Banky W discloses defeating cancer again for the fourth time.
Nigerian musician and politician, Banky W has announced a successful surgery after a long battle with cancer. Earlier in 2017, the Empire Mates Entertainment CEO took to his Instagram to disclose that he was battling this health condition and had undergone three surgeries already. Seven years later, Banky W has announced beating cancer again for the fourth time after another successful surgery. Posting a post-surgery video with his wife, Adesua Etomi, he wrote, “Christ 4 – Cancer Tumour 0.” Many Nigerians have taken to social media to express their immense joy over Banky W’s recovery.
Again, Banky W pummels cancer.
God is the greatest 🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/OgI6iuUVib
— @𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗷𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗯𝗼𝘆 (@OneJoblessBoy) May 23, 2024
Chelsea Manalo makes history after being crowned Miss Universe Philippines.
Filipino American model, Chelsea Manalo was crowned the Miss Universe Philippines on Wednesday, making history as the first black woman to win this title. In the competition which was held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay, and she defeated 52 other contestants. Asked how she intends to use her beauty to empower other people, Manalo said, “As a woman of colour, I have always faced challenges in my life. I was told that beauty has standards… because of these, I am already influencing a lot of women who are facing me right now.” Many social media users have since celebrated her for being a figure for shattering the traditional beauty standards in the country.
Chelsea Manalo has been crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2024.
She becomes the first half-Black half-Filipino to win the title. pic.twitter.com/K9Pf75XFa2
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) May 23, 2024
Drake raps over Metro Boomin’s “BBL Drizzy” diss beat in new collaboration.
The feud between Canadian rapper, Drake and some of music’s big names including Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd and producer, Metro Boomin is officially over. However, Drake looks to be making a new fuss with his appearance on Sexxy Red’s new song, “U My Everything”. The Canadian rapper trolled the accusations lobbed at him for having cosmetic surgery, rapping over Metro Boomin’s “BBL Drizzy” beat on Sexxy Red’s song. While some fans have welcomed this style of trolling the narrative, others have expressed their dislike for Drake’s cameo.
SEXYY RED
DRAKEU MY EVERYTHING
IN SEXYY WE TRUST 💿
🚨MIDNIGHT🚨 pic.twitter.com/kb4JEXjUdX
— NFR Podcast (@nfr_podcast) May 24, 2024
Calvin Harris hints at cancelling “Oceans” collaboration with Miley Cyrus.
After teasing a new beachy song titled “Ocean” with Miley Cyrus, Scottish DJ and Producer, Calvin Harris has deleted all promotional videos for the song from all his social media accounts. This has caught the attention of fans who now believe that the collaboration would not be released. Although it is presently unclear if the song would still be released, fans are quite hopeful that the artists would give an update on the status of the release.
Calvin Harris has removed all promo videos of “Ocean”, his collaboration with Miley Cyrus, from all his social media accounts. pic.twitter.com/iYtGVXmT1w
— Miley Edition (@MileyEdition) May 22, 2024
ID Cabasa releases a reimagined version of Nigeria’s classic single, “Olufunmi”.
Legendary Nigerian producer, ID Canada has joined forces with some of Afrobeats’ new school stars; Fireboy, Joeboy, ODUMODUBLVCK and BOJ for a reimagined version of Styl-Plus’ classic single, “Olufunmi”. These artists blend their unique styles to create magic for the classic record. A beautiful video directed by Clarence Peters has accompanied the new release. However, Nigerians have expressed mixed reactions about this new version, noting that the reimagined version is heavily disjointed compared to the perfection of the original version.
🚨Fireboy, Joeboy, BOJ and Odumodublvck are releasing a reimagined version of the classic Nigerian song ‘Olufunmi’ Tonight 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/8iToZmfdlW
— The Beat Boulevard (@thebeatblvd) May 23, 2024
