Usher and his girlfriend, Jennifer Goicoechea reportedly got married before the Super Bowl, Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ surpasses 2 billion views on YouTube, Marathon world record holder Kiptum dies in road accident. 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. Usher and his girlfriend, Jennifer Goicoechea reportedly got married before the Super Bowl
Usher married girlfriend Jennifer Goicoechea in Las Vegas during Super Bowl weekend. https://t.co/pGBHk2nHW2
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) February 12, 2024
It appears that before Usher hit the Super Bowl stage on Sunday night, he and his girlfriend might have gotten married. According to reports, the eight-time Grammy winner and his girlfriend, Jennifer “Jenn” Goicoechea, obtained a marriage license in Las Vegas in the days leading to his anticipated performance. The license was received in Clark County, Nevada, on Thursday, February 8, but court records show it has not been filed.
The couple are parents to daughter Sovereign Bo, 3, and son Sire Castrello, 2. The R&B superstar is also dad to Usher “Cinco” Raymond V, 16, and Naviyd Ely, 15, from a previous relationship.
2. Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ surpasses 2 billion views on YouTube
🚨Rema’s “Calm Down” becomes the first ever African record to surpass 2 BILLION YouTube views. pic.twitter.com/vXkhu80bbI
— 𝗔𝗟𝗕𝗨𝗠 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦 📀 (@AlbumTalksHQ) February 9, 2024
Grammy-nominated Afrobeats singer Rema has hit another milestone in his career. He has surpassed over 2 billion plays on YouTube with his hit single “Calm Down,” making him the first and only African artist to achieve that. With 2 billion streams now in his rearview mirror, Rema shows no signs of slowing down. He continues to release new music, collaborate with other artists like Shallipopi, and push the boundaries of his craft.
3. South Africa: Shona Ferguson holds tombstone unveiling
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Nearly three years after actor Shona Ferguson died, his widow, Connie Ferguson, close family members, friends, and colleagues gathered for his tombstone unveiling. Shona died on July 30, 2021, after succumbing to COVID-related complications. He was laid to rest on August 4 at the Fourways cemetery in Johannesburg. At the tombstone unveiling, guests donned white when honoring his life and sharing fond memories of the late star as singer Bondo serenaded the crowd with a song dedicated to Connie. Shona’s tombstone resembled the Hollywood Walk of Fame stars, in celebration of his legacy in showbiz.
4. Wizkid surprises Shallipopi at his UK concert
Wizkid performing at Shallipopi’s show. Surprise appearance 🔥pic.twitter.com/eiMuaH2cLC
— OLAMIDE 🌸💖 (@Olamide0fficial) February 12, 2024
Shallipopi had a mind-blowing two-day sold-out show in the United Kingdom on Saturday, February 10, and Sunday, February 11. During his performance at Outernet London on Sunday, Wizkid surprised him with a performance of “Bad to Me” from his album “More Love, Less Ego,” released in 2022. This performance surprised fans and Shallipopi alike.
5. Marathon world record holder Kiptum dies in road accident
World Athletics is deeply saddened to hear that marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum died in a road traffic accident on Sunday at the age of 24.
Obit: 🔗 https://t.co/0CF1NbAzgw pic.twitter.com/TgWepi0cok
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) February 11, 2024
Kenya’s marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum and his coach were killed in a traffic accident in the Rift Valley on Sunday, cutting short the career of the only man to have run the endurance classic in less than two hours and one minute. The 24-year-old set the world record at the Chicago Marathon in October with two hours and 35 seconds to surpass the 2:01:09 run by compatriot Eliud Kipchoge in Berlin in 2022. Kiptum, who clocked three of the seven fastest marathon times in history, had been hoping to become the first man to run the marathon in under two hours in race conditions at Rotterdam in April and make his Olympic debut in Paris in July.
According to the police report, Kiptum was driving his Rwandan coach, Gervais Hakizimana, and a woman in a car near the Rift Valley village where he was born when the accident occurred. The athlete lost control of the vehicle and veered off the road into a ditch, traveling for about 60 meters along it before crashing into a large tree. Kiptum and Hakizimana died at the scene, but the woman, 24-year-old Sharon Chepkurui Kosgei Keiyo, survived with serious injuries and was promptly sent to a local hospital for treatment.
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