Naira Marley wins first award at Soundcity MVP Awards
Controversial musician Naira Marley on Saturday took home his first major award at the 2020 Soundcity MVP Awards, held at the Eko Convention Center, Lagos Nigeria.
DJ Xzee: Nigerian DJs lack branding, equipment expensive
A Nigerian deejay (DJ), Hammed Ademola Yekini (stage name: Dj Xzee), has lamented the lack of branding by a lot of young DJs in the country.
Diamond Platnumz, Samuel Eto’o set to establish a football academy in Tanzania
Tanzania megastar Nasib Abdul (Diamond Platnumz) has revealed he will team up with former Barcelona striker Samuel Eto’o to set up a football academy in the country.
Seun Kuti warns former President Jonathan ahead 2023 elections
Grammy nominee and Afrobeat singer Seun Kuti has given a stern warning to former president Goodluck Jonathan to desist from running for president in 2023.
Justin Bieber reveals he has Lyme disease
In a post on Instagram, Bieber said he will address his struggle with the illness, which is contracted through a tick bite, in a YouTube documentary.
Kanye West to take ‘Sunday Service’ to Africa, Europe
American Hip-Hop turned gospel rapper, Kanye West, is reportedly planning to take his Sunday Service in global 2020, in a bid to expand the reach of the popular service which has received many positive reviews.
NPR releases top songs of the decade
NPR has conducted its polls and released listeners’ top songs from the 2010s. While sorting through thousands of nominees, it was noticed that there was a number of recurring themes.
Burna Boy makes New York Times list of 2019 best songs
This year (2019) is arguably one of the best years for Nigerian Afrobeats musician, Burna Boy, who has made it to the New York Times’ list of Best Songs in 2019 as his song ‘Anybody’ made its way to Number three on ‘The 54 Best Songs of 2019’.
Kanye West says Sunday Service saved him from opioids, pornography
US rapper, music producer, and songwriter Kanye West said his Sunday Service choir, now one year old, saved him from the life of opioids and pornography.
Burna Boy, Rema make Barack Obama’s favourite music of 2019 list
Burna Boy’s ‘Anybody’, and Rema’s ‘Iron Man’, have made former U.S. president, Barack Obama’s favourite music of 2019 list.
Wizkid: I’m getting married next year
After three kids from three different women, Nigerian singer Ayodeji Balogun (stage name: Wizkid) has declared he’s getting married next year 2020.
Ed Sheeran to take break from music
The British singer, Ed Sheeran, wants to wait until “I’ve lived a little more to actually have something to write about”.
Court orders arrest, arraignment of Naira Marley for ‘car theft’
A Tinubu Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Monday ordered that a Nigerian musician, Adeyemi Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley should be arrested and arraigned over alleged car theft.
Billboard is changing its albums chart to count YouTube streams
Video streams from other platforms will also count, including Apple, Spotify, Tidal, and Vevo, and Billboard says the change will also impact genre album consumption charts, like country, Latin, and others. Billboard’s charts have historically been seen as a barometer of success within the music industry.
A$AP Rocky back in Sweden four months after assault conviction
New York rapper A$AP Rocky was back in Sweden on Wednesday for a concert, four months after receiving a suspended sentence over a Stockholm street fight.
Johnny Drille pulls stunning performance at sold-out Abuja show
Alternative music singer and songwriter Johnny Drille pulled a heavyweight performance at his sold-out concert in Abuja on Sunday night.
Former Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o launches music career
Former Inter striker Samuel Eto’o has announced that he will be launching a new music career with a post on his Twitter page yesterday.
Review: Teni’s music personality evolution draws mixed feelings
Popular singer Teniola Apata, a.k.a Teni as a songwriter and an entertainer has evolved in character and so has her music in the last year.
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Protests escalated across Iraq’s south and its capital Baghdad on Sunday as demonstrators sealed off streets with burning tyres in outrage at the government’s slow pace of reform.
A new case for a Commonwealth based on trade
The United Kingdom’s exit of the European Union is now all but certain. Only the passage of time will reveal what their new relationship shall be. But with this new arrangement, I – like many other Commonwealth leaders – also seek a new settlement: not only of closer relations between the UK and my own nation, but of unleashing trade within the club in which we together shall remain.
Samuel Chukwueze in action in Villarreal loss against Espanyol
The Nigerian forward, who was in action for the duration of the encounter, made his 19th league appearance at the Estadio de la Ceramica but could not add to his La Liga tally of three goals and an assist this season.
President Buhari visits Prince Charles — in pictures
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday paid a visit to the Prince of Wales, Prince Charles, in Scotland, on the sidelines of Uk-Africa Summit.
Police arrest girl for faking own kidnap in Lagos
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The Zamfara Police Command said 14 people lost their lives in attacks by bandits in Babban Rafi village of Gunmi Local Government Area of the State.
PDP: Supreme Court ruling in Imo another sad commentary
The Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday said it was surprised at the judgment of the Supreme Court on the Imo State governorship election.
Quique Setien begins first training session as Barcelona coach
Quique Setien began his first session as Barcelona coach on Tuesday morning just as the sacked Ernesto Valverde drove out of the training ground for the last time.
Court orders immediate reopening of Taraba Microfinance Bank
A Federal High Court, Jalingo division has ordered the Taraba State command of the Nigeria Police to immediately reopen all the branches of Taraba Microfinance Bank Ltd, pending the hearing and determination of the suit before the court.
Uche Secondus: Presidency pressurising Supreme Court to hand Sokoto, Benue to APC
Uche Secondus, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has alleged that the presidency is pressurising the supreme court to rule in favour of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in its appeals challenging Sokoto, Bauchi, Adamawa and Benue governorship elections.