Entertainment
Burna Boy Raises Performance Fee To $50,000
The Nigerian music industry has recorded a tremendous growth in recent times. Nigerian musicians now earn mind boggling sums for their performances around the world, but sometimes these musicians exaggerate on the amount of fees they receive for said performances.
An example of this is Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy. The popular musician revealed in a recent post on social media that any one who wants him to perform at any event should be ready to part with $50,000 (N15.5 million) official rate.
While fans and critics alike were still coming to terms with Burna Boy earning such a huge amount of money, Shatta Wale, a Ghanaian dance hall artiste appeared to confirm that indeed Burna boy was earning N50,000.
He said in a recent video that he and Burna boy performed at a 5 year old girls birth day party in America and were paid $100,000, and each of them got $50,000.
Burna boy who is known for his unique kind of music and voice quality also put news on MTV Base website blasting them for comparing him to another dance hall act patoran king.
The Mbiama, Ahoada west local government area born artist, grew up in Ahoada Rivers State, he later relocated to Lagos from where he travelled to the United Kingdom (U.K) to start music full time.
He has a couple of hit songs to his credit among which are ‘Trumpet’ featuring Davido the song ‘Abeg Abe Abeg’ gave him prominence and fame, but his big break came through his hig song ‘Like to Party’ which has been agreed as his biggest achievement. The song is still making ways in parties and other social events in Nigeria and beyond.
Burna boy has also revealed two hot mix tapes Burn notice and Burn identity in 2011 as well as sweetest girl, on a spaceship 2015, Redemption (EP) 2016 among others.
The Rivers State born artist has also won several awards which include: Best New Act of the year at the entertainment awards 2013, Best pop at South South music awards 2013 and Best New Act at MTV Africa music awards 2013. He has also won best album of the year at Nigeria entertainment awards among others.
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.
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