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Flavor Emerges Artist Of The Year At AFRIMMA 2016

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9 years ago

October 21, 2016

The third edition of Af
rican music awards in Diaspora, AFRIMMA took place in the city of Dallas on Sunday October 15, 2016. Popular Nigerian Singer Flavour N’abania’ floored other popular artists many had thought will cart away the Artist of the Year Award. Flavour took home the Artist of the year 2016 and with a resounding performance.
Other winners of the night include Olamide, Efya, Wizkid, Bisa Kdei, Sauti Sol among others. Artists like Efya, Ibtissam Tiskat, Bisa Kdei, Sauti Sol, C4 Pedro, Carlou D, Kcee and Harrysong as well as flavor dished out amazing performances. The event was hosted by Basket Mouth and American reality TV Superstar Cynthia Bailey. Below are the full list of winners.
Artist of the Year
Flavour – Nigeria (winner)
Best Male, West Africa
Olamide – Nigeria (winner)
Best Female, West Africa
Efya – Ghana (winner)
Best Male, East Africa
Diamond Platnumz – Tanzania (winner)
Best Female, East Africa
Akothee – Kenya (winner)
Best Male, Central Africa
C4 Pedro – Angola (winner)
Best Female, Central Africa
Daphne – Cameroon (winner)
Best Male, Southern Africa
Aka – South Africa (winner)
Best Male, North Africa
Amr Diab – Egypt (winner)
Best Female, North Africa
Ibtissam Tiskat, Morocco (winner)
Best African Group
Sauti Sol-Kenya (winner)
Crossing Boundaries With Music Award
Wizkid – Nigeria (winner)
Best Gospel
Willy Paul – Kenya (winner)
Best Newcomer
Harmonize – Tanzania (winner)
Best Video Director
Patrick Elis – Nigeria (winner)
Best DJ, Africa
DJ D-Ommy – Tanzania (winner)
Best DJ, USA
DJ Deemoney – Nigeria (winner)
Video Of The Year
Bisa Kdei – Brother Brother (winner)
Music Producer of the Year
Master Kraft – Nigeria (winner)
Best African Dancer
Brenda Derry – Cameroon (winner)
Best Rap Act
Phyno – Nigeria (winner)
Best Collaboration
Reggae Blues – Harrysong, Kcee, Iyanya, Olamide and Orezi (winner)
Song of the Year
Duro – Tekno (winner)
Dancehall Act of the Year
Shatta Wale – Ghana (winner)
Caribbean Artist of the Year
Machel Montano (winner)

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They Booed, Threw Bottles At Me – Tems Recounts

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1 week ago

February 27, 2026

The Tide

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.

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Primeboy Pleads For Mohbad’s Burial

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1 week ago

February 27, 2026

The Tide

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.

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PH Based Gospel Singer Set To Drop Hit Single

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1 week ago

February 27, 2026

The Tide

Rivers State based gospel singer, Wilberforce Afriyie is set to drop his 6th single titled MIRACLE WORKING GOD’ dropping next month with a it’s video.

This was disclosed by Afriyie, yesterday, during an exclusive interview with The Tide Entertainment in Port Harcourt.

According to the singer, the inspiration for his new song was based on all of the battles, troubles and challenges that he has faced in life and still going through.

“But in all I see the hand of the lord changing situations and turning things around for my good,” he said

“This song is to encourage everyone going through tough and hard times not to give up and trust whole heartedly on God for a miracle because change is coming their way,” he added.

The Tide Entertainment reports that Afriyie is ready to give his fans, especially those in the Christian faith a whole experience, a new season of overwhelming joy and celebration.

“When Christ is involved I have nothing to worry about sometimes there’ll be delay, but by faith I walk in total victory.Human reasoning cannot resonate, the mind cannot comprehend,” he explained.

He said that the spirit of God goes beyond polarity, and expressed his alignment with the God’s grace, saying that the God of signs and wonders is still performing miracles.

Nancy Briggs