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Headies 2019: Nancy Isime, Reminisce To Host Show
Organisers of the biggest and most prestigious music award in Nigeria, ‘The Headies’, have officially unveiled the hosts of this year’s edition tagged “Power of A Dream”.
The 13th edition of the award scheduled for October 19, 2019 at the Eko Convention Center, Lagos, will be hosted by ace rapper, Remilekun Khalid Shafaru popularly known as Reminisce and TV presenter and actress, Nancy Isime.
Recall that on September 21, 2019, the Headiest, Nigeria’s biggest music award opened its doors to receive entries for the 13th edition of the music show.
This year’s edition featured 29 unique categories in recognition of Africa’s finest artistes.
However, the ‘Next Rated’ category which everyone looks out for, has the likes of Rema, Fireboy DML, Lyta, Jeoboy, Victor AD and Zlatan Ibile hoping to have impressed their fans within the relatively short period they joined the music Industry.
The ‘Next Rated’ category is an award for most promising upcoming act in the year under review. It was first awarded in 2006 and presented by Hip Hop World Magazine; the winner of this category goes home with a brand new car!
Also, Nigeria’s music superstar, Burna Boy made history as the most nominated artiste with 10 nominations in the history of the award; defeating fellow singer, Olamide’s record of seven nominations in the 2015 edition of the award.
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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.