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'American Idol' singer and Grammy winner, Mandisa, found dead in her apartment aged 47

'American Idol' singer and Grammy winner, Mandisa, found dead in her apartment aged 47

  Grammy-winning singer Mandisa, who rose to fame on season five of “American Idol,” has died.    She died on Thursday, April 18 at the age of 47, her representative said Friday.   “We can confirm that yesterday Mandisa was found in her home deceased,” her representative said in a statement. “At …

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“You're all winners” Tinubu encourages Nigerian Grammy nominees after loss at the award ceremony

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President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigeria’s musical talents nominated for the 2024 Grammy Award. ⁣   This was contained in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, titled ‘President Tinubu congratulates Nigeria’s 2024 Grammy awards nominees.”   The nominees for this year’s award are …

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Nigerians call on Super Eagles to beat South Africa for Davido, Burna Boy, Asake and Olamide Grammy loss

Nigerians call on Super Eagles to beat South Africa for Davido, Burna Boy, Asake and Olamide Grammy loss

The Super Eagles have been asked to beat South Africa to avenge Nigeria’s Grammy loss. The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been beseeched to avenge the country’s Afrobeats stars after a grand Grammy snub saw five nominees from the West African nation lose out on the Best African Music Performance …

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They should have given you one for the sake of peace in the country – Cynthia Morgan reacts to Davido losing all 3 Grammy nominations

They should have given you one for the sake of peace in the country - Cynthia Morgan reacts to Davido losing all 3 Grammy nominations

Rapper, Cynthia Morgan, has reacted to singer, Davido, losing all three Grammy nominations.   In a post shared on her Instastories, Cynthia opined that the Grammy organizers should have just given the singer at least one award for the sake of peace in Nigeria.   Read her post below.  

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Davido's hypeman, Special Spesh, throws shade at Tyla's song, Water, as he reacts to Davido losing in all three Grammy nominations

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Davido’s hypeman, Special Spesh, has expressed outrage after Davido lost to Tyla in a category they were both nominated for at the 2024 Grammy Awards.   After Davido lost in all three categories he was nominated for, Special Spesh took to Instagram to vent.   He wrote: “We won’t give …

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Tyla beats Davido, Burna Boy, Ayra Starr, and Asake to win the Grammy Award for Best African Music Performance

Tyla beats Davido, Burna Boy, Ayra Starr, and Asake to win the Grammy Award for Best African Music Performance

Tyla, from South Africa, has won the 2024 Grammy Award for Best African Music Performance for her song “Water.”    This is the inaugural year for the category, in which Asake and Olamide (“Amapiano”), Ayra Starr (“Rush”), Burna Boy (“City Boys”), and Davido featuring Musa Keys (“Unavailable”) were also nominated. …

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Grammy 2024: Burna Boy, Davido, Asake, Ayra Starr and others bag nominations [full list]

Grammy 2024: Burna Boy, Davido, Asake, Ayra Starr and others bag nominations [full list]

The nominations for the 2024 Grammy Awards has been announced, and top Nigerian artistes made the list.       Nigerian artistes, Davido, Burna Boy, Ayra Starr, Asake, and Olamide have all been nominated for the 66th Grammy Awards.     Burna Boy bagged a total of four nominations, while Davido earned three …

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