Ja Rule reportedly signs new label deal worth over $100,000,000.
Acclaimed American rapper, Ja Rule reveals that he has just signed a new record label contract worth over $100 million. The rapper who had been subjected to a series of disrespectful social media reactions, took to X (Twitter) to disclose this huge news, whilst embracing the love of his loyal fans and telling his haters to “SMD”. In a series of posts, Ja Rule also stated that he was tired of being the bigger person, sharing footages of his wild acceptance with fans at a recent concert, whilst also sharing his Sunrise Tour with Lloyd, Mya and Keri Hilson which is set to commence this March in Europe.
Ja Rule says he just signed a new label deal potentially worth $100,000,000 pic.twitter.com/Iqf3Aj07hE
— Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) January 4, 2024
“Water” holds the #1 spot on the Billboard US Afrobeats Chart for 12th week.
Tyla continues to dominate the US market with her hit single, “Water”, ahead of the release of her upcoming debut album. The song maintains its number one spot on the Billboard US Afrobeats Chart for a 12th consecutive week. It is presently the longest charting solo number one song by any female act on the chart. With the Christmas holiday over, the song is also tipped to return to the top ten of the Billboard top 100 songs chart. “Water” is on pace to become the most successful Afrobeats song in the United States.
Tyla’s “Water” continues its run on the #1 spot on Billboard US Afrobeats Songs chart for the 12th week.
It is now the longest running solo #1 song by a female act on the chart. pic.twitter.com/nVnjvLUayP
— 49th. (@the49thstreet) January 4, 2024
2Baba praises new Afrobeats artistes as he promises potential comeback.
With African music now being accepted across every horizons around the world, African music legend, 2Baba has taken to Instagram to express immense appraisal for the new stream of Afrobeats artistes and their efforts at propelling the genre to a global domination. The “African Queen” singer, whose last studio album, “Warriors” came out in 2020, also took the opportunity to announce his potential comeback, stating that he was in the studio preparing another project. This has excited numerous fans who believe he still has enough talent to find his feet in the ever-changing Afrobeats space.
2Baba salutes the new cats, promises a comeback 🐈 pic.twitter.com/9FbMEgNyM8
— 🐬 @𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗷𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗯𝗼𝘆 (@OneJoblessBoy) January 3, 2024
“Unavailable” now certified BRIT silver in the United Kingdom.
Davido has had the world on lockdown since the release of his hit song, “Unavailable” with South African sensation, Musa Keys. The song, which has spent multiple weeks in the UK Official Singles Chart and recently surpassed 100 million streams on Spotify, has just been certified silver in the UK for over 200k unit sales in the country. This is Davido’s first certified song in the country. The artiste has taken to social media to celebrate this huge win.
.@davido's “Unavailable” w/@MusaKeyss is now certified Silver 💿 in the UK 🇬🇧 for selling over 200k units in the country. pic.twitter.com/66tyAwpybQ
— DAVIDO STATS (@DAVIDO_STATS) January 5, 2024
Wizkid’s Made in Lagos surpasses 750 million streams on Spotify.
With his fourth studio album, Made in Lagos, Wizkid has just surpassed 750 million streams on Spotify, becoming one of the top five most streamed Nigerian albums on the platform. The 2020 released album has been regarded as one of Afrobeats’ classics, achieving gold certification in the US, UK and other countries, with global hits like “Essence”, “Mood” and “Ginger” all lining up for higher singles certifications in the United States. With Made in Lagos, Wizkid is in line to join Rema and Burna Boy as the only Nigerian artistes with over one billion streams on Spotify.
.@wizkidayo “Made In Lagos” now surpassed 750M streams on Spotify. pic.twitter.com/mOH3IIU9FT
— 21 Nut Savage🏂 (@yobrxxzy) January 4, 2024