The Art of Self-Promotion: How to Get Your Music Out to the Masses
While the titans of the music industry still hold a lot of power, music really does belong to the general public these days. This is largely due to the way people consume music. It isn’t just about turning on the radio or buying CDs anymore. Rather, people are looking online for independent or niche artists […]
Oris Aigbokhaevbolo: Seeing the Many Sides of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti
Sitting in the dark with mostly white faces listening to Fela can be a bit uncomfortable—especially when the song playing alludes to slavery. “Why black man no get money today?” Fela asks, and then explains that the black man was minding his business before a group of white persons showed up. “Na since then trouble […]
George Harrison and Michael Jackson were interviewed together in 1979, and audio is about to be released
George Harrison in 1978; Michael Jackson in 1979. (Evening Standard/Getty Images; Gary Merrin/Getty Images) In 1979, Michael Jackson and George Harrison went into a studio together…no, not to collaborate on music, for a joint interview on the BBC. According to NME, the two artists went on Radio 1 “to review new releases from the likes of […]
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Danny Young took to his Instagram page to post a video accompanied with a long post in which he had expressed his discontent at an OAP identified as Adesope. Adesope in an interview had come out to say that without Wizkid’s success, no other artiste would have been able to attain the level […]
See What Nigerians Are Saying About APC’s Giant Broom Erected At Abuja’s City Gate
Nigerians have taken to the micro-blogging site, Twitter, to react to a giant broom erected at the city gate in Abuja.Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) noted that as of Thursday, it wasn’t clear what was being constructed when they began, but afterward, it turned out to be the broom symbol of the All Progressives Congress […]
el-Rufai Woos Pastors for His Muslim-Muslim Ticket
Kaduna state governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, on Saturday in Kaduna, held a Town Hall meeting with some pastors under the umbrella of Pastors United For Change Association (PUCA), ahead of the forthcoming governorship election.The meeting came weeks after the governor, while defending his Muslim-Muslim ticket, declared that 67 per cent of Christians will not vote […]
Seun Kuti to perform at Grammys
Seun Kuti, the Afrobeat singer, and son of the late legend, Fela has been listed as one of the performers at the 61st Grammy Awards. Kuti, who was nominated for Best World Music Album will perform with Malian singer/songwriter, Fatoumata Diawara, at the award’s Premiere Ceremony on February 10. This was contained in a statement […]
2019 Election: See What 2Face Did For Nigerians Who Have Their PVCs
2Face Encourages Collection Of PVCs Afro-pop music legend, 2Baba collaborated with Enough is Enough Nigeria (EiE), NDI, and YDI yesterday to reward Nigerians who already have their Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC) in a bid to mark the 2nd anniversary of the ‘One Voice Nigeria’ protest. Nigerians who have their PVCs would be given free access […]
BBNaija: What happened at Lagos audition
Several aspirants at the ongoing audition for the fourth season of the TV reality show, Big Brother Naija (BBNaija), holding at the Lagos centre on Friday expressed mixed feelings on whether they would scale the hurdle or not. Some said that because of the mammoth crowd, they might not make it while others were very […]
Falz finally speaks on two men who raped, filmed 23-year-old girl in Lekki
Popular Nigerian rapper, Folarin Falana, known as Falz has finally reacted to the case of two men who allegedly raped and filmed a 24-year-old girl in Lekki,Lagos. Reports making the rounds had it that the suspects; Don-Chima Enyinnaya George and Olusegun Rasak who were arrested in connection with the case of rape at Lekki […]