Celebrity GistMusic Tems becomes first African artiste to debut at no 1 on Billboard Hot 100 Leave a comment May 9, 2022 Tems has become the first African singer to debut on Billboard Hot 100. The songstress featured on ‘Wait For U’ by Future alongside…
Show Biz Billboard launches first-ever Afrobeats music chart Leave a comment March 22, 2022 Billboard has collaborated with Afro Nation for the launch of its first-ever Afrobeats music chart in the United States. The top US entertainment…
Show Biz ‘Essence’, ‘Peru’ remix… Nigerian songs dominate Billboard’s ‘world sales’ chart Leave a comment January 6, 2022 Nigerian songs have dominated the top five of the latest ‘World Digital Song Sales’ chart released by Billboard. The ‘World Digital Song Sales’…
Celebrity Gist Ckay becomes top emerging act in US with ‘Love Nwantiti’ Leave a comment November 11, 2021 Ckay, the fast-rising Nigerian singer, has become the top emerging act in the United States for the first time after ‘Love Nwantiti’, his…
Music Michael Ugwu named among Billboard’s 2021 ‘Indie Power Players’ Leave a comment June 9, 2021 Michael Ugwu, CEO of Freeme Digital, a Nigerian music distribution firm; and Tunde Balogun, the co-founder of LVRN, a US label, were named…
Celebrity Gist DJ Cuppy celebrates as ‘Jollof On The Jet’ makes Billboard’s global chart Leave a comment August 4, 2020 Florence Otedola, a Nigerian disc jockey (DJ) better known as Cuppy, has celebrated the inclusion ‘Jollof On The Jet’, her latest song, on…
Celebrity Gist Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber deny 6ix9ine’s allegation of chart manipulation Leave a comment May 19, 2020 Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber have come out to deny an allegation by Daniel Hernandez (6ix9ine) that the pair bought the number one…