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Tiwa Savage’s Celia Makes Times Magazine’s Top 10 Album 2020
Nigeria’s female music icon, Tiwa Savage’s Celia has been selected among the Top Ten in 2020 Album by Times Magazine, Describing the album, Times Magazine says:
“The latest album from Savage has an innate understanding of how various streams of music from the black diaspora fit together, soul, RnB rap, Afro beat and global pop coalesce seamlessly on the record”.
Savage feather weight and precise voice, flips fluidly between English and Yoruba, while Bright horn selections drift in and out.
She also shows off an alluring chemistry with an array of artistes from Sam Smith to Davido to Naira Marley. Their inspired contribution make Celia a Nigerian standout in a year of creative excellence from the country with other releases coming from Burna Boy, Davido, Fire Boy, DML, Olamide and Wizkid.
Tiwa in her reaction wrote on her official twitter handle @ Tiwa Savage: “ I doubted many things, but one thing I knew for sure was what a beautiful bodywork myself and everyone involved created, we created magic”.
“Soooo many project dropped this year all over the world and Times magazine picked #’Celia’ as one of their top ten albums released this year, Ope ni fun Eledumare’.
“ I’m even more gingered to drop my next project, following my heart and stepping out of my comfort zone yet again,2021, I am ready for you”. Celia released in August featured Sam Smith, Naira Marley, Stefflon Don Dice Aisles and Hamza.
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.