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The ‘Pana’ singer’s ONLY nomination for the 11th edition of the award ceremony was for the ‘Next Rated’ award, along with YCee, Aramide, Humblesmith, and Mr. Eazi.

Tekno has been disqualified for 2016 Headies Next Rated award. Credit: Thenetng  Nigerian pop star Tekno  is no longer in contention for the Headies Award. According to reliable information obtained by Thenetng, the jury took the decision to withdraw his nomination because he failed to participate in all of the required activities by organisers leading up to the event. Official e-mails between the organisers and the singer’s reps confirm all nominees for the category were required to take part in promotional activities including photoshoots, interviews and more. An insider says all other nominees were available for all the activities. ‘We reached out to them repeatedly, using personal contacts and official channels. They promised he’ll come but he did not. They were clearly aware of the consequences,’ a Headies insider told us today.   The ‘Pana’ singer’s ONLY nomination for the 11 th edition of the award ceremony was for the ‘Next Rate...

Mr. Eazi wins Headies Next Rated Award 2016

Oluwatosin Oluwole Ajibade popularly known as Mr. Eazi has bagged the Headies Next Rated Award for 2016. The Ghana based Nigerian star is unarguable one of the biggest thing to happen in the music scene this year. Eazi won the award beating Ycee, Humble Smith, Aramide and Tecno who was disqualified hours to the award. Congratulations to Mr. Eazi.  

Oshe baddest: Bobrisky recognized at Headies Awards 2016

On December 22, Falz the Bahd Guy and Adesua Etomi hosted the Headies Awards 2016. The show show was full of familiar faces from 2baba to Seyi Shay, Simi, Phyno, Wizkid and others.   Falz and Adesua kept the crowd entertained but for their last skit, they left everyone in stitches as they recognized popular 2016 socialite, Bobrisky. Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju aka Bobrisky has been one of the most talked about Nigerians on social media this year due to the fact that he is eccentric and wears make-up.   Falz perfectly imitated Bobrisky during his Snapchat antics of his bae and ghana-must-gos of money. Adesua even picked up on Bobrisky's crush on Wizkid and said she would buy Wizkid for Falz, even if it is for 10 million.

Why Davido is the busiest Nigerian artiste right now

Davido is one of the busiest Nigerian artistes in December 2016 and you can’t deny. The singer may have survived the first and second quarter of the year with music collaborations, but he’s on top of his game as we approach 2017.   Davido – who released his Son of Mercy EP in November – recently toured London and Amsterdam before arriving Nigeria for Christmas, last weekend. He also staged a show at Bataclan – one of the scenes of the Paris attack – during the tour.   He also performed on stage with US hip-hop group, Migos at the 2016 Beat FM Christmas Party. Meanwhile,  DJ Jimmy Jatt , DJ Spinall , Skales, Jaywon, May D and more were present at his Industry Nite on December 21 at the Grand BallRoom of Oriental Hotel in Victoria Island. Davido continued his December reign at the 2016 Rhythm Unplugged concert where he stepped on stage with hypeman, Special ED and they both delighted his fans with the performance of ‘ Dami Duro ’, ‘ Gobe...

Wizkid to drop 4 mixtapes in 2017

www.naijaloaded.com, www.myschoolgist.com Award-winning Nigerian superstar, Wizkid, has announced plans to release four mixtapes in 2017. The “Daddy Yo” crooner or Baba Nla, as he is fondly called by fans, had the biggest musical win on the continent in 2016 with major awards credited to him. Though he did not put out a full body of work last year, he took to his Twitter page to make the announcement. According to him, “4 mixtape’s 2017! With some of my amazing friends!”. Though he did not mention who his “amazing friends” are, we should be expecting both local and international features. He is also yet to make an official announcement with regards to the project titles, release dates and track-lists. Lagos - Grammy nominated singer, Wizkid has announced that he is dropping a lot of music this year. In a few tweets, Wizkid talked about the new music projects he is planning on releasing this year. He has also teased a collaboration with Wande Coal, ...