Cardi B teases new music following New Year’s Eve performance in Miami, Pheelz’s ‘Finesse’ receives RIAA platinum plaque, Arsenal’s Thomas Partey left out of Ghana squad for AFCON. 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. Cardi B teases new music following New Year’s Eve performance in Miami
Cardi B teases a new song at the club in Miami.
pic.twitter.com/KPd9IQuGuq— Rap Alert (@rapalert6) January 1, 2024
On New Year’s Eve, December 31, Cardi B took to the stage at Fontainebleau Miami Beach to perform as part of the “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” broadcast. Following her set, the NYC talent paid a visit to a Miami club, where she surprised attendees with unreleased music. In a video shared on social media, Cardi B could be seen rapping along to new music that hasn’t been heard before, as money was thrown in the air in the foreground.
In a September 2023 interview with HOT 97, the “Bodak Yellow” star confirmed that her official follow-up to Invasion of Privacy will arrive sometime in 2024. “I should already start talking about the album because I’m going to be putting it out very soon,” she said. “I’m just holding it because I feel like I’m missing a couple of things.”
2. Pheelz’s ‘Finesse’ receives RIAA platinum plaque
Music producer and artist, Pheelz enjoyed huge commercial success in 2022 courtesy of his hit single “Finesse,” featuring BNXN. In another landmark stride for the musician and the Nigerian music industry, Pheelz’s “Finesse” has earned an RIAA platinum plaque, which captures the song’s impressive success in the United States. Fans and colleagues have taken to social media to congratulate the award-winning hitmaker after he shared the news via his Instagram account. With this landmark feat of going platinum in the United States, Pheelz joins Wizkid, Burna Boy, CKay, Fireboy DML, Tems, and Rema as Nigerian music stars to have earned RIAA platinum plaques.
3. South Africa: Mbongeni Ngema to receive special provincial official funeral
Dr Mbongeni Ngema has been granted a Special Provincial Official Funeral Category 2 by the government. pic.twitter.com/lbLrfkBVkt
— MDN NEWS (@MDNnewss) January 1, 2024
“Sarafina!” creator and acclaimed playwright Mbongeni Ngema, who died in a head-on collision while traveling to Durban last week, will receive a special provincial official funeral Category 2. This category of funeral includes elements of police ceremonial honors and is reserved for distinguished people specifically designated by the president on request by the premier of a province.
Kwazulu-Natal premier, Nomusa Dube-Ncube said Ngema distinguished himself as a South African legend who used creative art and theatre to contribute to the fight for freedom the country now enjoys. Dube-Ncube said the noble gesture would give the family and many South Africans some comfort that he received a send-off befitting his stature.
4. Songs from Asake, Davido, Tems among Obama’s favorite music of 2023
Here are some of my favorite songs from this year. Let me know if there are any artists or songs I should check out. pic.twitter.com/8BaeGxWUsv
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) December 29, 2023
On December 29, 2023, Barack Obama shared the list of his favorite songs of 2023, and Afrobeats had a couple of representatives on the list. Superstars Davido, Asake, Burna Boy, and Tems all made the list, which also included artists from America and other parts of the world.
International Afrobeats sensation, Tems made the list courtesy of her single “Me & U,” which is one of her two releases in 2023. Burna Boy’s single “Sitting’ On Top Of The World,” featuring 21 Savage, also makes the list. Davido’s smash hit “Unavailable,” featuring Musa Keys, made the list alongside Asake’s “Amapiano,” featuring Olamide.
5. Arsenal’s Thomas Partey left out of Ghana squad for AFCON due to ‘biggest injury he’s had’
🚨🇬🇭 Thomas Partey, not included in Ghana squad for the AFCON.
He’s staying in London to recover from injury. pic.twitter.com/Br2bhEdxx4
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 1, 2024
Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey has been left out of Ghana’s squad for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations finals. Despite being named in Ghana’s provisional squad for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations, the Arsenal star has been omitted from their final 27-man squad as he is yet to recover from his thigh injury that he suffered earlier this season.
Speaking to reporters after disclosing the final squad, Ghana manager Hughton said, “Thomas Partey for sure, and I say this not in a detrimental way to the squad that we have, but he is one of our most important players. This we know and, withstanding his injury, he certainly would be in the squad. We know the quality of the player that he is. This is a player that has a substantial injury. I’ve spent a lot over this period of time with Thomas and also engaging with the medical staff at Arsenal Football Club. They will treat this injury with caution, and so will the player. This is a big injury for him and the biggest injury that he’s had. The most important thing for me as head coach and our association is to give him the support that he needs through this period of time.”
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