2014top nigeria song list
In 2014, songs by Naija musicians
topped the charts, and filtering
them down to the top 14 was sure a
helluva task. In no particular order,
below are City People’s Top 14 songs
of the year 2014: 1. Davido – Aye The young music star has earned
himself with awards and
nominations this year with his
track titled AYE. With 4
Nominations for AYE in the
Channel O Music Awards, another 4 in the Nigeria Music Video Awards
and a Nomination in his first ever
BET Soul Train Awards, AYE
definitely had to make the list of
top 2014 Nigerian Songs. 2. Patoranking ft Tiwa Savage – Girlie O Remix Patoranking won the Dancehall/
Reggae artist of the year at this
year’s City People Entertainment
Awards. His remixed version to the
track “GIRLIE O” which featured
Mavin’s First lady, TIWA SAVAGE, sure is a head-turner for the sleek
Nigerian-Ghanaian artist. With 4
nominations this year credited to
the number, GIRLIE O, one can only
anticipate victory for the
“Alubarika” crooner in the pending awards slated before the end of the
year. 3. Mavin Crew – Dorobucci Mavin Records won the “Best
Record Label of the Year” at the
2014 City People Entertainment
Awards. The Song “DOROBUCCI”
stirred quite a uproar of creditable
feelings upon its release. It was well received by music critics with
positive remarks and sure earned a
lot of accolades from fans and
followers. The track has 2
nominations in the pending
“Headies Award” due to the nomination bracket of the
Nigerian Awards system, but 2015
promises to be a good year for the
number. 4. Black Magic ft. Oritshe Femi – Pass You By The combination of Black Magic
and Oritshe Femi on the “Pass You
By” song sure proves the versatility
of both artists. Oritshe Femi, also
known as the Music Taliban, won
the City People Entertainment Awards 2014 for the “Most Popular
Song of the Year” and this year he is
associated with a lot of nominations
and wins, The song “Pass You By”
would be vying to win in the
forthcoming Headies. 5. Olamide – Story for the gods On the 29th of July 2014,
KingBadoo, popularly known by his
stage name, Olamide, dropped the
visual to his number, “story for the
gods’. Though the initial video did
stir some controversies online due to some rated-18+ scenes, the song
still remains strong on the lips of
Nigerian music lovers and it’s a top
favourite on dance floors. The
“Eleda Mi” crooner already has 14
nominations this year with 6 still pending. “Story for the gods” is sure
a strong contender for award
categories come 2015. 6. Wizkid – Show you the Money With a total of 60 nominations and
18 wins, Wizkid is sure to remain a
strong household name in the
Nigerian music industry. His newly-
released “Show You the Money”
track was largely accepted in what can be termed one of the shortest
periods ever. Accolades are sure to
roll in for the number come 2015,
especially with a credit to the remix
with the featuring of American
youngster rapper, Tyga. 7. Skales – Shake Body On 6th May, 2014, Skales released
“Shake Body” as the first single
from his upcoming album. The
song was produced by Jay Pizzle and
its music video was released on 22
July, 2014 onto YouTube. Skales promoted the song by announcing
the Shake Body video competition.
Now with Baseline Records, Skales
is finally, potentially reaching his
potential in the Nigerian music
industry. His most recent hit, Shake Body, is blazing all over the
airwaves and clubs. With 2
nominations in the forthcoming
Headies Award, Shake Body might
just have Skales shaking his body
home excitedly on the D-Day. 8. Waje ft Tiwa Savage – Onye Waje has won numerous awards
with about 18 nominations to her
credit. She has been active in the
industry since 2007 and her recent
collaborative work with Tiwa
Savage will sure be tipped for 2015 Awards ranging from its
composition to its Kemi Adetiba-
directed visuals. 9. P-Square ft. T.I – Ejajo Just while Nigerians and
international fans were basking in
the euphoria of the audio version,
the video of P.Square’s “Ejajo”
featuring American rapper T.I
dropped in late August. With a total of 17 awards to their credit, the
Okoyes twin have had numerous
nominations globally and their new
tune “Ejajo” is sure to make more
nomination lists come 2015. 10. Flavour ft. Wande Coal – Wake Up Chinedu Okoli better known by his
stage name Flavour N’abania or
simply Flavour, teamed up with
former Mo’Hits artist and now label
Owner of Black Diamond
entertainment, Wande Coal. The visuals of the single, Wake Up,
immediately received recognition
as radio stations kept it on air
rotation as well as on digital
television. 11. Wande Coal – Baby Hello The award-winning singer’s latest
single, “Baby Hello”, which had a
cameo appearance from the
Johnnie crooner, Yemi Alade left
fans and music lovers longing for
more as the tune still enjoys massive airplay and acceptance.
This tune is sure a club banger. 12. Lil Kesh – Shoki Upcoming young rapper on the
rise/YBNL artiste, Lil Kesh is the
brains behind with the brand new
buzzing track titled, “Shoki.” which
featured, Olamide, Ehis, and
Partoranking is definitely the reigning dance on the street and in
the clubs. He later went further to
record a remix for it featuring
Davido with cameo appearances
from quite a number of artists.
Lastly leasing out a female version which featured Chidinma, Cynthia
Morgan and Eva Alordiah; it was, is,
and will keep being evident that
“Shoki” is a 2014 favourite. 13. MC Galaxy – Sekem Who said only one dance song could
rule the industry? While everyone
were still busy doing the Shoki
dance, MC Galaxy introduced the
Sekem, a dance that sees you move
your feet sideways while you place your palms on your waist and chest.
Sekem blended perfectly into the
hearts of fans. 14: Seyi Shay – Murda Deborah Oluwaseyi Joshua,
professionally known by her stage
name, Seyi Shay might have being
regarded as a new artist in 2013 when
she won the “Best New Musician of
the Year” (Female) in the City People Entertainment Awards, but she’s
been actively associated with music
since 2001. Last year, songs like
“Irawo” and “Ragga Ragga” earned
her major recognition and
nominations, but her “Murda” track in 2013 is sure to surpass the
previous with the accolades it’s
gotten and still gathering. DO YOU AGREE WITH THE LIST
topped the charts, and filtering
them down to the top 14 was sure a
helluva task. In no particular order,
below are City People’s Top 14 songs
of the year 2014: 1. Davido – Aye The young music star has earned
himself with awards and
nominations this year with his
track titled AYE. With 4
Nominations for AYE in the
Channel O Music Awards, another 4 in the Nigeria Music Video Awards
and a Nomination in his first ever
BET Soul Train Awards, AYE
definitely had to make the list of
top 2014 Nigerian Songs. 2. Patoranking ft Tiwa Savage – Girlie O Remix Patoranking won the Dancehall/
Reggae artist of the year at this
year’s City People Entertainment
Awards. His remixed version to the
track “GIRLIE O” which featured
Mavin’s First lady, TIWA SAVAGE, sure is a head-turner for the sleek
Nigerian-Ghanaian artist. With 4
nominations this year credited to
the number, GIRLIE O, one can only
anticipate victory for the
“Alubarika” crooner in the pending awards slated before the end of the
year. 3. Mavin Crew – Dorobucci Mavin Records won the “Best
Record Label of the Year” at the
2014 City People Entertainment
Awards. The Song “DOROBUCCI”
stirred quite a uproar of creditable
feelings upon its release. It was well received by music critics with
positive remarks and sure earned a
lot of accolades from fans and
followers. The track has 2
nominations in the pending
“Headies Award” due to the nomination bracket of the
Nigerian Awards system, but 2015
promises to be a good year for the
number. 4. Black Magic ft. Oritshe Femi – Pass You By The combination of Black Magic
and Oritshe Femi on the “Pass You
By” song sure proves the versatility
of both artists. Oritshe Femi, also
known as the Music Taliban, won
the City People Entertainment Awards 2014 for the “Most Popular
Song of the Year” and this year he is
associated with a lot of nominations
and wins, The song “Pass You By”
would be vying to win in the
forthcoming Headies. 5. Olamide – Story for the gods On the 29th of July 2014,
KingBadoo, popularly known by his
stage name, Olamide, dropped the
visual to his number, “story for the
gods’. Though the initial video did
stir some controversies online due to some rated-18+ scenes, the song
still remains strong on the lips of
Nigerian music lovers and it’s a top
favourite on dance floors. The
“Eleda Mi” crooner already has 14
nominations this year with 6 still pending. “Story for the gods” is sure
a strong contender for award
categories come 2015. 6. Wizkid – Show you the Money With a total of 60 nominations and
18 wins, Wizkid is sure to remain a
strong household name in the
Nigerian music industry. His newly-
released “Show You the Money”
track was largely accepted in what can be termed one of the shortest
periods ever. Accolades are sure to
roll in for the number come 2015,
especially with a credit to the remix
with the featuring of American
youngster rapper, Tyga. 7. Skales – Shake Body On 6th May, 2014, Skales released
“Shake Body” as the first single
from his upcoming album. The
song was produced by Jay Pizzle and
its music video was released on 22
July, 2014 onto YouTube. Skales promoted the song by announcing
the Shake Body video competition.
Now with Baseline Records, Skales
is finally, potentially reaching his
potential in the Nigerian music
industry. His most recent hit, Shake Body, is blazing all over the
airwaves and clubs. With 2
nominations in the forthcoming
Headies Award, Shake Body might
just have Skales shaking his body
home excitedly on the D-Day. 8. Waje ft Tiwa Savage – Onye Waje has won numerous awards
with about 18 nominations to her
credit. She has been active in the
industry since 2007 and her recent
collaborative work with Tiwa
Savage will sure be tipped for 2015 Awards ranging from its
composition to its Kemi Adetiba-
directed visuals. 9. P-Square ft. T.I – Ejajo Just while Nigerians and
international fans were basking in
the euphoria of the audio version,
the video of P.Square’s “Ejajo”
featuring American rapper T.I
dropped in late August. With a total of 17 awards to their credit, the
Okoyes twin have had numerous
nominations globally and their new
tune “Ejajo” is sure to make more
nomination lists come 2015. 10. Flavour ft. Wande Coal – Wake Up Chinedu Okoli better known by his
stage name Flavour N’abania or
simply Flavour, teamed up with
former Mo’Hits artist and now label
Owner of Black Diamond
entertainment, Wande Coal. The visuals of the single, Wake Up,
immediately received recognition
as radio stations kept it on air
rotation as well as on digital
television. 11. Wande Coal – Baby Hello The award-winning singer’s latest
single, “Baby Hello”, which had a
cameo appearance from the
Johnnie crooner, Yemi Alade left
fans and music lovers longing for
more as the tune still enjoys massive airplay and acceptance.
This tune is sure a club banger. 12. Lil Kesh – Shoki Upcoming young rapper on the
rise/YBNL artiste, Lil Kesh is the
brains behind with the brand new
buzzing track titled, “Shoki.” which
featured, Olamide, Ehis, and
Partoranking is definitely the reigning dance on the street and in
the clubs. He later went further to
record a remix for it featuring
Davido with cameo appearances
from quite a number of artists.
Lastly leasing out a female version which featured Chidinma, Cynthia
Morgan and Eva Alordiah; it was, is,
and will keep being evident that
“Shoki” is a 2014 favourite. 13. MC Galaxy – Sekem Who said only one dance song could
rule the industry? While everyone
were still busy doing the Shoki
dance, MC Galaxy introduced the
Sekem, a dance that sees you move
your feet sideways while you place your palms on your waist and chest.
Sekem blended perfectly into the
hearts of fans. 14: Seyi Shay – Murda Deborah Oluwaseyi Joshua,
professionally known by her stage
name, Seyi Shay might have being
regarded as a new artist in 2013 when
she won the “Best New Musician of
the Year” (Female) in the City People Entertainment Awards, but she’s
been actively associated with music
since 2001. Last year, songs like
“Irawo” and “Ragga Ragga” earned
her major recognition and
nominations, but her “Murda” track in 2013 is sure to surpass the
previous with the accolades it’s
gotten and still gathering. DO YOU AGREE WITH THE LIST
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