Top 10 Hottest Nigerian Artistes Of 2018; The List

Top 10 Hottest Nigerian Artistes Of 2018 This is the definitive list of The 10 Hottest Artists in Nigeria for the year 2018. At the tail-end of last week, we counted down the hottest names in Nigerian music at the moment, with special focus on those who scored the biggest hits, tours, mega moves on the local and international scene, the award winners, and in general, the people we’ve listened and danced to for the past 12 months. It is both a recap and celebratory highlights of the listed artistes and how much they have affected the industry with their music, adventures and how much influence they’ve exerted on the culture as a whole. The following are our top 10 hottest Nigerian artistes of 2018 in a descending order of influence. 10. Teni Of all the artists on #TheList2018, the one with the most beautiful story has to be Teni. Watching this talented songstress blossom over the past year has been one of my personal highlights. Normally, you’d expect an artist with such a famous sister like Niniola to come out bearing the tag “Niniola’s sister”. But nah… Teni did her own thing. She made a name for herself from scratch and, in a little over a year, is now one of the hottest musicians in the whole of Nigeria. Today, the singer has shrugged off adversity and debunked the stereotypical “image” of a female pop star by being herself and delivering amazing music in the process. I pray we finally get a project from Teni in 2019! 9. Mayorkun The winner of the highly-coveted “Next Rated” award at The Headies 2018, Mayorkun‘s light continues to shine bright. Mayorkun ended 2017 with the hit song “Che Che“, and kickstarted the first quarter of 2018 with the Davido collaboration, “BOBO“, which inevitably became a hit. The self acclaimed “Mayor of Lagos” played his part on mega features like ‘Mind’ (by DMW), ‘Odo Remix’ (by KiDi), and finally released his debut album “The Mayor of Lagos” which has largely been given the thumbs up by critics and fans. On the tour scene, The Mayor of Lagos expanded his reach by touring the UK, America, performing at the wireless festival, while also selling out his 2 concerts in Ibadan & Abuja, leading up to the 2nd annual “TMOL” concert in Lagos earlier this month; another sold-out event. 8. Mr Eazi Without the noise and razzmatazz that trail other top Nigerian acts, Oluwatosin Ajibade had a quiet but very successful year. He finally launched his record label Banku Music, signed a couple music distribution and licensing deal with international record companies. Mr Eazi served his second mixtape ‘Life Is Eazi; Lagos To London’ Volume 2. The rollout of the project was well planned and highly successful and he sold sounds of Nigerian origin to Europe and the rest of the world. He was also listed for the ‘Miseducation Tour’ with Lauryn Hill. 7. Duncan Mighty The legendary Port Harcourt 1st son enjoyed a major comeback in his music career this year. But it all began with the release of his chart-topping single with Wizkid ‘Fake Love’ as produced by Killertunes. The single in no time gained momentum and wide airplay on TV and radio stations. Besides that, the Port Harcourt based star, had one of the most sought-after verses in 2018 as he graced a lot of collaborations. ‘Fake Love’ by Duncan Mighty has already bagged nominations for song of the year and best collaboration in the upcoming SoundCity MVP Music Festival. 6. Kizz Daniel Despite all odds Kizz Daniel has shown he is here to stay for good. He makes it to the list alongside some very senior colleagues. The former G-Worldwide singer, had legal battles with his ex record label but that didn’t stop him from being great. He released his sophomore album ‘No Bad Songz’ as planned. He is also the man behind hits like ‘Baba’, ‘Wait’ and the big one, ‘One Ticket’. On the good side, he bought himself a house and Bentley. 5. Olamide Baddo manages to make top 5 hottest music acts in a year when competition was very stiff. Olamide opened the year with a controversial tune and banger ‘Science Student’ which made the list of the most searched songs on Google Nigeria. Besides that, the rapper turned singer went on to deliver hits like ‘Motigbana’, ‘Poverty Die’ as well as a YBNL album. As usual, his OLIC concert came around for the fifth time and it was a total shutdown and sold out. 4. Tiwa Savage African number one bad girl Tiwa Savage as she is fondly called continued her dominance as the number one pop diva on the continent. It was a year of many first for the mother-of-one as she sold out the Indigo O2 Arena London and the first female African artiste to do so. Another first for the Mavin Records first lady was winning the MTV EMA awards as ‘Best African Act’ as a female artiste. Another highlight for her was starring as a video vixen in Wizkid’s ‘Fever’ which sent the entire entertainment industry into meltdown. With hits like ‘Diet’, ‘Lova Lova’, ‘Tiwa’s Vibe’ to her name Tiwa Savage is our number four hottest Nigerian artiste in 2018. 3. Davido The DMW honcho Davido work ethic has been phenomenal, as he is about the most featured Nigerian artiste in 2018. As a record label boss he has stirred his music imprint to outstanding levels of success. His major hit in the year is a love song ‘Assurance’ which currently is the second most viewed Nigerian music video this year with over 31 million views on YouTube since release. A couple international features, sold out tours and winning his second BET award plus an MTV EMA nomination. He rocked the stage at the annual WIRELESS Music Festival UK . On the other side of things, Davido bagged several endorsement deals with mobile manufacturers Infinix, Axe, Henessy, etc. 2. Wizkid Right behind Burna Boy is Starboy Wizkid. Ayodeji Balogun has had and incredible year. In fact, his little efforts yielded maximum results in the outgoing year and it all started with his smash hit ‘Soco’. Wizkid in 2018 was more focused on the international levels, as he was the most featured Nigerian artiste by global music stars, he worked with Normani, Calvin Harris, Metro Boomin, Swae Lee etc. The Starboy was billed to perform at the Coachella although he missed that, he also sold out the 20,000 capacity O2 Arena London, the first African artiste to do it. Not forgetting the Starboy X Nike jerseys, modeling for Dolce & Gabbana and Moschino. When things got a little boring he sparked a fire with Tiwa Savage on ‘Fever’ video. 1. Burna Boy If there is anyone who has performed exceptionally well to the amazement of fans and even his colleagues it has to be Damini Ogulu aka Burna Boy. A lot of us didn’t see it coming as Burna Boy worked his way to become the hottest Nigerian music star this year. This simple assertion is based on his well received album ‘Outside’ among other things. His ‘Outside’ album is the most revered LP from the Spaceship Entertainment act. The singer joined Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), had an extensive world album tour including selling out the O2 Academy Brixton. Just when we thought the Afrofusion was done he dropped fire singles ‘Gbona’, ‘On The Low’ back to back. On the international level, Burna has graced several collaborations with stars like Lily Allen, Fall Out Boy, Major Lazer, etc. He made YouTube ‘Artiste On The Rise’ for October. As a toast, the ‘Outside’ album was reviewed by the Grammys for nomination in the World Music Category.

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