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  • What I will do if I win Grammy – Davido

    What I will do if I win Grammy – Davido

    Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has stated how he would feel should he ever win Grammy awards.

    According to Davido, he will be extremely happy any day he lays his hands on the Grammy awards.

    He, however, maintained that he didn’t release his latest album, ‘Timeless’ with the intention of winning awards.

    Davido made this known in a recent interview with Brut.

    The Assurance crooner said he is a digital artiste, but for his collaboration with The Cavemen and Grammy-award winning Beninese legend, Angélique Kidjo ‘Na Money’, he had to do a live record.

    He said, “I was happy that I was out of my space and able to deliver that song [‘Na Money’]. Because I’m a digital artist; I record music digitally.

    “But for that song [‘Na Money’], we had to record it live because The Cavemen record live.”

    He continued, “If I win a Grammy, I will be happy, but I didn’t make this album [‘Timeless’] because I wanted to win anything.

    “I made this album going into it, you know, happy, natural, you know what I’m saying!”

  • Grammy Award winner, Tems gives God all the glory over her win

    Grammy Award winner, Tems gives God all the glory over her win

    Popular singer-songwriter, Temilade Openiyi, better known as Tems, has reflected on her blessings days after bagging her first Grammy Award.

    It would be recalled that the sensational Afrobeats musician won her first ever Grammy Award in the ‘Best Melodic Rap Performance’ category for her contribution to Future’s “Wait for U”.

    Days following her victory, Tems took to her Twitter page to express profound appreciation to the almighty.

    According to her, she is speechless and unable to say what the Lord has done for her.

    She returned all the glory to God who she believes is the reason behind her streak of success.

    Grammy Award winner, Tems gives God all the glory over her win
    Tems

    “What God has done for me, I can’t even speak. All the glory really belongs to Him,” Tems wrote.

    The music act also extended gratitude to her fans who have been unceasingly supporting and rooting for her. She assured them that she doesn’t take their belief and support in her for granted.

    “To everyone one that has been supporting me still. Through everything, please know I don’t take it for granted. I truly appreciate it, the love has been too too much. Thank you so much Rebel Gang. We up very soon✨❤️,” she added.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Tems, who featured alongside Drake on Future’s ‘Wait for You’, now joins Sade Adu, the Nigerian-British singer as the female artists who have taken home the Grammy.

    Sade took home the Grammy Award in 1986 when she emerged as the winner of the Best New Artist award.

    Recall that Burna Boy, who has a Grammy award too on his shelf, however, missed out on the two nominations he featured in.

    His album ‘Love Damini’,  and his song ‘Last Last’ were nominated for Best Global Music Album and Best Global Music Performance awards respectively.

    The winners of these categories respectively were the Japanese musician Masa Takumi for his album ‘Sakura’ and ‘Bayethe’ by Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini and  Nomcebo Zikode. The winners were announced at the premiere ceremony of the Grammys.

  • Grammy Awards: President Buhari hails Tems, Burna Boy

    Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated singer Tems for doing herself and the nation proud for carting home “‘Best Melodic Rap Performance” category at the Grammy Awards held on Sunday in Los Angeles Unites States.

    A statement issued on Monday by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President
    (Media & Publicity), the President extolled  Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, for showcasing her talent to the world, with dedication and hard work, which, again, has placed Nigeria in the spotlight for excellence.

    President Buhari hailed all Nigerian nominees for this year’s Grammy, including Burna Boy, for doing themselves and the doing proud, saying they pursued their passion with vigour.

    Continuing, he said the artistes have continued to reinvent global entertainment, with creativity.

    Buhari thanked the creative industry, particularly managers, producers and directors, for encouraging talents, like Tems, who have taken Nigeria’s culture and tourism to the world, further displaying the resourcefulness and potentials of a great nation.

    The number 1 citizen thanked the artises and urged them not to relent on their oars in launching the country to global reckoning with their act.

  • Check out the full list of 2023 Grammy Awards winners

    Check out the full list of 2023 Grammy Awards winners

    The 65th Grammy Awards ceremony was held last on Sunday February 6th at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, U.S.

    The most prestigious music ceremony in the world once again lived up to expectations as it has been hailed as one of the very best music awards in the globe.

    The Awards saw major wins for world finest music artiste as Adele and Beyoncé, Harry Styles and Kendrick Lamar came out tops of the event.

    Beyonce set a world record by the first artiste to have won 32 plaques at the ceremony since she was launched into prominence many years ago.

     

    See Full List Below

     

    Best new artist
    Anitta
    Domi & JD Beck
    Latto
    Måneskin
    Molly Tuttle
    Muni Long
    Omar Apollo
    Samara Joy – WINNER
    Tobe Nwigwe
    Wet Leg

    Record of the year
    ABBA – Don’t Shut Me Down
    Adele – Easy on Me
    Beyoncé – Break My Soul
    Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius – You and Me on the Rock
    Doja Cat – Woman
    Harry Styles – As It Was
    Kendrick Lamar – The Heart Part 5
    Lizzo – About Damn Time – WINNER
    Mary J Blige – Good Morning Gorgeous
    Steve Lacy – Bad Habit

    Song of the year

    Adele – Easy on Me
    Beyoncé – Break My Soul
    Bonnie Raitt – Just Like That – WINNER
    DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy – God Did
    Gayle – ABCDEFU
    Harry Styles – As It Was
    Kendrick Lamar – The Heart Part 5
    Lizzo – About Damn Time
    Steve Lacy – Bad Habit
    Taylor Swift – All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (The Short Film)

    Best pop solo performance

    Adele – Easy on Me – WINNER
    Bad Bunny – Moscow Mule
    Doja Cat – Woman
    Harry Styles – As It Was
    Lizzo – About Damn Time
    Steve Lacy – Bad Habit

    Best dance/electronic album
    Beyoncé – Renaissance – WINNER
    Bonobo – Fragments
    Diplo – Diplo
    Odesza – The Last Goodbye
    Rufus Du Sol – Surrender

    Best rap album
    DJ Khaled – God Did
    Future – I Never Liked You
    Jack Harlow – Come Home the Kids Miss You
    Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers – WINNER
    Pusha T – It’s Almost Dry

    Best musica urbana album
    Rauw Alejandro – Trap Cake, Vol. 2
    Bad Bunny – Un Verano Sin Ti – WINNER
    Daddy Yankee – Legendaddy
    Farruko – La 167
    Maluma – The Love & Sex Tape

    Best pop duo/group performance
    Abba – Don’t Shut Me Down
    Camilla Cabello and Ed Sheeran – Bam Bam
    Coldplay and BTS – My Universe
    Post Malone and Doja Cat – I Like You (A Happier Song)
    Sam Smith and Kim Petras – Unholy – WINNER

    Best country album
    Luke Combs – Growin’ Up
    Miranda Lambert – Palomino
    Ashley McBryde – Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville
    Maren Morris – Humble Quest
    Willie Nelson – A Beautiful Time – WINNER

    Best R&B song
    Beyoncé – Cuff It – WINNER
    Mary J Blige – Good Morning Gorgeous
    Muni Long – Hrs & Hrs
    Jazmine Sullivan – Hurt Me So Good
    PJ Morton – Please Don’t Walk Away

    Best pop vocal album

    Abba – Voyage
    Adele – 30
    Coldplay – Music of the Spheres
    Lizzo – Special
    Harry Styles – Harry’s House – WINNER

    Best dance/electronic recording
    Beyoncé – Break My Soul – WINNER
    Bonobo – Rosewood
    David Guetta & Bebe Rexha – I’m Good (Blue)
    Diplo & Miguel – Don’t Forget My Love
    Kaytranada Featuring Her – Intimidated
    Rüfüs Du Sol – On My Knees

    Best global music performance
    Arooj Aftab & Anoushka Shankar – Udhero Na
    Burna Boy – Last Last
    Matt B & Eddy Kenzo – Gimme Love
    Rocky Dawuni Featuring Blvk H3ro – Neva Bow Down
    Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini & Nomcebo Zikode – Bayethe – WINNER

    Best country solo performance
    Kelsea Ballerini – Heartfirst
    Maren Morris – Circles Around This Town
    Miranda Lambert – In His Arms
    Willie Nelson – Live Forever – WINNER
    Zach Bryan – Something in the Orange

    Best R&B performance
    Beyoncé – Virgo’s Groove
    Jazmine Sullivan – Hurt Me So Good
    Lucky Daye – Over
    Mary J. Blige Featuring Anderson Paak – Here With Me
    Muni Long – Hrs & Hrs – WINNER

    Best rap performance
    DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy – God Did
    Doja Cat – Vegas
    Gunna & Future Featuring Young Thug – Pushin P
    Hitkidd & Glorilla – FNF (Let’s Go)
    Kendrick Lamar – The Heart Part 5 – WINNER

    Best metal performance
    Ghost – Call Me Little Sunshine
    Megadeth – We’ll Be Back
    Muse – Kill or Be Killed
    Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Tony Iommi – Degradation Rules – WINNER
    Turnstile – Blackout

    Best rock performance

    Beck – Old Man
    The Black Keys – Wild Child
    Brandi Carlile – Broken Horses – WINNER
    Bryan Adams – So Happy It Hurts
    Idles – Crawl!
    Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Jeff Beck – Patient Number 9
    Turnstile – Holiday

     

    Best alternative music album
    Arcade Fire – WE
    Big Thief – Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
    Björk – Fossora
    Wet Leg – Wet Leg – WINNER
    Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Cool It Down

     

    Best progressive R&B album
    Cory Henry – Operation Funk
    Steve Lacy – Gemini Rights – WINNER
    Terrace Martin – Drones
    Moonchild – Starfruit
    Tank and the Bangas – Red Balloon

    Best R&B album
    Mary J Blige – Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe)
    Chris Brown – Breezy (Deluxe)
    Robert Glasper – Black Radio III – WINNER
    Lucky Daye – Candydrip
    PJ Morton – Watch the Sun

    Best rap song
    Jack Harlow featuring Drake – Churchill Downs
    DJ Khaled featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy – God Did
    Kendrick Lamar – The Heart Part 5 – WINNER
    Gunna & Future Featuring Young Thug – Pushin P
    Future Featuring Drake & Tems – Wait for U

    Best comedy album

    Dave Chappelle – The Closer – WINNER
    Jim Gaffigan – Comedy Monster
    Randy Rainbow – A Little Brains, A Little Talent
    Louis CK – Sorry
    Patton Oswalt – We All Scream

     

    Best country song
    Maren Morris – Circles Around This Town
    Luke Combs – Doin’ This
    Taylor Swift – I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)
    Miranda Lambert – If I Was a Cowboy
    Willie Nelson – I’ll Love You Till The Day I Die
    Cody Johnson – ‘Til You Can’t – WINNER

    Album of the year
    ABBA – Voyage
    Adele – 30
    Bad Bunny – Un Verano Sin Ti
    Beyoncé – Renaissance
    Brandi Carlile – In These Silent Days
    Coldplay – Music of the Spheres
    Harry Styles – Harry’s House – WINNER
    Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
    Lizzo – Special
    Mary J Blige – Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe)

    Best rock album
    The Black Keys – Dropout Boogie
    Elvis Costello & the Imposters – The Boy Named If
    Idles – Crawler
    Machine Gun Kelly – Mainstream Sellout
    Ozzy Osbourne – Patient Number 9 – WINNER
    Spoon – Lucifer on the Sofa

    Best folk album
    Judy Collins – Spellbound
    Madison Cunningham – Revealer – WINNER
    Janis Ian – The Light At The End Of The Line
    Aoife O’Donovan – Age of Apathy
    Punch Brothers – Hell on Church Street

    Best traditional R&B performance
    Snoh Aalegra – Do 4 Love
    Babyface featuring Ella Mai – Keeps on Fallin’
    Beyoncé – Plastic Off the Sofa – WINNER
    Adam Blackstone featuring Jazmine Sullivan – ‘Round Midnight
    Mary J Blige – Good Morning Gorgeous

  • Grammy Awards: Tems Wins, Burna Boy loses out of 2023 edition

    Grammy Awards: Tems Wins, Burna Boy loses out of 2023 edition

    Beautiful Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, known professionally as Tems won the ‘Best Melodic Rap Performance’ category on Sunday night for her role in ‘Wait for U’, the 2022 hit song by Future, featuring Drake.

    Tems is the first female Nigerian artiste to win a Grammy award.

    Tems rose to prominence after she was featured on Wizkid’s 2020 single “Essence,” which reached the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100

    Tems got some international recognition after she featured with DJ Khalid which increased her income and event charges. Although she’s new in the industry, her net worth is an estimated $100,000.

    However, Burna boy lost two awards at the ceremony.

    Recall that Burna Boy Won Best Global Music Album For ‘Twice As Tall‘ last year

    South Africa’s Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini & Nomcebo Zikode defeated the Nigerian singer’s ‘Last Last’ to claim the award for the Best Global Music performance.

    Burnaboy’s album, “Love Damini” also lost the best Global Music Album award to Japan’s Masa Takumi.

    Here is the full list of the winners:

    Album of the year
    ABBA – Voyage
    Adele – 30
    Bad Bunny – Un Verano Sin Ti
    Beyoncé – Renaissance
    Brandi Carlile – In These Silent Days
    Coldplay – Music of the Spheres
    Harry Styles – Harry’s House – WINNER
    Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
    Lizzo – Special
    Mary J Blige – Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe)

    Best new artist
    Anitta
    Domi & JD Beck
    Latto
    Måneskin
    Molly Tuttle
    Muni Long
    Omar Apollo
    Samara Joy – WINNER
    Tobe Nwigwe
    Wet Leg

    Record of the year
    ABBA – Don’t Shut Me Down
    Adele – Easy on Me
    Beyoncé – Break My Soul
    Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius – You and Me on the Rock
    Doja Cat – Woman
    Harry Styles – As It Was
    Kendrick Lamar – The Heart Part 5
    Lizzo – About Damn Time – WINNER
    Mary J Blige – Good Morning Gorgeous
    Steve Lacy – Bad Habit

    Song of the year

    Adele – Easy on Me
    Beyoncé – Break My Soul
    Bonnie Raitt – Just Like That – WINNER
    DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy – God Did
    Gayle – ABCDEFU
    Harry Styles – As It Was
    Kendrick Lamar – The Heart Part 5
    Lizzo – About Damn Time
    Steve Lacy – Bad Habit
    Taylor Swift – All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (The Short Film)

    Best pop solo performance

    Adele – Easy on Me – WINNER
    Bad Bunny – Moscow Mule
    Doja Cat – Woman
    Harry Styles – As It Was
    Lizzo – About Damn Time
    Steve Lacy – Bad Habit

    Best dance/electronic album
    Beyoncé – Renaissance – WINNER
    Bonobo – Fragments
    Diplo – Diplo
    Odesza – The Last Goodbye
    Rufus Du Sol – Surrender

    Best rap album
    DJ Khaled – God Did
    Future – I Never Liked You
    Jack Harlow – Come Home the Kids Miss You
    Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers – WINNER
    Pusha T – It’s Almost Dry

    Best musica urbana album
    Rauw Alejandro – Trap Cake, Vol. 2
    Bad Bunny – Un Verano Sin Ti – WINNER
    Daddy Yankee – Legendaddy
    Farruko – La 167
    Maluma – The Love & Sex Tape

    Best pop duo/group performance
    Abba – Don’t Shut Me Down
    Camilla Cabello and Ed Sheeran – Bam Bam
    Coldplay and BTS – My Universe
    Post Malone and Doja Cat – I Like You (A Happier Song)
    Sam Smith and Kim Petras – Unholy – WINNER

    Best country album
    Luke Combs – Growin’ Up
    Miranda Lambert – Palomino
    Ashley McBryde – Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville
    Maren Morris – Humble Quest
    Willie Nelson – A Beautiful Time – WINNER

    Best R&B song
    Beyoncé – Cuff It – WINNER
    Mary J Blige – Good Morning Gorgeous
    Muni Long – Hrs & Hrs
    Jazmine Sullivan – Hurt Me So Good
    PJ Morton – Please Don’t Walk Away

    Best pop vocal album

    Abba – Voyage
    Adele – 30
    Coldplay – Music of the Spheres
    Lizzo – Special
    Harry Styles – Harry’s House – WINNER

    Best dance/electronic recording
    Beyoncé – Break My Soul – WINNER
    Bonobo – Rosewood
    David Guetta & Bebe Rexha – I’m Good (Blue)
    Diplo & Miguel – Don’t Forget My Love
    Kaytranada Featuring Her – Intimidated
    Rüfüs Du Sol – On My Knees

    Best global music performance
    Arooj Aftab & Anoushka Shankar – Udhero Na
    Burna Boy – Last Last
    Matt B & Eddy Kenzo – Gimme Love
    Rocky Dawuni Featuring Blvk H3ro – Neva Bow Down
    Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini & Nomcebo Zikode – Bayethe – WINNER

    Best country solo performance
    Kelsea Ballerini – Heartfirst
    Maren Morris – Circles Around This Town
    Miranda Lambert – In His Arms
    Willie Nelson – Live Forever – WINNER
    Zach Bryan – Something in the Orange

    Best R&B performance
    Beyoncé – Virgo’s Groove
    Jazmine Sullivan – Hurt Me So Good
    Lucky Daye – Over
    Mary J. Blige Featuring Anderson Paak – Here With Me
    Muni Long – Hrs & Hrs – WINNER

    Best rap performance
    DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy – God Did
    Doja Cat – Vegas
    Gunna & Future Featuring Young Thug – Pushin P
    Hitkidd & Glorilla – FNF (Let’s Go)
    Kendrick Lamar – The Heart Part 5 – WINNER

    Best metal performance
    Ghost – Call Me Little Sunshine
    Megadeth – We’ll Be Back
    Muse – Kill or Be Killed
    Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Tony Iommi – Degradation Rules – WINNER
    Turnstile – Blackout

    Best rock performance

    Beck – Old Man
    The Black Keys – Wild Child
    Brandi Carlile – Broken Horses – WINNER
    Bryan Adams – So Happy It Hurts
    Idles – Crawl!
    Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Jeff Beck – Patient Number 9
    Turnstile – Holiday

    Best rock album
    The Black Keys – Dropout Boogie
    Elvis Costello & the Imposters – The Boy Named If
    Idles – Crawler
    Machine Gun Kelly – Mainstream Sellout
    Ozzy Osbourne – Patient Number 9 – WINNER
    Spoon – Lucifer on the Sofa

    Best alternative music album
    Arcade Fire – WE
    Big Thief – Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
    Björk – Fossora
    Wet Leg – Wet Leg – WINNER
    Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Cool It Down

    Best traditional R&B performance
    Snoh Aalegra – Do 4 Love
    Babyface featuring Ella Mai – Keeps on Fallin’
    Beyoncé – Plastic Off the Sofa – WINNER
    Adam Blackstone featuring Jazmine Sullivan – ‘Round Midnight
    Mary J Blige – Good Morning Gorgeous

    Best progressive R&B album
    Cory Henry – Operation Funk
    Steve Lacy – Gemini Rights – WINNER
    Terrace Martin – Drones
    Moonchild – Starfruit
    Tank and the Bangas – Red Balloon

    Best R&B album
    Mary J Blige – Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe)
    Chris Brown – Breezy (Deluxe)
    Robert Glasper – Black Radio III – WINNER
    Lucky Daye – Candydrip
    PJ Morton – Watch the Sun

    Best rap song
    Jack Harlow featuring Drake – Churchill Downs
    DJ Khaled featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy – God Did
    Kendrick Lamar – The Heart Part 5 – WINNER
    Gunna & Future Featuring Young Thug – Pushin P
    Future Featuring Drake & Tems – Wait for U

    Best comedy album

    Dave Chappelle – The Closer – WINNER
    Jim Gaffigan – Comedy Monster
    Randy Rainbow – A Little Brains, A Little Talent
    Louis CK – Sorry
    Patton Oswalt – We All Scream

    Best folk album
    Judy Collins – Spellbound
    Madison Cunningham – Revealer – WINNER
    Janis Ian – The Light At The End Of The Line
    Aoife O’Donovan – Age of Apathy
    Punch Brothers – Hell on Church Street

    Best country song
    Maren Morris – Circles Around This Town
    Luke Combs – Doin’ This
    Taylor Swift – I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)
    Miranda Lambert – If I Was a Cowboy
    Willie Nelson – I’ll Love You Till The Day I Die
    Cody Johnson – ‘Til You Can’t – WINNER

  • Wizkid finally reacts to Grammy Awards loss, hails African music

    Wizkid finally reacts to Grammy Awards loss, hails African music

    Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun known among music fans as Wizkid has finally spoken after he lost out in two categories at the just concluded Grammy Awards ceremony in America.

    Recall that Wizkid fans have taken to the instagram page of Beninese artiste Angelique Kidjo who won one of Wizkid’s category to troll her.

    Wizkid’s ‘Made In Lagos’ lost in the category of Best Global music album to Angelique Kidjo’s ‘Mother Nature’

    His popular song ‘Essence’ also did not win the Best Global music performance.

    Many of his fans are bewildered that the song Essence couldn’t win an award at the Grammys.

    But, Wizkid, while reacting via his Instagram page, congratulated Angelique Kidjo on her win.

    He wrote: “Love to my brother, a true King @realblackcoffee and Queen @angeliquekidio for the wins and for consistently shining light to the continent.

    “African music rising.”

    Recall that Wizkid won a joint Grammy award last year with American artiste Beyonce with the song Brown Skin Girl.

  • Femi Kuti frowns at getting 5 Grammy nominations without a single win

    Femi Kuti frowns at getting 5 Grammy nominations without a single win

    Following being called in five Grammy nominations without a single win, afrobeat singer, Femi Kuti, has said he is tired of getting nominations without taking home the awards.

     

    The eldest son of Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Kuti, made this known following his recent loss at the 64th Grammy Awards last Sunday.

     

    Femi Kuti’s “Pà Pá Pà” was nominated in the “Best Global Music Performance” and double album with his son, Made, with the song “Legacy” nominated in the “Best Global Music Album” category.

     

    His song “Pà Pá Pà” lost in its category to Pakistani singer Arooj Aftab’s “Mohabbat” while “Legacy” lost to Beninese singer Angélique Kidjo’s album “Mother nature”.

     

    The Afrobeat entertainer reacted to a comic Grammy-related post on Twitter by a fan simply identified as ‘Man of Letters’.

     

    The fan posted a funny meme of Osita Iheme aka PawPaw where he could be seen venting.

     

    Reacting to the meme, the award-winning singer laughed really hard and congratulated Angélique Kidjo on her win.

     

    In another tweet, Kuti commending the joke, further stressed on how tiring it’s been to keep getting nominations without taking home the awards.

     

    “The joke made my day. Tonight is my 5th show in a roll and I’m quite tired and the joke killed me. I’m still laughing every time I look at it,” he tweeted.

  • Grammy Awards : Wizkid fans berate Angelique Kidjo on instagram

    Grammy Awards : Wizkid fans berate Angelique Kidjo on instagram

    Nigerian artiste Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun popularly known as Wizkid lost out in his two nominations at the Grammy awards.

    Wizkid’s fans were utterly disappointed at his inability to win any of the categories he was nominated for.

    Wizkid’s Essence was defeated by Arooj Aftab’s Mohabaat for the Best Global Music Performance award. Similarly, Made in Lagos, which was nominated for Best Global Music Album, lost to Angelique Kidjo’s Mother Nature.

    Although, Wizkid hasn’t uttered any statement, his fans known as Wizkid fc have taken to social media to berate Beninese Angelique Kidjo who clinched Best Global Music Album category.

    The Benin Rebublic artistes disabled the comments section on her Instagram celebration post but this did not deter Wizkid fans who bombarded her previous posts to rant and vent their anger

    @officialkabar also wrote, “we should be able to comment on your last post madam Grammy

    @_otos_world wrote, “rubbish, Wizkid deserve the award not you cause na rubbish you dey sing up and down.”

    @Chioma_Jay said, “Wizkid deserves the award!!!”

    Wizkid’s fourth album Essence was released in October 2020 and it features fast rising female artiste Tems.

    With Essence, Wizkid made history in July as he became the first Nigerian artiste with a record on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart, peaking at Number nine in September.

    His album, Made in Lagos, also hit the Number one spot on the Billboard World Album Chart in August.

    Wizkid had won a joint award with American songstress Beyonce in the song titled Brown Skin Girl at the 63rd Grammy Awards held last year in America.

  • Check out full list of Grammy Awards winners 2022 edition

    Check out full list of Grammy Awards winners 2022 edition

    It was not a very good awards night for Nigerian artistes as a Burna Boy and Wizkid lost out at the Grammy Awards to Benin’s Angelique Kidjo.

    Afro artiste, the legendary Femi Kuti also lost out too

    The 61-year old Angelique Kidjo s was nominated alongside Femi Kuti , WizKid (all from Nigeria), Ghana’s Rocky Dawuni, and Hawaii’s Daniel Ho.

    The win is the Beninese singer’s fifth of her 40-year- career

    Wizkid, Femi Kuti, and Made Kuti lost out in the two categories, Best Global Music Performance and Best Global Music Album

    Best Improvised Jazz Solo

    “Humpty Dumpty (Set 2),” Chick Corea, soloist

    Best Country Solo Performance

    “You Should Probably Leave,” Chris Stapleton

    Best Country Duo/Group Performance

    “Younger Me,” Brothers Osborne

    Best Jazz Instrumental Album

    Best Jazz Instrumental Album

    “Skyline,” Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette and Gonzalo Rubalcaba

    Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

    “For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver,” Christian McBride Big Band

    Best Latin Jazz Album

    “Mirror Mirror,” Eliane Elias With Chick Corea and Chucho Valdés

    Best American Roots Performance

    “Cry,” Jon Batiste

    Best American Roots Song

    “Cry,” Jon Batiste and Steve McEwan, songwriters (Jon Batiste)

    Best Americana Album

    “Native Sons,” Los Lobos

    Best Bluegrass Album

    “My Bluegrass Heart,” Béla Fleck

    Best Traditional Blues Album

    “I Be Trying,” Cedric Burnside

    Best Global Music Performance

    “Mohabbat,” Arooj Aftab

    Best Global Music Album

    “Mother Nature,” Angelique Kidjo

    Best Musical Theater Album

    “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical,” Emily Bear, producer; Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, composers/lyricists (Barlow & Bear)

    Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

    “The United States vs. Billie Holiday,” Andra Day

    Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

    “The Queen’s Gambit,” Carlos Rafael Rivera, composer

    “Soul,” Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, composers

    Best Song Written For Visual Media

    “All Eyes On Me [From Inside],” Bo Burnham, songwriter (Bo Burnham)

    Best Immersive Audio Album (for 63rd Grammy Awards)

    “Soundtrack of the American Soldier,” Leslie Ann Jones, immersive mix engineer; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Dan Merceruio, immersive producer (Jim R. Keene and the United States Army Field Band)

    Best Instrumental Composition

    “Eberhard,” Lyle Mays, composer (Lyle Mays)

    Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

    “Meta Knight’s Revenge (From ‘Kirby Superstar’),” Charlie Rosen and Jake Silverman, arrangers (The 8-Bit Big Band featuring Button Masher)

    Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

    “To The Edge Of Longing (Edit Version),” Vince Mendoza, Arranger (Vince Mendoza, Czech National Symphony Orchestra and Julia Bullock)

    Best Recording Package

    “Pakelang,” Li Jheng Han and Yu, Wei, Art Directors (2nd Generation Falangao Singing Group and the Chairman Crossover Big Band)

    Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

    “All Things Must Pass: 50th Anniversary Edition,” Darren Evans, Dhani Harrison and Olivia Harrison, art directors (George Harrison)

    Best Album Notes

    “The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia and RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1946-1966,” Ricky Riccardi, album notes writer (Louis Armstrong)

    Best Historical Album

    “Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967),” Patrick Milligan and Joni Mitchell, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Joni Mitchell)

    Best Music Video

    “Freedom,” (Jon Batiste); Alan Ferguson, video director; Alex P. Willson, video producer.

  • Big night for Nigerian artistes as Grammy Awards holds today

    Big night for Nigerian artistes as Grammy Awards holds today

    2022 Grammy Music Awards set to hold Today

    The world’s biggest music awards will hold today Sunday as the star-studded ceremony is traditionally billed as “music’s biggest night”

    There are 70 categories in total, with everyone from Lady Gaga to Barack Obama on the nominations list.

    The venue is the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas

    Big Night For Nigerian Artistes

    Femi Kuti

    Wizkid

    Burna Boy

    Femi Kuti and Wizkid were nominated in the Best Global Music Performance and Best Global Music Album categories.

    Femi Kuti’s Pà Pá Pà was nominated in the Best Global Music Performance category while Wizkid Featuring Tems Essence was nominated in the same category.

    Wizkid’s Made in Lagos was nominated in the Best Global Music Album category and Femi Kuti and Made Kuti’s Legacy +made the same category.

    Grammy winner, Burna Boy has been nominated for his part in Angélique Kidjo’s song Do Yourself

     

    1934 song nominated for record of the year

    Unbelievably, Cole Porter’s I Get A Kick Out Of You is one of the 10 songs in the running for record of the year, thanks to a new cover version by Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett.

    It’s part of a hallowed Grammy tradition of recognizing the old guard – regardless of whether their latest release helped define the year in music.

    In Bennett’s case, it’s a fitting tribute to a career that has spanned eight decades in clubs and concert venues. The star announced his retirement last year at the age of 95, after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.

    Drake asked to be left out

    Drake’s latest opus, Certified Lover Boy, had been nominated for rap album, and the single Way 2 Sexy, featuring Future and Young Thug, was up for rap performance. But he asked for the nominations to be withdrawn before the voting period closed, and the Academy honoured his request.

    He’s a long-time critic of the ceremony – even when he wins. “We play an opinion-based sport, not a factual-based sport,” he said while picking up an award for God’s Plan in 2019. “You already won if you have people singing your songs word for word, if they’re singing in your hometown. You’re already winning, you don’t need this right here.”

    Also absent is The Weeknd, who is refusing to participate in the Grammys after being snubbed last year.

    Ariana Grande and Doja Cat also declined to submit their duets with the star for awards, in an apparent show of solidarity. But Kanye West didn’t get the memo: His single Hurricane, which features The Weekend and Lil Baby, made it onto the best melodic rap song shortlist.

    Surprise nomination of Pakistani Arooj Aftab

    Equally shocked was Pakistani-American musician Arooj Aftab, who gained a nomination on the strength of her third album Vulture Prince.

    Fans of British band Glass Animals were stunned to see them nominated this year, more than a decade after they first formed (they are only now feeling the first flushes of US success, with the number one single Heat Waves).

    “I didn’t think that something like that could happen,” said the 37-year-old before heading to Las Vegas for the ceremony, adding: “I felt like it’s something that should happen.”

    Aftab, who studied at the Berklee School of Music and is based in Brooklyn, has won rave reviews for her music – which mingles jazz, Hindustani classical music and Sufi devotional poetry. Her album, Vulture Prince, is dedicated to her younger brother, who died during the writing of the record.