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Beyonce makes herstory at the 67th Grammy Awards

Beyoncé Makes Herstory at the 67th Grammy Award Show

This year’s Grammy Award will always be remembered as one of the most unpredictable and exciting Grammys ever. Everyone has been talking about the iconic moment when American singer Beyoncé’s…

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Top 5 Stories Of The Day | Tems Reveals She Received an Email from Beyoncé Before ‘Essence’ was Released

Tems reveals she received an email from Beyoncé before ‘Essence’ was released Kano Gov’t and High Court at opposite ends over Sanusi's and Bayero India fines Binance $2.2 million in…

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Watch: Beyoncé announces Renaissance World Tour Concert Film

Beyoncé has just announced a film documenting her just concluded 39-city Renaissance world tour which is set to premiere in theaters on December 1st, 2023. View this post on Instagram…

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Beyoncé announces ‘Renaissance’ world tour

Grammy-winning American artist Beyoncé has finally confirmed the dates for her long-awaited "Renaissance" world tour. The Renaissance, Beyonce's seventh studio album, was released in July 2022. On Wednesday, the megastar…

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Tems credited as a songwriter on Beyonce’s upcoming album, Renaissance

Nigerian singer and songwriter Temilade Openiyi popularly known as Tems has been listed as one of the songwriters on Beyonce's upcoming album 'Renaissance'. A track list of Beyonce's 'Renaissance' was…

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#TheVoiceNigeria: Do we have a two-woman race or Naomi is still clearly ahead?

Last night we were treated to yet another enthralling episode of the Voice Nigeria. The show which is now beamed live stage saw contestants vying for the opportunity to go…

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#NigerianIdol: Kingdom wins the fans over; for a second time | Season 6 Roundup

Last week on the Nigerian Idol Season 6, eleven contestants advanced to the next round, as they were deemed by the judges to be the best undiscovered singers in the…

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#NigerianIdol Review: 16-year-old Beyoncé, Comfort sneak into the hearts of Nigerians

This Sunday's episode of Nigerian Idol saw the selection of the finest un-harvested singers in the country. Eleven contestants were sorted out by the judges, and by next week, their…

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Review: Does ‘A Day In The Live: Wizkid’ bring the Starboy closer?

With the Coronavirus pandemic upending traditional music industry structures globally, artists, their management and record labels have had to figure out alternative ways of getting their content out to the…

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The AMA’s are here, and we are already predicting these artistes to take home the gold

The America Music Awards 2020 is in full swing as the nominees are unveiled. Among them are some of the most thrilling artists that took to the studio during the…

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End SARS Timeline

23 notable things we must not forget from the #EndSARS protest

Now 18 days, Nigerians have taken to various parts of the country to protest against police brutality, extortion, extra-judicial killings perpetrated by the now-defunct police unit, Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS),…

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On Beyonce and Miss Tina: When ‘working behind the scenes’ does not suffice | #EndSARS

by Adewale Alabi When the #EndSARS/#EndSWAT protest started, no one particularly saw the need for foreign support.  As time went by, local media platforms seemed to turn a blind eye…

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DJ Switch spread the #LekkiMassacre story to the world, and it’s not the first time she is fighting to #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria

Since the protest to end police brutality in Nigeria began, protesters have demanded that the movement remain leaderless. That way, no appointed leader or group of leaders will be bribed,…

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#EndSARS: Beyonce really does not have to lend her voice because she “capitalised” off Africa

Earlier today, Twitter was abuzz with a an Instagram live video made by Tiwa Savage. In this video, we can see the Afrobeats queen speaking on the country’s structural decay,…

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#YNaijaEndSARSupdate: Nigerians call out Beyoncé’s silence on the #EndSARS protest

Counting 9 days now, the #EndSARS movement has received more support than the Nigerian Police and the Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government would have ever thought it would. Nigerian celebrities and…

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Here’s your chance to see the new Beyonce’s ‘Brown Skin Girl’ video

Beyonce is the gift that keeps on giving. This time, she has gifted us with the latest visuals accompanying 'Brown Skin Girl' - the widely popular hit song featuring Afrobeats…

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We attempt the impossible: A ranking of the videos in Beyonce’s Black is King

On the last day in July, Beyoncé’s unveiled her new visual album Black is King on Disney+. Designed as a re-imagination of the 2019 Jon Favreau film The Lion King, itself a remake of…

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Black Is King review, The women of Nollywood – the best Nigerian articles of the week

Each week here at YNaija, we round up the best Nigerian writing on the internet, highlighting the stories, profiles, interviews and in-depth reporting that rise above the daily churn. Here are…

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Beyonce set the world of Christian conspiracy theories ablaze with Black is King

Beyonce Knowles Carter understands the internet. She understands our obsession with being the first to engage creative bodies of work, with being the first to put out our opinions and…

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Contrary to earlier speculations, Beyonce’s ‘Black is King’ does center African narratives

Last year, it was announced that Beyonce was joining the already phenomenal cast for the remake of the Lion King. With original cast members like James Earl Jones reprising their…

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What we’ve gathered on the new Beyoncé film ‘Black Is King’

There's quite a lot that comes to mind when Beyoncé is mentioned in any space, but, lately, the Grammy award-winning singer and performer has taken a shift from what could be…

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Build your own table: Why women should listen to Beyonce

by Onakoya Toluwanimi It is no surprise to learn that women, especially Black women, struggle and are exploited in the music industry. Even Queen B herself admitted to the hurdles that…

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Tiwa Savage: Are women really the enemies of one another?

by Toluwanimi Onakoya “Women are always tearing other women down,” “Women are bitchy and catty,” “Women are women’s worst enemies.” Is this the truth? Or is this the easy lie that…

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Here’s why Timini’s alleged relationship with undergraduate girlfriend became gist for the timeline

At this point, you may be expecting a little too much if you expect that Nigerians have outgrown some topics, believing that we have reached a consensus on topics that…

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#YNaija2019Review: Burna’s Grammy nom, Beyonce’s Afrobeats gift, Chimamanda forever …10 Moments that made us proud

It is hard being a Nigerian and this year was as demanding as any other in recent times. But every once in a while, some moments presented themselves that made…

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5 Things that Should Matter Today: Beyoncé is releasing a behind-the-scenes documentary on ”The Lion King: The Gift”

The release of Disney's 2019 remake of The Lion King, and Beyoncé curating a soundtrack for the project, were two big cultural events this year has witnessed. And although the…

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5 Things that Should Matter Today: Can we talk about ”The Lion King” becoming the highest-grossing animated film of all time?

Ever since Disney's live-action remake of The Lion King was released in theaters last month, I have been monitoring its box office numbers as it steadily increased. I kept thinking…

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Forget Billboard, we rank all the songs in Beyoncé’s The Lion King: The Gift album

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter, aka Nala, sister of Naruba, Oshun, Queen Sheba and the mother herself fulfilled her contractual obligations to Disney over the weekend when she released The Lion King:…

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The YNaija Cover – the 22nd of July

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Beyoncé’s ”The Lion King” album, Mikel Obi retires from international football, Seyi Makinde goes public with assets – Here’s everything that happened this week

Here are the stories that drove conversation this week Beyoncé's ''The Lion King'' album This week was explosive and it was all about Beyoncé, from releasing the tracklist of The…

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