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Tyla Triumphs With Three Wins at MTV Europe Music Awards
South African artist Tyla lit up the stage at the 30th MTV Europe Music Awards in Manchester, UK, on Sunday, making a powerful mark as she walked away with three prestigious awards.
Her incredible night included a win for Best Afrobeats Artist, where she beat out stiff competition from top Nigerian artists, including Asake, Tems, Rema, Burna Boy, and Ayra Starr, proving her influence in the Afrobeats genre.
This award is particularly significant as Afrobeats continues to gain international popularity, with many African artists now gaining global recognition.
Tyla’s winning streak continued with the award for Best African Act, where she once again rose above notable artists like Ayra Starr, Asake, South African DJ and producer DBN Gogo, as well as TitoM & Yuppe, and Tanzanian hitmaker Diamond Platnumz.
This victory underscored her status as a leading artist on the continent, representing the energy and creativity emerging from Africa’s music scene.
Her third triumph of the night came in the Best R&B Artist category, a major achievement as she faced global icons such as Kehlani, SZA, Tinashe, Usher, and Victoria Monét.
To top off her remarkable night, Tyla treated fans to an acoustic performance of her popular track “Water.”
The stripped-down version allowed her vocals to take centre stage, showing the depth of her artistry and connecting with the audience on an intimate level.
“Water” has been a breakthrough hit for Tyla, gathering millions of streams and earning her a dedicated following.
For Nigerian superstar Ayra Starr, the night didn’t bring any wins despite her four nominations for Best African Act, Best New Artist, Best Afrobeats Artist, and Best Push.
Despite the outcome, Ayra’s nominations reflect her rapid rise in the industry and her undeniable talent, which has been capturing attention internationally.
The MTV EMAs have increasingly become a platform for African artists to shine, and Ayra’s nominations highlight the global appeal of Nigerian music.
Tyla’s achievement serves as a reminder of the growing reach and impact of African music, with artists like her at the forefront, bringing African sounds to a global audience.
Nigerian Singer Bright Chimezie expresses gratitude towards colleagues, Davido after he mentioned him as his source of inspiration.
During a recent interview with Hip Tv, Chimezie expressed his surprise to when he was mentioned by Davido. He then expresses thanks to the singer for recognizing him and using him a role model.
“Words cannot describe how I feel. I’m so delighted. I feel honoured. And I’m grateful to Davido for recognising that he drew inspiration from me,” he said.
“I didn’t even know that his song With You was inspired by my song Because Of English. He was the person who made me to understand that. He put a call across to me and confessed that he was inspired by my song. The humility and everything, I feel so happy about it.”
Popular Nigerian Singer Flavour reveals how the former music duo, P-Square, inspired his musical career.
During a recent interview, the singer shares his first encounter with the P-Square, Peter and Paul Okoye. He states how he experienced the duo perform and noticed the change in the audience, and how in that moment he got inspired.
“I was just watching, they did their thing. When they left, the manager turned and said ‘oya!’ then it started to occur to me that these guys, the difference is they create their own music, they make a sound and go to the studio and record and that’s how it’s done, and you are just a music man.”
“So how do I switch from music man to an artist, that was the difficult part of it and I thought it was going to be easy because I could play, I could sing…but now to create your own sound, where are you going to start from?”
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Nigerian Rapper Illbliss Expresses Deep Concern Over Nigeria’s Direction: “Look Around Us”
Nigerian Rapper Illbliss express his worry and concern regarding the current state of the nation. He shares that this might on e of the dangerous period in history happening to Nigeria.
During a recent interview, the rapper spoke on the happening of Nigeria and highlighted his concerns with the country. He recalled a song called ‘Country” and how it was about a country and a different kind of war. The song spoke to the problems of the country and the rapper related it to Nigeria.
“We are in a very dangerous part of our history where the government is matching our energy. We thought we had social media but so much happens on the same social media space and you begin to wonder the government had begun to fund theories of distraction or is this government a lot more advanced now? I mean, look around us.”
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