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Wizkid Gets More International Recognitions
Nigerian sensational
music star, Wizkid has been getting some international recognitions lately. First it was Chris Brown with whom Wizkid appears to be close friends. The duo performed together on stage in South Africa in April 2015.
Then it was Drake who did a remix to Wizkids “Ojuelegba” featuring British rapper Skepta in July.
Now, it is music producer Swizzz Beats and his wife Alicia keys. Swizzz beats on Tuesday shared a picture of Wizkid’s album “Ayo” on his instagram page as well as a video of the producer dancing to “Ojuelegba”
Keys was not left out of the dancing while she shared a video of her dancing to “Caro” to instagram, Swizzz posted a video of the singer swaying to ‘Ojuelegba’.
Meanwhile the Ojuelegba singer who recently signed a major deal with GLO, has penned down a new two year contract with soft drink company, Pepsi which will continue their three year old partnership.
The GLO deal was signed alongside Reekado Banks and Korede Bello of the Mavin Group Fame.
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.