Tems to make an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.
Four years since her breakout in the global stage, Tems has gone on to be one of Nigeria’s biggest artists. She has worked with some of the biggest names in the industry, earning global certifications and performing in some of the biggest festivals. Ahead of her upcoming debut album, “Born in the Wild”, Tems is set to appear on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Monday where she will perform her newly released hit record, “Love Me Jeje”.
Tems is set to make an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon next Monday ahead of her forthcoming album🇳🇬 pic.twitter.com/mRmjSojGwS
— 49th. (@the49thstreet) May 16, 2024
Release date for Squid Games season 2 has just been revealed.
The second season of the highly successful Netflix series, Squid Games is set to premiere later in December. Lee Jung-jae who played Gi-hun in the Korean thriller, disclosed the release date for the upcoming season during his interview with Business Insider. This comes after Netflix CEO, Ted Sarandos emphasized that the company was committed to releasing the new season at the latter half of 2024. The audience is already bracing up for an intriguing plot and eventful season 2.
‘SQUID GAME’ Season 2 will be released in December. pic.twitter.com/rrAFImMxTc
— Every Movie Plug 🎬 🔌 (@everymovieplug) May 16, 2024
Lupe Fiasco announces new album “Samurai”, releases first single.
Renowned American rapper, Lupe Fiasco has just announced that his ninth studio album will be released on June 28th. The album, “Samurai” comes after the 2022-released “Drill Music in Zion ”. Accompanying the new album, Lupe has released a new single which is also named “Samurai”. The record has a soulful vibe which Lupe floats over with his battle rap persona, thrilling fans with great poetry and flow. “Samurai” the album will include only eight songs with no feature. The album is entirely produced by long-standing collaborator, Soundtrakk.
LUPE FIASCO — SAMURAI 💿
🚨JUNE 28TH🚨
Tracklist
▫️Samurai
▫️Mumble Rap
▫️Cake
▫️Palaces
▫️No. 1 Headband
▫️Bigfoot
▫️Outside
▫️Til Eternity pic.twitter.com/sJpsvmFqWj— NFR Podcast (@nfr_podcast) May 16, 2024
Check out the list of African artists nominated at the 2024 BET awards.
The last year has been such a successful period for Afrobeats on the global stage. The likes of Davido, Burna Boy, Asake, and Tems have all had some of the biggest songs in the world. After her Grammys heroic, Tyla leads the list of African nominees with four nominations including Best female RnB/Pop artist, best new artist, viewers choice award and best new artist. Arya Starr also clinched three awards including the BET HER, best international act and best new artist. Burna and Tems both receive two nominations each for best male hip hop/ best male RnB artists and Video Director/ best gospel or inspirational award. Davido and Lojay received a nomination for their input in Chris Brown’s “Sensational”. Asake, Seyi Vibez, Tyler ICU, Makhadzi and Focalistic all received one nomination each.
Which African act are you tipping to win an award at the 2024 BET award? 🌍
• Asake 🇳🇬
• Ayra Starr 🇳🇬
• Burna Boy 🇳🇬
• Focalistic 🇿🇦
• Davido 🇳🇬
• Lojay 🇳🇬
• Seyi Vibez 🇳🇬
• Tems 🇳🇬
• Tyla 🇿🇦
• Tyler ICU 🇿🇦 pic.twitter.com/clYMfUl1E3— 49th. (@the49thstreet) May 16, 2024
Rema becomes third African to gain over 500 million Spotify streams in 2024.
After Burna Boy and Wizkid, Rema has become the third African artist to have surpassed 500 million streams across all credits on Spotify this year. The Mavin Records’ star holds the most streamed Nigerian song in Nigeria with 1.3 billion streams for his “Calm Down” with Selena Gomez. His “Raves and Roses” album is also the most streamed Nigerian album on Spotify with over 2 billion streams. With the likes of Ayra Starr and Tems also releasing albums this year, more African artists are projected to hit the one billion mark by the end 2024.
African artists who have garnered over 500M+ streams in 2024 (across all credits)
1️⃣@burnaboy
2️⃣@wizkidayo
3️⃣@heisrema pic.twitter.com/Vis4zXsWtg— Afro Crave (@CraveAfro) May 17, 2024
