Entertainment
Grammy Awards 2021: FG Pays Tribute To Burna Boy, Wizkid
The Federal Government on Monday March 15, 2021 joined other well meaning Nigerians in celebrating Afro beat music super stars, Burna Boy and Wizkid, for their feats at the just concluded 63rd Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles, USA.
The minister of information and culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed in a statement issued in Lagos by his special Assistant on Media, Segun Adeyemi, described the much deserved awards as fitting rewards for the persistent hard work of the duo.
Mohammed said the awards also represented a global endorsement for Afro beat genre of music that has propelled Nigeria’s increasing dominance of the music world.
He expressed hope that the clinching of the prestigious awards by Burna Boy and Wizkid would not only spur them to greater heights but would also serve as a source of inspiration for others.
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has also congratulated both Nigerian born singers, Burna Boy and Wizkid, for winning their first Grammy awards. PDP’s National Publicity secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, said Wizkid and Burna Boy’s victory showed that Nigerians have a resilient spirit.
In a related development, former vice president of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and senator Shehu Sani have taken time to congratulate Burna Boy and Wizkid on their first Grammy Award win.
These highly rated personalities expressed how happy and proud they were to see a Nigerian lifting the Grammy award, an achievement they considered as a great and prestigious one.
In Atiku’s words: “I am delighted and proud as Nigerian Wizkid’s Grammy win. Wizkid is an epitome of talents that abound in Nigeria, congrats @ Wizkido, congrats @ Burna Boy# Grammy.
In the same vein, senator Shehu Sani, said “congratulations to @ Burna Boy and @ Wizkidayo for the #Grammy. Africa has come of the age #Grammys 2021”.
Meanwhile, former Chairman of the Performing Musicians Employers Association of Nigeria (PMAN) Rivers State chapter, Mr Robin Maja (the farms) has also congratulated the Rivers State born Afro beat superstar, Burna Boy, whom he described as “a home boy who has made the state proud in the global stage”.
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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