Entertainment
Wizkid Floors Davido In Awards, Endorsement Ratings
The Nigerian Entertainment industry is filled with loads of stars who are in serious competition with one another on who makes it to the top or gets the biggest recognition. A recent question posed to music lovers and fan clubs of leading Nigerian music stars Wizkid and Davido is about who has the highest awards and endorsements between the two rivals in the Nigerian music clan.
Below are their awards and endorsements as at January 7, 2017 as posted in the social media.
Wizkid’s Awards
He is among the top five most successful music super stars in Nigeria. He has already received the following awards as at January this year. According to a recent report he has won 30 awards and represented in 111 nominations. Wizkid is said to be worth over N130 million.
2016
. African Artiste of the Year (Ghana Music Awards)
. African Artiste of the Year (African Pride Awards)
2015
. Song of the Year “Ojuelegba” (Headies Awards)
. Best RnB Pop Album “Ayo” (The Headies Award)
. Male Artiste of the Year (Nigeria Entertainment/Awards (NEA)
. Hottest Single of the Year Ojuelegba (NEA)
.Best Song of the Year “Ojuelegba” (African Muzik Magazine Award)
. Best Video of the Yar “Ojuelegba” (African Muzik Magazine Awards)
2014
.Hottest Single of the Year “Pullover” (NEA)
.Most Gifted Duo/Group or Ft ‘Pull over” (Channel O Music Award)
2013
. African Artiste of the Year (Ghana Music Award)
. Musician of the Year (City People Ent. Award)
.Best Group Video of the Year (A syle TV Music Video Award)
. Most Gifted Video “Azonto” (Channel O Music Video Award)
2012
.Best Pop/RnB Artiste of the Year (NEA)
.Best Album of the Year (NEA)
.Musician of the Year (The Future Awards)
. Artiste of the Year (The Headies)
.Hip Hop World Revelation of the year (The Headies Award)
.Best International Act Africa (Bet Awards)
2011
.Best New Male Artiste (City People Ent. Awards)
. New Act of the Year (NEA)
.Artiste of the year (Dynamix All Youth Award)
.The Headies Award for next rated
.Best African Act (Mobo Awards)
2010
.Promising Artiste of the Year (Dynamix All Youths Award)
Endorsements
In 2015 Wizid Clinched N120 million from Glo on a two year deal. At his 25th birthday in June 2015 his contract with pepsi was renewed and he was paid $350,000. In 23, 2013, he signed amendorsement deal with Guiness for Guiness World of more concert.
He used to be the only male ambassador in Nigeria for giant soft drink brand pepsi, until 2016 when he was joined by friend and rival in the music clan, Davido.
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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