad Influence and Damn, which had a fresh trap and R&B-influenced sound. Although his EP showed a musician who was genuinely in touch with his emotions, it wasn’t until 2021’s Understand, which contained lyrics like, “I thought we in this together. Please accept my necklace charm. Give you my last card; you’re on your own. It got real when he said, “I show you my best friend, you friend am.
When Omah Lay’s debut album, Boy Alone (omo, even the title tells it all), was released, it was obvious he had entered a full emo period.
Omah Lay tries to convince himself that he was created for stardom in the album’s first tune, Recognize. The central theme of I’m a Mess is the use of alcohol as a means of escaping loneliness and imposter syndrome. Omah Lay has experienced heartache, loss, and redemption by the time Purple Song, the album’s closing track, begins to play.
More melancholy boy music is necessary.
I enjoyed these albums and respected the musicians’ choice to be as open-minded as possible because I thrive on melancholy music. It’s like reading entries from their journals when you listen to these tunes.
I’m hoping for more sad boy music as 2022 comes to a conclusion. I’m not a masochist, no. No matter how gloomy they may be, I simply adore being in my feelings.
For the first time in his career, the gifted rapper will dazzle his UK fans with a headline performance.
Emeka Akumefule, also known as Blaqbonez, is a gifted Nigerian rapper and vocalist who has confirmed his debut headlining performance in the UK.
The Chocolate City signee will follow up the accomplishment with a performance in London. The sophomore album “Young Preacher,” a 14-track project with artists like Lojay, Amaarae, Tay Iwar, Tekno, Sauti Sol, and others, is scheduled to be released on Friday, October 28, 2022.
The musical talent revealed on his social media page on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, that the event will take place on November 11th, 2022, at London’s Omeara Live Space.
