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A Better Time Hits 100m Streams In Three Days
Three days after the album, A Better Time dropped, Davido announced via his Instagram account that the album had hit 100 million streams across all streaming platforms.
On November 13, 2020, Nigerian superstar, Davido released ‘A Better Time,’ his third studio album and second album in one year.
A third of that came from Audiomack.
On the day the album dropped, ‘Holy Ground,’ his song with Nicki Minaj, debuted at No. 84 of the US iTunes chart. A Better Time also became Davido’s second album to debut in the top 10 of the US iTunes chart. He became only the third Nigerian artist after Wizkid and Burna Boy to achieve that feat.
During the listening party for ‘A Better Time,’ the singer revealed that he had shot videos for almost all the songs on the 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
