Popular Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, a.k.a. "Tems, has been nominated for the 95th edition of the Oscars, scheduled to be held on March 12, 2023.This was announced in the 2023 nomination list released by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Twitter handle on Tuesday.Tems was nominated in the category of "Best Original Song" ahead of the 95th Academy Awards, which are scheduled to take place in Los Angeles.She received the Best Original Song nominat...

Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy, has asserted that the afrobeats genre lacks lyrical substance, stressing that it is “just a great time.”According to him, the genre is “literally nothing.”The self-styled “African Giant” stated this in a recent interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe in New York.He said, “90 percent of them [Nigerian musicians] have no real-life experiences, which is why most of Nigerian music, or African music, or afrobeats...

Famous Nigerian musician, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, better called Burna Boy, has stated that he only has two similarities with his colleague Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, professionally known as Wizkid.He stated this while refuting the claims that he is competing with Wizkid.Burna in his recent interview with an American–Haitian hip hop disc jockey, DJ Whoo Kid, explained that there is no rivalry between him and Wizkid as both of them are two different artists.He added tha...