Trevor Noah to host fourth consecutive Grammy Awards, Davido set to headline his first concert at Madison Square Garden, Mikel Arteta cleared of misconduct charge. 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. Trevor Noah to host fourth consecutive Grammy awards
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Emmy Award-winning comedian, Trevor Noah has been tapped to host the prestigious Grammy Awards for the fourth year in a row. Noah made the announcement during an episode of his Spotify podcast, ”What Now? With Trevor Noah,” which was aired on Thursday. “I’m hosting the Grammys. I’m excited about that, yeah,” he said. “It’s a lot of fun. I enjoy the Grammys because I get to watch the show in person and then experience and comment on it in person while it’s happening.”
In another post shared via his Instagram page, he wrote, “I’m so excited! #GRAMMYs baby!🕺🏾Tune in Sunday, February 4th at 8pm! On @CBSTV! 🔥.” Trevor made his debut on the Grammy stage in 2021, then returned as host in 2022 and 2023. The 66th Grammy Awards is scheduled for February 4, 2024, and will be held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
2. Davido set to headline his first concert at Madison Square Garden
Davido will be headlining his first concert at the iconic Madison Square Garden on April 17, 2024.
— 49th. (@the49thstreet) December 11, 2023
Afrobeats megastar, Davido is poised to take center stage at NYC’s iconic Madison Square Garden on April 17, 2024, marking his first-ever concert at this legendary venue. The performance is slated to be a highlight of his extended Timeless Tour, produced by Duke Concept, spanning across North America. The highly anticipated tour will kick off with the monumental Madison Square Garden show, followed by Montreal’s Place Bell on April 19, and culminating with a finale at Orlando’s Additional Financial Arena on April 24.
Davido expressed his exhilaration, stating, “Seven years ago, I walked past Madison Square Garden and looked at it and said, ‘We gonna come back and shut this down.’ So to be here now, able to play Madison Square Garden, in New York, one of the first cities and fans to embrace my music, at this iconic venue … it’s a dream come true.”
3. Michael Bublé’s South Africa tour postponed
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Due to unforeseen circumstances, Michael Bublé’s shows scheduled for April 2024 in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and South Africa have been postponed. Big Concerts announced the news on social media on Tuesday, just 24 hours after it was confirmed that the multi-Grammy, multi-Juno award-winning singer would be heading to Mzansi. Tickets were meant to go on sale on Thursday, December 14.
Initially, Michael Bublé’s Higher Tour was scheduled to take place at Grand Arena, GrandWest in Cape Town, on April 16 and 17, 2024, and the SunBet Arena, Time Square in Pretoria, on April 19 and 20. New dates for the tour are yet to be announced.
4. Davido, Wizkid, Adekunle Gold, Asake, Rema nominated for 2024 MOBO awards
MOBO Awards have announced the nominees for “Best African Act” award at the 26th MOBO Awards.
• Asake
• Adekunle Gold
• Ayra Starr
• Burna Boy
• Davido
• Libianca
• Rema
• Tyla
• Uncle Waffles
• Wizkid pic.twitter.com/C9xS11IQzn— 49th. (@the49thstreet) December 14, 2023
Nigerian superstars dominate the Best African category for the 2024 MOBO Awards. 2023 has been a great year for Nigerian music as Afrobeats continued to enjoy international success, led by the global rise of Nigerian superstars.
In the 2024 MOBO Awards nominations list, Nigerian talents dominated the Best African category, as Davido, Wizkid, Burna Boy, Rema, Asake, Adekunle Gold, and Ayra Starr all earned nominations. Joining the Nigerian contingent are South African star Tyla, Swaziland hitmaker Uncle Waffles, and Cameroonian-American sensation Libianca. Other Nigerians nominated include gospel star Limoblaze and hitmaking producer P2J.
5. Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta cleared of misconduct charge after Newcastle comments
Arteta has escaped punishment from his FA misconduct charge 🚨https://t.co/3FLhXrseEU
— Arsenal FC News (@ArsenalFC_fl) December 14, 2023
Arsenal’s boss, Mikel Arteta has avoided punishment from the Football Association over comments he made about refereeing following last month’s 1-0 defeat by Newcastle. Arteta called the video assistant referee’s decision to allow the Magpies’ winning goal at St James’ Park “embarrassing” and a “disgrace.” He was later charged with misconduct.
But the FA said that an independent Regulatory Commission found the charge not to be proven after a hearing. “It was alleged that his comments constituted misconduct in that they were insulting towards match officials and/or detrimental to the game and/or brought the game into disrepute,” the FA added in a statement.
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