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Burna Boy, Asake, Ayra Starr Nominated For The VGMAs 2023

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Just like Grammy Awards, BET Awards and so much more, Nigerian artists are still representing the country. However, the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs) 2023 is Upcoming and some Nigerian artists have been selected for nominations.

The nomination lists was announced at an event on Saturday, March 18, 2023. The Nigerian singers nominated for Best Artist of the year were Ayra Star, Burna Boy, Kizz Daniel, Asake.

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Other Nigerian artists nominated for other categories include Yemi Alade, Mayorkun,  BNXN and Omah Lay.

The VGMAs 2023 is set to hold on May 13, 2023, at the Grand Arena of the Accra International Conference Center (AICC).

See full nominees list below:

Artist of the Year

 Black Sherif

Stonebwoy

Sarkodie

King Promise

Camidoh

KiDi

Piesie Esther

Joe Mettle

Most Popular Song of the Year

Camidoh – Sugarcane (Remix) ft. King Promise & Mayokun

Sarkodie – Country Side ft. Black Sherif

Black Sherif – Kweku The Traveller

Lasmid – Friday Night

Kelvyn Boy – Down Flat

Gyakie – Something

Wendy Shay – Survivor

KiDi – Blessed ft. Mavado

Stonebwoy – Therapy

Piesie Esther – Waye Me Yie

Record of the Year

King Promise – Yaa Asantewaa ft. Frenna

Adomaa – Beginning Again

Perez Muzik – Hewale Lala

Stonebwoy – Therapy

Sarkodie – Country Side ft. Black Sherif

Gyakie – Far Away

Best Hip Hop Song

Black Sherif – Kweku the Traveler

Amerado – Obiaa Boa

Sarkodie – Country Side ft. Black Sherif

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Malcom Nuna – Benzo

Kwesi Authur – Drama

Medikal – Scarface

Best New Artist

Lasmid

Djay

Malcom Nuna

Jay Bhad

Ewuraabena

DJ Azonto

Chief One

Album of the Year

Black Sherif – The Villain I Never Was

Sarkodie – Jamz

Gyakie – My Diary

King Promise – 5 Star

Kwesi Authur – Son of Jacob

Joe Mettle – The Kadosh

Best African Artist

Ayra Starr

Burna Boy

Asake

Kizz Daniel

Libianca

The Therapist

 Best Rap Performance

Medikal – Scarface

Strongman – Goated

Amerado – Obiaa boa

Lyrical Joe – 5th August 6

Teephlow – 6feet

International Collaboration of the Year

Camidoh – Sugarcane (Remix) ft. King Promise & Mayokun

KiDi – Touch it ft. Tyga

King Promise – Ten Toes ft. Omah Lay

KiDi – Blessed ft. Mavado

MzVee – Dumebi ft. Yemi Alade

King Promise – Run to You ft. Chance the Rapper & Vic Mensa

Sarkodie – Better days ft. Bnxn

Collaboration of the Year

FBS – Jo ft. Mr Drew

Sarkodie – Country side ft. Black Sherif

Epixode – Atiaa ft. Kwabena Kwabena

Amerado – Grace ft. Lasmid

DJ Breezy – Abonten ft. Kwesi Authur, Mugeez, Stonebwoy, Black Sherif & Smallgod

Bethel Revival Choir ft. Edwin Dadson – Tegbe Tegbe

Sarkodie – Labadi ft. King Promise

Songwriter of the Year

Piesie Esther – Waye me Yie

Black sheriff – Oh Paradise

Perez Muzik – Hewale lala

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Fameye – Thank You

Diana Hamilton – My Meditation

Ewurabena – This Far

Best Highlife Artist

Kofi Kinata

Akwaboa

Kuami Eugene

Abiana

Best Hiplife/Hip Hop Artist

Black Sherif

Sarkodie

Kwesi Authur

Medikal

Amerado

Strongman

Best Afrobeats/Afropop Artist

Camidoh

King Promise

Gyakie

KiDi

Wendy Shay

Kelvyn Boy

Best Reggae/Dancehall Artist

Ras Kuuku

Epixode

Rocky Dawuni

Stonebwoy

Samini

Best Gospel Artist

Piesie Esther

Joe Mettle

Perez Muzik

Diana Hamilton

Celestine Donkor

MOG Music

Best Female Vocal Performance

Piesie Esther

Niella

Enuonyam

Cina Soul

Abiana

Adomaa

Best Male Vocal Performance

Camidoh

Kyei Mensah

Perez Muzik

Stonebwoy

King Promise

Best Music Video

Black Sherif – Konogo Zongo

Stonebwoy – Therapy

Piesie Esther – Waye me Yie

Stonebwoy – Gidigba

Sarkodie – Labadi ft. King Promise

KiDi – Touch it (Remix) ft. Tyga

Scott Evans – Best Side

Kwabena Kwabena – Afraid to Lose You

Producer of the Year

Mog Beatz

Atown

Phantom

Shadrach Yawson

Guilty Beatz

Kill Beatz

Liquid Beatz

Samnsey

Audio Engineer of the Year

Chopz – Yaa Asantewaa

Qube – Beginning Again

Perez Muzik – Hewale lala

Supa Dups – Therapy

Possigee – Country Side

Altra Nova – Far Away

Best Reggae/Dancehall Song

Konkara Jahvybz – A Go dey ft. Kelvyn Boy

Ras Kuuku – 33N1

Epixode – Atia

Black Sherif – Don’t Forget Me

Rocky Dawuni – Never Bow Down ft. Blvk H3ro

Maccasio – Eyes on You ft. Stonebwoy

Best Afropop Song

Stonebwoy – Therapy

Wendy Shay – Survivor

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Black Sherif – Oil in y Had

DopeNation – Gboza

King Promise – Ten Toes ft. Omah Lay

Kuami Eugene – Takeaway

KiDi – Blessed ft. Movado

Fameye – Thank You

Best Afrobeats Song

Camidoh – Sugarcane (Remix) ft. King Promise & Mayokun

Gyakie – Something

KiDi – Champagne

Djay – Balance It

King Promise – Ginger

FBS – Jo ft. Mr Drew

Best Highlife Song

Epixode – Atia ft. Kwabena Kwabena

AK Songstress – My Proposal

Adina – Adi Dede

Kwesi Authur – Adom

Kelvyn Boy – Down Flat

Kofi Kinaata – Have Mercy

Best Hiplife Song

Lasmid – Friday Night

Medikal – Stubborn Academy

Jay Bahd – Anadwo

DJ Breezy – Abonten ft. Kwesi Authur, Mugeez, Stonebwoy, Black Sherif & Smallgod

Amerado – Grace ft. Lasmid

Kweku Flick – Ewiase

Unsung Artist of the Year

Ni Ashun

Aya Ramzy

DSL

TsaQa

Maya Blu

Boi Jake

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Ebuka Obi-Uchendu Auditioned For Big Brother Nigeria On A Dare

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Talk show host Ebuka Obi-Uchendu recently appeared on the “Menisms Podcast” and shared a surprising story about his beginnings. Ebuka revealed that he was actually a contestant on the very first season of Big Brother Nigeria way back in 2006! He emphasised that he never went on the show to become famous; it was just something he decided to do.

“I was 23 when I first started Big Brother. We were in the first season of Big Brother Nigeria. It was even called Big Brother ‘Nigeria’ then, not ‘Naija’. Naija wasn’t a thing then and I feel like we were just guinea pigs because nobody knew what the show was going to be like if they were going to watch, what to expect and all that,” he began.

Ebuka’s Big Brother NIgeria poster [Big Brother Wiki]

Ebuka dished on the podcast about how he ended up on Big Brother Nigeria. He saw an ad for the show and, in a spur-of-the-moment decision, decided to audition as a dare from his sister.

He admits that part of the motivation was seeing all the attractive ladies at the audition. But, to be honest, the grand prize money probably didn’t hurt either.

“I didn’t go in to blow, which is what you get now. Now it’s like a path to entertainment for people. Back then the prize was even $100,000 and they still advertised in newspapers because there wasn’t social media then.”

He continued, 

“So I saw the ad in the newspaper and it wasn’t something I would have ever done. I was a lawyer then and my sister dared me to do it, so I auditioned, they called me and I saw mad babes and I was like ‘I have to do this’. But the main motivation was the money. I wanted to win the money, go to Yankee and get my master’s. That was the plan I had at the time and there was no entertainment in my path.”

Ebuka went on the podcast to share that even though he auditioned for the money and the pretty faces at the Big Brother Nigeria auditions, he ended up finding his calling in entertainment after the competition ended. In other words, going on the show for a dare turned into a whole new career path for him.

“Of Course, I didn’t win and then everything went left. I had gotten the fame and I wasn’t enjoying being a lawyer and I was kind of broke. And that’s how this started, people kept telling me that I had a great voice and I looked good, so I started going for auditions and then I got my first job with NTA. I started doing this strictly for the money,” he said.

Ebuka gets evicted from Big Brother Nigeria [Big Brother Wiki]

Little did Ebuka know that his dare to audition for Big Brother show would change his life. Even though he originally went on the show for the money and the fun, his time on Big Brother Nigeria launched him into the entertainment industry.

Ebuka has become one of Nigeria’s most popular media personalities and TV hosts. And ironically, the host of the very same reality show that gave him his big break!

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See Why Beverly Naya Almost Quit Acting

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Nollywood actress Beverly Naya recently talked to media personality Chude Jideonwo about a tough time in her career. She said that all the negativity and bullying online got to her mental health so much that she considered quitting acting altogether. Naya said she felt like the online bullies were unfairly targeting her.

She said,

“There was this particular blog that literally kept coming for me and always had the most negative things to say about everything that I was in and it felt like a personal attack.”

The actress admitted that the constant online attacks really got to her and even made her think about leaving acting altogether. “I felt like I was being attacked again, like, ‘Why am I always being singled out?’ So it really got to me and it damaged my self-esteem and made me doubt myself and I didn’t want to continue in this industry.”

She recounted a particularly hurtful post that has stayed with her ever since. Narrating how the words broke her down, she said,

“There was a particular post that I can never forget, they said ‘Nollywood can we stop trying to make Beverly Naya happen.’ When I saw it, I was crushed and I cried my eyes out because of that. I was angry because I felt like I worked hard. At the time I wasn’t perfect, I’m still not perfect but I was willing and I was pushing myself and I really felt like I did my best and I was trashed and singled out and irrelevant. I was borderline depressed during that period.”

 

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Beverly Naya is a well-respected Nollywood actress who has starred in many popular films. Some of her most notable movies include “Forgetting June,” a movie that explores moving on from past love, and “The Wedding Party,” a hilarious look at the chaos that can ensue around wedding planning.

She’s also been in romantic comedies like “When Love Happens” and dramas like “Across the Rising Sun.”

Naya’s talents extend beyond acting, and she even won an Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Award (AMVCA) for Best Documentary for her film “Skin.” This award sheds light on her ability to entertain and also tell important stories.

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Tyla Teases Potential Collaboration With Blackpink’s Lisa

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Music fans! South African singing sensation Tyla is brewing up a potential collaboration with K-pop megastar Lisa from BLACKPINK! The buzz started when Tyla shared a social media clip of them hanging out in the studio, with Lisa listening to Tyla’s debut album, “TYLA.” The caption hinted at a future team-up, saying, “Sweetest gorllll… Definitely a Lisa x Tyla collab down the line.”

In a recent interview with Reuters promoting her new album, Tyla confirmed the exciting news. She revealed they’ve been in talks about creating a song together. “We’ve been speaking about making a song together, so yes, for sure,” Tyla enthusiastically told Reuters. This potential collaboration has music lovers buzzing. With Tyla’s soulful vocals and Lisa’s energetic rapping, the combination promises an explosive track that could dominate the charts. Both artists are known for pushing boundaries and experimenting with new sounds, making this a collaboration with serious potential.

While there’s no official confirmation on the song’s release date or details, Tyla’s confirmation is enough to set the music world on fire. Fans are eagerly waiting for any further developments and can’t wait to see what these two musical powerhouses create together.

Lisa struck out on her own in February, launching her label “LLOYD” after her solo contract with YG Entertainment ended. Lisa and her bandmates have renewed their group contract with YG.

This wouldn’t be Tyla’s first high-profile collaboration. Her debut album already features tracks with American rapper Travis Scott and Nigerian singer Tems. Teaming up with the globally renowned Lisa from BLACKPINK would be a massive step for Tyla, further solidifying her position as a rising star on the international music scene.

With both artists at the top of their game, a Tyla and Lisa collaboration has the potential to be a global chart-topper.

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