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Ayra Starr’s ‘Rush’ retains top spot, Young Jonn’s ‘Xtra Cool’ climbs to NO.3 on TurnTable Top 100

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In the latest publication of TurnTable Top 100 dated 17th, October 2022 Ayra Starr’s retained the top as her hit single ‘Rush’ tallied 4.65 million streams (No. 1 on streaming for a third week) and 67.8 million in airplay (No. 1 on airplay across Nigeria) — ‘Rush’ rises to a new peak of No. 2 on both radio and TV charts respectively.

‘Xtra Cool’ is Young Jonn’s second top ten entry in Nigeria— joining ‘Dada (Remix)’ with Davido. It is also Young Jonn’s highest charting single as an artiste, passing ‘Dada (Remix)’.

Pheelz & Davido’s ‘Electricity’ repeats at No. 4 for another week after debuting and peaking at No. 3.

Fireboy DML & Asake’s ‘Bandana’ moves 6–5 after topping the chart for scene non-consecutive weeks.

At No. 6 and No. 7 are two former No. 1 songs from Asake’s ‘Organise’ which drops one place to No. 6 and ‘Terminator’ falling four places to No. 7 Bella Shmurda & Omah Lay’s ‘Philo’ slides 7-8.

Rounding out this week’s top ten; Victony & Tempoe’s ‘Soweto’ enters the top ten for the first time at No. 9; the song tallied 1.5 million streams (No. 16 on streaming) and 49.6 million in radio reach (No. 3 on radio).

‘Soweto’ is Victony’s highest charting single in Nigeria as a lead artiste— surpassing the No. 10 peak of ‘Kolomental’ on the defunct TurnTable Top 50. The artiste peaked at No. 8 as a featured artiste with ‘Different Size’.

For Tempoe, this marks the first time the producer will enter the top ten as a billed artiste. At No. 10 is Blaqbonez & JAE5’s ‘Back in Uni’ which debuts with 32 million in radio reach (No. 10 on radio) and 1.69 million streams (No. 11 on streaming).

Chart rankings on the Nigeria Top 100 are based on weighted formula incorporating audio and video streams within Nigeria, as well as airplay on radio and satellite TV in the country. It is the first and only standard music chart in Nigeria, providing comprehensive music activity including the official No. 1 song in Nigeria.

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‘It hurts’ — Don Jazzy laments not having partner

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Michael Ajereh, the Nigerian music executive better known as Don Jazzy, has lamented his relationship status.

In an Instagram post on Monday, the founder of Mavin Records expressed his desire to participate in a trend ‘suspect challenge’.

The ‘suspect challenge’ is a new social media trend in which couples take turns to playfully tease each other.

The 41-year-old entrepreneur said he would like to join the trend but has no partner.

“Suspect wants to do suspect challenge but no suspect partner,” he wrote. In the accompanying caption, the music executive lamented that “it hurts”.

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Dayo Amusa welcomes first child in US

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Dayo Amusa, the Nigerian actress, has announced the arrival of her first child — a baby boy.

Seun Oloketuyi, the founder of the Best of Nollywood (BON) Awards, first broke the news on Monday via Instagram.

“@dayoamusa delivers baby in the US. Congratulations,” he wrote.

Dayo also confirmed the report, sharing her excitement on social media.

In the caption, the 41-year-old wrote, “ALHAMDULILAH 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 My treasure has arrived. It’s a boy”.

The announcement has sparked an outpouring of congratulatory messages from fans and colleagues in the industry.

Tawa Ajisefini, the actress, congratulated Dayo on the arrival of her newborn, she wrote, “Oluwa o shey ooooo… a mo lore 💃💃😀😀🎈🎈🍾🍾🍾💃💃💃❤️❤️❤️. Iya okomi, congratulations sissy🫂🫂🫂🎈🎈 olorun a ka mo wa🤲🤲 Mama na boy💃💃💃💃💃”.

Toyin Adewale, another actress, also joined in the celebration.

“Oluwaseun ooo 🙏💃💃. Allihamdulilahi Robil Al’amin. Iro Ayo lao magbo lagbala olododo 🙏 Adufeade mo ba e yo🤩 @dayoamusa. Ayo na abawa kale Insha Allah 🙏. Welcome home, little Prince 🤴💙,” she wrote.

Details about the child’s father remain undisclosed.

Dayo started acting in 2002 and debuted as a producer in 2006. Known for her versatility, she has starred in Yoruba and English-language Nollywood films. She has also received several accolades for her talent.

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Wizkid unveils tracklist for new album ‘Morayo’

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Wizkid, the Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, has unveiled the tracklist for his upcoming album ‘Morayo’.

The highly anticipated project, scheduled for November 22, is a tribute to Jane Dolapo Balogun, Wizkid’s late mother, who passed away in August 2023.

In the tracklist, released on Monday, the singer features artistes like Asake, Brent Faiyaz, Jazmine Sullivan, Anaïs, and Tiakola.

The album comprises 16 tracks including, ‘Troubled Mind’, ‘Karamo’, ‘Kese (Dance)’, ‘Bad Girl’, ‘Time’, ‘Piece of My Heart’, ‘Break Me Down’, ‘Bend’, and ‘A Million Blessings’.

Others are ‘Après Minuit’, ‘Bad for You’, ‘Soji’, ‘Don’t Care’, ‘Slow’, ‘Lose’, and ‘Pray’.

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