Asake announces new album
Plus: Ayo Edebiri, Tiwa Savage new song, Young John, How to celebrate Eid, Tems, Kizz Daniel taking a break and more...
Welcome to The Feed, where Dennis is just hoping his neighbours drop by with ram meat and jollof rice. But till then, we are keeping this edition short so you can get back to all the festivities.
Also in this edition, we have the details of Ayo Edebiri’s WSJ Magazine cover, including the link to the main article. What record is Adekunle Gold breaking with a performance in November? We have the details.
I spoke to Nigerian Muslims about what they are doing during the holiday, and if there’s anything I learnt, it's that reading is not part of it, at least for many.
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Celebrity
→ Tems is just a girl: Tems accepted the Diamond Award at the Billboard Global Power Players event in London.
→ When Ayo was a girl: Ayo Edebiri looked stunning on the cover of the Wall Street Journal magazine. She opens up in the interview about growing up in Boston to Pentecostal parents. Read the full interview here.
→ Up naija: Basketball player, Kiki Iriafen, has been named the WNBA’s Kia Rookie of the Month for May 2025.
→ Consciously coupling: This week, we are on bae watch for Kizz Dniel and his wife.
Online Entry
→ Tech sis? The FBI has arrested “tech sis” Sapphire Egemasi for fraud. She rose to fame on social media for flaunting a luxury lifestyle that she said she paid for with money she made from tech.
Bops
→ Jazzing Adekunle Gold: Adekunle Gold will be the first Nigerian to perform at the London Jazz Festival, which will be held on Sunday, 23 November 2025, at the Royal Festival Hall.
→ 5ive Alive world tour: Cobhams Asuquo has been tapped as music director for Davido’s upcoming 5ive Alive world tour. The North American leg will start on July 11 in Los Angeles and run to November 20 in Atlanta.
>> See the dates:
→ Kizz Daniel takes a break: Kizz Daniel said on X that he is taking a break from music to focus on his family. “No more recording for me …. Just enjoying life like it should be …. My family don diss me say I choose studio over them, I’m changing,” he posted.
→ New Asake album: Asake has announced a new album titled Money.
→ The Best New Music This Week:
>> Young Jonn has released a new song, “Che Che,” featuring Asake.
>> Bloody Civilian has released a new song, “Ladida.”
>> Odeal has released a new song, “London Summers.”
>> Tiwa Savage has dropped the video for her new song, “You4Me.”
Cine Club
→ It’s so 1980: NTA said it is reviving old classics Cock Crow at Dawn and Basi and Company. It said it will also commission brand-new original projects.
→ Nigerian box office:
→ Recommendation: The 10 Best Nollywood Movies to Watch on Netflix (June 2025)
Pod Gems
→ Osas Ighodaro on VJ Adams: Osas Ighodaro opened up about losing her mother in the latest Off The Top with VJ Adams Podcast
Baffs
→ Summer Drop: Banke Kuku has released the trailer for her Summer Drop.
Bookshelf
→ Reading behind bars: American rapper Noname has set up a new chapter of her Noname Book Club at Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison.
One Good Article
This week, my One Good Article is this piece that Marv Tomide wrote about The Feast, Falz’s latest album.