by Olaoniye Roqueebah Since 2013, many of us have had to pay some level of attention to the one-liner-singing and dancing duo of Peter and Paul Okoye, popularly known as Psquare. Heck! We have even had to pay attention enough to know that there’s a brother named Jude Okoye. Jude is the one who managed... Read More
It is 4:05pm; Bolanle Austen-Peters walks into the room – no airs – clad in a loose fitting black blouse and black trouser, an easy smile on her face. She is forty-seven but it is easy to imagine that she is younger as she looked much younger than her age. Her lean body frame bore... Read More
Not many knew this but Sean Tizzle was once linked to disc jockey, Cuppy and now the Sho Lee singer has revealed in an interview with The Nation that he indeed had a crush on the daughter of energy tycoon, Femi Otedola. Sean Tizzle, however, said although he made his intention known to Cuppy, the... Read More
Singer, Eniola Akinbo also known as Niyola is no stranger in the Nigerian music scene. Springing up in 2000 when she became runner up in the Amen Starlet Competition, the R’n’B act kicked off her professional career 5 years later, honing her talents with Eldee‘s Trybe records and rapper, Freestyle’s Make Sum Noise Entertainment. However, Niyola... Read More
After conquering Lagos in December 2015 and making a future President laugh in the process, “Wakaa! The Musical” went off to London at the end of July and became the first Nigerian musical to show – and sell out – in London as well. Here are 5 lessons to learn from that success. 1. Shut... Read More
YBNL act, Adekunle Gold held a private listening party for his new album Gold on Thursday, 4 August. Accompanied by a live band, the singer wowed the audience as he performed the entire 20 songs on the Gold album. The event which was hosted at the Skyline Terrace, Oriental Hotel Lagos also saw performances by other talented... Read More
After making the ladies Smile last time out, Shaydee has released a potential club banger titled Pon Da Floor just in time for the weekend. Produced by Maleek Berry, this song is off the EME singer’s yet-to-be-named upcoming album – which he recently told us is dropping this month. Listen to Pon Da Floor
by Simon Utsu Yesterday I did a write-up on facebook as a rejoinder to comments recently attributed to Tiwa Savage, where she claimed to be the biggest and most popular female musician in Africa at the moment on a radio show in the US. My post drew quite a handful of reactions, most notably that of... Read More
Her powerful and sonorous voice stole millions of hearts, her carriage exuded class and her performances on The Voice Nigeria made audiences go through a flurry of emotions at the first note. At the end, Agharese Emokpae‘s ability to fight week in week out, stand out among the other contestants, proved decisive as she emerged the... Read More
Nigerian soul sensation, Falana held the second edition of her pop-up concert series – Falana Uncover’d, a couple of days ago at the Centre for Contemporary Arts (Yaba). Falana thrilled the audience with stories, her unique style and performed two new songs from her upcoming album. The monthly concert series will continue to hold in different... Read More
Here are some stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are now buzzing this morning in today’s Entertainment Roundup. Yemi Alade takes it to the beach in ‘Want You’ video (WATCH) Yemi Alade has finally released the music video for the summer anthem – Want You. The video sees the two... Read More
The quality displayed by The Voice Nigeria, in all ramifications, has been highly commended by fans and and critics of the show. However, there has been questions directed towards the organizers, African Magic – a brand owned by M-Net – on why the reality music competition was shot in South Africa. Wangi Mba-Uzoukwu, M-Net Regional Director,... Read More
With Agharese Emokpae aka A’rese being voted the winner of the debut edition of the reality TV singing competition – The Voice Nigeria, a lot of talk emerged on social media of how much of a surprise it was that the 28-year-old stage actress had won and questions were asked as to if she deserved to... Read More
by Modiu Olaguro “Sadly, our spirituality happens to be the greatest casualty of the colonial assault on Africa. We lost the very key to our soul as we have been eternally programmed to seek our humanity within context and moulds of our slave masters.”- Duke Imevbore Aigboje This day, nineteen years ago, the man who had... Read More
After its resounding success in Lagos, ‘Wakaa! The Musical’ went ahead to make history as the first Nigerian musical to run in London at the Shaw Theatre. Earlier in 2016, the musical which satirizes the political situation of Nigeria sold out with over 10,000 viewers in 12 shows in Lagos. Riding on the wave of... Read More
For some, Sunday nights will never remain the same because #TheVoiceNigeria provided that grace of a well spent family time, while for others it was a time to relax in front of their television sets to watch Nigeria show off the wealth of music talents it possessed. Social media became a conversation square as it... Read More
Every year, the annual #YNaijaPowerList scouts the length and breadth of the country to assemble the most influential young Nigerians under 40 who are braving the odds to get things done. The entertainment scene this year has witnessed a power shift as a new generation appears primed to take over. Davido Davido has come a... Read More
Nigerian celebrities have been a major part of #TheVoiceNigeria and during the course of the competition, they have consistently made their voices heard. Just like every other Nigerian, celebrities also had their preferred candidates to emerge victorious in the final. Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, even made herself the #FifthJudge, as she ran commentary on Twitter, every given Sunday, when... Read More
Delivering a beautiful chorus on Sun Mo Mi – one of the hit tracks off EME’s 2012 Empire Mates State of Mind album, Shadrach Adeboye Folarin a.k.a Shaydee grabbed the attention of the Nigerian entertainment industry as many favoured him to be the next big success from the popular Nigerian label following the likes of Wizkid, Skales... Read More
500dishes is a platform that allows you to order home-made meals from approved chefs around you and they are here with the first All you can eat food fest in Lagos. Yes! you can eat pretty much anything you like without buying at the event. All you need to do is get a ticket and... Read More
Music, technology and art combined on Tuesday as the 2016 MTV Video Music Award nominations were unveiled via Facebook Live, while the nominees for the Video of the Year category were painted on a panoramic mural in New York’s East Village. Beyoncé racked up a personal best of 11 nominations, the most number of nominations at the awards;... Read More
Thousands of Lagosians are expected to make their way to the Bar Beach Victoria Island, Lagos to celebrate the One Lagos brand launch. The event, which is to hold between 27-29 July 2016 is an initiative by the Lagos State Government to drive the economy of Lagos using tourism, hospitality, entertainment and sports. Musical performances from... Read More
On Thursday, July 21 2016, the Bolanle Austen-Peters-produced Wakaa The Musical made history as it became the first Nigerian musical to grace a London theatre stage. The play which sold out the Shaw Theatre in Somers Town, Camden received nothing but a standing ovation from the audience. Wakaa The Musical is a play which reveals the struggles and challenges young... Read More
Psquare has announced that they are coming back officially as a group. This was made known by Peter Okoye in an Instagram video post on Monday. According to Peter, the group have resolved their issues and have rescinded on their decision to pursue solo careers. Peter then took responsibility for what has happened in the past... Read More
A suicide bomber has killed himself and injured 12 others, in an explosion outside a wine bar in the German city of Ansbach. According to detectives the attacker was a 27-year-old Syrian man who had been denied asylum in Germany. Security officials say he detonated the explosive device after he was refused entry into a... Read More
On Saturday morning, Nigerian Twitter blew up over Wizkid‘s performance at the One Africa Fest but even that was competed with questions about his secret love affair with American singer, Justine Skye- who was with the Nigerian pop act backstage. Prior to the concert, Wizkid had posted pictures of him and Justine Skye getting cuddly. ... Read More
Chocolate City Music CEO, M.I Abaga appeared as a guest on Sunday on the YNaija TV-produced Rubbin’ Minds show on Channels Television. While on the show, M.I talked about several subjects including his CEO position at Chocolate City, relationship with Jesse Jagz and Ice Prince, and more. Here are six things we learned from the... Read More
It was such an epic night at the One Africa Music Fest in New York on Friday, July 22 2016, when top African acts lit up the 19,000 capacity Barclays Center with their amazing performances. One of the artistes who performed excellently well was Tiwa Savage and she was the only female artiste lined up... Read More
The Nigerian entertainment industry has witnessed multiple deaths in such a short space of time and Harrysong is quite thankful to his maker for his spared life, after he and his crew were reportedly involved in a terrible accident on Saturday. The Five Star music artiste and his crew were reportedly on their way to Owerri... Read More
Davido, on Tuesday, July 20, 2016, shared, via his Snapchat page, behind-the-scenes clips from the video shoot of his upcoming single titled How Long featuring American singer, Tinashe shot on a beach in Malibu, California. This got fans of the Baddest singer excited and it appeared that fans of the American singer also shared the same sheer excitement... Read More
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