&#8216;Olamide left me on the streets with no support&#8217; &#8211; Former YBNL artiste

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Skales to remain with Baseline records, signs new management deal

It appears everything has now been resolved between Skales and his record label, Baseline music following a new management/PR deal with Upfront and Personal Bookings. Upfront and Personal is led by renowned entertainment mogul, Paul Okoye a.k.a Paulo. From all indications, Osagie Osarenkhoe has now been sacked by Skales and the label See pictures from... Read More

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Skales’ manager, Osagie Osarenkhoe finally resurfaces

The past few days have been horrid for Skales’ manager, Osagie Osarenkhoe, following her and client’s ordeal with the police over fraudulent accusations by record company, Baseline Music. After staying mute on the matter throughout last week, Osagie has resurfaced on Twitter. Today is her birthday and she has come out of hiding to thank her creator... Read More

Burna Boy’s ‘baby mama’ accuses him of raping a girl in the UK

Welcome to another episode of Stella Uju; the alleged baby mama versus Burna Boy, the runaway man. Stella took to her Instagram page on Monday morning to once again put Burna Boy on blast for allegedly neglecting her and refusing to own up to his responsibilities as a ‘father-in-waiting’. She also accused him of raping a girl in the UK... Read More

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How I got the ‘best contract’ from Olamide – Lil Kesh (WATCH)

Lil Kesh was a guest on Sunday’s episode of “Rubbin Minds” on Channels TV with Ebuka Obi-Uchendu. While on the show, the former YBNL artiste, and the host delved into the topic that has caused so much debate in the industry – contractual agreements between artistes and record labels. In the course of the discussion,... Read More

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After reading this, you might be tempted to drop out of school

On Sunday, a Brymo fan requested for a hand-out of N65,000 from the singer on Twitter to pay for his school fees. Brymo replied him saying the fan should quit school like he did and chase his dreams. https://twitter.com/BrymOlawale/status/739133316415279106 In the wake of this statement which caused so much debate on social media, Cool FM... Read More

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Runtown shuns US court order, goes ahead with California show (WATCH)

A temporary court injunction issued by a US court was obtained by Ericmanny on Saturday, banning Runtown from performing anywhere in the United States. Well it appears Runtown threw caution to the wind as he might have gone ahead with a planned performance in Oakland, California on the same night. According to this social media commentator... Read More

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Chris Brown can now take his daughter everywhere he goes (PHOTO)

Since embracing his role as a father, Chris Brown has shown all and sundry that his 2-year-old daughter, Royalty is his favourite person in the world. He adores her so much that he named his last album after her. He’s so protective of her that he doesn’t mind getting into social media fights with his... Read More

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Danish fans can’t get enough of Wizkid at Chris Brown’s show (WATCH)

In April, we told you that the Danes are Wizkid‘s biggest audience, according to the worldwide iTunes/Spotify performance chart. Well, Wizkid performed on Sunday at Chris Brown‘s One Hell of A Nite concert which held at the Copenhagen Forum, Denmark. The crowd was quite excited as they even repeated lyric after lyric of his popular hit song – Caro. See some... Read More

June 4, 2016

New Wizkid music to be premiered on Drake’s radio show

Wizkid is way on some international level that he now premieres his new single on international radio with global reach. Wizkid revealed this evening that an exclusive track of his would be played on Drake‘s OVO sound radio show at 10pm GMT on Apple music. Tune in! Exclusive Wizkid on Drake's set today! 🔥🔥 #starboyworldwide... Read More

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June 4, 2016

It’s another EME party on Banky W’s new joint (WATCH)

Banky W has released a new single titled Mi Re Do (Cocoloso) alongside a music video. The song produced by Masterkraft, features EME starlet, Shaydee and Ghanaian artiste, Stonebwoy. Watch the video which was shot in Lagos and written/directed by Banky W https://youtu.be/3n-eZHz43k4

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June 3, 2016

‘I started drinking, I became bitter’ | Waje speaks on the time she fell into depression

At the Guinness Colourful world event in October 2013, Waje was criticized on social media for being ‘fat’. The singer has now opened up about the incident and how it almost led to the early-death of her career in a new interview with Genevieve magazine. She said, “Someone took a picture of a remote control and... Read More

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June 3, 2016

Olamide goes the Fela route on new single ‘Konkobility’ (LISTEN)

Days after dropping the video to the remix of Who You Epp featuring Wande Coal and Phyno, Olamide comes through with a new song titled Konkobility. The Fela-inspired track is produced by Young John. Another hit in the offing? Well take a listen and tell us. http://www.naijajointz.co/mp3/Files/Olamide_-_Konkobility-Naijajointz.com.mp3

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June 3, 2016

Watch Iyanya’s ‘Heart Beat’ for you

Iyanya is ‘Mr lover man’ in the video for his new single – Heart Beat produced by the prolific Mystro. The romantic anthem sees Iyanya express his feelings to his love interest on how she makes his ‘heart beat’.

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This is what killed music legend, Prince

Just as speculated, the musical legend passed on as a result of drugs overdose. According to TMZ – who broke the news, Prince died from an overdose of opiods. The website said Prince was killed by a certain drug called ‘Fentanyl – a powerful synthetic opiate that is more potent than morphine which is often used... Read More

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Rihanna chills to Psquare’s music (WATCH)

It appears every American celebrity is catching the Nigerian music wave. Rihanna is the latest one to be dazzled by the sound from Africa’s most populous nation. In a video posted by one of the singer’s friends, she was seen bumping and dancing to Psquare‘s 2014 hit – Personally. look at her just chilling there 😂😂... Read More

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#Dearartiste, living on the Island is not the definition of success – ID Cabasa

In light of the recent contractual issues between artistes and record labels, prolific producer ID Cabasa took to Twitter yesterday to dish some counsel to his colleagues – in a series of tweets titled #DearArtiste. 1.Sign contract like sworn enemies,work like best of friends 2.Sign thorough and honest terms. 3. don't collect upfront dat u... Read More

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Skales now a free man but where is his manager, Osagie Osarenkhoe?

Despite claims by Skales‘ girlfriend that he wasn’t detained, a report by NET has confirmed that the singer indeed spent Tuesday night at the police station alongside his manager, Osagie. The website reported that Skales passed the night at the Zone 2 Zonal Command Onikan, Lagos. According to the website, it is the same police station Wizkid was... Read More

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10 cool photos of Wizkid’s ‘second son’, King Ayo

Yesterday, Binta Diallo released a paternity test result which certifies Wizkid as the father of her child, Ayodeji Balogun jnr – who bears the same name as the Nigerian pop artiste. While we await Wizkid’s reaction to the new development, YNaija has compiled 10 cool photos to show you that King Ayo, who has a whole Instagram page to himself,... Read More

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D’banj reminds us of his glory days (PHOTO)

Once upon a time, D’banj was sweeping every award category at any given opportunity. The Kokomaster is one of the most decorated modern day Nigerian musicians. D’banj must miss those glory days – as he took to Instagram on Wednesday, to pose with his array of awards. https://www.instagram.com/p/BGHTpS-oNgc/?taken-by=iambangalee

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Pres. Buhari’s list of corrupt Nigerians, Skales’ contract mess… and more on The Slab with Isime

Welcome to another edition of The Slab with Isime. The Slab is a weekly gabfest offering a newsroom perspective bla-bla-bla…. In this edition featuring Kolapo Olapoju, Chukwukere Okpani, Emeka Nwankwo, Oreoluwa Peters, Ada Igboanugo – the YNaija crew – talks about President Buhari’s one year in office, the Biafra protest, Skales music contract and a new... Read More

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Skales’ girlfriend says her ‘boy’ wasn’t detained… so why speak for him?

According to multiple sources, singer, Skales and his manager, Osagie Osarenkhoe are in police detention after being invited to clarify allegations of fraud levelled against them by their record label, Baseline Music. Wale Ewedemi, General Manager, Base FM, Lagos, who is also an affiliate of Baseline Music, made this revelation on Tuesday night. He said... Read More

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‘Don’t sign your life away’ | Daddy Freeze weighs-in on Skales, Runtown’s contract dispute

Following the latest and messy fiasco between Skales, his manager Osagie and his record label as well as Runtown’s ordeal with Ericmanny, Daddy Freeze of Cool FM has shared his take on the issue. The On-Air-Personality also had a word of advice for upcoming artistes. “Kaylah Oniwo and I talked about this on cool fmlagos today on... Read More

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