Nollywood legend, Mr. Ibu dies after battle with chronic illness.
The Nigerian film industry has been hit with a big shock, as the death of movie legend, Mr. Ibu was confirmed yesterday. After being hospitalized for a very serious ailment which caused his leg to be amputated, the veteran actor finally gave up in an hospital on March 2, 2024 after reportedly suffering a cardiac arrest. This news has in fact come as a shock to most Nigerians who watched Mr. Ibu often on their screens growing up. He will be hugely missed in the entertainment industry.
Rest well Mr Ibu.
We will definitely miss you! 🕊️🕯️🕯️🕯️🙏🏽💔 #RIP. pic.twitter.com/FyfczEntxO— Peter Okoye MrP (@PeterPsquare) March 2, 2024
Raye breaks BRITs awards record for the most wins in one night.
English singer and songwriter, Raye is definitely one of the most inspiring stories in the global music industry. After being dropped by her record label, Polydor in 2021, she chose to work as an independent artist and three years later, she has clinched a number of awards, breaking the Brits award’s record for the most wins in a single night. After winning the coveted Songwriter Mastercard Award earlier, she went on to win five more awards including Artist of the year, Album of the year for her “My 21st Century Blues’ and song of the year for her acclaimed single, “Escapism”.
.@raye breaks the record for most wins at the #BRITs in a single night (6). pic.twitter.com/yZT6s7bnpg
— Talk of the Charts (@talkofthecharts) March 2, 2024
Taylor Swift is fastest artists to earn 5 billion Spotify streams in a year.
Pop star, Taylor Swift is one of the biggest global artists with an astronomical streaming power and accruing huge revenue from her sold out concerts. Her fanbase, Swifties continue to ride hard for her through thick and thin and this is evident in her being the most streamed artist of 2023. She has just set a new record as the first artist to earn over five billion streams on Spotify within one calendar year. With her new album, “The Tortured Poets Department”, set to be released later this year, it is no doubt that she would again rule the streaming charts.
Taylor Swift becomes the fastest artist to earn over 5 billion streams in a calendar year in Spotify history. pic.twitter.com/zmF0VWaQqM
— chart data (@chartdata) March 3, 2024
Beyoncé‘s “Texas Hold ‘Em” predicted to remain #1 on the Billboard Top 100.
Fans were surprised with two new country songs, “Texas Hold’Em” and “16 Carriages” after the Super Bowl. Beyoncé despite criticisms from some music heads for venturing into the Country genre, “Texas Hold ‘Em” has been well received globally. The song is consistently in the global top five most streamed songs on Spotify, receiving over 5 million streams daily. The song, which beat Jack Harlow’s “Lovin on Me” to the number one spot on the Billboard Top 100 songs last week is predicted to remain in the number one spot on the chart this week despite huge competition from Ye’s “Carnival”. This will join “Break My Soul” as her longest running number one single of the decade.
Beyoncé's "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" is predicted to remain at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a second week. It would join "BREAK MY SOUL" as her longest-running #1 single of the decade. pic.twitter.com/q91K43UQKJ
— Talk of the Charts (@talkofthecharts) March 3, 2024
Apple Music called out for blackballing artists songs.
Ye and Ty Dolla $ign’s long-anticipated joint album, “Vultures” has enjoyed worldwide acclaim since its release a month ago. Despite being released 12-hours late on Spotify and consistently being removed on Apple Music, the album has continued to top charts, staying two consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart. However, fans have noticed the album being blackballed on Apple Music, with no song added to the new music playlist. Ye posted a video with Ty Dolla on his Instagram story, calling out the streaming platform for continually blackballing the album.
Ye & @tydollasign calling out @AppleMusic for being haters pic.twitter.com/n4nfMVaQUC
— DID KANYE WEST DROP VULTURES 2 TODAY? (@didjesusdrop) March 3, 2024
