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Entertainment
Spotify celebrates Wizkid’s “Ojuelegba” 10 years anniversary
Spotify, an online streaming platform, on Tuesday celebrated Wizkid’s “Ojuelegba” 10-year anniversary. Phiona Okumu, Spotify’s Head of Music, Sub-Saharan Africa, said in a statement in Lagos that the song had so far recorded over 55 million streams since its release in 2014. Okumu said Spotify had released a special anniversary film to celebrate this milestone, capturing the song’s influence and…
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Davido, Burna Boy, Wizkid top nomination for Africa Arts Entertainments Awards
Nigerian music superstars, Davido, Burna Boy and Wizkid, have received the highest nominations for the 2024 Africa Arts Entertainments Awards (AAEA). Davido was nominated in twelve categories, followed by Burna Boy with ten nominations, while Wizkid was nominated in seven categories. The three artistes are competing in several categories, including AAEA Best Continental Male Artiste and AAEA Continental Artiste of…
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Wizkid, Tiwa Savage , Omah Lay nominated for NAACP award 2022
Nigerian music stars, Wizkid, Fireboy, Tiwa Savage, Kidi and Omah Lay were on Tuesday night nominated for the NAACP Image Awards in Outstanding International Song category, organized by the National Association for Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP). Wizkid was nominated for his “Essence”, featuring Tems and Justin Bieber, while Fireboy DML got the nomination from his hit song, “Peru”. Tiwa…
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Singer, Wizkid changes signature name
Grammy award-winning singer, Wizkid, has changed his signature name on social media. QuickNews Africa observed that the music superstar changed his official stage name from “Wizkid” to “Big Wiz” on his Instagram bio section. This change was effected after his fans made a suggestion that the name “Wizkid” be replaced with something more befitting noting that he is not a…
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Tony Tetuila Sues Wizkid Over Copyright Infringement
Nigerian Afrobeats artiste Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun better known as Wizkid has been slammed with a ₦30 million lawsuit over copyright infringement by music veteran Tony Tetuila. Tetuila whose real name is Anthony Olarenwaju Awotoye revealed in an Instagram post that he and Ghanaian singer Tic are suing Wizkid and DJ Tunez for violation of intellectual property. View this post…
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