Music

Nigeria’s leading music talent show, The Voice, proudly sponsored by Airtel Nigeria has returned with the promise of an even more exciting journey of talent discovery.

Pop superstar Katy Perry has made history by becoming the first user to garner 100 million followers on Twitter, the social media platform announced.

Pop diva Beyonce and her rap mogul husband Jay Z have welcomed twins, the US singer's father tweeted Sunday, appearing to confirm the arrival of new additions to music's royal family that already includes five-year-old Blue Ivy.

Rap mogul Jay-Z will release his latest album at the end of this month, the Tidal music streaming service said Monday, confirming weeks of rumours that the artist was preparing a new project.

As a prelude to the release of his next album, master Lekan Babalola will sate the appetite of his teeming African fans with the release of a new single entitled, Mr. Lakaye.

Shania Twain, the crossover country star whose huge success in the 1990s was followed by troubled years in which she lost her voice and husband, is ready with a comeback album.

This weekend, Nigerian model and ex- Big Brother Africa housemate, Tayo Faniran and South African rapper and songwriter, Kwesta, will today contend in a battle of lip- syncing prowess.

Former US president Barack Obama hailed Jay Z as a kindred spirit as the hip-hop mogul became the first rapper to enter the Songwriters Hall of Fame on Thursday.

Before the match at the Stade de France on Tuesday, Jean-Michel Mekil played "Don't Look Back in Anger" in memory of the victims of the suicide bombing in Manchester on May 22 that killed 22 people, including children.

The star goes as far as calling for the release of former president Laurent Gbagbo, currently on trial at the international criminal court in The Hague, because, he argues, "it's like the country is on trial".

Anita Pallenberg, the globe-trotting actress and model who was best known as part of a love triangle within The Rolling Stones, has died, friends said Wednesday. She was 73.

The Grammy for Album of the Year, one of the most prestigious prizes in music, will have looser requirements this year to allow more classical and jazz works to compete.