Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer wins big in Critics Choice Awards 2024.
Acclaimed blockbuster, Oppenheimer continues to dominate award wins, the latest being the 2024 Critics Choice Awards. With 8 wins on Monday night, Oppenheimer led the film categories in total wins. Robert Downey JR. won the best supporting actor category and Christopher Nolan clinched the best director award. The $1 billion grossing movie also won the best picture, best acting ensemble, best cinematography, visual effect and best score categories at the 2024 awards. Barbie, on the other hand, also won five awards including best comedy, best original screenplay and best song.
Christopher Nolan’s ‘OPPENHEIMER’ won 8 Critics Choice Awards
• Best Picture
• Best Director
• Best Supporting Actor (Robert Downey Jr.)
• Best Acting Ensemble
• Best Cinematography
• Best Editing
• Best Visual Effects
• Best Score pic.twitter.com/pEZKKTasSN— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) January 15, 2024
ODUMODUBLVCK teases new collaboration with Davido, to be released soon.
Nigerian rapper, ODUMODUBLVCK is taking over the Nigerian music space, propagating the country’s hip hop genre beyond to global borders. After the success of his debut album, “Eziokwu”, the Native Records star is set to continue on the same huge trajectory in 2024. With many photos of him with some of Nigeria’s biggest music stars, including Davido, Burna Boy and Wizkid, the “Declan Rice” crooner will further assert himself as one of the biggest breakout stars the country has ever seen. He has just teased a new collaboration with Davido and fans are grooving to the snippet, it is safe to believe that this collaboration will be released soon.
GOOD MORNING.
– INDUSTRY MACHINE pic.twitter.com/xFsjvypvGa
— EZIOKWU (@Odumodublvck_) January 15, 2024
Funke Akindele opens up on divorce with former husband, JJC Skillz.
With the release of “A Tribe Called Judah”, Funke Akindele continues to reach huge strides and create records in the Nigerian entertainment industry. Her movie has just reached the ₦1 billion hallmark, as the first Nigerian film to reach this height and despite these achievements, her divorce with popular songwriter/rapper, JJC Skillz is again finding its way in the mix. Talking about her 2 marriages with Wazobia FM, Funke Akindele has revealed that she can not regard her divorces as failures, noting that her only priority was to live a life filled with impact.
"I don’t see divorce from JJC Skillz as failure" – Funke Akindele pic.twitter.com/AeXuu7JfW6
— YabaLeftOnline (@yabaleftonline) January 15, 2024
Ariana Grande’s new single on pace for #1 debut on Billboard top 100.
American pop artiste, Ariana Grande broke her two years hiatus with a new single, “Yes, and?” which was released on Friday. The single has topped the global Spotify and Apple Music chart since release and is now predicted to claim the number one spot on next week’s Billboard top 100 charts, over Jack Harlow’s “Lovin On Me”. This will be her 74th entry on the chart and her 8th number one.
Ariana Grande's "yes, and?" is challenging for a #1 debut on next week's Hot 100. pic.twitter.com/mIyvh3J7Rq
— chart data (@chartdata) January 15, 2024
Wizkid’s “SoundMan Vol. 2” retakes the #1 spot on Apple Music Nigeria.
Wizkid’s surprise “SoundMan Vol. 2” has enjoyed huge acceptance since its release. The EP, which charted in over 80 countries, has been on top of Apple Music Nigeria for three straight weeks, but 21 Savage’s new album, “American Dream” overtook the EP upon release on Friday. However, the four-tracked project has retaken its spot as the top album in the country, as it aims to spend its fourth non-consecutive weeks on the chart.
🚨@Wizkidayo’s “S2” EP reclaims the #1 spot on NG Apple.
— It previously spent 3 WEEKS atop the chart. 👏🏽📊 pic.twitter.com/mOU6RQb8Fz
— 𝗔𝗟𝗕𝗨𝗠 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦 📀 (@AlbumTalksHQ) January 15, 2024
