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Tiwa Savage’s New Album, Celia Makes History
Nigerian super star, Tiwa Savage, has made history by becoming the first African music artiste to have two bill boards in the iconic Times Square, New York, on the release day of her new album titled Celia.
The singer and songwriter who released her fourth studio album Celia is featured on spotify’s new music Friday digital billboard which stands tall right in the centre of the famous square in the heart of New York City.
She also appears on the giant Amazon billboard wrapped around the prestigious American Eagle building on the 46th and Broadway. The installations mark the strong support the MTV European music award winner is receiving from digital service providers (DSPs) across the US to support and promote Tiwa’s new album.
In addition, Celia also received 120 US programmed playlists across all the DSPs and secured placements from Apple Music,YouTube,Music Pandora, Spotify, Amazon Music, Tidal, Deezer, Boom Play, Audio Mark and Uduk.
In Nigeria,Celia debuted at N0 2 on the Apple music album charts with all 13 tracks on the record hitting the Apple music Top 100 chart. The album was streamed over six million times on music platform Audio Mark within 24hours of release. Boom Play has made Tiwa the face of Top New Music, the biggest playlist of its platform
Celia is a 13 track album named after a strong woman, Tiwa’s mother.The album features collaborations from multiple Grammy awards winner, Sam Smith, Davido, Naira Marley, Stefflon Don Hamza and Dice Ailes.
Producer credits stem from London cracker,Mallo,P2J, Sak Passe, Pheelz, Black Zarzee, Speroach Beats and more.
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.’