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12 Dec

How Wizkid Swerved Fans And Patrons At Accra Live Concert

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Fans and patrons who attended the much anticipated Wizkid Live concert on Saturday (December 10, 2022) left the Accra Sports Stadium disgruntled. The disappointment was characterised by feelings of sadness, loss, anger and frustration as the man of the moment, one whose performance they bought tickets to enjoy, Wizkid real name Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun did not perform. Even though the Don't Dull artiste was at the stadium, he left to the dismay of the patrons who wondered why. Some of the patrons who had waited for more than three hours to hear the usual signature "yeah yeah" tune pelted water bottles…

06 Dec

Sarkodie, Black Sherif And Nasty C Are The Rappers – Wizkid Says Rap Is ‘Dead’

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Nigerian Afrobeat Superstar Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, known professionally as Wizkid, stirred up a hornet nest when he described rap as “boring” and “dead”. The singer added that the only rappers from Africa are Ghana’s Sarkodie and Balck Shrief and South Africa’s Nasty C. Wizkid made these assertions during an interview with 10 Magazine Australia, where they discussed Afrobeat’s popularity. According to Wizkid, Afrobeat is the new kid on the block as other genres, including rap music, do not excite music lovers’ palates. Wizkid said in the interview: “Afrobeats is the new pop. I sold two million copies in America off of…

21 Nov

Wizkid Recruits King Promise, Efya, R2Bees, Others For December 10 Concert In Accra

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After his sold-out concert inside New York’s Madison Square Garden, Wizkid is set to replicate this feat on a larger scale with his first-ever headline concert in Accra this December. As earlier publicized, the 10th December WizKid Live Concert inside the Accra Sports Stadium will be supported by several of his Ghanaian industry friends as well as a few other surprise acts who are sure to be global music heavyweights. There will be performances from R2Bees, Efya, Darkovibes, and King Promise, among several others who will set the tone for a historic night with the world’s biggest Afrobeats sensation. Big…

18 Nov

Wizkid Pays Tribute To Davido At His MSG Madison Square Garden Concert

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Nigerian music sensation, Wizkid paid tribute to his rival, Davido at his Madison Square Garden concert in New York, USA. The Grammy winner recently thrilled New York City with a sold-out concert at Madison Square Garden (MSG) where he expressed his condolences to the grieving singer who lost his son some weeks ago. During Wizkid’s performance, DJ Tunez, played Davido’s 2011 smash hit song “Dami Duro” to the admiration of the crowd. The gesture charged up fans as they clapped and danced to show appreciation to Wizkid for the rare gesture. In videos making rounds on the Internet, the DJ…

11 Nov

Wizkid To Storm Accra Sports Stadium With Debut Ghana Concert In December 10

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Renowned global Afrobeats star, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, better known as Wizkid is set to stage his first-ever headline concert in Accra this December. Owing to a streak of major achievements and hit releases throughout his career and especially in 2022, Nigeria’s finest Afrobeat sensation is about to pull off an epic concert in Ghana on December 10. Big Wiz is set to make another major statement at the 40,000 seater Accra Sports Stadium right after his November 16th concert at New York’s Madison Square Garden and November 24th gig at the Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Patrons are expecting an exclusive…

10 Nov

Wizkid Joins King Promise On Stage As 5 Star World Tour Ends In Style

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Music sensation, King Promise, has ended his world tour successfully. The performing artiste, shortly after launching his 5 Star album in August, announced the ‘5 Star World Tour’. New York was his first stop on September 24, 2022, with a magnificent welcoming atmosphere from his fans and music lovers. https://twitter.com/IamKingPromise/status/1589657839664263169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1589657839664263169%7Ctwgr%5E91182224397f140a4cf1913a9de04fa63027d788%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myjoyonline.com%2Fwizkid-joins-king-promise-on-stage-as-5-star-world-tour-ends-in-style%2F The three-month showdown had a lot of support from KillBeatz and surprise appearances from Camidoh among other collaborators. The tour went through the cities of Washington, Atlanta, Seattle, Chicago, Minneapolis, Boston, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Berlin, Cologne, Amsterdam, Paris, Birmingham, Manchester and finally crowned it in London. The…

20 Oct

Sarkodie Should Have Been Bigger Than Wizkid – Shatta Wale

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Dancehall artiste Shatta Wale believes his colleague Sarkodie should have been a bigger artiste than Wizkid or just as big. Speaking on Showbiz A-Z, Shatta Wale said that the ‘Pizza and Burger’ rapper failed to take advantage of his relationship with record producer Akon to boost his career. He said that he has noticed Sarkodie invest so much money into his music and his brand but that has not propelled the rapper’s career as much as he expected to. This he said is mostly because he is an independent artiste making moves in the industry all by himself with no…

20 Oct

Wizkid And Manager, Jada, Welcome Second Child

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Nigerian singer Wizkid and his manager, Jada Pollock, have welcomed another baby. The two keep setting the bar for seamless work and love relationships. According to Jada Pollock, who used to be Chris Brown’s manager, she met Wizkid in 2012 at Chris Brown’s concert in Lagos. But their relationship did not become public until they had their first son, Zion Ayo Balogun, in 2017. The new mother shared news of their latest blessing in an Instagram post cradling her first son and new baby. Jada captioned her post: “Beyond a blessing. Thank God for another year.” This new baby will be Wizkid’s…