Ayo Edebiri, Niecy Nash, Quinta Brunson win Emmy Awards, Adekunle Gold features on new NBA 2K24 soundtrack, Lionel Messi wins FIFA Best Male Player. Stay in the know with our Rave News Digest, which summarizes five of the hottest global news stories you need to catch up on, saving you time and energy. Consider it your daily news fix.
1. Ayo Edebiri, Niecy Nash, Quinta Brunson win Emmy Awards
Black queens making history, that’s our favorite category!
Tonight Quinta Brunson, Ayo Edebiri and Niecy Nash can add their names to the Emmy history books!
Congratulations ladies on your wins! pic.twitter.com/G6yoBchGJY
— ESSENCE (@Essence) January 16, 2024
Ayo Edebiri, Niecy Nash-Betts, and Quinta Brunson are Emmy Award winners. The Black women took home awards for their respective acting work in “The Bear,” “Dahmer—Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” and “Abbott Elementary” in a star-studded ceremony celebrating all things television. After months of postponement due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in Hollywood over the summer, the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards finally aired on Monday, honoring the best work in television from the 2022-2023 season. Ayo Edebiri, who has earned multiple awards this season for her work in “The Bear,” won an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
Ayo Edebiri is the third Black woman to take home the award after Jackée Harry (“227”) won in 1987 and Sheryl Lee Ralph (“Abbott Elementary”) won in 2022. Nash-Betts earned her Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in an Anthology Series for her work in “Dahmer—Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.” Brunson, the creator, writer, and star of “Abbott Elementary,” made history at the Emmys, winning Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her work as Janine Teagues. With her win, Brunson is the second Black actress in Emmy history—and first in 40 years—to win in the category.
2. Adekunle Gold features on new NBA 2K24 soundtrack
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Nigerian singer Adekunle Gold continues to stand out in his career, which has spanned nearly a decade. In another move that captures his international superstar profile, the hitmaker will be appearing on the NBA 2K24 “2K Beats” soundtrack, which is in partnership with NBA 2K24 and global record label Defjam.
As one of Defjam’s flagship artists, Adekunle Gold’s smash hit single “Party No Dey Stop” featuring Zinoleesky will be appearing on the “2K Beats” soundtrack alongside songs from late legendary rapper DMX, Ludacris, Method Man & Redman, and Genia, among other artists. Adekunle Gold becomes the second Nigerian to appear on the NBA2K24 soundtrack alongside Burna Boy, who was featured on the main soundtrack.
3. ‘The Daily Show With Trevor Noah’ wins Emmy Award for Best Variety Talk Series
Trevor Noah has won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Series.
He is the first African and Black person to win an Emmy Award in this category. pic.twitter.com/VzG2fXGvf1
— Africa Facts Zone (@AfricaFactsZone) January 16, 2024
South African comedian Trevor Noah and the team for “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” received the award for Outstanding Variety Talk Series during the 75th Emmy Awards. Receiving the award, Trevor Noah honored US producer and writer Jon Stewart. “Well, I think it’s a testament to the people who helped craft the show. You know, there’s no denying the genius of John Stewart, who basically laid the foundation for every single Emmy winner in this category for, you know, decades, almost. It hasn’t been decades. I was like 20.” Noah announced in December 2022 that he was leaving the show after seven years of hosting.
4. Mo Abudu appointed Guest Programmer for Oscars organizer’s Academy Museum
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Nigerian filmmaker Mo Abudu has announced her appointment as the Guest Programmer of the Academy Museum in Los Angeles in preparation for the 96th Academy Awards. The Academy Museum serves as the official museum of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the body that for years has been responsible for the Oscars. One of her roles includes hosting a series of screenings for movies tagged “Echoes of Africa.”
The event is scheduled for February 1–9, in Los Angeles, with an array of African movies, which include “The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun,” “Le Franc,” “Vaya Timbuktu,” “This is Not a Burial, It’s a Ressurection,” and “Monangambé” (1968). According to Abudu, “ECHOES OF AFRICA presents a vivid mosaic of African perspectives, capturing the enduring resonance of its cinema.” She also described the experience as a vital way to get connected to the African narrative.
5. FIFA Best Awards: Lionel Messi wins Best Male Player, Pep Guardiola named Best Male Coach
“[Man City] create chances. They score goals. They know how to win games without Haaland.”
– John Obi Mikel on Lionel Messi edging out Erling Haaland to win FIFA’s The Best men’s award 👀 pic.twitter.com/RP2uId2r4i
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) January 16, 2024
Argentina forward Lionel Messi has won Men’s Player of the Year at the FIFA Best Awards, with Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola claiming the Men’s Coach prize in London. Inter Miami’s Messi edged out City striker Erling Haaland, with Paris St-Germain attacker Kylian Mbappe third. City’s Ederson collected the goalkeeper award ahead of Real Madrid’s Thibaut Courtois and Al Hilal’s Yassine Bounou. City won the Treble of the Premier League, Champions League, and FA Cup in 2022–23.
Messi, 36, began 2023 at Paris St-Germain before moving to Major League Soccer (MLS) club Inter Miami in June. He picked up the Best Men’s Player award for the third time since this format of the awards began in 2016, after doing so in 2019 and 2022.
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