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How Mohbad’s death affected me – Qing Madi
Qing Madi, the Nigerian singer, has revealed how the death of Mohbad affected her.
Born Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, Mohbad died under mysterious circumstances on September 12 and was buried the following day.
On September 21, the former Marlian Record artiste’s body was exhumed by police for an autopsy.
Eight months later, the autopsy failed to determine the cause of death as the singer’s body had decomposed when tests were conducted.
In a recent episode of the ‘Is This Seat Taken’ podcast, Madi disclosed that Mohbad’s death affected “so much in my thinking” despite not meeting him while he was alive.
The fast-rising singer said after his death she unconsciously started writing in a “dark way”.
The singer added that ‘Journey‘ was not released for commercial purposes but as a tribute song that conveyed her feelings about Mohbad’s demise.
“I actually wrote journey because of the late diamond, Mohbad. So I wrote it because of him and at the time, I had not gotten the time to meet him or be in the same room with him, I had only heard his music,” she said.
“So at the time of his death news, it affected so much in my thinking. I am like I have never written a song like this because usually moments around me affect the way I write.
“I go to the studio with the person I made ‘Ole’ and ‘Vision’ with and I am like what are we doing? So he noticed that I started writing in a dark way. So he said I got you, started playing the guitar then I started writing.
“After writing ‘Journey’, I said I was going to put it out as content, I didn’t want to put it out as a song. That is why I made a whole viral video because I’m like that is all is going to be.
“I do not want people to stream this, I just wanted them to know how I feel about everything that is going on.”
A N5 million reward has been offered to anyone who helps recover Wizkid‘s missing phone.
The phone went missing on Saturday during the singer’s surprise performance at the Nativeland concert at Sol Beach in Elegushi, Lagos.
In a viral video from the concert, DJ Tunez took to the stage to announce the missing phone.
He said Wizkid’s phone dropped during his performance. He also offered a N5 million reward to anyone who finds it.
“When my brother Wizkid was performing, he dropped his cell phone. Anybody that finds Wizkid’s cell phone, N5 million. It is my boss’ cell phone, if anybody finds it, bring it to me. N5 million,” he said.
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He also shared the announcement on his X page with the caption: “I’m gooooooooooood! Please if you find Machala’s phone hit me up! Thank you!”
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Speed Darlington, the Nigerian rapper, has been granted bail after nearly a month in police custody.
The rapper was arrested on November 27 while performing at a show in Owerri, Imo state.
Deji Adeyanju, a human rights lawyer, had alleged that Burna Boy, the Afrofusion star, was responsible for the rapper’s arrest.
Darlington had taunted Burna Boy over his affiliation with the embattled US rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ who is facing multiple charges for sexual exploitation and human trafficking.
He asked Burna Boy to explain how he won the Grammy award for his album ‘Twice As Tall’ — a project executive produced by Diddy. He claimed there was a sexual relationship between the duo.
Stan Alieke, the legal representative of Darlington, earlier revealed that weeks after the rapper’s arrest, the police had denied him access to bail.
The lawyer also called on the law enforcement agency not to “trample on my client’s constitutional rights”.
But in an Instagram post on Monday, Alieke disclosed that his client had been granted bail.
“Apki has been granted bail by the court,” he wrote without including much information.
Spotify has released the data for the most streamed artists outside Nigeria in 2024.
On the list shared by Spotify, Grammy winner Burna Boy is the Nigerian artist with the most streams outside Nigeria. For the past couple of years, the hitmaker has been at the forefront of exporting Nigerian music globally.
Burna Boy’s feat is a testament to his global popularity which has made him the only African artist with 3 albums surpassing over 500 million streams.
Second on the list is Grammy-nominated star Ayra Starr who enjoyed a good year thanks to the release of her critically acclaimed sophomore album ‘The Year I Turned 21’ which enjoyed critical and commercial success.
The album features a star-studded lineup that includes Asake, Seyi Vibez, American singer Giveon and Coco Jones, and Brazilian star Aniita.
Rema is the third most exported Nigerian artist of 2024. His hit single ‘Calm Down’ continues to enjoy global success, especially in the United States where it became the first African song to garner 1 billion streams.
This year, Rema released his sophomore LP ‘HEIS’ which is one of the most talked about albums of 2024. The album buoyed by its upper tempo arrangement, pulsating production, and aggressive chest thumping delivered the bit records ‘Ozeba’, ‘Hehehe’, and ‘Azaman’.
Tems (4) and Omah Lay (5) rounds off the top 5. Grammy winner Tems enjoyed a successful year on the global front with the release of her debut album ‘Born In The Wild’ which earned a Grammy nomination for Best Global Album.
Top 10 exported Nigerian Artists on Spotify in 2024
1. Burna Boy
2. Ayra Starr
3. Rema
4. Tems
5. Omah Lay
6. Asake
7. Wizkid
8. Davido
9. Fireboy
10. Victony
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Bodex F. Hungbo, SPMIIM is a multiple award-winning Nigerian Digital Media Practitioner, Digital Strategist, PR consultant, Brand and Event Expert, Tv Presenter, Tier-A Blogger/Influencer, and a top cobbler in Nigeria.
She has widespread experiences across different professions and skills, which includes experiences in; Marketing, Media, Broadcasting, Brand and Event Management, Administration and Management with prior stints at MTN, NAPIMS-NNPC, GLOBAL FLEET OIL AND GAS, LTV, Silverbird and a host of others
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