Rolling Stone ranks “African Giant” in its top 500 all-time global albums.
Burna Boy’s fifth studio project, “African Giant” was the turning point for both the artiste and the global outlook of African music. This project redefined the Afrobeats genre and culture on the global stage, heralding the much needed validation from global music spaces. Thanks to this album, Burna Boy was given a platform to spearhead Afrobeats to the world movement and has not backed down since. Acclaimed American magazine, Rolling Stone has ranked Burna Boy’s “African Giant” in the top 500 all-time global albums at number 303 for its cultural shock and redefining of the contingents genre. Fela Kuti and Africa 70’s “Expensive Shit” and Sunny Ade’s “The Beat of the Classic Years” are the only other two African albums ranked in the top 500 at number 402 and 465 respectively.
.@RollingStone ranks Burna Boy’s “African Giant” album as the Greatest Nigerian album of all-time.
“African Giant” is ranked #330 on the newly released Top 500 greatest albums of all-time Globally,
“African Giant” is one of the only 3 Nigerian albums to make the list alongside… pic.twitter.com/rztJ5y7F4Y
— BURNA BOY STATS (@BurnaBoyStats) January 3, 2024
Davido reveals some of his prayer routines since being Grammy nominated.
Unarguably one of Afrobeats’ most accomplished artiste of all times, Davido has been an integral part of the proliferation of contemporary African music. His new album, “Timeless” earned him three deserved nominations at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Global Album, Best African Performance for his hit, “Unavailable” and Best Global Music Performance with “Feel”. In an interview with British GQ, the Grammy-nominated artiste revealed that he prays and reads the Bible everyday ahead of the upcoming Grammy Awards.
“I pray about the Grammys everytime I wake up”
– Davido
— BASITO (@itzbasito) January 3, 2024
Funke Akindele’s A Tribe Called Judah grosses over 1 billion Naira.
Renowned Nigerian actress and producer, Funke Akindele continues to make history with the release of her new movie, A Tribe Called Judah on December 15. The movie broke the record for Nollywoods biggest opening weekend. Now, just two weeks post release, the movie has just broken a new box office record, becoming the highest grossing Nollywood movie of all times, accruing over one billion naira in the box office, surpassing her previous movies, Battle on Buka Street (₦668.4 million) and Omo Ghetto: The Saga (₦636.1 million)., which now sit at second and third respectively.
Funke Akindele’s “A Tribe Called Judah” grosses ONE BILLION NAIRA at the box office.
It is the first Nollywood movie to gross one billion naira at the box office. pic.twitter.com/B6dVfD9UdH
— 49th. (@the49thstreet) January 4, 2024
Court releases names of associates in Jeffrey Epstein’s unsealed files.
Jeffrey Epstein reportedly hung himself to death in a New York jail cell while awaiting trial for sec trafficking charges involving numerous underaged girls in 2019. However, a New York court has now released some of the documents, exposing Epstein’s dark world and his connections with influential figures. Some of these powerful figures include Michael Jackson, Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Leonardo DiCaprio, Prince Andrews and David Copperfield. These reveals have rocked the global space since release.
Michael Jackson’s Name Comes Up in Unsealed Jeffrey Epstein Documents https://t.co/7olq1Wddof
— billboard (@billboard) January 4, 2024
Aliko Dangote dethroned as Africa’s Wealthiest Man in new Forbes list.
Nigerian socialite and businessman, Aliko Dangote has now been dethroned as Africa’s richest man by South African billionaire, Johann Rupert in the latest Forbes Real-Time Billionaire ranking. The South African businessman is the Chairman of Compagnie Financiere Richemont, a Swiss luxury goods with popular brands like Cartier and Montblanc, according to new data, Dangote moved down to second place after a $3.8 billion wealth decrease from $13.5 billion to $9.7 billion. Rupert’s net worth also witnessed a $700 million decrease, from $10.7 billion to $10 billion in 2024.
South African billionaire, Johann Rupert dethrones Aliko Dangote as the continent’s wealthiest man in a list released by Forbes Magazine. pic.twitter.com/EM4558QJgP
— YabaLeftOnline (@yabaleftonline) January 4, 2024
