Meeting your favourite artist can be surreal. For one Ayra Starr fan, the moment apparently required a little physical verification.
During Ayra Starr’s “Starrgirl” fan signing pop-up in Camden, London, a fan shared a TikTok showing herself embracing the singer before pinching her.
Ayra immediately winced in pain, seemingly caught off guard by the unexpected pinch, while the fan appeared to be confirming that the singer was, in fact, real.
The interaction has since made its rounds online, turning what was already a memorable fan encounter into a particularly funny one.
Ayra was in Camden for the “Starrgirl” fan signing, with footage from the event showing her meeting fans and signing copies of her latest album.
The Camden appearance forms part of the rollout for Starrgirl, Ayra’s third studio album, which was released in August 2026. The project continues the singer’s evolution from the breakout success of “Rush” into one of Afrobeats’ most recognisable young stars.
For this fan, though, meeting Starrgirl wasn’t quite enough. She needed to make sure the Starrgirl in front of her wasn’t a very convincing hologram.
And apparently, a pinch was the best way to find out.
Nigerian rapper Blaqbonez has opened up about the events that led to his feud with fellow rapper Odumodublvck, revealing that he discovered the woman he had been intimate with was dating the rapper.
Speaking on the Nevon Podcast, Blaqbonez said he was unaware that the woman was in a relationship with Odumodublvck because he had never asked who else she was seeing.
According to him, the situation began when the woman sent him a message saying she could no longer continue their friendship. Blaqbonez said he felt the message was “performative” and believed she was trying to make it appear as though he was the one holding on to the relationship.
He eventually asked her directly who she was dating and discovered she was with Odumodublvck.
Blaqbonez said he chose to respect their relationship and walk away.
“You guys won’t hear from me again. I will respect everything that you guys have. Peace,” he recalled telling her.
However, he said the situation escalated when Odumodublvck contacted him shortly afterwards and asked whether he had been intimate with the woman.
Blaqbonez said he refused to provide details because he did not want to interfere with their relationship.
“I don’t know what she told you, so I can’t answer this question and affect anything that you guys have,” he recalled telling Odumodublvck.
According to Blaqbonez, Odumodublvck then responded: “Then we are enemies since you are not telling me. Peace out, bro.”
Blaqbonez described his relationship with the woman as a “friends with benefits” arrangement rather than a formal relationship.
“I can’t say we were dating or anything. It wasn’t official, but like, the best term to describe it would be like friends with benefits, right? Because we kind of like, were friends and we were intimate,” he said.
He said he subsequently asked Odumodublvck when his relationship with the woman had started, believing that the timeline would clarify whether there had been any overlap.
According to Blaqbonez, Odumodublvck refused to disclose when they had started dating, further escalating the tension between them.
Blaqbonez recounts his first conversation with Odumodublvck
Blaqbonez also recalled another conversation with Odumodublvck after the situation came to light.
“Then he calls me, and this time I pick up the call. I’m like ‘bro, what’s our problem’, then he says ‘you dey disturb my babe’,” he said.
Blaqbonez added that Odumodublvck sent him another message about five minutes later asking, “when last una f#ck?”
Blaqbonez’s team has also shared a screenshot of the WhatsApp conversation between the two rappers, providing a record of the exchange described during the interview.
Blaqbonez’s account offers his explanation of how the feud began and provides further context around the tension between the two rappers.
Davido has revealed that Wande Coal had been trying to reach him weeks before their recent exchange over the unreleased “Come My Way” collaboration.
Speaking during a TV interview shortly after the artists traded words on X, Davido said Wande had asked for his phone number about two weeks earlier. He said he instructed the person who received the request not to share it.
Davido also showed a screenshot of a WhatsApp conversation dated July 22. In the exchange, someone informed him that Wande had been asking for his number and asked whether they should give it to him.
According to Davido, he declined and said Wande was “acting like a baby.”
The revelation comes after the two artists publicly disagreed over “Come My Way”, a collaboration that gained attention through its unreleased snippet.
Davido previously explained that Wande had contacted him to record a verse for the song, but that he did not agree with the proposed plan to release Wande’s version first and add his contribution later as a remix.
Wande responded that Davido was trying to dictate the release of a song that was not his, adding that the song had already done well without him.
The exchange then became more personal, with Davido calling Wande “Mr Little 🍆” and Wande responding with “Mr. Toto beggar 😂.”
Davido’s latest comments add another layer to the disagreement, suggesting that Wande had attempted to establish direct contact before the exchange played out publicly.
Davido and Wande Coal have exchanged words on X over the unreleased collaboration “Come My Way”, revisiting a snippet that has circulated online and sparked interest among fans.
Responding to a post about why the collaboration never materialised as an official release, Davido explained that Wande Coal had initially reached out to him for the song. According to Davido, he recorded his verse after being approached, but disagreed with the proposed release plan.
“He hit me up to do the song. so I recorded that verse,” Davido wrote. “I think he wanted to drop it first then drop my own as a remix & I was like no oh, I didn’t record it as a remix. It would have been nice sha.”
Wande Coal responded to Davido’s explanation, disputing the idea that Davido should have had a say in how the song was released.
“Song wey no be your own you wan dictate release plan. That song f#kin did well without you on it bruv!!!” Wande Coal wrote.
The exchange then became more personal, with Davido replying, “No vex Mr Little 🍆.”
Wande Coal responded: “No vex too Mr. Toto beggar 😂.”
The back-and-forth has brought renewed attention to “Come My Way”, a song whose snippet has circulated online without an official release featuring both artists. The exchange also offers some context on why the collaboration between two established Nigerian artists did not move forward.
Davido has linked up with Bemi Orojuogun, popularly known as “Bus Aunty,” following her rise to internet fame.
Orojuogun became widely known for her videos filmed alongside London’s iconic red double-decker buses, where her simple reactions to passing buses turned into a viral social media format.
Since then, her online popularity has extended into brand collaborations, with Orojuogun appearing in campaigns for Burberry, H&M, IKEA, Jacquemus, Maybelline, JBL and MAC Cosmetics.
