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  • “Take me back”- Simi begs Adekunle Gold

    Following the recent unveiling of Simi’s album Simisola, fresh facts have now emerged that Simi’s six-year relationship with Adekunle Gold is sizzling as ever.

     

    Though Simi and Falz fuelled dating rumours through their musical chemistry and collaborations, Insiders in the Nigerian showbiz terrain echoed that they only have a mutual working relationship.

     

    Adekunle Gold and Simi are not just lovebirds, they also have an unquestionable charm and endearment when they team up on songs Though the duo have neither accepted or denied their blossoming love affair, the hints always show up.

     

    Adekunle featured Simi on ‘No forget’, a song on his album .In the same vein, the sweet voiced Simi has also reciprocated by featuring Adekunle in Take me back, a song on Simisola, her new album.

     

    Simi croons during her verse in the song, saying:” Baby I was wrong, but definitely I was crazy, I no mean to say go away. I must have been out of my mind to tell you go away, just take me back”.

     

    The amazing thing is that the lovebirds are also leveraging on the buzz and media attention their romance is garnering, using it as a ploy to promote their music.

     

    Read Also:I don’t talk about my personal relationship in front of cameras’-Simi declares

  • I never said I was dating Falz- Simi

    Ever since Simi and Falz started collaborating on songs, fans and the media started speculating as to whether the duo are dating or not.

    The two youngsters fell in love musically, gave birth to an EP called Chemistry and have been linked romantically ever since.

     

    In a recent TV interview, Simi was asked about her relationship with Falz. She said:” I never said I was dating Falz. What we do is work is work related and we must sell market.

    When asked to share her opinion about celebrities who put their private lives on social media, she said, she is careful about what she posts on social media.

    According to her:” I am a private person. There was a time in my life that I can post anything and nobody will notice on social media, but right now, whatever I post can be misinterpreted. It’s not everything that should be put on social media. Whatever works for you make sure you handle it properly” Simi revealed.

     

  • Simi lovelorn in Joromi

    Nigerian soulful singer, Simi shows her vulnerable side in new video titled Joromi. The Aje Filmworks directed video sees Simi looking for indirect ways to make a man she’s attracted to realize that she’s is in love with him.

     

    The award winning singer employs many strategies and gimmicks to get him to give her the attention she craves for. He eventually falls for her as the video ends.

    Joromi is an Afrobeat version of Sir Victor Uwaifo’s 1969 original release. The song thrives on a relatable storyline, groovy bass line and melodious horns line

     

    The Love don’t care crooner further deploys her storytelling forte in the song laced with her melodious voice.

  • SPECIAL REPORT: Meet Nigeria’s most influential female artistes

    ……Between June 2016-July 2017

    Once upon a time, women lived with the psyche that they can only thrive in the home front and not outside the home front. This common psyche pervaded the workplace where it is believed that women cannot be trusted with power or comport themselves just like their male counterparts.

    Despite the existence of these stereotypes, some women are still daring to soar in their different fields of endeavor. Nigeria’s Yemi Alade clinched the Best Female Artist Award at the 2016 MTV African Music Awards; In 2011 Nigeria’s queen of soul, Asa was nominated at French Music Awards Victoires de la Musique as the “Female Artist of the Year”.

    In no particular order, TheNewsGuru profiles Nigeria’s most influential female artistes.

     

     

    TIWA SAVAGE- Singer/Actress

    When Tiwa Savage sings, the world literally halts in its tracks. The award winning pop star has a voice that can calm frayed nerves.

    In 2012, when Tiwa Savage signed a record deal with the Don jazzy led Mavin Records she was still trying to find her voice in the Nigerian music landscape. Fast forward to 2017, Tiwa now has a management and publishing deal with Roc Nation, she has clinched 9 awards and has over 3.4m followers on Instagram and 1.8M followers on Twitter.

    Her hit single, All over has over 4m views on YouTube. Her music prowess has been felt on platforms like UK edition of The X Factor, Gidi Fest, BBNaija reality TV Show, amongst others.

     

     

    YEMI ALADE- Singer/Entrepreneur

    Perhaps a suitable description for Yemi would be ‘Persisting against all odds’. The delectable singer and songwriter who came to limelight through Peak Talent Show is known for her energetic Afrocentric voice.

    We cannot easily forget how she crooned in songs like Johnny, Kiss, Tangerine and most recently Charliee. Yemi’s 2014 hit song, Johnny recently hit 72m views on YouTube.

    The light-skinned songstress as at the time of this report has 2.3m followers on Instagram and 237k followers on Twitter. Yemi co-hosted the MTV Africa Movie Awards (alongside Bonang Matheba) and featured on a worldwide Shell promotional campaign with Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson.

    The self proclaimed King of queens has an endorsement deal with Nairabox, a jewelry collection called Bland 2 Glam . She is undoubtedly one of the most sought after female artistes in Africa. Alade leads Tiwa Savage in the battle of the most viewed music video. While Tiwa Savage’s Eminado has over 21m views, Yemi Alade’s Johnny has over 72 million views on YouTube.

     

     

    ASA- Musician, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist

    Bukola Elemide a.k.a Asa needs no introduction. She is globally known as a leading musician in Africa. Asa stole our hearts when she released the soulful song Eye Adaba, which endeared her to music lovers in Nigeria.She made soul music commercial through her brilliant blend of Afrocentric melody and Jazz.

    Her yearly concert, Asa Live In Lagos Encore has been tagged as one of the most anticipated and electrifying music concerts in Africa.

    Asa may not be have the social media edge of Tiwa Savage and Yemi Alade, but she makes up for it with her sold out international concerts and fan-base.

     

     

    SEYI SHAY- Musician, Songwriter

    Seyi Shay broke into our collective consciousness with the fire in her voice that reminds us of her song, Irawo. Our hearts melted when she continued to mesmerize us with her amazing soulful vocal dexterity.

    There is Seyi Shay, the svelte songstress who has a captivating voice and there is Seyi Shay the woman, who continues to expand her brand. The London born, Nigerian singer started out performing for the London Community Gospel Choir during their world tour, which included 13 cities in Japan. She is signed to Island Records. Her dance-hall tune, Murda has over 2m views on YouTube.

    As at the time of this report, Seyi Shay has 840,000 followers on Instagram and 658,000 followers on Twitter.

     

     

    SIMI- Singer, Songwriter/ and Sound Engineer

    Simi constantly exemplifies a diva who doesn’t rest on her laurels. A young lady of many talents, she has effortlessly combined being a songwriter, sound engineer and songstress.

    Simi’s vocal prowess in Falz song Soldier, earned her rave reviews from music pundits. She won the Headies 2016 award for the best vocal performance.

    Her star power can be seen in her social media strength. The Jamb Question singer has 933,000 Instagram followers and 122,000 Twitter followers as at the time of this report.

    Apart from being a singer , Simi is also a sound engineer. She played a major role in mixing Adekunle Gold’s debut album

     

     

     

  • ‘I miss my dad’ Simi laments on Father’s day

    Jamb question singer, Simisola Bolatito Ogunleye, professionally known and referred to as Simi, is all emotive right now as she has declared that she misses her dad. The sensational singer admonishes people who still have their dads alive, adding that they shouldn’t take them for granted.

    The singer took to Snapchat to wish her late dad a happy father’s day. According to her:” I miss my dad and I wish I could have given him one last hug. I wish that all the time, happy father’s day pops . If you have a dad, don’t ever take him for granted” she said.

    On January 9, 2014, Simi released two singles titled “Tiff” and “E No Go Funny”, with the former receiving massive airplay and accepted generally among music critics. The video for “Tiff” was released on August 30, 2015 and directed by Josh Clarke.The song went on to be nominated in the “Best Alternative Song” category at the 2015 edition of The Headies. In 2015, Simi won the “Most Promising Act to Watch” category at the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards. In an interview with Leadership Newspaper, Simi said she is working on her sophomore album scheduled to be released in 2016. Upon the release of a single titled “Jamb Question” which later featured Falz in the remix, Simi was listed as one of the artistes to watch out for in 2016 by NotJustOk.

     

     

     

  • ‘I don’t talk about my personal relationship in front of cameras’-Simi declares

    ‘I don’t talk about my personal relationship in front of cameras’-Simi declares

    Jamb Question singer, Simi has made it known that she isn’t comfortable discussing her personal relationship in front of cameras. Recall that Simi has been romantically linked with Falz and Adekunle Gold. Whenever she is being interviewed, the question keeps coming up.

    Speaking with NotjustOk TV, she said:“I hear of this love triangle between myself, Adekunle Gold and Falz all the time. I don’t know why but there is no triangle. I really prefer not to talk about my personal relationship in front of cameras. What I’m going to say is that I work with them and I enjoy working with them”.

    When asked about her forthcoming album , she said:” I’m so excited and I am also a bit scared because I know a lot of work is going to go into it. I’m a perfectionist, my producer is a perfectionist so between the both of us there probably is gonna be a lot of stress… My album was gonna drop last year but it did not because we were gonna drop the Chemistry EP (with Falz) plus it wasn’t ready.”

     

     

     

  • “I wrote Orente for Simi”- Adekunle Gold reveals

    “I wrote Orente for Simi”- Adekunle Gold reveals

    Believe or not, Simi and Adekunle Gold are on a sizzling romance which seem to be altar bound. Ever before Adekunle Gold became an household name, the talented duo have been dating. Simi, the ‘Jamb Question’ singer turned a year older today and mentioned all her names in the birthday message dedicated to herself. Amazingly, all the names mentioned, are the names Adekunle Gold showered praises on in his hit song, Orente

    A twitter user asked Simi if she inspired the song Orente, and Adekunle Gold retorted confirming that he wrote the song for her.

    Check out the conversation below

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BTEfaRMB4PP/?taken-by=thenewsgurung

  • “Simi is disgracing Yoruba women”-Fans condemn Simi over inappropriate dress

    Jamb Question singer , Simi has been condemned over her dress sense. The criticism came as a result of the outfit she wore during her performance at the Big Brother Naija eviction show yesterday 26th of February.

    The X3M artiste who couldn’t withstand the condemnation replied some of her fans and blocked others following her.

    A certain Brendlishus wrote:”Simi what is this skirt skirt for gods sake, one step forward and five steps backward.”

    Simi gave an epic reply:” Nobody forced you to watch boo”

    “Simi is always so defensive”another said

    A certain Netty wrote:” I thought I was d only one that noticed how awful her dressing was even d hair sef, make we no even talk makeup”

    Another wrote:” Simi is a disgrace to Yoruba Women”.

    Acknowledging her talent, one of her fans called Switch cheeks wrote:” Amazing Talent, but she certainly needs a good stylist… she can’t be looking like lady mac Beth on stage”

    However, the talented Simi who is unperturbed by the criticisms, shared more pictures of the outfit on her Instagram page. Simi was styled by Swank Jerry , a celebrity stylist who has worked with the likes of Tonto Dikeh, Seyi Shay and lot’s more.

  • ” Mama I made it”- Simi bags endorsement deal

    ” Mama I made it”- Simi bags endorsement deal

    Clinching an endorsement deal is the dream of every artiste. Sensational singer, Simi has joined the league of artistes with an endorsement deal.

    The harmonious vocalist took to her Instagram page to share the good news with her fans. She puts it this way:”#EtisalatisFamily #LetzGetiT #0809jaforlife #SIMIARMY #SoHelpMeGod”

     

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BQVLom5gZP6/?taken-by=symplysimi

  • Adekunle Gold rekindles love for Simi in new video

    Adekunle Gold rekindles love for Simi in new video

    Adekunle Gold further confirms his love for Simi by featuring her on his hit love song, No forget. For over four years, the talented singers have been on a sizzling romance which they have jointly kept away from the public glare. Simi mixed most of the songs on Adekunle Gold’s album and Adekunle Gold has done back-up vocals for some of Simi’s song.

    The Clarence Peters directed video tells the tale of the strong love Adekunle has for Simi. Though Simi’s mum(Ayo Mogaji) says he is not rich enough to marry her, the lovebirds urge one another to keep the flames of love burning against all odds.

    The chemistry between Adekunle Gold and Simi is undeniable in the visuals, because they are truly in love.The song has a bounce and serenading melody that will melt your heart.

    Watch the video below