Nigerian Icons of 2023: Top 100 Personalities of the Year
As we bid farewell to 2023, a year filled with challenges and triumphs, let’s take a moment to celebrate the remarkable achievements of some of Nigeria’s brightest personalities across various fields. From the world of sports to entertainment, activism, and innovation, these top 100 personalities have left an indelible mark both at home and […]
A Glance at 2023’s Top 10 Artistes in Nigeria
The year 2023 witnessed an enthralling journey in the world of music, with artistes captivating audiences globally. From streaming sensations to rising stars, let’s explore the Top 10 Artistes in Nigeria, who defined this remarkable year. Read more about Entertainment Burna Boy: Streaming Sensation Burna Boy continued to dominate the music scene in 2023, earning […]
Seven Nigerians Made it to the 67th Grammy Nominations List
The list of nominations for the 67th Grammy Awards is out, with seven Nigerians making the cut. Davido, Burna Boy, Fireboy, Asake, Olamide, Tems, and Ayra Star have all been nominated for the 2024 edition of the Grammy Awards. However, out of the seven Nigerians on the Grammy nominations list, only Burna Boy and Tems […]
NBA All-Star Weekend Features Burna Boy, Tems and Rema
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has announced that the NBA ALL-Star Weekend will be starring an Afrobeats-themed performance. Three Nigerian superstars – GRAMMY Award-winning singer, Burna Boy, and 2023 GRAMMY Award-winning and Oscar-nominated singer, Tems, and Rema – will headline the 2023 NBA All-Star Game halftime show. Following the performance, the NBA family will […]
Entertainment Roundup: Wizkid’s Fourth Billboard Hot 100 Entry
The week has ended and we have compiled a list of all the entertainment highlights of the week for you. Surely, it was a roller coaster ride, and what other fun way to get into the weekend groove than to bring to your remembrance all the stuff that happened in Nigeria since Monday of this […]
Femi Kuti, Wizkid, Burna Boy And Two Other Nigerians Earn Grammy Awards Nominations
Without a doubt, Nigeria is leading the African entertainment space especially the music industry. This assertion was confirmed by the Grammy Awards on Tuesday, November 23, 2021, after five Nigerian artistes bagged five nominations for the prestigious global awards. Read more about Entertainment Legendary musician, Femi Kuti, who is the son of late music […]
2021 BET Awards: Burna Boy Wins Best International Act Award
Superstar musician, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, on Sunday, June 27th, 2021, won the Best International Act award at the BET Awards held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Read more about Entertainment The nominations for the award pitched Burna against fellow Nigerian act, Wizkid, Tanzania’s Diamond Platnumz, Emicida of […]
Wizkid And Burna Boy Win Their First Grammy Awards
It is a big day for Nigeria at the 63rd Grammy Awards, 2021 as Nigerian singers, Ayo Ibrahim Balogun, professionally known as Wizkid and Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu (Burna Boy) have both won their first Grammy awards. Read more about Entertainment Wizkid won the award for Best Video alongside Beyonce, Guyanese singer, Saint JHN, and Blue […]
10 Facts And Figures About The 14th Headies
The 14th Headies is scheduled to have happened at about the time this will get published. Now, many people have their grouses with Headies organizers and those issues have seen many acts shirk attendance on a consistent basis but it remains the industry’s headline event by sheer reputation and size. Read more about Entertainment […]
Biden Campaign Includes Burna Boy In Presidential Inauguration Playlist
Nigerian superstar musician, Burna Boy, is set to feature in the inauguration ceremony playlist of the 46th President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, today, January 20, 2021. Burna Boy’s track ‘’Destiny’’ will be played alongside other global acts such as Kygo, Tame Impala, and Dua Lipa. Read more about Entertainment President-elect […]
Top 10 Nigerians In 2020
Nigerians just like citizens of other countries were restricted on goals and targets set for the year 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, some did not let the virus get in their way as they hit remarkable strides. Below are ten Nigerians who made a name for themselves in 2020. Read more about […]
Nigeria’s Music Wins: Growth or No Growth
Thanks to social media, a lot has progressed quickly on the Nigerian music scene. When Ice Prince copped the first BET International Act all by himself, he became the first Nigerian and African act to do it all by himself. But he was by no means the first to do it in a pure […]
Burna Boy Did Not Win A Grammy, Angelique Kidjo Takes The Golden Gramophone
One Twitter user expressed shock at people’s shock when it was announced that Angelique Kidjo won Best World Music Album at the 62nd Grammy Awards. Most Nigerians are disappointed, and some are surprised, but why? From this writer’s perspective, there are a few reasons why Burna Boy should not have won that Grammy. One reason […]
Five Nigerian Artistes To Look Out For In 2020
The year 2019 was a great year for the Nigerian music industry. It witnessed the rise of several young artistes who are making very good music, broke into the Nigerian mainstream and are carving a niche for themselves. This list includes Zlatan, Teni among others. Also, the year has been prominent for many big […]
12 Highlights Of The Nigerian Entertainment Industry In 2019
Rema is introduced by Mavin Records When Don Jazzy announced that Mavin Records had signed a 19-year-old rapper named Rema, no one anticipated the commotion that would follow. The young rapper/singer debuted with a self-titled E.P that has quickly settled him into a league of his own. It’s been 9 months and Rema is now […]
Top 10 Songs of 2019
You might be wondering why songs like Beginning by Joeboy or Try Me by Tems aren’t here; those songs practically defined Nigerian music in 2019. But never fear, we have a complimentary list with more of the biggest songs in 2019. See our list of the Top 10 Music Videos of 2019. This is a […]