Thursday, November 3, 2011
Wizkid Escapes Fan Mob At His Father's 70th Birthday Party
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
WIZKID BECOME MILLIONAIRES’ AT 21, ACQUIRES 6M VW CONVERTIBLE
Sources who are privy to the young singer’s revenue told us, this week, that he has now joined the league of music millionaires.
With a schedule that keeps him busy all week; and enquiries from all over the globe,Wizkid is currently one of the top 5 most wanted pop stars (others on the list include2face Idibia, D’banj and Psquare) . And from an engagement fee of N500-700,000, his management has now upped his fee to a minimum of N1.5M. Big budget clients could be asked for up to N2M and N3M in some cases.
‘There are some weekends when he plays up to three shows. The boy is mad busy and his minders are making the best out of the boom‘, a top industry source tells us.
Wizkid is putting his money into use too, the 21-year-old recently acquired a VW convertible worth N6M (Six million Naira). He has also embarked on shooting big budget videos; starting with the trado-themed shoot for ‘Pakurumo’ on Tuesday November 1. The video was directed by Clarence Peters.
Monthly earnings, we’re told, now sits in the realm of 20M and upwards. And it can only get better; with a MOBO plaque and Headie in his pouch, and a hit-filled debut album that’s still moving units, the EME act seems poised for a bright future – if he and his minders are smart enough not to let celebrity trouble and scandals ruin it
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
GHANAIAN ACTRESS NADIA BUARI IN SIZZLING ROMANCE
Finally, Baba Suwe Excretes 16 Pellets Of Cocaine, Cries like baby
Tonto Dike gets mysterious back tatoo
The buzz has been all over. Some people love it, some people hate it, but you can’t deny that Tonto Dike’s new tattoo is all round unique. The tattoo is art version of her face with some interesting looking head with horns.
The sassy actress is known for not caring too much what people think of her, and in the industry she’s in, that might actually be a plus to her.
She’s currently in the US for the nollywood movie, Damage tour and will be hitting Atlanta this weekend for another premiere event.
So what do you think of the tattoo? Yay or Nay?
Vector - Angeli ft 9ice
Brand new video from YSG entertainment star, Vector for his blazing tune which features 9ice. We dropped this joint along with Mr Vector a few months ago and the reception has been solid.
The video is solid piece of work from Clarence Peters. Shot in Lagos
Amidst all the disaray, there are still blessings abound: angels with us.- Vector
Monday, October 24, 2011
2face, Ice Prince, Dr SID and Wizkid Headlines 2011 Headies’ as big winners
It was a night of surprises and big thrills at the much anticipated 2011 edition of The Headies as one of Africa’s biggest exports 2face Idibia emerged the biggest winner of the night scooping three plaques including two out of the big three awards!
The 36-year-old walked away with the awards for the Best R&B/Pop Album, Album of the Year and biggest award of the night Artiste of the Year. With ‘The Unstoppable International Edition’ released in 2010, 2face edged out other contenders like D’banj, M.I, Darey, Dr. SID, Duncan Mighty and Asa. It was all love though as even Don Jazzy climbed the stage to congratulate Idibia.
The highest nominee of the 2011 awards, Chocolate City’s Ice Prince walked away with two awards being the Best Rap Single and Song of the Year for the 2010 smash hit ‘Oleku’. R&B king Darey and pop singer Dr. Sid were also double winners; the former won the awards for Best R&B single (The way you are) andRecording of the Year while the Mo’Hits crew member bagged his first ever awards for Best Pop Single and Revelation of the Year.
Pop sensation Wizkid won the Next Rated Award beating other contenders Tiwa Savage, oLamide and Ice Prince to win the coveted prize of a brand Hyundai Sonata!
While many were surprised to see Kennis Music R&B singer Capital F.E.M.I win the award for the Best Vocal Performance (Male) over Darey, Bez and Timi Dakolo, it wasn’t much of a surprise to see veteran rapper Modenine pick up the award forLyricist on the Roll for the sixth time in a row.
The performances however varied; R&B singer Waje who won the award for Best Vocal Performance (Female) dazzled the crowd as she performed her ‘So inspired’ single along with Muna. M.I was also spectacular on stage; even though BrymO andFlavour where missing when he performed ‘Action Film’ and ‘Number one’, the rapper still got massive cheers from the crowd. It was however the Afro Juju king, Sir Shina Peters that had the best performance of the night as he got the crowd standing and singing to his 90’s classics…
Sound Sultan also surprised guests when he brought on stage comediennePrincess and Eniola Badmus (Gbo gbo bigz girls in the Jenifa movie) to perform his hit song ‘Orobo’.
It was nice to see Omawumi get back on stage after a hiatus as she gave a wonderful account of herself on stage. The singer who wore a two-piece lace attire, gave one of the nights best sets, delivering like a maestro that she now is, her ‘If you ask me’ single, backed by a 10-piece man band and supported by drama sketches by Gbenga Adeyinka and Tomi of ‘Tinsel’.
The biggest shock of the night was when Mo’Hits’ Dr. SID fumbled his performance on stage. The pop singer didn’t quite cue with the DJ who played the wrong performance CD. The two time Headie winner started out for a few minutes then stopped abruptly as he apologized ‘I’ll come back guys’. Sid must have forgotten that his mic was on when he cursed out while at backstage ‘F***k’. Maybe if the singer had opted to a live band performance just like every other performer of the night had done and excelled at, the slip up might have been avoided.
The night’s hosts – eLDee and Rita Dominic unfortunately and surprisingly, performed below expectations. But eLDee occasionally managed to put his act together while Rita, a truly brilliant actress and performer goofed all the way, often upsetting her lines with poor attempts at stand-up or poorly delivered banters with eLDee who kept puffing a cigar. Rita Dominic may go into record as the worst co-host the prestigious awards show has ever had. Thankfully, there were intermittent voice-overs from backstage guiding guests through the night’s event.
Here’s a full list winners below…
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Unstoppable Int’l Edition – 2face
ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
2face
SONG OF THE YEAR
‘Oleku’ – Ice Prince Feat. Brymo
RECORDING OF THE YEAR
The Way You Are – Darey
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Don Jazzy
BEST MUSIC VIDEO (AWARD GOES TO DIRECTOR)
DJ Tee – ‘Eni Duro’ by oLamide
BEST R ‘N’ B SINGLE
The Way You Are – Darey
BEST POP SINGLE
Pop Champaign – Dr. Sid
BEST R&B/ POP ALBUM
Unstoppable Int’l Edition – 2Face
BEST RAP SINGLE
Oleku – Ice Prince
BEST RAP ALBUM
MI2 – M.I
LYRICIST ON THE ROLL
Modenine – Rhyme Tight
BEST COLLABO
Number One – M.I ft. Flavour
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (MALE)
Capital F.E.M.I – ‘Money Money Money’
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)
Waje – ‘For A Minute’
AFRICAN ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Cabo Snoop (Angola) – ‘Windeck’
BEST STREET HOP
Joor Oh (Remix) – Jahbless feat Ruggedman, Ice Prince, Durella, Reminisce and eLDee
NEXT RATED
Wizkid – ‘Holler At Your Boy’
HIPHOP WORLD REVELATION OF THE YEAR
Dr. Sid
BEST CONSCIOUS SONG OF THE YEAR
‘One Day’ – eLDee Tha Don
HEADIES HALL OF FAME
Special recognition for excellence and outstanding impact to the entertainment industry.
Sir Shina Peters
Source: thenetng.com
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Naeto C drops '5 & 6'
Kevin Lucciano-Gabriel breaks 3 ribs in Oct 1 accident
Friday, September 30, 2011
RAPPER FREESTYLE AND VINA JOINS KISS FM AS HEAD OF PRODUCTION
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Brandy & The Game to storm Nigeria for MTN Project Fame kick off
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Former Train Station Cleaner Elected President Of Zambia
Top producer Cobhams Asuquo is expecting his 1st child
Cobhams Asuquo who got married to his lovely wife Odunola Asuquo late last year is expecting his 1st baby according to friends of the family, Cobhams Asuquo has been showing a lot of excitement about his wife’s pregnancy.
Though the pregnancy stage can’t be determined at the moment, insiders hinted that the producer’s wife is at the first trimester stage and the couple has kept the news of the bundle of joy close to their chests and to just a few close friends.
Cobhams who was born blind is behind the success of popular acts like Omawumi, Banky W and Asa among others.
He tied the knot with Odunola on December 2, 2010 in a low-key affair that took place at the Redemption Camp of the Redeemed Christian Church of God on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The nuptial took several entertainment personalities by surprise as only few
Kate Henshaw, Genevieve, Ini Edo Top list of Richest Nollywood Actresses.
This is a list of the richest actresses in Nollywood, Nollywood is increasingly gaining world wide relevance and so are the people behind it.
1) Kate Henshaw-Nuttall – Net worth is 67 Million Naira.
2) Genevieve Nnaji – Net worth is 64 Million Naira
3) Ini Edo – Net worth is 60 Million Naira
4) Rita Dominic – Net worth is 58 Million Naira
5) Mercy Johnson – Net worth is 55 Million Naira
6) Omotola Jalade Ekeinde – Net worth is 53 Million Naira
7) Patience Ozokwor – Net worth is 51 Million Naira
8) Uche Jombo – Her Net Worth is 49.5 Million Naira
9) Monalisa Chinda – Net Worth 50 Million Naira
10) Chioma Chukwuka – Net Worth is 46 Million Naira
What is your take on this list?
Thursday, September 15, 2011
D’Banj, Seun Kuti & Wizkid For Mobo Awards 2011
MOBO Awards 2011 ‘ Full List of Nominations
BEST UK ACT 1 ADELE 2 CHASE & STATUS 3 CHIPMUNK 4 EXAMPLE 5 JESSIE J 6 KATY B 7 N – DUBZ 8 WRETCH 32 9 THE STREETS 10 TINIE TEMPAH
BEST NEWCOMER in association with Lebara Mobile ‘ voted for by Facebook 1 ALEX CLARE 2 ED SHEERAN 3 EMELI SANDE 4 JAMIE WOON 5 JESSIE J 6 LOICK ESSIEN 7 MAVERICK SABRE 8 RIZZLE KICKS 9 YASMIN 10 WRETCH 32
BEST UK HIP HOP / GRIME ACT 1 GIGGS 2 RIZZLE KICKS 3 TINIE TEMPAH 4 WILEY 5 WRETCH 32
BEST VIDEO 1 CHIPMUNK ft. CHRIS BROWN ‘ CHAMPION 2 JESSIE J ‘ DO IT LIKE A DUDE 3 RIZZLE KICKS ‘ DOWN WITH THE TRUMPETS 4 TINCHY STRYDER Ft. DAPPY ‘ SPACESHIP 5 WILEY ‘ NUMBERS IN ACTION
BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT 1 ALEXIS JORDAN 2 ALOE BLACC 3 BEYONCE 4 BRUNO MARS 5 CEE LO GREEN 6 JASON DERULO 7 NICKI MINAJ 8 RIHANNA 9 SNOOP DOGG 10 WIZ KHALIFA
BEST SONG in association with PRS for Music 1 ADELE ‘ SOMEONE LIKE YOU 2 CHASE & STATUS ft. TINIE TEMPAH ‘ HITZ 3 JESSIE J ‘ DO IT LIKE A DUDE 4 TINIE TEMPAH ‘ WONDERMAN 5 WRETCH 32 ‘ TRAKTOR
BEST ALBUM in association with Capital FM 1 ADELE ‘ 21 2 CHASE & STATUS- NO MORE IDOLS 3 JESSIE J ‘ WHO YOU ARE 4 KATY B ‘ ON A MISSION 5 TINIE TEMPAH ‘ DISC-OVERY
BEST REGGAE 1 ALBOROSIE 2 DAMIAN MARLEY & NAS 3 JAH CURE 4 KHAGO 5 MAVADO
BEST JAZZ ACT 1 DENYS BAPTISTE 2 GWILYM SIMCOCK 3 KAIROS 4TET 4 MATTHEW HALSALL 5 USONIC
BEST AFRICAN ACT 1 CHEIKH LO 2 D’BANJ 3 FATOUMATA DIAWARA 4 LIQUIDEEP 5 OWINY SIGOMA BAND 6 SEUN KUTI 7 SMOD 8 SPOEK MATHAMBO 9 VIEUX FARKA TOURE 10WIZKID
BEST GOSPEL ACT 1 BOBBY BOVELL 2 FOUR KORNERZ 3 JAYESS 4 JUNIOR GARR 5 TRIPLE O
BEST UK R&B / SOUL ACT 1 ADELE 2 DIONNE BROMFIELD 3 MARSHA AMBROSIOUS 4 MIKE HOUGH 5 OMAR
For more details visit www.mobo.com
Monday, September 12, 2011
KANYE WEST AND D'BANJ PERFORMS IN LONDON
The Koko Koncert which took place at HMV Apollo Hammersmith in London was definitely “the talk of the town” on the 29th of August 2011.
Performances from the Mo’Hits All Stars included: Don Jazzy, D’banj, Wande Coal, Dr SID, D’Prince and K-Switch alongside top music talent Tiwa Savage, Kas, Dotstar and the surprise guest - Kanye West.
STEPHANIE OKEREKE DAZZLES IN KANEKALON TV COMMERCIAL
Tonto Dikeh opens up on her dislike for wearing pants
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
EME SET TO SIGN WIZKID TO AKON'S KONVICT MUZIK
If rumour around town is anything to go by, then, EME recording artiste Wizkid might soon be on Akon's music label Konvict Muzik.
The owners of EME and Wizkid who are currently in the United Kingdom are talking to the international Senegalese singer and music mogul on the possobilities of Wizkid joining the label. Unconfirmed reports also have it that Akon has remixed Wizkid's smash hit Don't Dull.
It was said that the Akon liked the song so much that he had to jump on the remix. Over the years Akon has been a lover and supporter of Nigerian music especially Tu Face and Faze. He even stated years ago that he signed Faze to his label but nothing materialized from the partnership.
Two years ago Akon also signed the Ghanian rapper known as Sarkodie.
Church sets record of 20 offering in a single service
A Pentecostal Church in Lagos in Nigeria has set an amazing record of collecting 20 separate offerings during one single Church service.
This amazing feat was achieved during the Church's 20th anniversary service when the pastor revealed to his congregation that God had instructed him to collect one round of offerings for every one of the Church's 20 years of existence.
Although quite remarkable, representatives of other similar Churches in Lagos have been quick to point out how their own Churches have performed similar or even more fantastic feats.
For instance, one extremely well dressed pastor of a thriving Pentecostal Church laughed at the 20 collections record and said of his own Church:
"That's nothing! In my Church, we once raised a hundred million Naira during a single service and with only one collection. My Church is the Church to belong to. Tweet that!"
Saturday, August 27, 2011
MTV BASE TAKES WIZKID BY SURPRISE
TONI PAYNE TERMINATES MANAGEMENT DEAL WITH OLAMIDE
The popular talent manager and estranged wife of popstar 9ice, Toni Payne has reportedly dropped young rapper oLamide from her Toni Payne Conceptmanagement outfit.
Sources say Toni Payne allegedly terminated the management deal because she had once or twice caught the young rapper performing at shows without her consent. oLamide was said to have been collecting performance fees also.
We’re told the last straw that broke the camel’s back was when the rapper was said to have attended a gig sponsored by Coca Cola alongside his record label mates at CODED Tunes after Payne had boycotted the show and instructed him not to go only to find out on Twitter that he indeed attended.
‘I don’t want to talk about it. I won’t say anything about it’, Toni Payne said when our reporter reached her on her mobile phone.
Several attempts to reach oLamide himself proved abortive as his phone was answered by a certain Labo who claimed to be his manager. ‘No comment’, Labo said when he was confronted with the matter.
oLamide who is signed to ID Cabasa’s CODED Tunes records and known for his street anthem ‘Eni duro’ released his debut work ‘Rapsodi’ in March 2011 and has received four nominations at the forthcoming The Headies awards.
In related news, Toni Payne has been said to have relocated to her new house in Magodo, Lagos.
Payne who used to live with her grandmother in Surulere area of Lagos is still furnishing her 2-bedroom flat which attracts a one million naira yearly rent.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Illuminati controversy trails D'BANJ Oliver Twist dance competition
Finally there is incontrovertible proof that Nigerian superstar entertainer, D’Banj, and other members of Mo’Hits record label headed by prolific producer, Don Jazzy, are 100% confirmed members of the uber-evil secret cult, the Illuminati.
The undeniable evidence was provided by artistes of the record label themselves, causing Nigerians to philosophically comment that ‘they have used their own hands to do themselves.’
The evidence in question is a video clip produced by the record label in which D’Banj, Don Jazzy, Dr Sid, Wande Coal and an unidentified man dance like gay men to D’Banjs’ new hit single, Oliver Twist.
Dr Zen Solonso, a Zen expert and an expert on everything Illuminati, analysed the video and exposed all the hidden Illuminati symbols in it.
According to him, one of the biggest objectives of the Illuminati is to turn everybody gay – this is why their known members like Kanye West, dress like Gay men. It would be recalled that D’Banj and Don Jazzy have recently signed up to Kanye Wests’ record label.
In the group’s Oliver Twist video, they did not only dance like gay men, they also invite people to record their own Oliver videos and post it to them at oliver@mohitsrecords.com. And they even further enticed people with thousands of dollars that will be paid to the best video.
Already there are lots of videos on Youtube showing young people, both boys and girls, dancing like gay men to the Oliver Twist song.
Dr Solonso also pointed out that in the group’s video Don Jazzy is wearing what looks like chequered trousers.
“This alternating pattern of white and black squares is the Illuminati’s mind control method,” he said.
Indeed, according to the expert, the song’s catchy tune and highly danceable sound is down to Don Jazzy’s pants.
Dr Solonso also pointed out that at some point in the video the unidentified man walks across the camera, holding a red bag and what looks like an enchanted horn.
Finally, the expert drew attention to the sound speakers and other electronic equipment arranged to spell the word ILLUMINATI behind the artistes as they dance like gay men.
This, according to him, is the strongest evidence that the video, the song, and the invitation for people to film their own Oliver Twist videos are nothing but an Illuminati plot to turn Nigerians gay.