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Davido, Lojay, Tyla make Billboard’s ‘Honour Roll’ for chart-topping songs
Davido, Lojay, and Tyla are the African artistes that made the 2024 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Honour Roll.
The Billboard Honour Roll celebrates chart-topping records across R&B, rap and hip hop from August 1, 2023, to July 31, 2024.
The recognition comes as part of Billboard’s celebration of its R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players, spotlighting those who have propelled the genre to new heights.
Davido and Lojay, the Nigerian singers, made the list courtesy of their contribution to Chris Brown’s ‘Sensational‘.
The song, which was released in October 2023, reached No. 1 on the ‘Adult R&B AirPlay’ chart.
Billboard also honoured Usher, Tyla, Victoria Monet, LuckyDaye, and the late Luther Vandross, as artistes shaping the future of R&B.
Tyla received the ‘Global Impact Award’ for her hit song ‘Water’. The song took over the Billboard US ‘Afrobeats Songs’ chart, staying at No. 1 for 44 weeks.
‘Water’ also reached No. 7 on the ‘Hot 100’, No. 6 on ‘Pop AirPlay’, and topped the ‘Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop and Rhythmic Airplay’ charts.
“The 22-year-old released her self-titled debut album, which opened at No. 2 on the ‘Top R&B Albums’ chart,” Billboard wrote.
“The album’s “Truth or Dare,” “Art” and the Tems-assisted “No. 1” generated attention, while “Jump,” with Gunna and Skillibeng, is now in the top 15 on Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay.”
Other artistes on the list include Beyonce, Kendrick Lamar, Nicki Minaj, Drake, and Michael Jackson.
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‘I contracted HIV after cheating on my wife 31 years ago’ — Nigerian man opens up
A Nigerian man identified as Salisu Ahmed has shared his experience living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) for 31 years.
In a recent interview with reality star Doyin David, Ahmed revealed that he contracted the virus after his first extramarital sexual encounter.
He discussed the stigma he faced, including being denied access to a shared toilet and bathroom, losing his teaching job, and being abandoned by his wife and children.
“I am Salisu Ahmed, I have been living with this virus for 31 years,” he said.
“The first experiment of going outside my matrimonial home is how it happened. It has been proven that about 85 to 90 percent of people living with HIV contracted this thing through sexual intercourse.
“I was denied the use of the bathroom of the compound, I was not allowed to access the toilet, I was formerly a teacher so I was asked honourably to stop coming to the school.
“She packed everything including the children at home, they left me.”
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‘I didn’t know he’s a man of God’ — Portable apologises for slapping preacher
Portable, the controversial singer, has apologised for slapping a man who he claimed was preaching close to his bar.
Last week, the ‘Zazoo Zeh’ hitmaker shared a video wherein he confronted the preacher outside his establishment in Sango Ota, Ogun state.
The apparently infuriated singer queried the middle-aged man before slapping him.
Portable was heavily criticised on social media for slapping the man who appeared to hold a Bible.
But in an Instagram post on Monday, Portable explained that he wouldn’t have slapped the preacher if he knew he was a “true man of God”.
The singer said “I am a human being and I’m not perfect” while apologising for his actions.
Portable said he attacked the preacher because he believed the “man was at my bar to inflict spiritual harm on me”.
“My fans, they wanted to see me up. Yes, may God forgive me because I didn’t know that he is a man of God. If I knew that he was a man of God, I wouldn’t have slapped him,” he said.
“It was his behavior that caused it. I’m a human being and I’m not perfect. I’m also a child of God, I’m also God’s messenger.
“Something made me angry, I’m an orphan. They’ve done something bad to my sister, they searched for me but didn’t meet me at home.
“After my mum died, she was the one who raised me but now I’m taking care of her. I had a dream that someone harmed me, then this man came to my bar on a Monday morning.”
Gospel singer Testimony Jaga had earlier given Portable a three-day ultimatum to apologise to the preacher.
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Rema says his contribution to Afrobeats not being recognised
Rema, the singer, has claimed that his contributions to Afrobeats are not receiving sufficient recognition.
In a recent interview on The Breakfast Club, Rema said his efforts have gone unrecognised because he has only been in the music industry for three years.
The singer said: “People just want you to strive so hard before they can give you your flowers.”
“I think the success came too quickly that some people wish I didn’t get it too quick.
“You know when they want to give you respect but you have to be 10 years in the game, I feel like my career didn’t play according to those rules.
“And I was already breaking seven-year career records in just three years in the game. I already went international from my first EP.
“People have the mind frame of seeing you striving for 10 years. Why do I need to? There is something called grace though.”
The host asked Rema if he believes he should be included in conversations about the top three Afrobeats artistes (Wizkid, Davido and Burna Boy).
The ‘Calm Down’ hitmaker responded by saying: “Respect to the OGs, but I am one of them”.
“My impact in Afrobeats has been huge. Something as little as major award shows creating an Afrobeats category because of the success of my song has already opened gates,” he added.
“It’s not just about hit songs, but the impact on the journey of Afrobeats to the world.
“Must I be 30 years old to give me that flower? Times have changed.”
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