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Share Towards the end of 2020 we saw many entertainers from all phases of the showbiz world rise to limelight, while some other stars were reintroduced, this time, via larger platforms. From the music, movie and comedy spaces, these stars have proven to be the next big thing to be watched out for this year. These stars started gaining more prominence in 2020 and are definitely going to be gaining more momentum this year. Here is our list of nine showbiz stars to watch out for in 2021.   Omowun...

Translate Burna Boy tops the chart on MTV Base Naija hottest albums of 2020 On Kindly Share This Story: In recognition of exceptional talents in the Nigerian music industry, MTV Base recently thrilled its audience to the 2020 edition of its MTV Base Roundtable. The annual entertainment show brings together the most versatile media personalities in Nigeria to discuss the hottest topics and trends in the music industry. The show which aired exclusively on MTV Base (DStv Chann...

At the end of 2017, Nigeria was bang in the deep of being a singles market. Those days also housed the earliest acceptance of music streaming amongst Nigeria’s elites. During his infamous episode on the Loose Talk Podcast, MI Abaga repeatedly referred to his chart position on iTunes as evidence of his success. But all that has changed this year, now its the album market. Despite being an album market, the year also produced an incredible amount of quality albums. 2017 might have been good f...

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Punch Newspapers Sections Published 21 December 2020 As we edge closer towards the 2020 finish-line, it’s a great time to discover how we interacted with music this year. Considering the strange and unexpected events that shaped this year (mainly the global Coronavirus pandemic), music remained a source of hope and solace for the world. For Boomplay, the mission remained the same, which is to give Africans the best music experience possible with its amazing catalog of over 44 million songs. S...

By Linda Orajekwe Hi, as we edge closer towards the 2020 finish-line, it’s a great time to discover how we interacted with music this year. Considering the strange and unexpected events that shaped this year (mainly the global Coronavirus pandemic), music remained a source of hope and solace for the world. For Boomplay, the mission remained the same, which is to give Africans the best music experience possible with its amazing catalogue of over 44 million songs. So who were the biggest winner...

Punch Newspapers Sections Olajide Samuel 2020 has undoubtedly been a turbulent year. The COVID-19 pandemic roared and the Nigerian music industry was not exempted from the ‘wrath’ of the virus. Concerts were put on hold and entertainers could not perform as they would have normally done. However, some artistes still had a great year by releasing albums, getting awards and more recognition. In no particular order, Saturday Beats takes a look at 10 Nigerian artistes who made waves in 2020 Bu...

Punch Newspapers Sections Ademola Olonilua The year 2020 is coming to an end and to the relief of many, simply because this year ushered in some unpleasant and unprecedented events globally. This year was rocked with the storm of COVID-19, the #EndSars protests, as well as the abduction of the students from the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Kastina State by armed assailants, among others. Despite the ugly events that reared its head this year, there are some Nigerian entertainer...

Luk Owoyesigyire, Assistant Superintendent of Police and Deputy Police Spokesperson, Kampala Metropolitan Police. In the same vein, Nigerian singer, Tems was also detained by the same police department. On the night of December 12, 2020, Omah Lay and Tems had performed at The Big Brunch, which held at Speke Resort, Wavamunno Rd, Kampala, Uganda. The Port Harcourt-bred artist has been Nigerias revelation of 2020, having released Get Layd EP