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Ayra Starr Wins “The Best African Music Act” In The MOBO Awards Show 2025
Nigerian Singer, Ayra Starr wins the title of the Best African Music Act in the MOBO 2025 Awards show. The singer beat the other nominees such as Asake, Tems and South African’s princess Tyla.
Apart from this win, the achievement marks Ayra Starr as the first female to collect this award in 16 years. Ayra Starr also secures the Best International Music Act award in a ceremony held in Newcastle.
In the Best International Music Act category, Ayra was among popular global artists such as Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Kendrick Lamar and Megan Thee Stallion. Ayra Starr comes out as the winner among these artists.
The Nigerian Singer then gives an acceptance speech at the MOBO awards show. “Okay, this is my first MOBO. And this is the first time I’m winning a MOBO award. I am actually shaking right now, I am actually nervous.”
“Thank you so much to everybody who supported me. Thank you to my team, my amazing MOB-STARS. My amazing brothers who make music with me, the producers in the studio, my studio partners in crime, my label (Mavins record), Embryo, my mummy.”
“Thank you so much, Thank you MOBOs.”
VeryDarkMan shares that he was warned by Burna Boy once that the Nigerians he fights for will one day turn on him.
He shared “Burna Boy warned me, he said the Nigerians I’m fighting for will backstab me. They’ll put knife in your neck if they have the opportunity.”
“Fighting for Nigerians is tiring. Same Nigerians that tried to cancel Burna of their own because of what happened in his UK show. Una international star. Just because him tell one person make him Comot from him show, Una join them everybody wan cancel am.”
Well, a particular song or songs have been ringing in everyone’s ears this week. Do we have the same answer?
Yes, “Heaven Baby” by Ayra Starr and Zayn Malik.
The song has risen quite well, with TikTok users also using it for different trends and videos. It has also made an impact on the charts, reaching No. 2 on the UK Official Afrobeats Chart in its first week.
Other songs from Ayra Starr’s Starrgirl album that have been getting attention include:
- Misunderstood
- Amazing
- Gimme Dat
- Dangerous
- Pressure
“Heaven Baby” has also been gaining significant traction on TikTok, with hundreds of thousands of videos using the sound.
Movie lovers, this weekend we’ll be looking at 10 movies Angelina Jolie has acted in.
- Girl, Interrupted
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith
- Wanted
- Salt
- The Tourist
- Maleficent
- Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
- Eternals
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