Wizkid’s Son Champz Releases Debut EP
Boluwatife Ayodeji Balogun, known as Champz and son of Wizkid, has released his debut EP, Champion’s Arrival, featuring five tracks now on major streaming platforms. Champz says the project showcases his confidence, creativity, and ambition to make a global impact. His father, Wizkid, expressed support, noting he would sign him to Starboy Records if he […]
Ayra Starr Earns Second Grammy Nomination for “Gimme Dat”
Nigerian Afrobeats star Ayra Starr has achieved a remarkable milestone by earning her second Grammy nomination. The Mavin Records artist shared her excitement on Instagram with a post that read, “2x Grammy Nominee.” The announcement follows the Recording Academy’s release of the 2026 Grammy Awards nominees, where Ayra Starr was nominated in the Best African […]
Wizkid, Rema, Tems, Asake Nominated for 2025 AMAs
Wizkid, Rema, Asake, and Tems have been nominated for the Favourite Afrobeats Category at the 2025 American Music Awards. They will be competing with South African star, Tyla, for the prize. The 2025 American Music Award show will hold on May 25, after failing to hold in the past two years, and will be hosted by singer […]
Burna Boy, Wizkid, Asake Win Big at AAEA 2025
Burna Boy was named the Best Overall Male Artist of the Year at this year’s AAEA Music Awards, which took place recently in Nairobi. Wizkid’s ‘Piece of My Heart’ featuring Brent Faiyaz got the prize for the Best Afro-R&B song, just as British-Nigerian singer, Darkoo, won the award for the Best Diasporan Act for her hit single ‘Favourite Girl’ whose remix features Rema. Asake’s ‘MMS’ featuring […]
Nigerian Stars Burna Boy, Davido, Wizkid, Tems Shine with NAACP Image Awards Nominations
Nigerian music stars Burna Boy, Davido, Wizkid, and Tems have received nominations for the 2025 National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP) Image Awards. The 56th NAACP Image Award, which celebrates outstanding representations and achievements of people of colour in motion pictures, television, music, and literature is scheduled to take place on February […]
The 24-hour Greater Lagos Countdown 2025 to Begin by 7.00pm
The Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs Toke Benson-Awoyinka, says the 24-hour Greater Lagos Countdown 2025 slated to hold Dec. 31 will begin at 7.00 p.m Benson-Awoyinka, in a statement yesterday, said the event which was meant to usher in the New Year,will feature an electrifying lineup of Afrobeat superstars, including Wizkid, […]
Wizkid Reveals Tracklist for Upcoming Album ‘Morayo’
Afrobeat superstar Wizkid has taken to Instagram to reveal the tracklist for his highly anticipated album, Morayo. The announcement has fans buzzing with excitement as they anticipate the tunes of Asake, Jazmine Sullivan, Anis, and others as listed on the tracklist. Morayo, which translates to “I have found joy” in Yoruba, hints at a deeply […]
Wizkid Features Brent Faiyaz in His New Single
Wizkid’s new single ‘Piece of My Heart’, featuring Brent Faiyaz, has become the song with the biggest week streams on YouTube Nigeria. Released on October 18, the single has garnered 1.20 million streams, surpassing the previous record of 1.18M streams held by Fireboy’s ‘Peru’ remix featuring Ed Sheeran. ‘Piece of My Heart’ is off the ‘Morayo’ album, set to drop on […]
Wizkid Releases New Single ‘Piece of My Heart’
Award-winning artist Ayo Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has released “Piece of My Heart”, the first single from his highly anticipated album, Morayo. The track which is a blend of Afrobeats and R&B centers around love and heartbreak, and features American R&B star Brent Faiyaz. Wizkid has continued to build anticipation for the new album, […]
Asake Unveils Documentary On Musical Journey
Asake has unveiled a documentary on his musical journey from the ghetto and rise to stardom. He shared the documentary’s trailer on his Instagram page. The documentary, voiced by award-winning Hollywood actor, Idris Elba, follows the release of Asake’s third album ‘Lungu Boy’, which features superstars Wizkid, Stormzy, and Central Cee. READ ANOTHER RECENT POST HERE:https://thebeat99.com/uefa-reopens-bidding-for-2027-champions-league-final/