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 […]
As Backstreet Boys begin final run of Las Vegas dates, AJ says, “I feel like we’ve gained a lot of new fans”
Denise Truscello/WireImage It’s rare that an act doing a Las Vegas residency also has the #1 album in the country, not to mention a current Grammy nomination. But those two things are definitely true about the Backstreet Boys, who returned to Las Vegas Wednesday night for the first of what will be their final series […]
Prophet Who Predicted Barrenness For Funke Akindele Speaks
The Prophet who predicted barrenness for Funke Akindele has finally spoken, saying IVF is not mentioned in the Bible. Prophet Dr Faleyimu Olagoroye, the founder of Mountain of Blessing and Miracle Church of Christ, has come out to defend his prediction concerning her. One of his predictions was the claim that the actress might end […]
Kashamu promises better deal for Ogun workers.
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Senator Buruji Kashamu, has assured civil/public officers in the state of better days ahead if elected as governor in the March 2 election. The assurance was contained in a five-point document entitled “My Covenant with Ogun State Civil/Public Officers” In the document, which […]
Buhari’s uppity is insulting to Nigerians.
SUCCESSIVE Nigerian leaders have either been utterly inept or woefully visionless, or both. But none combined incompetence with brazen arrogance. Except President Buhari. He is intolerably inept and unbelievably arrogant! Buhari’s ineptitude is recognised globally. Recently, the international consulting group, Eurasia, said in its 2019 Top Risk Report that Buhari “lacks the energy, creativity or […]
Tinubu Calls Obasanjo Election Rigger For The Second Time At APC Presidential Rally In Lagos
National Leader of the APC, Chief Bola Tinubu, on Saturday, charged prospective voters to cast their ballot for the APC in the forthcoming election. Tinubu, addressing the mammoth crowd of supporters at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, venue of the party’s Presidential campaign, said that the opposition in 16 years failed to put Nigeria […]
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 […]
Nigerians Drag Falz, Urge Him To Demand Justice For 23-Year-Old Girl Raped, Filmed
Popular Nigerian musician, Folarin Falana known as Falz, has been dragged by Nigerians into a case of two men, who allegedly raped and filmed a 23-year-old girl in Lekki Calling for justice for the girl, some Nigerians on social media called on Falz known for singing about ills in the society to speak on the […]