Music
13 Apr 2023
Ariana Grande has urged her fans to refrain from commenting on her or other people's bodies and to be more considerate in their remarks. She made this call in a TikTok video where she addressed concerns about her recent weight loss. The singer stated that her body receives a lot of attention and that some…
13 Apr 2023
Okamoto Kauan, a Japanese singer and former client of the Johnny & Associates agency, has accused the agency's founder Johnny Kitagawa of sexually abusing him and other boys. Kitagawa, who passed away at 87 in 2019, was responsible for launching and promoting some of Japan's most famous male idol groups, including SMAP, Arashi, and Kinki…
12 Apr 2023
Nigerian-born music superstar, business visionary and international nomad Mr Eazi has announced the formation of a new pan-African music group, Choplife Soundsystem. The group will also consist of UK-based, Kenyan-born afrobeats selector and tastemaker DJ Edu, as its resident DJ, along with an informal crew of contributing DJs, artists and producers from across the continent.…
9 Apr 2023
The legacy of Indian rapper, singer, and songwriter, Sidhu Moose Wala's lives on with the release of his third posthumous song, "Mera Na," featuring Grammy Award winner Burna Boy. The music video, directed and edited by Navkaran Brar, portrays Sidhu's colossal fame and how his fans continue to pay tribute to him. The video also…
8 Apr 2023
The air was hung with a heavy silence. It was 6:30 pm in the bustling Victoria Island axis of Lagos. Seated across the patio in the popular Hard Rock cafe was Obi Ajuonama, the bright-eyed, thick-bearded and soft-spoken disc jockey taking over Lagos’ nightlife.
7 Apr 2023
Drake shocked fans with a preview of a brand-new song just before he left for Raleigh, North Carolina, where he will co-headline the Dreamville Festival with J. Cole this weekend. The singer of "Hotline Bling" gave a sneak peek of a brand-new song called "Rescue Me" on an episode of Sound 42's "The Fry Yiy…
6 Apr 2023
Joining Asake, Rema performs his history-making single "Calm-down" on the Fallons show NYC. The live session was posted on Fallon's show, Instagram page, appearing on its reels. "Calm Down" by Rema gained international recognition having featured on the UK billboard for many weeks. Jimmy Fallon, a celebrity host in New York, America, hosts the Fallons…
4 Apr 2023
Afrobeats artiste, David Adeleke, known as Davido, has broken a world record with his newly released album ‘Timeless’. Apple Music on Monday disclosed that "The Nigerian superstar's #Timeless had the most first-day streams for an African album on Apple Music." https://twitter.com/AppleMusic/status/1642899982721097732?t=P7N3sa9mR3dKdCoanfzyyg&s=19 Davido announced the release of the new album to his large online following last…
4 Apr 2023
Onoyom Mbuk, known as Iyanya, has recounted how he and his crew lost millions of naira trying to get the famous American-Trinidadian, Nicki Minaj. After the success of his breakthrough song, "Kukere," the former Project Fame West Africa winner admitted that he and his crew felt pressure to create another major single. They had already…
2 Apr 2023
Bajulaiye Oyetunji Abiodun, better known by his stage name John Donbilly, is a Nigerian-Canadian musician who is making waves in the music business with his distinctive sound and style. John Donbilly is his stage name. Fans of this talented musician are anxiously anticipating what else he has in store for them following the release of…
1 Apr 2023
When David Adeleke, professionally known as Davido, stepped out with his third studio album dubbed, A Better Time, in 2020, Nigerians were agog with the quality of the record, especially its collaborations.
1 Apr 2023
All is now set for Season 8 of Nigeria’s most prestigious reality TV singing competition, Nigerian Idol. The show will premiere on April 23, 2023, as D’banj, Simi, and Obi Asika also return to preside as judges for the season alongside beloved host IK Osakioduwa.