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Nipsey Hussle’s killer has been sentenced to at least 60 years in prison.

The man convicted of killing American rapper Nipsey Hussle has been sentenced to at least 60 years in prison. Eric R. Holder, Jr. was found guilty of first-degree murder last July for killing Hussle – whose real name is Ermias Asghedom – outside Hussle’s South Los Angeles clothing store in 2019. The 33-year old Hussle, […]

Burna Boy, Tems, Rema to Perform At NBA All-Star Game 2023

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has announced that three Nigerian superstars, Burna Boy, Tems and Rema will headline the 72nd NBA All-Star Game 2023 halftime show with an Afrobeats-themed performance. The NBA made this announcement in a post on its social media pages on Wednesday. Both Burna Boy and Tems are Grammy Award-winning artistes while […]

Quavo & Offset Got Into A Physical Altercation At Grammys Over Takeoff Tribute

Offset and Quavo are apparently still at odds. Backstage at the Grammys, Migos bandmates got into a violent brawl. It appears that everything took place just before Quavo took the stage to sing “Without You” in tribute to Takeoff during the “In Memoriam” segment of the event. According to reports, the two got into a […]

President Muhammadu Buhari lauds Tems on Grammy win

President Muhammadu Buhari has joined fans and lovers of Nigerian music in celebrating new heights of recognition and appreciation as Afrobeat crooner, Tems, wins “‘Best Melodic Rap Performance” category at the Grammy Awards. Buhari, in a congratulatory message by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, on Monday in Abuja extolled Tems, Temilade Openiyi, for showcasing her […]

Tems takes home first Grammy Award , See Full List of Winners

Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, won her first-ever Grammy Award at the 2023 Grammy Awards gala ceremony. Tems’ first Grammy came on Sunday night at the cryto.com Arena in Los Angeles for her featured song in the 2022 hit song by Future, “Wait for U,” which also included Drake. By virtue of this award, […]

Wizkid To Feature Jamaican Model Winnie Harlow In ‘True Love’ Video

Nigerian Afrobeats Artiste, Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, will feature Jamaican-Canadian model Winnie Harlow in the upcoming video of his tune “True Love.” The Grammy-nominated singer, who has severally described the song as one of his favourites from his globally known ‘Made in Lagos’ album, is giving the mid-tempo soothing tune a visual. The […]