Shallipopi, other Nigerians dominate wins at TikTok awards

Nigerian Afrobeats musician, Crown Uzama, popularly known as Shallipopi, has been named TikTok’s 2025 Artiste of the Year.This is contained in a statement by TikTok and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos.The TikTok Awards for Sub-Saharan Africa, which was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, was with the theme: ‘New Era, New Icons’.According to the organisation, Shallipopi’s hit track, “Laho”, dominated charts and fuelled vir