Davido debunks circulating rumours of arrest after his Uganda concert.
On April 1st, rumours of Davido’s alleged arrest surfaced after his East African tour in Kenya and Uganda, receiving a widespread reaction from Nigerian social media users who began to draw similar instances of arrests on other Nigerian celebrities. However, the Afrobeats star has released a statement debunking this arrest rumour. He criticized the online sources who purposely spread the misinformation and vowed to seek legal recourse against the media sources responsible for perpetrating this fabrication.
— Davido (@davido) April 2, 2024
Simi and Tiwa Savage set to release new song, “Men are Crazy”.
Two of Nigeria’s biggest artists, Simi and Tiwa Savage are set to collaborate on a new single, “Men are Crazy” which will be released on April 5th. There has been conversations posed at Nigerian female acts not collaborating consistently to help each other grow and collaboration is without a doubt, one step in the right direction in further triggering more collaborations among Nigerian female acts. Fans have shared their excitement about the upcoming release, with high hopes of the song being a major hit.
Men Are Crazy 5/4/24 pic.twitter.com/mDNrq7enTM
— Simi (@SympLySimi) March 31, 2024
Ayra Starr’s “19 & Dangerous” deluxe surpasses 500 million streams on Spotify.
Mavin records star, Ayra Starr has become one of Afrobeats’ biggest export on the global stage. Within a very short period, she has transformed into one of the most streamed African acts across all streaming platforms. The deluxe version of her debut studio album, “19 & Dangerous” has just surpassed 500 million streams on Spotify, becoming the first debut project by a Nigerian female artist to reach this milestone. It is also the third most streamed album by an Afrobeats female artist.
Ayra Starr – 19 & Dangerous Deluxe has now reached 500 000 000 streams on Spotify 🎉🎉
å Becoming the First most Streamed Project by a Nigerian Female Artiste.
å The Second Most Streamed Album from a Female Afrobeats Artiste.
√• This is the 3rd Most Streamed Afrobeats… pic.twitter.com/XR3R4ioIuH
— Mami Frames is a Diamond 💎 😌 🇨🇲🇨🇭 (@L0wie_G0ld1) March 31, 2024
Tyla’s album debuts at no. 24 on Billboard top 200 albums chart.
South African sensation, Tyla attained global popularity with the success of her hit single, “Water” which became one of the few African singles to have reached top 10 on the Billboard top 100 charts. Off the success of this hit record, her self-named debut album, “Tyla” has also debuted at number 24 in the Billboard top 200 albums chart, selling 24,000 units in its first full week of release. It follows Burna Boy’s “Love, Damini” (25,000) as the second African album with most units sold in its first week.
Tyla's 'Tyla' debuts at #24 on this week's Billboard 200 (24K sold). pic.twitter.com/2WD2InfoKj
— chart data (@chartdata) April 2, 2024
Burna Boy confirms collaborative project with UK rapper, J Hus.
The Nigeria-UK artist connection continues to wax stronger with more and more collaborations. Afro-fusion star, Burna Boy seems to have confirmed a joint project with one of UK’s most successful rappers, J Hus. Both artists have worked together on multiple occasions, the latest being “Masculine” off Hus’ 2023 album, “Beautiful and Brutal Yard”. He replied to a fan on X with an emoji which signals a confirmation. The project will be released later this year.
J HUS X BURNA BOY
COLLAB EP
DROPPING THIS YEAR 🚨 pic.twitter.com/nIRPVOM6dB
— UK Rap Daily (@UKRapDaily) April 2, 2024
