Here are some stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are now buzzing this morning in today’s Entertainment Roundup.
TY Bello makes a musical comeback with ‘Land of Promise’
Earlier this year, TY Bello promised fans she was gearing a comeback into the music industry following her 10 year hiatus after her Greenland album in 2006.
The gospel singer cum photographer might just be keeping to her word as she released a new single titled Land Of Promise (It Is Well) on Monday, August 29, 2016.
The song was produced by Mela.
Listen below.
Jidenna and Tiwa Savage set to collaborate on new music
Yes you read that right!
The Classic man and the Mavin first lady are set to serve fans a musical treat.
Jidenna revealed this during a Twitter Q&A session with fans on Monday, August 30, 2016.
He expressed how much of a big fan he was of Tiwa Savage and said he and the singer talked about the possibility of getting into the studio soon.
Here is what he tweeted;
any plans of collaborating with @TiwaSavage ?
— KWAME (@Bla_Kay) August 29, 2016
We just spoke about getting in the studio yesterday. https://t.co/saDm8jjkPA
— Jidenna (@Jidenna) August 29, 2016
The pair were spotted together on Saturday, August 27, 2016 at American star, Janelle Monae’s FemTheFuture brunch and they also took a couple of pictures at the VMAs the next day.
Legendury Beatz drops two new songs
Popular Nigerian music producing duo, Legendury Beatz have released two feel good singles titled Love At First Sight (L.A.F.S) and Alkyda.
While Love At First Sight (L.A.F.S) features only an exciting rising artiste Ceeza, Alkyda has both Ceeza and APG’s Ichaba – who featured on back to Back featuring Davido, Mayorkun and Dremo.
Both tracks involve a fusion of a little bit of everything from dancehall to afrobeats.
Listen to the two tracks below;
Love At First Sight (L.A.F.S)
Blonde lands Frank Ocean his first Number 1 album on UK and US charts
It’s just two days into the week and Frank Ocean is already having a ‘Pretty Sweet’ one.
His Blonde album just became his first No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
Released Aug. 20, the Grammy-winning artiste’s highly anticipated album topped the chart with 276,000 equivalent album units (232,000 traditional) in its first week, according to Billboard.
It’s also the third-largest debut of the year, following Drake’s Views and Beyoncé’s Lemonade.
Digitally, Ocean has also been raking in some Pretty Sweet earnings as Blonde garnered 65.4 million streams in its first week as an Apple Music exclusive.
I love love Frank Ocean.