Burna Boy to host a star-studded festival in his hometown in December.
Grammy-winning star, Burna Boy has disclosed that he would be holding a 4-day festival in Port Harcourt at the end of the year. Over the years, there has been clamours from music enthusiasts for the need to decongest concerts in Lagos and also focus on other states. Burna Boy is set to take on this challenge and enact a festival in his state, Port Harcourt. Speaking to his fans via his Instagram live session on Friday evening, Burna Boy disclosed that it would be a star-studded event involving many of his friends in the music industry. The festival is scheduled for December 21st to 25th. While it is yet to be confirmed if it would be an annual event, fans have taken to social media to laud his efforts at uniting Nigerian music locally and internationally.
Burna Boy will host “Burna Boy Festival” in Port Harcourt from the 21st to 25th of December this year.
It is going to be a star studded festival 🇳🇬 pic.twitter.com/z6wNPiJUDP
— 49th. (@the49thstreet) June 21, 2024
Kemi Adetiba’s upcoming movie, “To Kill A Monkey” is headed to Netflix.
Following the success of her mini series, “King of Boys: Return of the King”, Kemi Adetiba is set to return with a new movie, “To Kill A Monkey”. The crime thriller is one of the seven movies acquired by Netflix in 2023. Earlier in January, the acclaimed director teased behind-the-scenes moments of making the movie, raising fans’ anticipation for the upcoming thriller. The movie wrapped up filming in October 2023 and is now set to premiere on Netflix.
🚨 Kemi Adetiba's anticipated film, "To Kill A Monkey", is headed to Netflix!
The release date will be announced soon! ✨ pic.twitter.com/MrVoHtSCQa— Afrocritik (@afrocritik) June 20, 2024
Megan Thee Stallion reveals the track list for her new album, “Megan”.
American rapper, Megan Thee Stallion is set to release her third studio album, “Megan”. The long-anticipated project comes after her 2022-released album, “Traumatize”. After announcing that the album will be released on June 28, she has just released the official track list for the upcoming release. The project will contain 18 songs including pre-released singles like “Hiss” and “Boa”. The album will also include collaborations from Kyle Richh, Yuki Chiba, GloRilla, UGK and Victoria Monét.
🗣️ MEGAN THEE STALLION
💽 MEGAN
📝 TRACKLIST pic.twitter.com/OA3TpMOo8N
— XXL Magazine (@XXL) June 21, 2024
Rema joins forces with Shallipopi for a new joint, “Benin Boys”.
Two of the biggest forces in the Nigerian music industry currently, Rema and Shallipopi have collaborated on a new record, “Benin Boys” to pay tribute to their origin, Benin. In this song, both artists are boastful about being a Benin boy. The song is currently charting at number 1 on Apple Music Nigeria and has garnered over a million streams on its first day on Spotify, becoming the first Nigerian song in 2024 to hit this milestone. It also makes history as the first collaborations between two young African artists to hit 1 million first day streams on Spotify.
BENIN BOYS midnight 🦇 @plutomaniapopi pic.twitter.com/DzTE1kIHup
— REMA (@heisrema) June 20, 2024
Wizkid’s “Essence” ranks among Billboard’s top 500 Best Pop Songs.
To many, Wizkid’s “Essence” featuring Tems is Nigeria’s most impactful song on the international stage. The song became the first Nigerian hit to chart in the top 10 of US Billboard Hot 100, propelling other African songs to huge international success. In celebration of Billboard’s top 100’s 65th anniversary, staff of Billboard ranked the top 500 pop songs. Wizkid’s “Essence” appeared on the list at number 407, the only African song to appear on the chart. Three years after its release, “Essence” continues to set the pace for African music on the global stage.
Wizkid’s “Essence” ft. Tems ranks at #407 on Billboard’s The Best 500 Best Pop Songs🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/eq1dyJKvWH
— BASITO (@itzbasito) June 21, 2024
