Big Beats Records, a new music label, has launched its operations in Lagos.

During the unveiling on Sunday in Lagos, Abimbola Hakeem, the chairman and co-founder of the music house, said the aim of the label is to invest positively in the lives of youths — particularly upcoming artistes — so they can be useful to society.

“Big Beats Records is about changing the lives of youths and we want to do it the proper way. We want to make sure that we let the world know that the youths can still come up with things legitimately and that is why we invested in it,” he said.

“We go all the way to make sure that we get good music to Nigerians and we are starting from the scratch. Our target is not just to make but also that the youths we are bringing in can be able to do something for themselves, the community and a lot of vices are put down and we will be able to form a greater community.”

At the launch, the label unveiled three newly signed artistes — Saheed ‘Sosi’ Sabih, Quadri Rasheed better known as Tyrod and Olarewaju Olamilekan called Leolexxy.

Puffy Tee, the label’s producer and consultant, said the artistes will be trained on all aspects of music making before they start releasing songs.

“As they come in, they are going to the Big beats records academy first where we groom them. As they are signed you cannot start hearing their songs immediately, we will take time to groom them on all aspect of entertainment industry, music and production so they will understand everything involved,” he said.

Hakeem also disclosed that the artistes were signed with consent of their lawyers and family members.

“We invited their family for the signing. You know the industry has turned to something else now so we told their families to come and see where they will be living and what they are signing. They have given the contract to their lawyers and they have gotten back to us so they are signing the contract with the consent of their families,” he added.

Big Beats Records is a Nigerian record label jointly owned by Hakeem and Kunle Rasheed.

It has no affiliation with Big Beat Records, Inc., the American electronic and dance music record label owned by Warner Music Group and operated through Atlantic Records.

At the 2024 African Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA), held on Saturday, May 11, 2024, at Eko Hotel in Lagos, there were those who had a good night and those who had a forgettable one.

Though, after the nominations were announced, Over the Bridge emerged as the strongest contender with 12 nominations, followed by Mami Wata, which snagged 11 nominations, the Prime Video original Breath of Life, with five wins, won the most awards this year.

Some other nominees were completely snubbed losing in almost every single category they were nominated in.

See below all the snubs from the 2024 AMVCA:

Afamefuna

Kayode Kasum’s Afamefuna which was nominated in four categories including Best Supporting Actor, Best Lead Actor, Best Writing in a Movie and Best Director didn’t win any.

A Tribe Called Judah

Funke Akindele’s A Tribe Called Judah landed five nominations this year including in the Best Supporting Actor, Best Lead Actress, Best Makeup, Best Writing in a Movie, and Best Movie categories. But the movie, which was a monster hit at the cinemas raking in over ₦1.4 billion, didn’t win any awards.

Mami Wata

The critically acclaimed black-and-white fantasy thriller directed by CJ Obasi, Mami Wata, was the second most nominated film with 11 nominations. But only Campbell Precious won for Best Makeup.

The Real Housewives of Lagos (Season 2)

Despite being one of the most talked about series in 2023, the second season of The Real Housewives of Lagos nominated in the Best Unscripted Series category, lost to Gh Queens (Season 2).

The Black Book

The Black Book, the film directed by Editi Effiong which had a budget of a million dollars was nominated in five categories. But The Black Book only won for Best Editing by Antonio Ribeiro.

Skinny Girl in Transit

The Ndani TV hit series Skinny Girl in Transit was nominated this year in only one category for Best Writing TV Series which it lost to Mona Ombogo for Volume.

Grammy Award-winning Nigerian singer Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu popularly known as Burna Boy has celebrated his mom and manager, Bose Ogulu massively on mother’s day.

This year’s mother’s day was celebrated yesterday May 12th and the African giant crooner gifted his mom a brand new Mercedes Benz Maybach truck.

Honouring the presence of his mother in his life, a video making the rounds online captured the lovely moment Burna Boy presented the multimillion Naira whip to Bose Ogulu as they strike pose in front of the car.

Bose Ogulu got excited upon seeing her new car. She was filled with joy and happiness and appreciated his son for the car gift.

Another video showed the heartwarming bond between the mother and son. She was seen hugging Burna and placing her lips on his soft cheeks.

This is coming months after acquiring a Mercedes Benz Maybach Truck for himself, Burna Boy gifted his mother a the same brand.

The video quickly went viral as fans and followers showered encomium on Burna Boy over his gesture towards his mother.

Burna Boy bought his Mum a brand new Mercedes Benz Maybach Truck in celebration of Mother’s Day! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/jCtspV3GCA

— benny. (@benny7gg) May 13, 2024