HEADIES AWARDS: Tekno irrevocably disqualified

Ahead of the highly anticipated Headies awards, Nigerian music sensation, Tekno, has been disqualified from the highly coveted “Next Rated” category. The award, billed to take place on December 22, was embraced with criticisms from top notch musicians in the industry. Tekno had lambasted the organisers for including him in the “Next Rated” category. In […]

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59th Grammy Awards: Full list of nominees by category, as Wizkid earns first Grammy nomination

The nominees for the 59th Grammy Awards were announced on Tuesday, December 6, with last year’s Best New Artist winner Meghan Trainor unveiling the contestants for the marquee categories live on CBS. Beyonce led the field with 9 nominations, followed by similarly huge stars Drake, Rihanna and Kanye West (8 each). Meanwhile, Ayo ‘Wizkid’ Balogun has […]

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MAMA 2016: See list of all the winners

2016 MTV Africa Music Awards Winners Artist of the Year: Wizkid (Nigeria) Best Female: Yemi Alade (Nigeria) Best Male: Wizkid (Nigeria) Best Group: Sauti Sol (Kenya) Best Breakthrough Act: Tekno (Nigeria) Best Live Act:  Cassper Nyovest (South Africa) Best Hip Hop in association with MTN: Emtee (South Africa) Song of the Year in partnership with […]

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Wizkid, Yemi Alade, Patoranking, others win big at MTV Africa Music Awards 2016

After weeks of excitement and anticipation, Africa’s music fans have spoken at the sixth edition of Africa’s premiere annual music showcase, the MTV Africa Music Awards Johannesburg 2016. It unfolded at the TicketPro Dome in Northgate, Johannesburg, South Africa on Oct. 22. The awards, an exhilarating celebration of African music and achievement, made its Jo’burg […]

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Nollywood icons mourn “Elder Maya”

Veteran Nollywood actor, Martins Njubuigbo, popularly known Elder Maya, is dead, throwing members of the entertainment industry into mourning. The late Njubuigbo died of a liver-related ailment. Some popular actors, including, Segun Arinze, popularly known as ‘Black Arrow’ told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja, that Njubuigbo was a great actor. “He was amiable […]

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