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Asake, BNXN, Other Africa Creators For YouTubeBlack Voices 2023

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November 17, 2022

YouTube on Tuesday selected 40 creators from Sub-Saharan Africa to be part of 2023 #YouTubeBlack Voices.

It reinforced efforts to support creators and the creative economy in Africa through the 2023 #YouTubeBlack Voices creators and artist cohorts.

#YouTubeBlack, which is in its third year, is an initiative from YouTube as a followup to a global, multi-year commitment made in 2020 to uplift and grow Black creators, artists, songwriters, and producers on the platform.

The 40 creators from Sub-Saharan Africa will be part of the 135 #YouTubeBlack Voices Creators selected globally who are enrolled into the cohort.

Among the 23 #YouTubeBlack Voices artists selected for the programme are African fast-rising musical artists Gyakie from Ghana, Kamo Mphela from South Africa, Asake from Nigeria and BNXN from Nigeria.

The cohort will also include Hip Hop producer MashBeatz from South Africa and Nairobi-based producer Ukweli, who will be joining 17 #YouTubeBlack Voices Songwriters and Producers globally.

As support from YouTube, grantees will receive $20,000 and $50,000 as seed funding, dedicated partner support for six months and have the opportunity to participate in programmes including bespoke training, workshops and networking programmes spread out across the year.

Alex Okosi, MD, Emerging Markets, YouTube EMEA said: “We are excited about the creators, musical artists and producers from Africa joining others from across the world in the 2023 #YouTubeBlack Voices Fund. The initiative is dedicated to equipping up-and-coming Black creators and artists with the resources to succeed on our platform.

“We are seriously interested in the growth of the creative community in Africa. For the creators, artists, songwriters and producers that will be joining this third cohort, we will go beyond the initial training to measure our success with them over a long-term period, thereby ensuring that they achieve sustained success.”

The artists, songwriters, and producers joining the #YouTubeBlack Voices Music Class of 2023 will be required to set goals, develop content strategy, and engage with their fans on YouTube, with the assistance of a YouTube partner manager. There will be networking opportunities with other artists, songwriters, and producers included in the #YouTubeBlack Voices Fund, and a chance to maximise the impact of their channels as they provide catalogue-development opportunities.

Over the next few years, YouTube will be directly investing in more than 500 creators and artists from across the world to support, grow, and fund their channels and content development through the #YouTubeBlack Voices Fund.

Below is Africa’s full list of the #YouTubeBlack Voices Creator Class of 2023 (in alphabetical order per country):

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Singer Mr Eazi Weds Temi Otedola In Iceland [VIDEO]

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August 9, 2025

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Popular Nigerian musician, Mr Eazi, has wedded billionaire daughter Temi Otedola in Iceland.

The couple reportedly held their white wedding on Friday, August 8, 2025, at Iceland’s iconic Hallgrímskirkja Church.

Mr Eazi exchanged vows with Temi in the presence of their close family members and friends.

Other public figures at the private ceremony were Africa’s richest businessman, Aliko Dangote; content creator, Broda Shaggi, among others.

A trending video on social media also captured the bride’s sister, DJ Cuppy, and their mother.

Recall that the singer proposed to Temi, the daughter of Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola, in April 2022.

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Why I Was Absent At Davido’s Miami White Wedding —Cubana Chief Priest

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August 9, 2025

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Celebrity barman, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, has explained that long-standing U.S. visa issues prevented him from attending singer Davido’s white wedding in Miami, Florida.

In an Instagram post on Saturday, Okechukwu said he woke up with “mixed feelings,” describing his joy for the couple alongside the disappointment of missing the event.

Sharing a throwback video from Davido’s traditional wedding in Lagos in 2024, he wrote: “Woke up this morning with mixed feelings. I’m happy, and I’m still sad at the same time. Sometimes, God has a way of making you understand that you are powerless regardless of all you may think you have.”

Addressing criticism over his absence, the nightlife entrepreneur said it gave him “multiple reasons and proofs to apply again” for a U.S. visa.

He also appealed directly to the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria, saying: “#usinnigeria do it for me this time. You can clearly see how disappointed and hurt the world is to see me absent at my best friend’s wedding… Well, delay is never denial, CP is still hopeful.”

Despite not being there in person, Okechukwu said his wife and family attended to represent him. “The largest part of me, which is my family, my beautiful, elegant, expensive, eloquent and sophisticated wife #_deangels, is there to share in this luxury blissful experience. So I’m there in body and spirit,” he said, while wishing Davido and his wife Chioma “an amazing wedlock.”

He revealed plans to reapply for a visa next week, adding: “#usinnigeria I’m in again next week. Please give me access to the greatest country in the world. This pain is really paining.”

Earlier in January, Cubana Chief Priest disclosed on Channels TV’s Rubbin’ Minds that errors made on his first U.S. visa application, filled out by someone else when he was younger, had persisted in the immigration system, repeatedly leading to denials.

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August 9, 2025

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Music star, Davido and white Chioma smilling ahead of their white wedding that cost $3.7 million

Nigerian Afrobeat star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has disclosed that he spent $3.7 million on his forthcoming white wedding with his wife, Chioma Rowland, in Miami, United States.

He made the revelation in a now-viral video during preparations for the event, saying, “I spent $3.7 million cash, so we should know what we are doing here.”

Recall that Davido had announced the wedding date a few months ago.

In an interview with The Breakfast Club earlier this year, the ‘Fem’ crooner confirmed that the couple, who traditionally tied the knot in a star-studded ceremony at Eko Hotels, Lagos, in June 2024, will hold their white wedding in Miami, Florida, in August 2025.

Ahead of the ceremony, the couple arrived in style for their pre-wedding party in Miami, setting the tone for what is expected to be one of the most glamorous celebrity weddings of the year.