Gimme Love (Matt B and Eddy Kenzo song)
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| type = single
| artist = Matt B featuring Eddy Kenzo
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| released = March 4, 2022
| recorded = October 2021
| studio = The Record Ship
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| length = 2:40
| label = Vitae Records
| writer =
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- Angela Benson
- Greg Scelsa
- Steyn
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"Gimme Love" is a Grammy-nominated song written and recorded by Matt B and Ugandan artist, Eddy Kenzo. The single was recorded by Matt B and Kenzo in October 2021 and was issued as a single on March 4, 2022, internationally. The song peaked at number 36 on the Billboard US Afrobeats Songs chart in November 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/eddy-kenzo/|title=Billboard US Afro-Beats Song Chart |work=Billboard|date=November 5, 2022 |access-date=November 26, 2022}} On the Viba Hot 100, Uganda's official singles chart, it peaked at number ten.{{cite web|url=https://www.nowviba.com/music/pages/top100.php|title=Viba Hot 100 Chart December 2022 |publisher=Viba|date= |access-date=December 2, 2022}} "Gimme Love" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Global Music Performance in 2022.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-15 |title=2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Nominees List |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2023-grammy-nominations-complete-winners-nominees-list |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=GRAMMYs}}
Matt B and Kenzo performed "Gimme Love" at the Eddy Kenzo Festival at Kololo Airstrip in Uganda to an audience of over 20,000, including Uganda's Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja.{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Matt-B-Scores-GRAMMY-Nomination-for-Best-Global-Music-Performance-20221115|title=Matt B Scores GRAMMY Nomination for Best Global Music Performance|work=Broadway Magazine 2|date=November 15, 2022 |access-date=November 28, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.africanews.com/2022/11/23/eddy-kenzo-ugandas-first-grammy-nominee/|title=Eddy Kenzo Uganda's First Grammy Nominee|publisher=Africa News|date=November 23, 2022 |access-date=November 28, 2022}}
Background
Matt B wanted to create an Afrobeats EP and reached out to various African artists to collaborate with. Eddy Kenzo was one of the first artists that he contacted.{{cite web|url=https://citizennewspapergroup.com/news/2022/nov/30/artist-local-ties-receives-grammy-nomination/|title=Artist with Local Ties Receives A Grammy Nomination by Tia Carol Jones|publisher=Citizen Newspaper|date= |access-date=December 2, 2022}} They later met up in the recording studio and wrote and recorded, Gimme Love.{{cite web|url=https://www.buzz-music.com/post/gimme-love-has-us-awarding-matt-b-his-well-deserved-flowers|title="Gimme Love" Has Us Awarding Matt B His Well-Deserved Flowers|publisher=Buzz Music|date= |access-date=December 2, 2022}} The single was produced by Angela Benson, Greg Scelsa, and Steyn. It was recorded in English and Luganda and released on Vitae Records.{{cite web|url=https://www.iheart.com/artist/matt-b-30046263/albums/gimme-love-feat-eddy-kenzo-159376702/ |title=Gimme Love - Vitae Records|publisher=iHeart|date= |access-date=December 2, 2022}} A dance remix of "Gimme Love" was released in 2022.{{cite web|url=https://hashtagmagazine.net/home/2022/10/15/you-want-a-remix-of-gimme-love-from-matt-b-we-got-you|title=YOU WANT A REMIX OF GIMME LOVE FROM MATT B? WE GOT YOU|work=Hashtag Magazine|date= October 15, 2022|access-date=December 2, 2022}}
Reception
"Gimme Love" received favorable reviews and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Global Music Performance in 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/news/best-musica-urbana-album-2023-grammy-nominations-65th-awards|title=2023 Grammy Nominations List |publisher=Grammy |date= |access-date=November 26, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.laonlock.com/reviews/3/25/2022/matt-b-x-eddy-kenzo-gimme-love-music-video-review|title=Matt B x Eddy Kenzo - Gimme Love [Music Video Review]|publisher=LA ON LOCK|date= March 25, 2022|access-date=December 2, 2022}} The nomination was the first for Matt B as well as Kenzo.{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/kenzo-ugandan-nominated-grammy-humble-start-93774411|title=Kenzo, first Ugandan nominated for Grammy, had humble start|publisher=ABC News|date= November 22, 2022|access-date=December 2, 2022}}
The single charted at number 36 on Billboard's Afrobeats chart and number 10 on Uganda's official singles chart. The single's music video won numerous awards at film festivals including Best Song at the New York International Film Festival and Best Music Video.{{cite web|url=https://newyorkinternationalfilmawards.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/WINNERS-NYIFA-August-2022.pdf|title=New York International Film Festival Awards List|publisher=New York International Film Festival|date= |access-date=November 26, 2022}}{{cite web|url=http://www.theindiemusicchannel.tv/imca2022specialvideowins.html|title=Indie Music Channel Awards - Special Video Winners 2022|publisher=Indie Music Channel|date= |access-date=August 13, 2022}} Matt B's wife, producer, and manager, Angela Benson co-directed the video with videographer Steven 'PhillyFlyBoy' Phillip.{{cite web|url=https://skopemag.com/2022/03/16/new-video-by-matt-b-feat-eddy-kenzo-gimme-love|title=New Video By Matt B feat. Eddy Kenzo "Gimme Love"|work=Skope Magazine|date=March 16, 2022 |access-date=November 28, 2022}}
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! scope="col" | Chart (2022) ! scope="col" | Peak{{break}}position |
| scope="row" |Uganda Hot 100
| align=center | 10 |
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| scope="row" |US Afrobeats
| align=center | 36 |
Awards
Personnel
- Matt B – lead vocals
- Eddy Kenzo – lead vocals
- Steyn – all instrumentation
- Angela Valarie Benson – producer
- Greg Scelsa – producer
- Steyn – producer
- Mack Woodward – mix/mastering engineer
- Charles 'Babi' Kouassi – recording engineer