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Naira Marley Releases New Song, ‘Soapy’
The most anticipated release from the Nigerian rising music star, Naira Marley is finally here. The singer decided to put out his brand new jam and the fans instantly, got excited to listen to the tune.
The young star who fondly calls his fans Marlians just got out of prison for his controversial opinions on yahoo boy culture. However, his personal difficulties did not prevent him from releasing fresh music for his fans.
The artiste with countless fans and free spirit has been on fire lately releasing song after song. Naira Marley has already proved all of his releases are of high quality and have enough potential to become ultimate jams.
After his new super hits ‘Why’ and ‘Opotoyi’ which are still being played at every party, the musician did not rest and put out a brand new track which has an original sound and theme. Rexxie became a producer of his possible banger and he clearly did a fantastic job.
Even through Naira Marley’s arrest and EFFC prosecution had been the hottest news in Nigeria for the last couple of months, it seems that the legal trouble only boosted his career and gained him a lot of new listeners. Today he is one of the most relevant artistes in the country and his new music is always anticipated.
In his fresh track he sings about everything that happened to him in custody as well as about real and fake friends. The melody is very catchy, and entire Nigerians will dance to this new release very soon. The lyrics of the song are quite personal and the artiste most likely hoped they will resonate with everyone.
The majority of the Marlians were thrilled to see their idol treat them with a new tune. While Naira Marley is on the peak of his popularity, he wants to spoil his admirers as much as possible and they appreciate it. You Tube comments are mostly positive with people expressing their love and fondness for Marley’s songs and wishing him all the best.
The singer has a little tradition to show the dance moves to his songs and then repost people jamming to the tunes, this time he also demonstrated a dance routine for his followers to repeat after him.
‘Soapy’ is the biggest indication of this bright young singer’s talent. He quickly became Nigeria’s big sensation and does not plan to stop releasing new bangers anytime soon.
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.’
