The advent of Covid-19 in the world has brought about the halt of major activities in the world. From the closure of educational institutions, firms, suspension of sporting activities, covid-19 has definitely taken a toll on the entire globe. The novel virus which broke out in Wuhan, China last December has infected over 1.5 million people and sadly killed over 100 thousand people. One way to limit the spread and contain the disease is to limit social movement. This is why most countries in the world have put a halt to citizen’s movement, locking down major cities in order to defeat the pandemic
For over two weeks most people in the world have been confined to their various homes due to the lockdown imposed in their states. Netflix, Tiktok, thrillers and other social media applications have been in triple use this period. One major platform that has been utilized during this period. Most people have taken advantage of Instagram’s live streaming feature as the coronavirus keeps millions of people inside, on couches, and glued to screens for a bit of stress relief.
Everyone is going live too, most celebrities take on the live feature to reach their fans, some grant interviews, friendly artistry battles amongst rappers and artists also takes place from time to time.And sometimes, for very boring reasons. You may have seen it for yourself. Open the Instagram app, and there will be a handful of bubbles pulsating at the top of the screen, alerting you that someone is saying something right now!
We’ve decided to list top 5 Ig live programs so far during this lockdown period
- Naija Producers hit battle.
First on our list is the friendly Nigerian producers hit battle that was on for two weeks. Veteran producers and newbies set out to battle themselves on the live platform on Instagram in order to entertain Nigerians. Prominent producer, Sarz kicked off the battle with fellow contemporary, Shizzi. This brought premium entertainment as the dished out hit records they’ve been the architect behind. Other producers subsequently went head to head including; ’Masterkraft vs Pheelz’, ’Rexxie vs Kel-P’, ’Leriq vs Chopstix’ and veterans, ’Terry g vs Ksolo’. Indeed it was a surreal moment for Nigerians as they kept tabs on their Ig lives waiting to be glued to the premium entertainment the battle was dishing out.
2 Father dmw and Evss
Another ’super show’ as I would like to put it that has been keeping people glued to their IG live Is the friendly live romance” between Ugandan born English model, Evss and associate of Davido music worldwide( Dmw), Fatherdmw. The duo have been cracking up viewers with their chit chat which is basically fatherdmw trying to woo Eva ina witty way to the amusement of the viewers. They’ve amassed up to 100 thousand views on their live show and have gotten attention from other topnotch celebs.
3) Tory Lanez ‘Quarantine Radio’
USA artiste Tory Lanez also has been making the most of the Ig live feature with his quarantine radio show’. The show was one the most-watched live shows on Instagram amassing over 400,000 viewers. Basically, what happens on the show, ladies call in and show off their dancing skills, twerking and whining to the amusement of viewers. The show was cut off by Instagram for too much indecent content and immediately another account was created, the account garnered over 30 thousand followers in less than 15 mins. This reflects how massive the show is. A couple of celebrities also key into the show, watching and even participating.
4) Ubi Franklin IG live interview sessions.
Another IG live session we’ve been keeping tabs on is the live interview sessions Ceo of triple M music group and business mogul, Ubi franklin has been hosting in the past few weeks. The cross riverian has been conducting interviews on his live and has amassed quite a number of views . Stars like Mercy Eke, Sarkodie, Davido have all granted interviews via Ubi’s IG live.
5) P Diddy fundraising (#danceathon) IG live party
Lastly, Music legend P diddy Ig live has also been one of the most buzzing in the past few weeks . The rapper hosts the live show with his kids with celebrities across the globe joining him on the live platform sharing their experiences on the coronavirus pandemic in their respective countries . Donations have also been made in order to help health workers across the globe and also help ease the effect of the Covid-19 in vulnerable cities and countries. Nigerian a list of stars such as Burna Boy, Tiwa Savage are amongst the number of celebrities that have joined in live to converse with the rapper. Other worldwide celebrities that have also joined in include; Justin Bieber, Jenifer Lopez, Drake etc.
