Phyno’s second album ‘The Playmaker’ is finally out.
The 20 track album is packed with features from artistes like Burna Boy, Onyeka Onwenu, M.I, 2Face among others.
2016 has definitely been a good year for the rapper.
From having chart topping tracks like ‘Fada Fada’, ‘Pino’ and ‘Connect’, to headlining concerts in and out of the country; most recent being the 3 thrones concert. This album is the cherry on top.
The album is available on iTunes.
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“Hey Boy” by Sia ft. Burnaboy out now
International artist, Sia, is set to release her new album “Music” which contains 14 tracks including ; Together, Hey Boy, Music, 1+1, Courage to Change, Eye to Eye, Miracle etc. Her last track is another version of Hey Boy, this time featuring African popstar, Burnaboy. The songs on this album are from and inspired by the singer and songwriter’s musical drama directional debut which bears the same name with the album arriving February 12.
Hey Boy was initially released November last year with millions of streams on digital platforms. Music caused quite a ruckus in the autism community after Sia was criticized for casting a non-autistic person to play the lead autistic role.
Burnaboy is no stranger to International collaborations as seen in 2020’s Oasis with Sam Smith which went on to become a hit single both home and abroad. He has worked with the likes of Stormzy, Ed Sheeran, pop smoke, Jorja Smith, Major Lazer, Dj Snake etc. He inflects his African sound in Hey Boy with Sia which adds more depth and rhythm to the already amazing song. To watch its official video, click here .
To listen, click here.
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Teni Is The Star Of The Night At The 2019 Headies
After a night full of surprises, impressive live performances and disappointing rounds of no-shows, Teni emerged the biggest winner at the 2019 Headies. The singer who recently released her “Billionaire” EP walked home with four awards out of her six nominations including Best Pop Single for her 2018 monster hit, ‘Case‘. She was closely followed by Falz who bagged three awards including Best Album for the critics’ darling “Moral Instruction“. The biggest surprise of the night was Burna Boy who secured only two awards out of his eight nominations as well as Adekunle Gold who didn’t win any awards of his five nominations.
For the coveted Next Rated Award, Rema edged over Victor AD, Lyta, Zlatan and Joe Boy to secure the category that traditionally comes with a car. The Mavin Records‘ superstar, therefore, joins the ranks of Wizkid, Davido, Wande Coal, Asa, Reekado Banks who have won that award.
Here’s the full list of winners:
Revelation Of The Year: Mayorkun
Producer Of The Year: KillerTunes
Best Performer Award: Yemi Alade
Best Collaboration: Burna Boy x Zlatan -Killin Dem
Best Rap Album: Falz -Moral Instruction
Lyricist On The Roll: A-Q
Best Alternative Song: Johnny Drille
Best Rap Single: Falz -Talk
Best Street Hop Artiste: Chiko Ekun – Able God
Best Vocal Performance (Male): WurlD
Best Vocal Performance (Female): Teni
Rookie Of The Year: Barry Jhay
Best R&B Single: Seyi Shay – Give Me Love
Best Pop Single: Teni – Case
Best R&B Album: Mayorkun – Mayor Of Lagos
Best Music Video: Clarence Peters – Dangote
Next Rated: Rema
Artiste Of The Year: Burna Boy
Best Recording Of The Year: Teni
Song Of The Year: Burna Boy – Ye
Headies’ Viewer’s Choice: Teni
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Poe gets in on ‘Who You Epp’ cover
There’s a saying that goes, “Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot ignore,” and that’s why it comes as no surprise that the new track from Olamide ‘Who You Epp‘ produced by Shizzi has caught the attention of Poe, one Nigeria’s finest hip hop artists, and he has decided to bless his fans with his own cover of ‘Who You Epp‘.
Have a listen and feel free to drop a comment below.
https://soundcloud.com/douglas-wokocha-jekan/who-you-epp-tap-rmx
