Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s daughter won the Ashford & Simpson Songwriter’s Award at Sunday’s Soul Train Awards for co-writing her mum’s hit ‘Brown Skin Girl,’ a song celebrating dark- and brown-skinned women.
Ivy Carter gives a vocal performance that opens and closes the song, which also features Wizkid and Saint Jhn.
The Carters weren’t at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas to accept the honour named after the legendary Motown songwriting duo Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson. Ivy Carter shares the win with Beyoncé, Jay-Z, St. Jhn and several other co-writers.
This week could get even better for Ivy Carter: Grammy nominations will be revealed Wednesday and ‘Brown Skin Girl’ could earn the young star her first Grammy nomination (Beyoncé has won 23 Grammys and Jay-Z has 22).
Brown Skin Girl’ — which features Beyoncé namedropping Lupita Nyong’o, Naomi Campbell and Kelly Rowland and singing lyrics like, “I love everything about you, from your nappy curls to every single curve” — was also nominated for best collaboration at the Soul Train Awards.
Most of the top winners didn’t attend the show, and only three of the 12 awards were handed out during the live telecast: best female R&B/soul artist (H.E.R.), best new artist (Summer Walker) and best gospel/international award (Kirk Franklin)
Chris Brown and Drake’s ‘No Guidance’ — which has spent the last five months, and counting, in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart — was the big winner, picking up song of the year, best dance performance and best collaboration.
Lizzo won album/mixtape of the year for “Cuz I Love You” and video of the year for ‘Juice.
The awards show, which aired on BET and was hosted by actresses Tichina Arnold and Tisha Campbell, also gave special honors to gospel music icon Yolanda Adams and Songwriter Hall of Famers Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, who have worked with Janet Jackson throughout her career and have also crafted No. 1 hits for George Michael, Usher, Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men.
Nigerian superstar Davido treated himself to a new luxurious ride by splashing millions of naira on a brand-new Lamborghini. The 30 BG Boss had been absent from social media for a few months following the tragic loss of his son, Ifeanyi. However, he made a comeback a few days ago, which caused a stir among his fans and loved ones.
Upon his return, Davido surprised many by deleting over 4,000 photos on his social media page, leaving only four. Fans and industry insiders speculated that his comeback was to announce the release of his new album, and their hunch proved to be right as Davido has officially announced the release of his new album, which is set to drop on the 31st of March.
But that’s not all! The Nigerian singer has also reportedly splurged on a brand new Lamborghini. The flashy car, which is known for its sleek design and high-performance capabilities, has been making rounds on social media.
Coming from the depths of Lagos/Ogun State, Nigeria and making name for himself for quite some time, Dolly HP has established himself as one of the viable acts that’s been grinding at a high level.
After coming off the successful release of his project, “The Grace Arrived” and receiving love from his fans, he looks to make even more of a bigger impact with his next Album labelled “Don’t Come Late”
This is to officially announce to all the fans and followers of kingskid that the remix of KO DA RARA (KDRR) is officially dropping on Friday.
This came in as a surprise to the management of BADBOY DOINGS as portable jump on the remix, He use about 16bar to explain his achievements and a brief story of what happened between him and his manager kogba gidi.
Portable said him jumping on the remix is a very big blessing to him because after leaving the studio he got a call from Obi Cubana that landed him in a 50 million naira deal with Cubana product.
Watch KDRR (Remix) below
KDRR remix is not just a song but a prophecy because Kingskid and citizen also got a big offer from Glo Nigeria which they have not disclosed yet.
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