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American Rapper, Drake To ‘Collabo’ With Rema On New Song
Nigeria’s Afrobeat golden boy, Divine Ikubor also known as Rema is on the news again for something great as the ‘Dumebi’ crooner has a song with American super star rapper, Aubrey Graham, popularly known as Drake.
The rapper took to his instagram to have a live session with his fans and he played some songs on his playlist including Rema’s smash hit “Dumebi”. He didn’t just stop at playing Rema’s song to his 65.1 million followers but also gave the young Nigerian star a shout out by telling fans that they have a sick song together.
Drake said: “Big up Rema too, we have a sick song together…” He then continued playing the song, this continues the strategic positions that Mavin Records has been commendably doing with Rema.
This is another great milestone for Rema who has been branding with Hollywood recently with grammy nominated American producer, Scottstorch and Jamaican producer, Russain, who produced his recent Jam ‘Beamer’
Meanwhile, the Mavin record wave of the moment, Rema has joined the likes of American legendary artistes Lil Wayne, Drake, Kendrick Lamar and a host of others to cover the Fader Magazine.
Rema, who won the next rated award at this year’s Headies Award took to his twitter page to share his excitement with fans as he noted how profoundly glad he is still at his tender age.
The 19-year-old artiste stated how delighted he is seeing his sound and vision being endorsed and embraced across the globe. The young talented singer will be hoping to continue his dominance as the year runs to an end.
Rema wrote: “it is a great honour to have a cover amongst these legends in 9 months. Joy fills my heart seeing my vision and sound endorsed globally and being part of the books in the new generation.”
Spotify yesterday revealed a significant surge in heartbreak song streams in Nigeria during the Valentine’s Day season, with a 626 percent increase between 2022 and 2024.
This was disclosed in a statement issued in Lagos, Nigeria by Spotify’s Head of Music, Sub-Saharan Africa Phiona Okumu.
Okumu said, “Spotify data reveals a surprising trend, a massive surge in heartbreak song streams.
“Nigerians are turning to their playlists to express their emotions, with a staggering 626 per cent overall growth in heartbreak streams from 2022 to 2024.
“This Valentine, the sound of love is accompanied by the sound of heartbreak, and the data shows it’s louder than ever before.”
She said on Valentine’s Day, most surprisingly, male listeners streamed heartbreak songs at a significantly higher rate than female listeners, with a 362 per cent increase compared to 169 per cent among women.
“This could suggest that men resonate with the feeling of heartbreak more and turn to music as a private outlet for processing emotions.
“Whatever the reason, one thing is clear, when love is in the air, so is heartbreak and Nigerian men are pressing play on their pain more than expected.
“While Valentine’s Day is often celebrated with grand gestures, heartbreak is a common theme on Valentine’s Day -more than what’s publicly shown,” she said.
Nigerians will join their counterparts across the world to mark the 2025 Valentine’s today.
Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has joined MLS side San Diego FC’s ownership group as a club partner.
SDFC announced today that Tems joined the ownership group through her company, The Leading Vibe.
In the process, Tems became the first African woman to be involved in MLS ownership.
“We are delighted that Tems has joined San Diego FC as a club partner,” SDFC chairman Sir Mohamed Mansour said in a statement.
“Tems is a globally significant artist who will help us reach new audiences and spread the word about our unique project, which, of course, has its foundations in sub-Saharan Africa through the unique Right to Dream organisation.”
Reacting to her addition as the latest partner in SDFC’s ownership group, the singer said: “I am thrilled to join San Diego FC’s ownership group and to be part of a club that celebrates creativity, culture, and the power of community.
“Football has a unique way of bringing people together, and I am excited to help build something special in San Diego, a city that thrives on diversity and innovation.”
Fashion and beauty entrepreneur, Toyin Lawani, has claimed she is enduring back pain and that her spine is degenerating.
Lawani revealed this in a video posted on social media last Tuesday.
In the clip, she opened up about her experience with epidural anesthesia, an injection administered to pregnant women in the spine to reduce pain during childbirth.
The mother of three claimed that since receiving the injection, she has not felt like herself.
She accused doctors of not fully informing women about the long-term side effects of epidurals.
According to Lawani, she received the anesthetic injection during the birth of her last two children.
She said, “When you hear ‘epidural,’ run. Doctors tell you about the side effects but do not tell you about the long-term effects on your body. I have about three friends having the same issues that I am having.
“Like, I am just 42, how did I end up with spine issues? I have a degenerating spine. I have implants in my spine. I go paralyzed. I can’t stand for a long time. I can’t even breathe properly sometimes because it affected so many things in my body when I had the surgery.
“They will not tell you because you just want the pain to go away. I have had two epidurals. I had my first as natural birth. The last two were epidural. The last one I had epidural because I had to undergo a surgery and I had no choice.
“See, the pain does not stop. My back is killing me and my spine is degenerating.”