Swizz Beatz and Timbaland to receive Rock The Bells Cultural Influence Award, Burna Boy, Asake, and others nominated in MTV EMA inaugural Afrobeats category, Lamine Yamal surpasses former Chelsea star. Stay in the know with our Rave News Digest which summarizes five of the hottest global news stories you need to catch up on, saving you time and energy. Consider it your daily news fix.
1. Swizz Beatz and Timbaland to receive Rock The Bells Cultural Influence Award at the 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards
Swizz Beatz & Timbaland to Receive Rock The Bells Cultural Influence Award at 2023 BET #HipHopAwards https://t.co/NCQzaZL6DS
— billboard (@billboard) October 3, 2023
The 18th annual BET Hip Hop Awards is slated to air next Tuesday, October 10. With Fat Joe returning as host, the event is set to showcase star-studded performances and a highly anticipated honors ceremony. LL Cool J will present Swizz Beatz and Timbaland with the Rock The Bells Cultural Influence Award. Per reports, the superproducers will be lauded for their “impressive cultural contributions, talents, and unbound creativity that has cemented them as two of the most innovative forces in music and popular culture.”
2. Burna Boy, Asake, and others nominated in MTV EMA inaugural Afrobeats category
#MTVEMA Best Afrobeats Nominees
✨ @Asakemusik
✨ @AyaNakamuraa
✨ @ayrastarr
✨ @burnaboy
✨ @davido
✨ @heisrema— MTV EMA (@mtvema) October 4, 2023
The organizers of the MTV Europe Music Awards have introduced a new category called “Best Afrobeats” in the 2023 event. The category was included in the 2023 MTV EMAs nominations announced on Wednesday. The pioneer nominees in the category are French superstar Aya Nakamura and Nigerian singers Asake, Arya Starr, Burna Boy, Davido, and Rema.
Meanwhile, Rema’s collaborative hit song with Selena Gomez “Calm Down” was nominated in the “Best Song” and “Best Collaboration” categories. Asake, Burna Boy, Cameroonian diva Libianca, Tanzanian star Diamond Platnumz, and South Africa’s Tyler ICU were nominated in the “Best African Act” category. Burna Boy was also nominated in the “Best Live Performer.”
3. South Africa: Ch’cco and Pabi Cooper grace Barcelona FC billboard in New York
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Over the past few weeks, Spanish global football powerhouse FC Barcelona have been running various ads on Instagram featuring Amapiano stars Ch’cco and Pabi Cooper. While it wasn’t immediately clear what exactly was going on between the two artists and the club, an image of a new billboard in New York shared on Instagram revealed that the ads are part of a new campaign with Spotify Africa. The two artists shared an image of the billboard on Instagram, “When music and football come together. God is gooood. Visca Barça & @spotifyafrica 💙❤️.”
Barcelona also shared the image of the billboard on Twitter. It was also revealed through a press statement that there’s an ongoing paid partnership between the two companies in a bid to show some love to African musicians who are proud Culers (FC Barcelona supporters).
4. Black Sherif wins first BET Award for ‘Best International Flow’ at 2023 Hip-Hop Awards
Black Sherif won the Best International Flow at the #hiphopawards , Congrats YAYA. it will be shown live on 10th October ✨ pic.twitter.com/Wk29e9K36l
— BLACKO CHARTS📊 (@BlackoCharts) October 4, 2023
Black Sherif has clinched his first BET award for “Best International Flow” at the just-ended 2023 Hip Hop Awards. The two-time nominee claimed this win, beating nine other rappers for the award. Three of his competitors are Africans, AKA and K.O from South Africa and Sampa The Great from Zimbabwe. Other nominees include Gazo (France), Central Cee (UK), J Hus (UK), Major Rd (Brazil), Ninho (France,) and Tasha & Tracie (Brazil). Black Sherif received his first nomination for “Best International Flow” last year but lost the award to Benjamin Epps.
5. Barcelona prodigy Lamine Yamal surpasses former Chelsea star as he sets new Champions League record with start against Porto
16 – Aged 16 years and 83 days, Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal 🇪🇸 is the youngest player ever to start a @ChampionsLeague match, surpassing Celestine Babayaro’s 🇳🇬 record (16y 86d) from November 1994. Sweet. pic.twitter.com/YhaVhfGYt4
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) October 4, 2023
Lamine Yamal set a new Champions League record as he became the youngest player to start in the history of the competition against Porto. At 16 years, 83 days, the Spaniard surpassed Nigeria’s Celestine Babayaro, who did it with Anderlecht at the age of 16, and 86 days in November 1994. Yamal has been on a record-breaking spree this season as he became the youngest-ever debutant for Barcelona and second youngest overall in the Champions League when he was introduced against Royal Antwerp at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys at just 16 years and 68 days old.
The teenager also holds the record for being the youngest debutant in Spanish national team history when Luis de la Fuente brought him on from the bench during a Euro 2024 qualifier against Georgia last month. He made the most of the opportunity and scored a goal, which made him the youngest goalscorer in Spain’s international history. Yamal will be back in action against Granada on Sunday evening in a La Liga fixture.
Featured Image: @therealswizzz @timbaland/Instagram
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