Rema’s “Calm Down” reaches a new streaming milestone on Spotify.
Afrobeats is hitting new strides, all thanks to the continued efforts of many Nigerian artists at propelling the sound across the globe. Mavin Records’ star, Rema has peaked on streaming platforms since the release of his hit song, “Calm Down”. The song, which features American pop singer, Selena Gomez, became the first Nigerian single to cross the 1 billion streams mark on Spotify. The record has just surpassed 2 billion streams on Spotify, extending its lead as the most streamed Nigerian song of all time on Spotify.
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•@heisrema’s CALM DOWN has surpassed a total of 2 Billion Streams on Spotify, becoming the first African song to hit the milestone.💿🔥🎉 pic.twitter.com/A4kTfpczy8— REMA STATS (@RemaStats) July 2, 2024
Adekunle Gold releases a colourful video for his newest single, “Rodo”.
Afro-pop sensation, Adekunle Gold’s latest single, “Rodo” is one of the popping hits at the moment. The record has remained in the Apple Music NG top 100 and has accrued over 4 million streams on Spotify. Gold has now just released the visuals for the hit record. The colourful visuals directed by Jyde Ajala and features Nollywood legend, Shaffy Bello. The video is filled with so much energy which perfectly connects to the rhythmic magic of the sound.
RODO OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO OUT NOW 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Enjoy – https://t.co/OVzFJVom27@JydeAjalaLose pic.twitter.com/xht0IfDV6u
— BIG FISH 🦈 (@adekunleGOLD) July 2, 2024
Taraji P. Henson addresses the BET Award moment with Keith Lee.
Acclaimed actress, Taraji P. Henson who is also the host for BET awards, mixed up popular Tiktoker, Keith Lee for another influencer, Jordan Howett and this did not go down well with Lee who in a now deleted video, showed himself dropping the rose he received on the floor with the caption, “Our name will be known in every room it’s supposed to be, when it’s supposed to be, how it’s supposed to be, with no confusion. God is amazing.” Taraji has in a new social media post, noted that the shade-throwing is not worth any attention. She wrote, “Life is too short for this behaviour. He wasn’t on his seat! They gave celebrities assigned seats! I rehearsed all damn day to go hit my mark and that young man wasn’t in his seat so HE MISSED HIS MOMENT! This has triggered different reactions from fans online.
Yes Taraji, wack him again!
She's a trained professional and knows her marks. Meanwhile, Keith has absolutely no credentials 🤭#BETAwards #KeithLee #tarajiphenson pic.twitter.com/NIcP2ybtUL
— 🅚🅔🅝🅨🅐 🅜🅞🅞🅡🅔 🅢🅣🅐🅝 (@GossipInformer) July 3, 2024
Chris Brown ranks second on weekly ranking for the popular artists.
RnB star, Chris Brown has ranked 2nd in the newly updated power index chart for most popular artists globally. The weekly ranking is based on ticket sales, streaming, AirPlay and social performances. Chris Brown is presently on his 11:11 tour, selling out huge venues across the US and Europe. His performances, as well as the meet and greet with fans have caused many conversations on social media, boosting his ranking on this week’s chart.
📈 #ChrisBrown ranked 2nd last week on the Artist Power index charts. Its a weekly ranking of the most popular artists worldwide based on Ticket Sales, Streaming, Airplay and Social performance. pic.twitter.com/572QodNy09
— ¢ēē (@prado4l) July 3, 2024
First look at upcoming visuals for Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us”.
Kendrick Lamar is set to release the visuals for his hit song, “Not Like Us” and he looks to be addressing some of Drake’s claims in this video. One of the scenes features his wife and kids, refuting Drake’s claims of his wife’s infidelity with manager, Dave Free. In another scene, he is also beating an owl piñata, Drake’s OVO logo. Lastly, there is a disclaimer which says, “no OVHoes were harmed during the making of this video.” Fans have further expressed anticipation for the video release.
official first look at the Kendrick Lamar music video for "Not Like Us" seemingly dropping this week📍
he has his wife and kids in the video
he's also beating up an owl piñata including a disclaimer
"no OVOHoes were harmed during the making of this video"
– via @ElloeEl pic.twitter.com/dVh6JcIlHo
— SOUND (@itsavibe) July 4, 2024
