David Adeleke, Nigerian Afropop star, has been named among the African celebrities to perform at the 2019 Essence Festival. Essence Festival is an annual event by Essence Magazine aimed at celebrating African-American culture and music in the US. Marking 25 years of advancing the African-American music culture, the festival is set to bring renowned African […]
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A Chicago judge approved a no-bail arrest warrant for R&B superstar R.Kelly, as he was charged Friday with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sex abuse against four victims. Three of the victims were minors. The charge was a major development in the Kelly saga that has seen him for decades accused of child pornography, sex […]
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Bukola ‘Asa’ Elemide, Nigerian-French musician, will headline the 2019 MTN Bush Fire Festival. According to organisers, the 2019 edition will continue to reflect the festival’s distinctly African ethos, with a strong focus on regional arts. Listed by BBC as a top African festival, its 13th edition is billed to hold in Swaziland from May 24 […]
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Bruno Ganz, the Swiss actor who gave masterful performances as Adolf Hitler in “Downfall” has died, his agent said. Ganz, 77, who was suffering from cancer, died on Saturday morning at his home in Zurich, the agent added. Considered one of the greatest German-speaking actors in the post-World War II era, Ganz had a distinguished […]
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Childish Gambino, also known as Donald Glover, shone in absentia at the 61st Grammy awards on Sunday. The creator of ‘This is America’ won four awards — including record and song of the year — but failed to attend the award ceremony. ‘This Is America’ also became the first hip-hop recording to win the song […]
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Two Nigerian singers, Adekunle Gold and Falz have reacted to the trending rape case that allegedly happened in De-Lankaster hotel in Lekki Phase One, Lagos. Recall that an unnamed 23-year-old girl was reportedly raped some days ago by the duo of Razaq Oluwaseun Oke and Don-Chima George at DeLankaster Hotel, Lekki, Phase one, Lagos. The duo, […]
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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. Seun 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. A statement on the […]
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Singer, Ajibola Olumuyiwa Danladi, aka Danny Young, has said he was ignored by Mavin Records First lady, Tiwa Savage when he reached out to her over the copyright infringement saga. Recall that Tiwa had released a single titled, One, late last year. Shortly after, Danny Young alleged on his Instagram page that she took a line […]
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U.S. singer Chris Brown, who was arrested in Paris on Monday with two other persons on suspicion of rape, has been released from police custody, the French prosecutor’s office said. The police are still investigating the case, the French prosecutor’s office added. The arrests were first reported by Closer magazine, which said Brown, his bodyguard […]
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Chris Brown and two other people including his bodyguard were taken into police custody this morning in Paris. The arrest followed a rape complaint filed against the artist by a woman. The multi-talented artist was detained on Monday after charges of aggravated rape and possible drug infractions were filed and he remained in custody Tuesday, […]
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