Brilliant news for Naija music lovers who want an inside track on what’s hip and
happening on the scene. Music authority MTV Base is to launch the first
definitive chart of Nigerian contemporary music. The Official Naija Top 10,
produced by MTV Base, is a weekly music chart countdown that will air on MTV
Base, STV, NTA and AIT from 8 March 2013.
According to MTV Base’s Tim Horwood, “The Official
Naija Top 10 has been specially created by MTV Base in conjunction with an elite
panel of Nigerian broadcasters, music specialists and tastemakers including DJ
Jimmy Jatt, Cool FM’s DJ Xclusive, DJ Humility and Big Time (Rhythm FM), DJ Case
and Toolz (The Beat FM) and Osagie Alonge (The NET NG).” Continues Horwood,
“The Official Naija Top 10 will be based on a wide range of sources, including
radio airplay, digital downloads and industry insights, and is designed to play
a similar role to the Billboard charts in the USA.”
Each week, The
Official Naija Top 10 will be published in Nigerian Entertainment
Today.
Commented Jimmy Jatt, “I am so proud to be part of team
involved in The Official Naija Top 10. Both the Nigerian music industry and
music fans will benefit from this authoritative and independent chart that will
play a major role in promoting Nigerian talent and musicians at home and
overseas.”
Focusing purely on the biggest hits coming out of Nigeria,
The Official Naija Top 10 will be fronted by MTV Base’s brand new Nigerian VJ
Ehis (@SpecialSlim), winner of the MTV Base VJ Search – Nigeria in January
2013. Celebrity guest Jimmy Jatt will join Ehis on the first episode of the
show and subsequent weeks will see Ehis joined by other well-known celebrities
and/or members of the chart selection panel, as they take us behind the scenes
for exclusive music news and insider knowledge as well as the hottest tracks and
artists Nigeria has to offer.
For further information about The
Official Naija Top 10 go to www.mtvbase.com, like us on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/verified.MTVBase or follow us on Twitter @MTVBaseAfrica, using
the hashtag #OfficialNaijaChart.
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