Music

Fast-rising artist Gyakie is set to release the video for her latest single 'Something.' The single conveys the consuming feelings of love and desire just like in her smash hit 'Forever.' ‘Something' has a warm reception from listeners and the song is set to enjoy a great run across multiple platforms.

Nigerian gospel singer Mercy Chinwo is engaged. The music star took to her Instagram page on Thursday, June 23, 2022, where she shared the big news.

Afrobeats Singer, CKay has surpassed 1.2 billion streams to become the second most streamed Afrobeats Artist. His Single 'Love Nwantiti' achieved global fame and became the most popular song in the world in 2021. This brought CKay global attention making him the Afrobeats Artist with most monthly Spotify listeners.

Ed Sheeran has been announced as the most-played Artist in the UK last year. According to data from Music LicensingBody PPL, the Star also had the most-played song of the year with Bad Habits. It's the fourth time in five years that Sheeran has been named the UK's most-played Artist. The Singer last topped the most-played song chart in 2017 with Shape of You.

Little Mix Singer, Perrie Edwards and footballer, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain are engaged to be married. Edwards shared the news of her engagement to longtime partner, Oxlade-Chamberlain, on her Instagram page. The engagement comes almost a year after the couple welcomed their first child, son Axel.

The Official Music Chart of the United States, Billboard, has announced Wizkid's 'Essence' as the longest charting African song. Wizkid's fourth studio album 'Made In Lagos' was also confirmed as the longest-charting African album. ‘Essence and ‘Made In Lagos’ combined to make Wizkid the longest-charting African artist.    

Beyoncé has announced a date for the release of her first solo album in six years. The album ‘Renaissance’ is due out on 29 July. It will be the follow-up to 2016's Lemonade, a meditation on black identity and marital infidelity.  

Nigerian Award-winning Singer, Davido has announced the release date for his next single which will feature CKay and Focalistic. On his Twitter page, David revealed the date as June 17. Davido further stated that a week after the release of his next single, his single with American DaBaby will be dropping.

Nigeria’s Music Star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has postponed her upcoming shows in the United Kingdom due to health issues. On her Instagram page on Tuesday, Tems expressed sadness over having to reschedule the events after she was diagnosed with Reflux Laryngitis. The Artiste, however, apologized to her fans for the inconveniences and promised her best show when she is back on her feet.