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Wizkid, Drake Collabo “One Dance” Hits 2nd Position On Bill Board
Nigerian pop star, Wizkid,
is having a swell year and it’s only the fifth month in what is already considered a successful run of form for the Nigerian entertainment industry.
Everything started in July 2015 when Skepta introduced Drake to Ojuelegba and the latter jumped on the track and recorded a remix to it. This introduced the world to a brighter side of Nigerian music and before long the remix led to the Drake Song ‘One Dance’ which dropped on April 5, 2016.
With this, Wizkid is sure gaining foothold in the global music scene and it presents many more opportunities for other pop artistes in Nigeria ‘One Dance’ is the 12th track on the new album views, the fourth. Studio album from Drake, which was released by Cash Money Records, Young Money Entertainemnt and Ovo sound on Thursday, April 28, 2016.
On April 29, Drake performed at two shows in Toronto and during one of the performances with Justin Bieber, the Energy rapper announced that the new album sold 630,000 copies in one night. On the heels of its commercial success, ‘One Dance’ has climbed steadily up the billboard Hot 100 chart and is currently number two.
‘New kid on the block Designer’s debut hit is a global success as we speak and is currently number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart-late pop star, Prince has two hit songs from the ‘80s in the chart as well as Beyonce who makes a debut at number 10 with Formation from her highly rated ‘lemonade’ album which currently sits on number one position on the Billboard 200. There’s also Lukas Graham with 7 years. Mike posner with’ I Took A Pill’ in Ibiza and Rihanna with Work featuring Drake all in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
With one Dance, Wizkid is pretty much achieving his greatest feat yet in music as far as international recognition and music chart history is concerned. The song is many firsts for Wizkid, Drake and Kylah who also collaborated on it. It is Drake’s first ever number one song in the Uk and is highly likely to make it to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 given it currently enjoys the second spot.
The Canadian American Star last recorded a number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2010 with the Rihanna Song ‘What’s My name’ in which he featured. As we celebrate this Wizkid achievement, there are hints from insiders that this is only the first of several songs to drop between him and Drake.
Prolific Nigerian Producer Sarz recorded during an interview in LA recently that, Wizkid’s songs with Drake and Jidenna are billed to drop in the summer of this year. Sarz is currently in LA working on Wizkid’s soon-to-be-released Album.‘
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.
Nancy Briggs
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