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Nigerian rapper Falz and hitmaker Tekno has released a new song to motivate Nigerians to exercise their franchise in the 2023 elections. In the song, Falz addresses issues currently plaguing the country, from fuel scarcity to No cash, Police brutality and so much more. This is the second time the rapper would be working with Tekno as they had previously worked on a song together while they were ambassadors for a brand.

Reports say Canadian singer, Avril Lavigne has called off her engagement with fiance, Mod Sun. According to reports, the two had tried to make things work recently, but they have called off their engagement and are no longer together. The pair was recently spotted together at an event for The Grammys, just a couple weeks before he left for a tour.

CKay’s second extended playlist 'CKay the First' has become the highest streamed project by an African act in Spotify history. The project which was released in 2019 has garnered over 661 million streams surpassing Burna Boy’s 'African Giant' which was at 660.9 million streams on Spotify. The Singer has continued to break records and has scored multiple global chart toppers. CKay was also the first African to reach one billion streams on Spotify.

Luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton has announced hip-hop artist Pharrell Williams as its new head of menswear. The brand said it is delighted to welcome Pharrell as its new Men’s Creative Director with immediate effect. Williams fills the spot left vacant since the death of Virgil Abloh from cancer in November 2021. His first collection for Louis Vuitton will be presented in June during Men’s Fashion Week in Paris.

South African police has revealed that evidence gathered leads them to believe that popular rapper AKA was assassinated. KwaZulu-Natal police Chief, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi said the gunman had approached AKA from behind and shot him at close range in the side of the head. The shooting occurred outside a restaurant in the coastal city of Durban on Friday.  

Nigerian superstar Rema continues his form at the top 10 of the UK Official Singles Chart. 'Calm Down' slips down one spot as it moves from its NO. 6 peak position to NO. 7. The Selena Gomez smash hit remix extends its run on the chart to 24 weeks as it continues to set the pace for other Afrobeats singles.

Rihanna has confirmed she is expecting a second child. The announcement comes just moments after the singer sparked pregnancy rumors during her Super Bowl halftime performance. Rihanna sent fans into a frenzy after unzipping her outfit to reveal her growing belly.

American Rapper, Shawn Carter popularly known as Jay Z, has topped the link of the greatest rappers of all time. Billboard and Vibe released the list of the greatest rappers of all time. Rapper Rick Ross enters at NO. 50, celebrated rapper and musician Lauren Hill is ranked 30th, while commercial rapper and businessman 50 Cent is ranked 17th.

Nigerian Singer Tems has earned her first Grammy award for her contribution on Future's hit single 'Wait for U'. Tems is the first female artist from the Nigerian music industry to win a Grammy award following her win with 'Wait for U'. She becomes only the third Nigerian woman to win a Grammy following Sade Adu who won for Best New Artist in 1986 and Cynthia Erivo who won in 2017 for Best Theatre Album.