Tag: wizkid

The Headies: Wizkid has questions about ‘Album of the Year’… which he lost

by Hauwa Gambo So, since Wizkid is now officially a big boy, with big cars, big awards and the ability to hire and fire managers who have been with him…

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Square, Mavin, EME win big: Full list of winners at The Headies 2012

by Chi Ibe It was a victory for Nigeria's new breed of young, powerful record label owners at the Headies. Record labels Square Records, Empire Mates Entertainment (EME) and Mavin…

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Empire State of Mind: Banky W, Wizkid, Skales and Shaydee on set of new video (PHOTOS)

by Isi Esene Banky W, Wizkid, Skales, and Shaydee were on set recently to shoot the video of the hit single 'Sun Mo Mi', off the first EME album -…

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SNAPSHOT: War of the OAPs: ToolzO and Gbemi battle to claim Wizkid

by Isi Esene Two Beat FM on-air-personalities, Toolz Oniru and Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi couldn't hide their love for the EME Record label shining star, Wizkid, as they battle to claim him…

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“We’re young ni**as making money” – Davido speaks on much-talked-about ‘beef’ with Wizkid

by Reuben Daba   Singing sensation, Davido, who turns 20 soon, was recently in Atalanta where he performed before a packed audience. Just before his performance, the self styled 'golden…

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Review: D’banj and the lack of talent thereof

by Demola Rewaju If he had auditioned for Project Fame or West African Idol, D'banj would have lost and his performance used as a skit for the TV commercial. Imagine…

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Waje, Don Jazzy, AY, Brymo, Ice Prince, others at The Nigeria Entertainment Awards 2012 (Photos)

Funke Akindele-Oloyede & AY. by Akan Ido The 7th edition of Nigeria Entertainment Awards (NEA) took place yesterday at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in New York, USA.…

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13 Nigerian artistes make short-list for Channel O Music Video Awards

by Stanley Azuakola The ninth edition of The Channel O Music Video Awards will be holding on November 19, 2012 in Kliptown, Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa. The organisers of the awards, which…

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WATCH: Tim Westwood interviews Wizkid in London

by Adeniyi Abdul Check out the video below with Wizkid and host Tim Westwood at BBC's Radio 1 where they catch up on all things music and discuss the origins…

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#InCaseYouMissedIt: “I am way too grown to tweet that sh*t” – Wizkid attacks OK! Nigeria on D’banj tweet

by Adeniyi Abdul Star musician Wizkid has reacted to rumours about himself and D'Banj which have been floating around the web the past week. A tweet which was supposedly sent…

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WATCH: #Dream4Naija video featuring Banky W, 2face, others

by Isi Esene The #Dream4Nija youth media project has released the first in its series of breakaways and short videos that is set to be released leading up to the…

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WATCH: EME premieres Get Down Tonight video featuring Banky W, Skales and Wizkid

by Adeniyi Abdul The latest edition of EME Wednesdays brings with it the release of the video for 'Get Down Tonight' featuring Banky W, Skales, and Wizkid. The video was…

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WATCH: EME premieres Dance For Me video feat. Wizkid

by Seyi Lawal The latest video from the stable of EME Music in it's EME Wednesdays series is the Sesan directed Dance For Me. Check it out!

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It’s on! EME promises to release album videos every week in August

by Isi Esene Three weeks after kicking off the first-ever EME US tour, the label has announced the release of the first video off the Empire Mates State of Mind…

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PHOTOS: The Headies presents Wizkid with ‘Next Rated’ car prize

by Seyi Lawal Activities for this year's edition of the Headies kicked-off with the presentation of the next rated prize - a 2012 Hyundai Sonata car to Wizkid on Friday.…

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WATCH: EME premieres ‘Baddest Boy’ music video featuring Banky W, Skales and Wizkid

The first of a series of music videos to be released from the stable of EME Music in what is titled EME Wednesdays has turned up and it's for none…

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SNAPSHOT: Wizkid back in the day

by Chi Ibe This was Wizkid in secondary school: And this is Wizkid now people! Yes, the 'swag' has changed, but the charming smile remains.  

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Congratulations, you two: Tiwa Savage and Wizkid unveiled as official Pepsi ambassadors

by Doyin Jaiyesimi Tiwa Savage and Wizkid are officially ambassadors for Pepsi. After months of speculation, the two superstars were unveiled at an exclusive “Blue, Bold & Beautiful” event which…

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#InCaseYouMissedIt: Banky W, Skales, Wizkid begin US tour

by Doyin Jaiyesimi Just weeks after releasing the highly-anticipated EME all star album, the EME crew have embarked on their debut tour in the US. The multi-city tour kicked off…

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Opinion: Yes you want to be famous, but for what?

by Gabriel Ola' I wondered if Genevieve Nnaji had to sleep with all the powerful men to be this big... I attended the Obafemi Awolowo University where I studied Dramatic…

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Church! How music started for Psquare, Wande Coal, Wizkid & others

by Anthony Ada Abraham With what could be described as the tradition of most musical artistes in mainstream entertainment across the world, many Nigerian artistes also started their singing career…

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Video: Factory78tv’s exclusive coverage of the Wizkid UK tour including interviews

by Seyi Lawal The Wizkid UK Tour bus finally stopped in London on June 4, 2012. The stage was set for Wizkid, surprise guest performers, as well as UK based…

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NEA Nominees: Wizkid rises to the top, eLDee, Tiwa Savage, Bez, Davido follow

by Tolu Orekoya The Nigerian Entertainment Awards nominee list is out! Revealed on Friday June 1 at a swanky black-tie affair held at Eko Hotel & Suites in Victoria Island, Lagos. The list has…

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Video: Factory78tv’s exclusive coverage of Wizkid’s final press day in London

African superstar Wizkid finally touched down in London for his exceptionally publicised UK shows holding on the June 3 and 4 in Manchester and London respectively. The EME/Konlive music star…

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Hot Stuff: Wizkid – ‘Zombie’ Freestyle

by Chi Ibe Our famous kid, Wizkid releases this new freestyle single titled ‘Zombie’. Click here to listen:  [audio:]

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From the Magazine: The matter of Wizkid

 In case you missed it, an entertainment newspaper broke the news that the rave-of-the-moment 21-year-old EME artiste fondly called ‘Wizzy’ is now a father. A fan weighs in. This question…

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Something New: Ms. Chief feat. Da Grin- ‘Like Friday ‘

by Daniel Essien We are proud to present to you 'Like Friday' by Ms. Chief featuring Da Grin. The song which is reminiscent of Beyonce's 'Party', is sure to make…

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Ugodre Talks Figures: Kanye West, Akon… what do they all want?

Ugodre It’s difficult not to imagine there is one grand strategy in all of this as Americans do not foray into territories that do not provide huge potential for making…

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#FaceOff: Wizkid vs Davido: Who is winning? Click to see the match-up

by Lekan Olanrewaju Just a few days ago, popular musician, 22-year-old Wizkid granted an interview where he stated that he wasn’t threatened by relative newcomer Davido, the 19-year-old upstart currently wrapping the music…

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It has been confirmed: Wizkid is officially a Konvict

wiz-kid by Chi Ibe Akon has confirmed the rumours, our lil’ Wizkid is now signed on to Konvict/EME records.  Akon announced the big news via his twitter account yesterday. “It’s OFFICIAL!!!! KONVICT/EME is…

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