Entertainment
Davido Now Among 100 Most Influential People In The World
On February 17, 2021, Nigerian super star, Davido, hit another milestone as he was named as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. The Excerpts for the selection was written by Nigerian rapper and BBNaija lockdown winner, Laycon.
The Excerpts reads: “ Davido is one of the biggest voices in Afrobeat, because his music connects with people often in ways that transcend his expectations. When he released the song ‘FEM’ in 2020, a title that loosely translates to ‘shut up’, in Yoruba, he did not know it will become a major #ENDSARS protest anthem as youths banded together to demand that government take action to end police brutality in Nigeria last October.
Officials responded by sending politicians to give speaches. We told the government to keep quiet unless they had something sensible to add. The ethos of FEM was directly relatable to that moment. “You can tell Davido puts 100 percent into every song he makes and the results are clear, his album ‘A good time’ surpassed a billion streams in 2020. Afrobeats is a worldwide phenomenon and Davido is one of many Nigerian artistes who has made that possible and more and more artistes from Nicki Minaj to Young Thug want to work with him.
Other Nigerians like Odun Eweniyi, Fil Agbudu and Dami Odufuwa were also named to the list.
Entertainment
They Booed, Threw Bottles At Me – Tems Recounts
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.
Entertainment
Primeboy Pleads For Mohbad’s Burial
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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