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10 Events That Shaped The Nigerian Entertainment Industry In 2022

A look at the 10 events that shaped the Nigerian entertainment scene in the outgoing year

Story Highlights
  • P-Square’s Reunion
  • Burna Boy Sold Out the Madison Square Garden
  • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Soundtrack
  • Tems Won Two BET Awards
  • Headies Awards Hold In Atlanta
  • Wizkid Sold Out the Madison Square Garden
  • Afrobeats Kept Going Viral
  • Burna Boy Bagged Two MOBO Awards
  • Kizz Daniel’s World Cup Performance
  • Davido’s 2022 World Cup Final Performance

2022 has been an eventful year for the Nigerian entertainment industry, especially for the music sector. As 2022 comes to an end, we take a look at the 10 events that shaped the Nigerian entertainment scene in the outgoing year.

  1. P-Square’s Reunion

2022 began with news that Nigerian music duo, Peter Okoye and Paul Okoye, of the musical group P-Square, had settled their differences and were coming back together as a group, after pursuing individual music careers for more than four years.

The Okoye brothers, who gave us hits like “Do Me,” “No One Like You,” and “Personally,” announced their reunion tour to 100 cities in May, and also released their long-awaited songs, Jaiye (Ihe geme), a party starter song with a music video directed by TG Omori and “Find Somebody” a love song about meeting a person they want to spend the rest of their life with.

  1. Burna Boy Sold Out the Madison Square Garden
Burna Boy Madison Square Garden

Since 2012 when “Like to Party” dominated the airwaves, Burna Boy has continued to grow in leaps and bounds. Fast-forward to 2021, he won the Best World Music Album at the 63rd Grammys, after getting a nomination the previous edition. He’s bagged BET awards, sold out prestigious locations, and performed in virtually every continent. In April, Burna Boy sold out the prestigious Madison Square Garden in the U.S.

  1. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Soundtrack

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