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Davido, Wizkid Emerge Biggest Winners At 2018 Headies
The 2018 edition of the Headies Awards ended recently with Davido, Wizkid and Simi emerging among the biggest winners. However, we all knew that there was no way Davido and Wizkid wouldn’t have been two of the biggest winners. All through last year and this year, they were the ones everyone else was running after.
The major surprise though was Simi, not that she is not good, infact she is exceptionally good, it was just that you wouldn’t have expected her to smash through like she did and we are very happy about it.
Between these three, they won at least 10 awards. Simi won album of the year, Best Recording of the year for ‘Yoromi’ and Best RnB single earning her a total of three awards, Wizkid the ultimate as he is now dubbed, won the viewers Choice award, for ‘come closer’, Best music video also for ‘Come Closer’ Best RnB and Pop album of the year, he also won in the collabo department, Best Collabo award, Tiwa Savage FT Wizkid.
‘Malo’ bringing his total awards to four.
Davido, who topped the winners list carted home big awards like Artiste of the year, Song of the year, Best pop single for that smash hit ‘if’. He also won by extension as his artiste carted home the next rated award which came with a car.
Full List Of Winners
Best Rap Album – Reminisce
Hip Revelation – Reekado Banks
Best Reggae/Dance hall – “Holy Holy”, 2 Baba
Best alternative Song – Aramide “Funimi Lowo ni”
Rap Single – “You Rappers should fix up your Lives”, – Mi Mbaga
Producer of the Year – kiddominant
Best Vocal Performance (Female) Omawunmi – “Butterflies”
Rookie of the Year – Temilola Apata
African Artiste of the year’, Nasty C.
Best Street Hop Artiste: “Penalty’: Small Doctor.
Popular businessman and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, aka Cubana Chief Priest, has said that his relationship with singer Davido is beyond money and gossip.
He stated this in a recent interview with BBC Igbo.
“Davido is my friend. He is my in-law; he married Chioma who is from Imo State where I hail from.
“So the relationship I have with Davido is beyond money and gossip,” he said.
DAILY POST reports that Chief Priest disclosed via his Instagram page that his outfit for the wedding of the singer, Davido and his wife, Chioma, in Lagos on Tuesday cost seven million Naira.
The socialite recently appreciated Davido for not “discarding” Chioma.
He stated that the DMW boss has made Imo State proud by choosing to marry from the state.
Nigerian singer Simisola Kosoko, popularly known as Simi, has lent her voice to the ongoing anti-tax hike protests in Kenya.
The Tide’s source reports that Kenyan youths are marching against tax hike in widespread demonstrations tagged ‘RejectFinanceBill2024.’
Five people were shot dead and dozens wounded after police clashed with protesters who stormed the parliament building in Nairobi on Tuesday, according to Amnesty Kenya.
Reacting via her X handle on Tuesday night, Simi declared her support for the demonstrators.
She stated that “it is both powerful and heartbreaking for a people to have to fight and die for freedoms and rights.”
The singer wrote, “I stand with the people of Kenya. It is both powerful and heartbreaking for a people to have to fight and die for freedoms and rights. Godspeed and Strength. [Hash tag] RejectFinanceBill2024.”
In a series of other posts, she wrote: “Wow. When you’ve had enough, the fight is almost inevitable.
“African leaders- have not you done enough?
“I can’t wait for the day Africa is not a weapon fashioned against Africans. All of this amazing Black power and human resource, but the majority are not likely to thrive unless they run.”
Famous Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Davido was spotted among other top artistes at Asake’s ‘Lungu Boy’ tour concert in Atlanta, Georgia.
Asake’s performance at his sold-out show at the 17,000-capacity State Farm Arena in Atlanta began on August 16, 2024, and is set to run for 10 days.
In a trending video on social media, Davido appeared backstage with American rapper Quavo to support Asake during the live performance.
Other musicians in attendance included Nigerian hitmaker Zlatan and American rapper Russ Millions.
The Tide’s source reports that Asake’s ‘Lungu Boy’ tour is set to cover six U.S. cities, where he will headline notable venues including Madison Square Garden in New York, the Toyota Center in Houston, and the State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
Asake’s tour comes just days after the release of his latest hit, ‘Lungu Boy,’ which features several superstars, including Wizkid, British rappers Central Cee and Stormzy, Travis Scott and Brazilian singer Ludmilla.
‘Lungu Boy’ set a new record for the biggest opening week on Spotify Nigeria, garnering 18.9 million streams in its opening week and breaking the previous record of 14.4 million streams held by Davido’s ‘Timeless.’