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Grammys 2022: Wizkid, Femi Kuti Lose to Angelique Kidjo

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3 years ago

April 4, 2022

Ahmed Usman

Benin superstar Angelique Kidjo has won the 2022 Grammy in the Best Global Music Album category.

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

Kidjo’s ‘Mother Nature’ album, which earned her the Grammy, is her first album of original music in seven years.

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

Burna Boy won Best Global Music Album for ‘Twice As Tall’ at the Premiere Ceremony of the 63rd GRAMMY Awards in 2021. It marked his first career GRAMMY win in the recently renamed category, known as Best World Music Album.

The 64th annual Grammy Awards were held on Sunday night in Las Vegas for the first time at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, with Trevor Noah as the host.

In the best Global Music Performance category, Brooklyn-based Pakistani vocalist, Arooj Aftab, emerged the winner after beating Angelique Kidjo, Burna Boy, Femi Kuti, Yo Ma, and Wizkid and Tems.

Here is a rundown of all the 2022 Grammy winners.

Best Reggae Album: Soja, Beauty in the Silence

Best Regional Roots Album: Kalani Pe’a, Kau Ka Pe’a

Best Folk Album: Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi, They’re Calling Me Home

Best Contemporary Blues Album: Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, 662

Best Traditional Blues Album: Cedric Burnside, I Be Trying

Best Bluegrass Album: Béla Fleck, My Bluegrass Heart

Best Americana Album: Los Lobos, Native Sons

Best American Roots Song: Jon Batiste, “Cry”

Best American Roots Performance: Jon Batiste, “Cry”

Best Country Song: Chris Stapleton, “Cold”

Best Country Duo/Group Performance: Brothers Osborne, “Younger Me”

Best Country Solo Performance: Chris Stapleton, “You Should Probably Leave”

Best Latin Jazz Album: Eliane Elias With Chick Corea and Chucho Valdés, Mirror Mirror

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: Christian McBride Big Band, For Jimmy, Wes And Oliver

Best Jazz Instrumental Album: Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette & Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Skyline

Best Improvised Jazz Solo: Chick Corea, “Humpty Dumpty (Set 2)”

Best New Age Album: Stewart Copeland & Ricky Kej, Divine Tides

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals: Vince Mendoza, “To The Edge Of Longing (Edit Version)”

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella: Charlie Rosen & Jake Silverman, 8-Bit Big Band’s “Meta Knight’s Revenge.”

Best Musical Theatre Album: The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media: The United States Vs. Billie Holiday

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media: Carlos Rafael Rivera, The Queen’s Gambit and Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Soul (tie)

Best Song Written for Visual Media: Bo Burnham, “All Eyes on Me”

Best Immersive Audio Album: Soundtrack Of The American Soldier

Best Global Music Performance: Arooj Aftab, “Mohabbat”

Best Global Music Album: Angelique Kidjo, Mother Nature

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Why I stopped managing Emmanuella — Mark Angel reveals

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2 days ago

December 10, 2024

Seyi Babalola

Mark Angel, a Nigerian comedian, has responded to speculations that he is no longer managing teen comedians Emmanuella and Aunty Success.

During a TikTok live session, the comedian revealed that he has stepped down from managing the young stars and that their careers are now managed by a professional agency.

“There was a time when I managed Emmanuella and Success when they were kids, but I no longer manage them.

“I am too busy to manage them. So, they have an agency that manages them, but I still work with them,” he said.

The comedian went on to say that even if he no longer manages the teenagers, his connection with the girls would not go down and that it is still solid.

He insisted that he would continue to work with them with the same passion that had garnered them recognition.

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BBNaija’s Tacha removes Davido’s tattoo on her chest after fall out

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4 days ago

December 8, 2024

Seyi Babalola

Big Brother Naija reality show star, Tacha has removed Davido’s tattoo from her chest.

The development came after Tacha’s fell out with Davido.

Gatekeeper reports that the duo fell out after the reality star tackled Davido for liking a shady tweet about her colleague, Phyna in October 2023.

In response, the singer went on to like a tweet that subtly shaded Tacha.

Amid the public altercation, Tacha vowed to remove the tattoo of Davido’s face drawn on her chest.

However, in a now trending video on her Instagram page, Tacha who recently relocated to the UK, shared the procedure of how the tattoo was removed.

Recall that she got a tattoo of the singer before she entered Big Brother house back in 2019.

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Wizkid equals Burna Boy’s record as Nigerian artist with most charting albums on Billboard

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6 days ago

December 6, 2024

Seyi Babalola

Grammy Award winner Ayodeji Balogun, better known as Wizkid, has equalled his colleague Burna Boy’s record as the Nigerian artist with the most charting albums in Billboard, 200 history.

The Starboy accomplished the feat after his latest album ‘Morayo’ debuted at number 98, selling 13,000 units in its first week.

As a result, Wizkid and Burna Boy are the Nigerian artists with the most Billboard 200 charting albums (4 each).

“Wizkid ties Burna Boy as the Nigerian artist with the most charting albums in Billboard 200 history (4 each),” music monitoring platform Chart Data wrote via X on Friday.

‘Morayo’ also debuted at number 4 on the Billboard World Albums chart.

With the recent announcement of his fifth studio album ‘5IVE’ scheduled to be released next year, Davido could also join the tie as he has already debuted three albums on the chart.