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JUSTIN BIEBER

  • Justin Bieber wore His own Label as he and his wife Hailey Baldwin made their Met Gala Debut.
  • Justin Bieber has suffered from Lyme disease for many years and often talks about his struggles with the disease.
  • Justin Bieber has received multiple awards including a Grammy, 15 American Music Awards and 21 MTV Europe Music Awards.
  • Justin Bieber’s new documentary called Our World will be released on the 8th of October on Amazon Prime. 
  • Justin Bieber is going to headline Jay-Z’s Made in America festival this year as it was cancelled last year because of the coronavirus.

 

YOUNG STUNNA

  • Young Stunna’s real name is Sandile Msimango
  • The AmaPiano star was born in Daveyton, Gauteng 
  • His mother is a vocalist while his father is a big fan of Kwaito
  • He was initially a HipHop artist before he got into AmaPiano
  • He released his debut album “Notumato”  in October 2021

 

ARIANA GRANDE

  • Before landing a gig on the Nickelodeon show “Victorious,” Grande was involved in musical theatre.
  • Even though she played Cat Valentine in “Victorious” and “Sam & Cat,” the former Nickelodeon star is allergic to cats
  • According to ABC News, Grande was sued in 2013 for allegedly copying a lyric for her smash hit, “The Way,” featuring Mac Miller
  • The first song she remembers singing is “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”
  • She resents her debut single and its music video

 

CKAY

  • CKay’s real name is Chukwuka Ekweani.
  • CKay does it all. He is a writer, producer and singer. 
  • “Love nwantiti (ah ah ah)” is the centrepiece from his 2019 debut EP CKay The First.
  • In 2020, his single “love nwantiti” was featured on Diddy’s TeamLove.com Danceathon, which raised relief funds during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • CKay is the first African artist to chart three songs on the daily Spotify global chart.

 

DJ KHALED

  • DJ Khaled once found himself lost at sea, but, luckily, he was able to get help from locals who managed to get him back on dry land. 
  • Khaled is a huge fan of egg whites. Supposedly, he eats them every day and even has a personal chef named Chef Dee, who provides him with all the best dishes — including his beloved egg whites, of course.
  • When it comes to sneakers, DJ Khaled has a huge collection. Everything from the Jordan 3 to exclusive sneakers from Nike and Adidas is stacked up in his floor-to-ceiling wardrobe.
  • DJ Khaled is a huge fan of Bob Marley. In previous interviews, he stressed how his biggest wish would have been to have recorded a song with the legendary reggae star.
  • Before taking things solo, Khaled was part of the Terror Squad, which was a hip hop group formed by Fat Joe and the late Big Pun.

 

MAJOR LEAGUE DJZ

  • The Major League Djz twins have done a lot of weekly mixes on Khozi FM and Mafikeng FM. 
  • Major League Djz has decided to become the ambassadors for the McDonald’s Street Rhythm campaign.
  • Major League Djz’s favourite artists are Sjava and Nasty, Zonke and Nadia Nakai.
  • The estimated net worth of Major League Djz is about $200,000 – 500,00$
  • The Major League Djz twins were born on January 3, 1991

 

K.O

  • Also known as Skhanda Gawd, K.O is a South African hip hop artist, businessman, rapper, and songwriter 
  • Ever since K.O rapper came into the scene in 2005, he has partnered up with major acts like AKA, Cassper Nyovest, and Sjava
  • After graduating, he was unemployed for 2 years before his mother forwarded his CV to the South African Police Service, but he did not go for the interview 
  • In 2005, Ntokozo formed the band Teargas together with Ma-E and Ntukza whom he had met at university. 

 

MUSA KEYS

  • Musa Keys studied Sound Engineering at Damelin but he dropped out while he was in his second year.
  • At 14 years old, Musa Keys produced his first song.
  • Talent management agency T Effect has signed a contract with Musa Keys, alongside his company Top Tier Entertainment.
  • Musa Keys is widely known for his singles ‘Samarian Boy’ featuring Sir Trill and Nobantu Vilakazi, which has amassed more than 5 million views on YouTube since February 2021.
  • Musa Keys has worked with a number of top local musicians including DBN Gogo and Major League DJz.

 

ED SHEERAN

  • Ed Sheeran’s birthday is in February 1991, this means the singer just turned 31 as of February 2022.
  • Ed Sheeran was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire which is in England. However, his father moved the family to Framlingham in Suffolk when Ed was three-years-old. 
  • Ed Sheeran has named his fans Sheerios after the breakfast cereal Cheerios.
  • Ed Sheeran’s cat has his own Twitter account we aren’t kidding, it’s @GrahamShizza.
  • A fan loved him so much that she sent him a cake full of hair. How’s that for the dark side of fame.

 

COI LERAY

  • Coi Leray began posting music to SoundCloud, releasing her breakout single “Huddy” and her debut mixtape ‘Everythingcoz’ in 2018.
  • After signing a record deal with 1801 Records and Republic Records, she released her second mixtape, EC2, in 2019, and her debut extended play, Now or Never, in 2020.
  • In 2021, her single “No More Parties” gave Leray her first Billboard Hot 100 entry after peaking in the top 40 and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
  • She was born May 11, 1997, in Boston, Massachusetts, and raised in Hackensack, New Jersey.
  • She started making music at age 14. At age 16, Leray dropped out of high school and started working in sales.

 

JEREMY LOOPS

  • After finishing varsity, Jeremy decided to work on a yacht
  • He has performed at big SA festivals like Bushfire and Rocking The Daisies
  • His music is often described as folk music 
  • He says that his music is influenced by his hometown Kommetjie which is in Cape Town 
  • His favourite animal is a goat

 

BLXCKIE

  • Blxckie is originally from Durban, South Africa where he was born and raised.
  • In 2020, Blxckie found himself “stuck” in Johannesburg when the country went on a 21-day lockdown, but later said it was a “blessing”.
  • In early 2021, Blxckie was named Apple Music’s Up Next artist.
  • Blxckie’s album B4Now was nominated for album of the year and his single “Ye x4” was nominated for Song of The Year and best collaboration at the South African Hip Hop Awards 202.
  • Blxckie won Freshman of the year at the South African Hip Hop Awards 2021

 

NASTY C

  • Nasty comes from a big family. He is the 7th of 10 children
  • Upon receiving his first big cheque, Nasty C bought a Rolex
  • One of his favourite art forms was making stuff out of clay.
  • One of his favourite meals still remains amasi.
  • He once walked for 45 minutes just to go to a studio to record his first song.

 

NBA YOUNGBOY

  • NBA YoungBoy’s favourite actor is Vin Diesel, and his favourite actress is Jennifer Lawrence.
  • NBA YoungBoy estimated net worth is USD 4 million.
  • NBA YoungBoy was once arrested for kidnapping, weapons violation, and allegedly committing assault at a club.
  • In 2019, NBA YoungBoy won the award of BET Hip HOP in the category of the Best Impact Track.
  • NBA YoungBoy has over one million followers on Instagram and thousands of fans on Twitter and Facebook.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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