Shortly after winning the 2022 Ballon d’Or award, Real Madrid striker, Karim Benzema decided to pay tribute to one of his idols, the rapper Tupac. The French striker was the overwhelming favourite to win the player of the year award after a season to remember after winning every title with his club except the Copa…
Fast-rising artist Bella Alubo has released the visuals for her catchy single ‘Unstoppable’. The outdoor visuals see Bella display the braggadocio and attitude that can be easily spotted in her music. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bella Alubo🦁 (@bellaalubo) The outdoor video has Bella holding a club while surrounded by fierce…
Nigerian rapper, Vector has released the official music video for his latest single ‘Mama Maradona‘ which featured revered vocalist, Wande Coal. The video was shot and directed by Olu The Wave. The song is produced by Mr Kleb and it serves as Vector’s second official single for the year. It also serves as a follow-up…
There is no such thing as too much Nicolas Cage, and audiences are about to get some more. Today, it has been announced that the actor will star in the upcoming film Sand and Stones, which is being described as a survival-action thriller. Production is set to begin next month in Dublin, Ireland. As reported…
The spirit of Juice WRLD is alive and well on “Bye Bye,” a collaborative single with Marshmello that arrives officially three years after being leaked. Follow the lyrics below. Intro: Juice WRLD Alright, Mello made it right Bye-bye, bye-bye Oh my, get out my life She said, “Why?” (Mello made it right) Chorus: Juice WRLD…
KAPTV had an exclusive interview with star characters from the movie, “Anikulapo.” Sola Sobowale (who plays Awarun) and Kunle Afolayan (who directs and plays Akano) gave insights about the recently-released Netflix title. In this interview, Sola Sobowale talks about her character and why she is loved by men. She describes her character as selfish, beautiful,…
Netflix announced a new feature on Monday called Profile Transfer after months of testing in a few countries around the world. The feature allows users to move their “personalized recommendations, viewing history, My List, saved games, and other settings” to a new account, according to the company’s press release. As reported by The Verge, there…
Ghanaian Reggae-dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale said this last night in an interview with Giovani Caleb on Showbiz 360 on TV3. according to him he charged and was paid in cash $100,000 for playing three different shows each. The artiste revealed that he got paid such an amount at the very first Afronations festival that was…
In just eight months after its release, the music view of ‘Calm Down’ by Rema has surpassed 200 million views and 1.7 million likes on Youtube; this important feat prompted the singer himself to take to his social media platform to react to the news. Rema took to his social media platform to react to…
On the latest episode of “Big energy and music prophesies”, we have TG Omori letting it be known to the Nigerian music sphere that his skills are about to cost a whopping million dollars. According to the popular music video director, this price cap is inevitable granted long life remained on his side. Omori shared…
Real Madrid hosted Barcelona on Sunday, October 16. The merengues defeated Barcelona 3-1, but there was a larger loser from the game. As reported by Marca, the Canadian rapper and R&B idol Drake lost more than $800K in a two-leg parlay that included the Blaugrana’s victory. In an image shared by Drake’s Instagram account, the…
Talented singer and songwriter Kizz Daniel who had expressed his desire to play at the FIFA World Cup scheduled to kick off on the 20th of November 2022 has shared an update on if he would be performing at the biggest football event in the world today. Kizz Daniel took to his social media platform…
Veteran producer and Mavin Records founder, Don Jazzy, has shared the story behind his popular tagline, “It’s Don Jazzy again!”, which was popular back in the late 2000s. The music personality who had made an appearance on Chinasa Anukam’s podcast, “Is This Seat Taken?” had shared the story in response to the show host’s question….
American music star, Selena Gomez and Hailey Bieber are killing em with kindness, as reported by USA Today. Gomez, who was in a highly-publicized on-and-off-again relationship with Bieber’s husband Justin Bieber, seemingly put to bed any speculation of a feud between the two when they posed together for a sweet photo while at the Academy…
Nigerian singer, Simi has premiered a colourful visual for the single “Loyal,” which features Fave, off her fifth studio album “To Be Honest.” Kemi Adetiba directed the video for the Blaise Beatz-produced song, which features cameos from Enioluwa Adeoluwa, Stephanie Coker Aderinokun, Samuel Perry (Broda Shaggi), Mariam Bakre (Mory Coco), and Frank Edoho. View this…
Iyanya comes through with the music video for his recent single, “One Side“, directed by OluTheWave. The Shugavybz-produced track serves as a follow-up to the popular single “Like” which features Davido and Kizz Daniel. Watch the music video for “One Side” below:
Hard on the heels of his masterpiece ‘BUGA,’ which moved the world with over 264.5 million views on TikTok, among other social media platforms, Nigeria’s incredibly gifted Afro Pop singer, Kizz Daniel, releases an equally addictive new single titled “Odo – Cough.” Produced by Philkeyz, the track which already has a catchy choreography tells a…
February 2023 will be the first time a composer will walk away with a Grammy for scoring a video game. And many in the creative community are saying “it’s about time.” As reported by Variety, game scores have, over the past two decades, become a huge part of the media music landscape. Yet, despite being…
Nigerian music star, Oxlade has narrated how career-related advice he got from his mentor Wizkid, has helped him so far. Speaking in an interview on Kiss FM UK, Oxlade who acknowledged that he shares the same Surulere neighborhood with Wizkid disclosed that the afrobeat OG advised him to observe his style of music, take some…
Nigerian Netflix series “Becoming Abi,” created by and starring Bolu Essien, has given fans a sneak peek at what they can expect with a first trailer, as reported by Variety. Inspired by real events, the six-part series is loosely based on Essien’s own experiences in the world of Nigerian advertising. It follows her character, a…
Talented singer and songwriter Wizkid, never gets tired of setting and breaking new records, as the singer received a total of two nominations at the US-based American Music Awards 2022. The singer received nominations in the Favorite Afrobeats Artist and Favorite R&B Song categories. This is not the first time Big Wiz has been nominated…
Kanye West will need to find a new bank to hold his multi-billion dollar Yeezy brand because the bank where all of his money is kept has kicked him out, as reported by Marca. The prominent conservative figure Candace Owens, who was seen wearing a “White Lives Matter” shirt with Ye, posted on Twitter on…
The horror movie “M3GAN” might not be coming out until 2023, but based on response to the trailer, released Oct. 11, people are ready to attend — or run away screaming. As reported by Today, “M3GAN” follows the story of eight-year-old Cady (Violet McGraw) girl who moves in with her aunt Gemma (Allison Williams) after…
American heavyweight rapper, Meek Mill, has been billed to perform at a festival happening in Africa in 2022. The award-winning Philadelphia rapper recently reignited his wish to have a tour in Africa after he called upon African heavyweights to make it happen, including Nigerian Afrobeats superstar and music executive Davido. As expected, the rapper has…
Nigerian singers and comedians succeeded in lighting up the ongoing annual celebration of the late Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo, tagged ‘Felabration.’ The show, which usually displays rays of music stars at the Africa Shrine in Ikeja, Lagos, saw top artistes and comedians spice up the event. Felabration, which kicked off with a lecture series, is…
Afrobeat singer, Davido has met with the mothers of Celebrity couple, Simi and Adekunle Gold in London. Adekunle Gold who is currently on tour, had a special performance in London on Sunday October 9th, 2022, at the 4921-capacity O2 Brixton Academy, where he was joined on stage by his wife and ace songstress, Simi, and…
The full list of nominees for the popular award show, the American Music Awards, has been confirmed by the organizers of the 2022 edition. The venue has also been confirmed to be the Microsoft Theater and will take place on the 21st of November 2022 at 2 am West Africa Time. Here are the full…
Nigerian heavyweight singer, Davido, has reacted to a sexual post involving him and his lover, Chioma. The music executive, who has rekindled his love life with Chioma, recently confirmed the relationship rumours by stating in a video that he would be getting married to the celebrity chef in 2023. The singer made headlines earlier today,…
Tiwa Savage has positioned herself as a style star to watch in the fashion industry. This cuts across concerts, fashion shows or even on the red carpet as the Afrobeat sensation understands the art of keeping her sartorial choices top-notch. At the Alexander McQueen SS23 fashion show held at Old Royal Naval College in London,…
Mixed reactions have trailed Nigeria’s popular afrobeat singer, Teni Apata, for neither shaking nor greeting President Muhammadu Buhari while receiving a national award. As reported by Sahara Reporters, President Muhammadu Buhari had conferred the National Honours Award on 447 persons at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. According to the National Honours Award Investiture 2022 Programme,…
Netflix has signed up to the TV ratings agency Barb, which means its audiences will be measured by an external, independent body for the first time. As reported by BBC, The move makes Barb the first industry-owned ratings service in the world that Netflix has joined. Previously, the streaming giant has only released snapshots of…
Multiple award-winning singer and songwriter, Tems has been confirmed as a nominee for a category at the MTV Europe music awards (EMA) 2022. The singer received a nomination in the Best New Artist category alongside other acts like; Seventeen, Gayle, and Dove Cameron amongst others. The EMAs 2022 would be held on the 13th of…
Dame Angela Lansbury, who won international acclaim as the star of the US TV crime series Murder, She Wrote, has died aged 96, as reported by BBC. The three-time Oscar nominee had a career spanning eight decades, across film, theatre and television. Born in 1925, she was one of the last surviving stars of the…
Nigeria’s new-age Afrobeat ambassadors, who also double as fast-rising global stars, Rema and Fireboy DML, as well as Grammy award-winning megastar, Burna Boy have gotten nominations at France’s NRJ Music Awards. Known in full as Nouvelle Radio des Jeunes, the awarding society is regarded as the highest in France and is presented by the French…
Elizabeth John, the ex-wife of popular Nollywood actor and movie maker, Yomi Black, has declared she is willing to give love a chance once again, one year after her marriage to the thespian crashed. She made the disclosure via a recent post she shared on her Instagram page. According to the mother of one, the…
Survival horror game Do Not Open will launch for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam on November 15, publisher Perp Games and developer Nox Noctis announced. The PlayStation 4 version will follow in early 2023. Additionally, in order to “develop the best possible VR experience,” PlayStation VR support has been removed from the PlayStation 4…
American heavyweight disc jockey and record producer, Khaled Mohamed Khaled, popularly known as DJ Khaled, has dropped a hint at working with Nigerian Afrobeats star Burna Boy. DJ Khaled, who is known to be a cultured fan of featuring artists, recently dropped a studio album titled “God Did,” which has been topping several charts across…
Ace Nigerian music star, Tiwa Savage, and reality TV star, Pere Egbi, got tongues wagging on social media after a recent conversation on Twitter. The singer and mother of one had disclosed that some men are flocking to her direct message (DM) box to make romantic advances towards her. Tiwa then dared the men coming…
Nigerian Afro-fusion singer, songwriter and performer, Adekunle Gold recently staged his sold-out headline concert at the prolific O2 Brixton Academy and we have all the highlights for you. The award-winning singer, who is currently on tour, had a special performance in London on Sunday October 9th, 2022, at the 4921-capacity O2 Brixton Academy, where he…
Mavin Records star girl and the Gen Z Afrobeats ambassador, Ayra Starr has reacted to the leak of the forthcoming deluxe version of her debut album, 19 & Dangerous. Happening 12 days to the slated release date, fans had sounded the alarm on social media platform, Twitter and Ayra Starr herself had soon joined in…
Top Gun: Maverick has been knocked out of the domestic box office Top 10 for the first time in the 20 weeks since its release. The film is a many-years-later sequel to the 1986 hit Top Gun, which starred Tom Cruise as the hotshot pilot Pete “Maverick” Mitchell. The film sees the character, now in…
Black Adam lead actor, Dwayne Johnson has revealed why he will not run for president, as reported by Screenrant. Johnson, also famously referred to by his former wrestling name “The Rock,” has found fame and success as an action movie star. Since beginning his film career in the early 2000s, Johnson has starred in a…
Nigerian Afro-fusion singer, songwriter, and performer, Adekunle Gold, opened on the role Pheelz played in ensuring he got signed to YBNL. The award-winning singer, who had a headline show on Sunday October 9th, 2022, at the 4921-capacity O2 Brixton Academy in London, took time out to appreciate those that helped him to become who he…
Judging from the writings on the wall, it appears music lovers across the globe might just be getting a sterling collaboration from Burna Boy and Beyonce as the two acts were spotted together at an event held by the multiple Grammy award-winning singer in Paris. Burna who had been on the Lion King soundtrack album…
Apple TV+ said it will release Will Smith’s next big project, “Emancipation,” in theatres 2 December, while streaming will begin 9 December. Smith in a Facebook post Monday described the film as the hardest he ever made. “This was the hardest movie I’ve ever made. Blood, Sweat & Tears… LITERALLY! Shoutout to Apple who doubled…
Multiple award-winning singer and performer Wizkid took to his social media platform to share a short teaser for the music video for the newly released ‘Bad To Me.’ Big Wiz seems to be focused on the release of his album ‘More Love Less Ego’ as the singer is following the release of the audio of…
A new short film titled ‘840 Days’ has been released and some of the prominent names in this brilliant cinematic piece include Blossom Chukwujekwu, Lota Chuckwu, and Ibrahim Suleiman. “840 DAYS” produced by Blessing Nze and directed by Isioma Osaje is a beautiful and thought-provoking short film inspired by a romantic story about love and…
Founded in St. Gallen in 1922, the Akris fashion house started off as an atelier for aprons is now synonymous with minimalistic chicness and understated luxury. Albert Kriemler, the label’s Creative Director, is one who truly understands — and delivers season after season — refined and sophisticated styles in clean lines with a versatile edge….
The much-awaited celebrity wedding might take place in 2023. There were reports that Davido and Chioma (Chef Chi) had broken up because they weren’t spending as much time together as they used to, but now it seems the two are back together. The singer hinted at the date of the wedding in an Instastory posted…
American actress, Mila Kunis has put to rest any rumors that she ever auditioned for the role of Lois Lane for Man of Steel. Back in 2011, the actor had been rumored to be short-listed for the iconic role of Clark Kent’s love interest, along with household names such as Rachel McAdams and Olivia Wilde….
