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  • Tiwa Savage shows off natural brown skin as she teases upcoming skincare line

    Tiwa Savage shows off natural brown skin as she teases upcoming skincare line

    Tiwa Savage has shown off her natural brown complexion in a new Instagram video while hinting at an upcoming skincare launch.

    In the video, the Nigerian singer is seen admiring her skin while wearing a green halter-neck Ankara dress, with her hair styled in a half-part. She captioned the post: ā€œBetter start saving your coins because when my skincare drops.ā€

    The post comes years after Savage spoke openly about her struggles with embracing her dark skin while growing up. In a 2021 interview with Allure, the singer revealed that she tried skin bleaching when she was around 14 or 15 because she felt insecure about her complexion.

    She recalled that her mother discovered the creams she had been mixing with lemon to lighten her skin and stopped her from continuing. Savage also acknowledged the influence of colourism and limited representation of darker-skinned women in beauty and entertainment during her teenage years.

    Tiwa Savage has credited her mum for helping her embrace her natural brown skin

    In the years since, she has spoken about embracing her natural appearance. During a 2022 appearance in Vogueā€™s Beauty Secrets series, Savage discussed her skincare routine and explained that she had stopped wearing foundation, preferring a more natural approach to makeup.

    Her latest post also hints at a forthcoming skincare venture, although she has yet to share details about the products or their release date.

  • Kate Odulukwe Shares Burna Boy and Tiwa Savage-Inspired Single ā€œBURNINGā€

    Kate Odulukwe Shares Burna Boy and Tiwa Savage-Inspired Single ā€œBURNINGā€

    Nigerian-American artist Kate Odulukwe returns with a bold Afrofusion single ā€œBURNING.ā€

    Inspired by the current global wave of Afrobeats artists like Burna Boy and Davido, and the foundation built by women like Tiwa Savage, BURNING reflects Kateā€™s desire to both honor and evolve the sound. 

    Built around the mantra ā€œthey no fit quench that fire,ā€ BURNING captures the vibe of being outside at night, fully present, confident, and completely unbothered. 

    The accompanying video, shot across Harlem in New York City at night, bring this feeling to life. Together, the video and song reflect her dual identity, carved in Nigeria and crafted in NYC.

    ā€œThis song is inspired by a fun night out in Lagos, though I shot it in NYC. Itā€™s about a feeling more than anything,ā€ Kate explains. ā€œItā€™s that moment when youā€™re outside, the vibe and everything is just right, and nothing can touch you. Youā€™re locked in, youā€™re lit, and youā€™re not letting anything get in the way of that. Thatā€™s what BURNING is.ā€

    ā€œBURNINGā€ by Kate Odulukwe is out now on all streaming platforms. 

  • Tiwa Savage and Don Julio Host Star-Studded Bash to Celebrate Her ā€˜This One Is Personalā€™ Album at the Library Lagos

    Tiwa Savage and Don Julio Host Star-Studded Bash to Celebrate Her ā€˜This One Is Personalā€™ Album at the Library Lagos

    Tiwa Savage and Don Julio tequila hosted a release party at swanky Lagos nightclub The Library to celebrate her new album This One Is Personal.

    The album recently debuted at number one on the iTunes UK R&B/Soul Albums chart and #18 on the UK HipHop/R&B Albums chart.

    Iā€™ve loved Tiwa Savage since I first watched the ā€œKele Kele Loveā€ in my uncleā€™s living room in Abuja in 2011 so when her team reached out to ask if Iā€™d like to attend the event I was like of course!

    Once at  The Library Lagos I was greeted by a beautiful young lady who offered me ice cold water and a Don Julio cocktail. 

    She asked me to knock on a tiny door and a hand reached out with my ice cold cocktail.

    Once inside The Library Lagos the music was hitting and the performances were amazing but Tiwa Savage arrived about an hour later and the energy went from good to great.

    Tiwa Savage at her This One Is Personal album release party sponsored by Don Julio

    She was joined by Taves, Shine TTW, her PR Manager Vanessa Amadi, Simi Badiru of TRACE and other members of her team.

    Tiwa Savage and Flavour share a hug at her album release party

    We spent all night dancing to her songs- both classics like ā€œKele Kele Loveā€ ā€œEminadoā€ ā€œLove Meā€  ā€œDietā€ ā€œLoadedā€ and new ones from the new album like ā€œYou4Meā€ ā€œOn The Lowā€ ā€œHolding It Downā€ and more and like the hypeman kept reminding us, it was hit after hit after hit.

    Uti Nwachukwu walks the red carpet at the Tiwa Savage and Don Julio event

    Other celebrities like Uti Nwachukwu, Jay Jay Okocha Flavour Nā€™Abania were also there to support her.

    Tiwa Savage was in high spirits, as she danced and passed out shots of Don Julio around.

    The night finally ended at around 4 am. I was so tired but Iā€™d had the time of my life.

    A 10 over 10 night for real. 

  • Women hit on me more than men- Tiwa Savage reveals

    Women hit on me more than men- Tiwa Savage reveals

    Afrobeats singer Tiwa Savage has revealed that women hit on her more than men.

    The 42-year-old make the surprising revelation about her love life in an interview with Beat FM on Tuesday. 

    ā€œA lot more women hit on my than men. I donā€™t know why,ā€ as he talked about her female crushed with the Beat FMā€™s Bibi Raii.

    Now, Mama Jam Jam may not understand why she seems more appealing to the girlies but the Beat FM presenter seemed to know exactly why.

    ā€œI get it, thoughā€ she told the hitmaker. Thereā€™s a certain energy that you have where itā€™s like itā€™s feminine but itā€™s also easy. Itā€™s not like a threatā€ 

    She was however, quick to clarify that she didnā€™t mean to imply that Tiwa was ā€œeasyā€

    The fun interview comes as the 44-year-old revealed that she still relies on her mother to take of her son Jamil.

    ā€œIt takes a village, raising my son as a single mum I always need my mum,ā€ she opened up to her friend Tacha in a Cool FM interview.

    ā€œI call on my mum, she’s very instrumental, and we have a nanny that has been with us since he was three months old, and he’s nine now, so she has been with us for nine years.”