Grammys 2023: Tems Wins Her First Grammy Award

 

Tems shines at the ongoing 2023 Grammy awards ceremony, winning her first award of the show with her collaboration with American rapper Future for ‘Wait For You’, also featuring Drake.

The song won Best Melodic Rap Performance, beating ‘Die Hard’ by Kendrick Lamar amongst others.

By winning her first-ever Grammy, Tems also became the first female Nigerian artist to become winner.

Lil Kesh is The Best Artiste Olamide has ever signed

 Popular Nigerian musician and record label boss, Olamide, has been responsible for the successful launch of many artists' music careers.

 One Twitter user, Olasile YBS, recently sparked a debate about which YBNL artist - present and past - was the best Olamide ever signed. 

According to the tweep, Lil Kesh is the best YBNL artist. 

Recall Lil Kesh joined the label in 2014 but left merely two years after under frosty conditions.

 

Also making this debate more interesting is the fact that YBNL has signed Adekunle Gold (who has since moved on), Fireboy DML and most recently Asake. 

And all three singers have continued to enjoy immense success in their careers. 

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Why I Left Music to Pursue Mass Communication - Korede Bello

 

Nigerian singer Korede Bello burst into the national consciousness in 2014 with the release of the globally successful hit song "Dorobucci". This song and the subsequent releases of other hits like "Godwin", "Romantic", and "Do Like That" made Korede Bello the man of that moment. But then during the peak of his career, Korede Bello decided to do what nobody expected, and return to school to go and pursue a degree in mass communication.

Now, in a new interview with The New Telegraph, Korede Bello opens up about his decision to leave his music career at its peak to go and study mass communication, as well as how he has been able to cope with the mental health struggles that come with being in the entertainment industry. Here is what Korede Bello said.

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During his interview, Korede Bello was asked: "Right at the peak of your career, you took time to get a Journalism degree. What informed that decision and how has it impacted your career?" Korede responded saying:

KOREDE BELLO: I love education, not so much traditional education but I love to learn how the world works and how the human mind operates. So getting a degree in Mass Communication seemed congruent with what I was already doing professionally; mass communicating art to the world. Writing a headline is not so different from writing a chorus. They both have to be catchy and evoke some sort of emotional reaction. News and Music are both languages of emotional connection. So yes, it is a good thing to be educated on your passion.

When asked how he's been able to take care of his mental health while being in the chaotic entertainment industry, Korede Bello said:

KOREDE BELLO: I have observed that you can be the richest or the most famous person in the world and yet still be unhappy or unsatisfied on the inside. The internal environment is where true health lies. This means that external stimulation cannot fill the void of internal sanity. Everybody you know is looking for the same thing, to be well. Wellness is true wealth. We chase after money so that we can feel it well.

Entertainment is just another form of medicine. But the ‘doctors’ often forget that they’re human too and also need to pay attention to their internal environment. I see myself as a music medicine man, who is very aware that he also needs healing. I create time for healing so that my artistic creations can heal others. The world is getting crazier by the day because you have to be a little crazier than the norm to stand out. So we need more healers in the entertainment space. So for me, life is about balance. Wellness is a skill you can practice and not just something you pray for. How do I take care of myself? I allow myself to be taken care of.

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I’m suffering in my marriage, Jasmine is my husband’s girlfriend not daughter” – Mr Ibu’s wife cries out for help

 Stellamaris Okafor, wife of veteran Nollywood actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr. Ibu, has cried out for help over fidelity issues with her husband and a lady identified as Jasmine, claiming to be his daughter.

Recall that last year Jasmine had gone viral on TikTok parading Mr. Ibu as her father and making numerous videos with him.

The actress’s wife sought out to an Instagram blog, where she opened up about her marriage’s struggles and Jasmine’s scheme to sell her husband’s home valued over N65 million.

Stella claims that she has been suffering in her marriage because her husband has abandoned her and their children since last year to pursue al relationship with Jasmine.

She said that the lady posing as Jasmine Okoafor is Chioma Florence Okekeagukwu, from Imo State, and has no relation to her husband, who is from Enugu State.

According to the actor’s wife, Mr. Ibu suffers from dementia (memory loss), and Jasmine took advantage of her husband’s illness to achieve recognition.

Mr. Ibu’s wife alleges that Jasmine is the actor’s manager and has received all money related to his company and performance.

She went on to say that if she needed to speak to or ask for money from her husband, she would do it through Jasmine.

She mentioned that, in addition to handling all of Mr Ibu’s social media accounts, the couple were also in a love relationship.

Mr. Ibu’s wife further stated that their children are presently absent from school due to a lack of funds, as Jasmine, the actor’s bank account manager, has refused to sanction the payment of their school fees.

See her messages below;