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February 26, 2026

Top 4 Award Shows Every Nigerian Marks on Their Calendar 

There are awards that are generally regarded as the biggest achievements for any artist internationally, like the Grammys, the Emmys, and the Oscars, but in Nigeria, there are awards that are awarded to Nigerian creatives that signal a certain level of achievement and success for the creative.  This award show is recognized in the continent... Read More
The Media Blog
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Grammy Awards: Will African Artists Forever Be Boxed in That One African Category?
February 4, 2026

Grammy Awards: Will African Artists Forever Be Boxed in That One African Category?

The 68th Grammy Awards reignited a familiar debate across African social media spaces. Following Tyla’s win in the ‘Best African Performance’ category, many began questioning whether the Recording Academy truly sees African artists as global contenders or simply as cultural representatives meant to stay in a designated lane. At the center of the conversation was... Read More
Deep Dive, The Media Blog
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December 23, 2025

Is a Nigerian Song Ever Going to Be Nominated for Grammy Song of the Year?

As Afrobeats continues to rise in popularity as one of Nigeria’s biggest cultural exports, Nigerian musicians have become increasingly visible on the global stage. With this, visibility has led to recognition from major international institutions, including the Grammy Awards, with nominations and historic wins. Yet, despite these milestones, one lingering question remains: will a Nigerian... Read More
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November 4, 2020

Here’s why the Grammys has changed its ‘world music’ category to ‘best global music’

The Grammy Awards have changed the name of their best world music album category to the best global music album, an attempt to find “a more relevant, modern and inclusive term.” The Recording Academy said in a statement that the new name “symbolizes a departure from the connotations of colonialism, folk and ‘non-American’ that the... Read More
Next Rated, The Media Blog
October 24, 2018

Entertainment Roundup: XXXTentacion confessed to abuse and violence; Canadian rapper dies in airplane stunt | More stories

Here’s everything you missed in entertainment yesterday and others that unravelled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. Stephanie Linus’ “Dry” to be screened at Ray Charles Week Nigerian actress and producer, Stephanie Linus will be a guest at the Ray Charles Week at Dillard University in New Orleans, Lousiana, US, from October 25-26, 2018. During her... Read More
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July 18, 2018

Entertainment Roundup: Lesbian comic hero, Batwoman to get TV series | More stories

Here’s everything you missed in entertainment yesterday and others that unravelled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. Batwoman Series in works at CW Variety reports that The CW is developing a series about the DC superhero that would debut in 2019.  News of the development comes after the network announced in May that the character would appear... Read More
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June 27, 2018

Entertainment Roundup: Runtown launches new music company; Grammys expand major category nominations from 5 to 8 | More stories

Here’s everything you missed in entertainment yesterday and others that unravelled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. Runtown launches new music company  Nigerian singer, Runtown has unveiled his own company called Sound God Music Group. The 28-year-old singer made the announcement at a launch party in Los Angeles, US. Alongside his label, Runtown has also launched... Read More
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May 24, 2018

Entertainment Roundup: Netflix close to surpassing Disney in worth, Grammy Chief accused of funnelling money from charity | More stories

Here’s everything you missed in entertainment yesterday and others that unravelled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. Davido signs new artist to DMW Davido Music Worldwide (DMW) has signed a new artist and his name is Idowest. Davido made the announcement on his Instagram page, sharing a photo of the artist signing his contract.... Read More
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January 29, 2018

Entertainment Roundup: Kendrick Lamar sweeps the rap field, Jay-Z gets snubbed, Bruno Mars wins Album of the Year + other highlights of the 60th Grammys | More stories

We know you dread Mondays, we do too! But here’s a quick roundup of all the entertainment stories you may have missed during the weekend. We hope it makes your day better! Winners, performances and all the major highlights of the 2018 Grammys The 60th Grammys held last night leaving viewers with plenty of surprises.... Read More
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January 29, 2018

The Big 5: Buhari says millions will join APC soon, Bruno Mars dominates the Grammys, and other top stories

These are the top five stories from Nigeria that you should be monitoring today. The Federal Government said it is investigating 200 whistle-blowing tips. It said the investigation involves tips on tax officials and taxpayers for under-declaration of taxes as well as demand and receipt of gratification by tax officials. President Muhammadu Buhari says he is... Read More
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November 29, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Paul ‘Rudeboy’ Okoye says he regrets his role in the Psquare feud; Meghan Markle leaving Suits after season 7 | More stories

Here are the biggest stories that made the rounds in entertainment yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. Here’s almost everything you should know about the 2018 Grammy nominations list The 2018 Grammy nominations are out and Jay-Z is leading the pack with a total 8 nods. Thanks... Read More
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February 19, 2017

Aisha Buhari’s birthday, Beyonce’s tipping point | See our top 10 photos from the past week

We had the Grammys, we have had the fashion weeks in New York and London a lot in between. Here are our top ten photos from the past week: More that Adele’s moving acceptance speech and host, James Cordon’s fall and improve car pool Karaoke, Beyonce’s performance of Sandcastle os one thing we’ll remember the... Read More
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February 19, 2017

“It is a point of principle that Buhari is not speaking to Nigerians” | See our top 10 quotes from

We started the week off with the 59th Grammy Awards ceremony at the Staples and so we’ll definitely be recapping the most memorable speeches from that. Here in Nigeria though, so much has happened in the past week that we find it hard to believe it’s only been seven days since our last quotes round-up.... Read More
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February 13, 2017

The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversations today

These are the top five stories that drove conversations today. 1. BREAKING: ‘Trump to call Buhari today’ Geoffrey York, African Correspondent for The Globe and Mail said US president Donald Trump will on Monday speak with President Muhammadu Buhari over the phone. 2. PDP’s 2015 election loss, a temporary setback – Jonathan Former President Goodluck... Read More
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February 13, 2017

The Thread: “Even Adele knows Beyoncé won the popular vote” | Top 10 Tweets from the spectacular #GRAMMYs 2017

And the 59th Grammy Awards, 2017 have come to an end. Adele picked up all five awards she was nominated for: Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Pop Vocal Album, Song of the Year, Pop Solo Performance. Chance the Rapper picked up two Grammys for Best Rap Performance, Best New Artist and Best... Read More
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February 13, 2017

The Thread: Adele’s false start and beautiful recovery | #GRAMMYs

The 59th Grammy Awards are still live. In honour of George Michael who died in 2016, Adele performed “Fastlove” Clad in an all-black ensemble and cross earrings that matched Michael’s famed ones, Adele performed the 1996 track in front of a montage of photos and videos of Michael dancing and performing throughout his career George Michael... Read More
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February 13, 2017

The Thread: The spiritual experience that was Beyonce’s performance | #GRAMMYs

The 59th Grammy Awards are live right now. Beyoncé leads the pack, with a total of nine nominations including album of the year. She’s already won Best Music Video- Formation and  Best Urban Contemporary Album- Lemonade.   Congrats Best Music Video @Beyonce #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/c4UibDW1lj — Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) February 12, 2017 Congrats Best Urban Contemporary Album... Read More
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February 12, 2017

See 10 of the craziest Grammy Awards red carpet looks of all time

As you set your decoder to remind you about tonight’s 59th Grammy Awards show which holds at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, for the fashion as much as the music, let’s take you down memory lane with some of the red carpet looks that will remind you of how far these artists have come.... Read More
Thinking Through
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February 12, 2017

7 things to expect at the 59th Grammy Awards show tonight

No Kanye West, No Drake, No Justin Bieber! There’s a few things (or is it people) you should not expect to see at the Grammy Awards tonight. The 59th Annual Grammy Awards event will hold tonight, 12 February at the same venue it has held in the last 17 years: Staples Center (except in 2003... Read More
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February 12, 2017

Tiwa Savage shares a moment with Jay Z, P Diddy and Kelly Rowland (PHOTOS)

Nigerian musician Tiwa Savage on Sunday shared pictures of herself with American artistes, Jay Z, P Diddy and Kelly Rowland. Tiwa as she’s popularly called, who is in Los Angeles, California to attend the 59th Annual Grammy Awards shared the pictures on her Instagram page. The Mavin singer hung out with the superstars at Roc... Read More
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February 10, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Tiwa Savage attends DJ Khaled’s album party, George Clooney and wife Amal expecting twins | More stories

Here are the top entertainment stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still hot stuff this morning. Tiwa Savage parties with the biggest stars in LA Mavin Records artiste, Tiwa Savage arrived in Los Angeles two days ago ahead of her performance at the Essence Official Grammy week event.... Read More
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February 9, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Rihanna covers 150th anniversary edition of Harper’s Bazaar, Tiwa Savage in LA for Grammy week performance | More stories

Catch up on all the top stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing this morning on today’s Entertainment Roundup. It’s Grammy week and Tiwa Savage is all set for her Essence “Black Women in Music” performance Mavin Records and Roc Nation artiste, Tiwa Savage has arrived Los... Read More
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February 3, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Funke Akindele, Yemi Alade nominated for Kid’s Choice Awards, Beyonce to perform at Grammys | More stories

Missed out on the biggest entertainment stories yesterday? Why not let us help you catch up on those, and others that unraveled while you slept on today’s Entertainment Roundup. Beyonce to perform at the 2017 Grammys  Barely a day after announcing that she is pregnant with twins, more Beyonce news has it that she will... Read More
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January 19, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Praiz releases new love track, Ellen DeGeneres was the biggest star at the People’s Choice Awards | More stories

Here are some of the stories that made news yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. Praiz releases new love song, Folashade R&B singer who got Nigerian music lovers’ attention with his song, Rich and Famous has released a new single off his coming album. ‘Folashade’ is a love... Read More
Thinking Through
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January 2, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Hollywood sign altered to read ‘Hollyweed’, Is Tekno leaving MMMG? | More stories

Here are the top entertainment stories that made news over the weekend and others that unraveled while you slept – and are buzzing this Monday morning. Hollywood sign vandalised and altered to read “Hollyweed” Security cameras have shown a man dressed in black lurking in the sign at about 3am on New Year’s Day and... Read More
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