Lil Durk releases a new single, “Went Hollywood For A Year”.
Grammy-award winner, Lil Durk is ready to rule the summer with his newly released single, “Went Hollywood For A Year”. On this record, Durk reflects on his amazing journey over the last 12 months. He holds no truth back as he glides through the fast-paced highlights, detailing the ups and downs that he has endured over the last year. The “All My Life” rapper opens up on his addiction, his grapple with fame, losing self and realizing his purpose. He said, “I refuse to say I’m sorry, that’s how I was raised. I’m actually damaged… I went Hollywood for a year or two, I’m sorry but I panicked.” The visual shows Durk rapping remorsefully during a Father’s Day dinner with all his children and many social media users have labelled this as his most honest music video.
Lil Durk drops his new single “Went Hollywood for A Year.” pic.twitter.com/Ec0X3mK4z0
— Rap Alert (@rapalert6) June 28, 2024
Burna Boy sells out 80,000 capacity London Stadium for the second time.
Global superstar, Burna Boy’s trajectory to fame has been quite unprecedented. Over the last six years, he has etched his place as the most marketable African artist, selling out venues and creating new records everyday. On Saturday, the “Last Last” crooner made history as the first African artist to sell out the 80,000 capacity London Stadium for the second consecutive year. He thrilled fans to a beautiful experience, performing a bunch of his hit records including an unreleased collaboration with Little Simz and Coldplay. He also invited guest performers like Phyno, BNXN, Seyi Vibez, ODUMODUBLVCK, Shallipopi and Sabinus. Burna Boy continues to push African music on the global stage and no doubt, history will be kind to him as one of Africa’s greatest artists of all time.
LET IT BE KNOWN THAT BURNA BOY HAS NOW SOLD OUT THE 80,000 CAPACITY LONDON STADIUM TWO YEARS IN A ROW! 🐐 #BurnaBoyLondonStadium. pic.twitter.com/XhlMylGb0F
— benny. (@benny7gg) June 29, 2024
SZA confirms that she has a brand new project to be released soon.
American RnB star, SZA has confirmed that she has a brand new album which will be released very soon. The singer and songwriter had earlier announced that “Lana”, a deluxe version of her acclaimed album, “SOS” would be released but had to push the release back due to the constant leaks that she battled over the past months. During her performance at Hyde Park on Saturday evening, she asked fans if they were ready for the new album which the audience reacted so ecstatically to. However, Fans have taken this information with a pinch of salt, owing to her previous promises. Regardless, a new album from SZA would fix us right now!
SZA confirms she has a brand new album on the way. pic.twitter.com/oN9TJ3Qaaj
— Pop Base (@PopBase) June 29, 2024
Amaarae’s sophomore album, “Fountain Baby” crosses 1 billion streams.
Ghanaian-American singer, Amaarae’s sophomore album, “Fountain Baby” is the latest to surpass over 1 billion global streams across all credits one year after its release. The album, which includes hit songs like “Angel in Tibet” and “Reckless & Sweet”, spent multiple weeks on the global billboard chart and was named one of RollingStone’s best albums of 2023. With the success of this album, Amaarae has now become one of Ghana’s most streamed artists of all time.
Amaarae’s sophomore album “Fountain Baby” has now crossed 1B streams. Monumental 🤯 pic.twitter.com/mQ8UjNYjYX
— 49th. (@the49thstreet) June 30, 2024
Family comes out to dispel rumours of Olu Jacobs’ alleged death.
On Sunday morning, the Nigerian film industry was thrown into huge turmoil after alleged news of Nollywood legend, Olu Jacobs being dead. However, his first son, Soji has just dispelled the rumours being peddled on social media. He confirmed to Channels Television that his father was still alive and well. He shared a video wherein Olu Jacobs was having a shave while having a conversation with the barber and others around. Last year, his wife, Joke Silva, revealed his battle with Dementia, causing his absence from movies. He has since been seen at different social events with his wife as fans continue to pray for his swift recovery.
Please guys, Olu Jacobs is still alive. His family just released this video to confirm he is still alive. pic.twitter.com/AxE1VD4fhR
— Ààrẹ Ayọ̀dèjì (@omolisabi1) June 30, 2024
