There’s a new hit via Drake and The Weeknd that’s taking over the internet — well, kind of. An AI-generated track called “Heart On My Sleeve” mimics the two hitmakers so well that it’s gone viral. And that, naturally, has caused some controversy. (If you’d like to hear it, click here.(opens in a new tab))…
Trendupp – One of Africa’s first reward-based platforms where creatives receive support and build direct relationships with their fans has announced the third edition of her award initiative – The Trendupp Awards. Annually, The award seeks to celebrate the creativity and audacity of Nigerian content creators and influencers through the excellent use of social media….
The award-winning Afrobeats superstar is known to be a happy person and he intends to keep it that way no matter the tribulation he faces. Heavyweight Nigerian singer David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has revealed why he decided not to make sad songs on his recent album, even though he just went through trying…
The heavyweight producer who has become really invested in the buzzing Afrobeats genre gave the Afropop musician his deserved flowers. Nigerian Afro-fusion singer, songwriter, and performer, Adekunle Kosoko, popularly known as Adekunle Gold, has received accolades from award-winning American producer Timbaland for his talent. The father of one, whose latest song featuring street-hop act Zinoleesky…
D’banj, Simi, and Obi Asika will return as judges for season 8 of Nigerian Idol,which will premiere on April 23 ,2023. MultiChoice Nigeria announced the show and judges’ return at a media launch in the company’s multipurpose Lagos studio. Popular TV personality, IK Osakioduwa, will be returning as the show’s host for a third time…
Music mogul Don Jazzy, has reacted to the shocking robbery attempt on Tiwa Savage’s house. Award-winning producer and music Mogul Don Jazzy took to his social media platform to react to the unexpected robbery attempt on the house of his former signee under Mavin records and a close friend, Tiwa Savage. Don Jazzy who had…
Check out a Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 TV spot starring Karen Gillan! In Marvel Studios “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” our beloved band of misfits are looking a bit different these days. Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along…
JAY-Z has released a new version of “Empire State of Mind” mashed up with Gil Scott-Heron’s “New York Is Killing Me.” The track, entitled “New York (Concept de Paris),” dropped after the Brooklyn rapper debuted it during a rare public performance. Taking the verses from Hov’s 2009 classic and vocals and other samples from Scott-Heron’s…
The Phantom of the Opera staged its final show on Sunday, ending a 35-year, 13,981-performance run as Broadway’s longest running production—thousands more performances than any other show in the top ten. Key Facts The Phantom of the Opera debuted in 1988 and won seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Leading Actor in a Musical (Michael…
The winner of a major photography award has refused his prize after revealing his work was in fact an AI creation. German artist Boris Eldagsen’s entry, entitled Pseudomnesia: The Electrician, won the creative open category at last week’s Sony World Photography Award. He said he used the picture to test the competition and to create…
Fast-rising Nigerian singer-songwriter Bayanni has linked up with American singer Jason Derulo for the remix of his hit song “Ta Ta Ta.” The original song, “Ta Ta Ta”, was the third song off his self-named EP “Bayanni,” released in 2022.The remix was produced by Prestige. Watch the lyric video below:
Whilst Microsoft and Sony going back and forth with various self-serving claims has been cause for some amusement, thankfully the end is in sight. The job of regulators is to protect consumers, not the market leader or a trillion dollar company masquerading as a plucky underdog. Even if the deal is blocked, you have to…
Eternals star Brian Tyree Henry and American Horror Story alum Kate Mara are teaming up for a new miniseries from FX Networks and Hulu. Class of ’09 “follows a class of FBI agents set in three distinct points in time who grapple with immense changes as the U.S. criminal justice system is altered by artificial…
Here are some new movies trailers you probably haven’t seen! What are you excited to see? Watch the trailers below: Check out the list of time stamps below for specific trailers: 00:00 The Marvels 01:56 Fool’s Paradise 04:18 The Mother 06:36 The Last Voyage of the Demeter 09:11 Talk to Me 09:52 Extraction 2 11:27…
Call of Duty’s anti-cheat team has shared demonstrations of the cheater “mitigations” we learned about last year. Call of Duty’s Ricochet Anti-Cheat system doesn’t always ban suspected Warzone and Modern Warfare 2 cheaters on sight. Sometimes, it keeps them around, but makes their efforts to cheat futile by applying “mitigations.” For example, a mitigation called…
Simon Cowell was “so close” to spending his life in a wheelchair after his electric bike accident. As reported on Celebretainment, the 63-year-old music mogul overhauled his health after being involved in a horror accident three years ago but said it has given him a “completely different outlook on life”. He told The Sun newspaper:…
While authorities and medical staff try to get to the bottom of what happened to Jamie Foxx, the Hollywood star is still improving after this emergency. Rumors of a stroke are becoming more and more prominent online, especially because nobody has come out and debunked them. All they say that that Jamie is communicating with…
Dove Cameron may not have landed the role of Glinda in the upcoming Wicked film, but she’s still “really, really excited to see it.” The multi-hyphenate, 27, revealed to The Wrap during a Schmigadoon! Season 2 event in North Hollywood that she indeed “went out” for the role in Jon M. Chu’s two films during…
Music legend Alicia Keys has responded to questions on the possibility of her collaborating with Wizkid. Grammy award-winning legend Alicia Keys has reacted to questions from fans on if the singer would possibly collaborate with Afrobeats superstar Wizkid. Alicia Keys revealed that a collaboration with Wiz is something that would definitely happen. The fan had…
For Nicolas Cage, at least, vampire movies and eating bugs go together like KFC and champagne. The former big screen superhero and noted Star Trek fan plays Count Dracula himself in the new horror comedy Renfield, co-starring Nicholas Hoult as the famous vampire’s long-suffering servant, R.M. Renfield, who chomps on insects when in need of…
Nigerian singer-songwriter UAX has released his brand new single “Evergreen.” “Evergreen” is the filmmaker turned singer’s first single of the year and his second release since the turn of 2022. “Evergreen” was produced by Chillz. Stream here. Watch the visualizer below:
Who would have expected that Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, one of the least popular movies of 2022, would emerge as the highest-earning MCU film to date? The Benedict Cumberbatch-led movie bested Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Thor: Love and Thunder in terms of profit. As per The Direct, for the…
As Amapiano keeps growing in fame, more artists are taking the sound to the global stage and Uncle Waffles is one of the acts leading the charge. Her hit single ‘Tanzania’ enjoyed international success and she aiming to consolidate this with the release of a new EP. Speaking with host Dada Boy Ehiz, Waffles stated…
Fast-rising Nigerian Hip Hop sensation OdumoduBlvck has been announced as the featured artist for Apple Music’s Rap Life Africa for April 2023. OdumoduBlvck is currently on the rise as his brand of music is bringing much-needed complexity and excitement to Nigeria’s rap scene. His latest single ‘Declan Rice’ reached the top of Apple Music Nigeria…
Omawumi and Yemi Alade are two of the biggest female artists in the industry whose music has captivated listeners and taken them to the summit of the industry. The two songstresses have now combined for a new captivating song. The collaboration came about through a shared love for African music and a desire to create…
Barry Allen uses his super speed to change the past, but his attempt to save his family creates a world without super heroes, forcing him to race for his life in order to save the future. Watch the trailer below:
In Marvel Studios “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” our beloved band of misfits are looking a bit different these days. Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mission that, if not completed successfully, could…
Lagos politics is said to have the fixtures of corruption that define the Nigerian political landscape and is also brazenly flavoured with thuggery. In the past, one could readily dismiss this description as an untrue or unfounded rumour, but today, especially since the 2019 election cycle, this narrative holds water. And Nollywood played a key…
The Canadian superstar revealed how the Diamond certification smash tune came to life.Canadian heavyweight rapper, singer, songwriter, and performer, Aubrey Drake Graham, popularly known as Drake, has opened up on how his collaboration with Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Wizkid, came to existence. The OVO frontline act and owner featured Wizkid and British songstress Kyla Reid on…
Singer Davido has revealed the Nigerian artist he currently feels so proud of at the moment in an exclusive interview session. Wave of the moment Davido in an exclusive interview with popular radio station Kiss FM in the United Kingdom has revealed the Nigerian artist he is so proud of at the moment. The multiple…
American singer Ariana Grande has called out the pattern of fans remarking on her and other people’s bodies after recent scrutiny of her appearance on social media. She made her displeasure known about the pattern in In a recent TikTok video. According to her, she has a body that has been paid so much attention,…
Jared “Drake” Bell, an actor best known as a star of the Nickelodeon television show “Drake & Josh,” was found safe Thursday, hours after authorities in Florida said he was “missing and endangered.” Bell was in touch with police officers and wasn’t in danger, Daytona Beach Police Department spokesman Carrie McCallister said in an email,…
A former J-pop star trainee came forward with allegations Wednesday that he and multiple other young men were sexually abused by the late Johnny Kitagawa, once a powerful figure in Japan’s entertainment industry. As reported on CNN, Japanese-Brazilian singer-songwriter Kauan Okamoto alleged during a press conference that over the course of four years, beginning in…
Oscar-winning US actor Jamie Foxx has been hospitalised with an unspecified medical complication but is in recovery, his family says. Foxx, 55, is under observation at a medical facility in the state of Georgia, where he is filming a Netflix movie, according to CNN. “We wanted to share that, my father, Jamie Foxx, experienced a…
Tiwa Savage has shared the official video for her hit single “Stamina” featuring Ayra Starr and Young Jonn. Produced by the multitalented Magicsticks, “Stamina” was released in March. The colourful video was shot by veteran filmmaker Clarence Peters. Watch:
Elite Nigerian rapper Ogunmefun Olanrewaju, popularly known as Vector, has expressed his displeasure at some activities in the buzzing Nigerian Movie ‘Gangs of Lagos’. The Lafiaji-born rapper expressed his displeasure at the way their culture was ‘misrepresented’ in the movie. The Jade Osiberu film which was released on Prime Video on April 7, 2023, with…
Four best friends take their book club to Italy for the fun girls trip they never had. When things go off the rails and secrets are revealed, their relaxing vacation turns into a once-in-a-lifetime cross-country adventure. Starring Candice Bergen, Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda and Mary Steenburgen, the movie is scheduled for a May 14 2023…
Music mogul Don Jazzy has reacted to how Davido handled the promotions for his fourth studio album, ‘Timeless.’ CEO of Mavin Records, Don Jazzy, has reacted to how the multiple award-winning singer and performer, Davido has promoted his fourth studio album, ‘Timeless’ since its release on the 31st of March 2023. The music giant took…
A deadly female assassin comes out of hiding to protect the daughter that she gave up years before, while on the run from dangerous men. Starring Jennifer Lopez, Joseph Fiennes and Lucy Paez, the movie will be released on May 12, 2023. Watch the trailer below:
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson found himself laughing when a hefty Apple Pay request was sent to his phone from his son Sire. The youngest of his two children sent his dad a request for $10,000, which the TV mogul hoped was only a joke. 50 posted a screenshot of the request from the 10-year-old showing…
Nigerian singer and songwriter Chiké has shared a new song titled “On Fire (Pana Time).” The song is off the exclusive soundtracks of Prime Video’s first African original movie, “Gangs of Lagos”. “On Fire (Pana)” was produced by DeeYasso. Listen below: Stream here.
Nigerian superstar singer and songwriter, Davido, has released the official music video for his hit song “Unavailable” from his latest album, “Timeless,” featuring South African music producer and DJ Musa Keys. In addition to dropping the song, Davido also shared a new dance step on social media, which has been trending and gaining popularity among…
Nigerian singer and songwriter Adekunle Gold has released the official video for his hit song “Party No Dey Stop” featuring Marlian Music superstar Zinoleesky. The colourful visuals for the viral song was directed by the talented Director K. Watch:
Nigerian singer and songwriter, Johnny Drille has dropped his latest single titled “Believe Me.” The new song was co-written and produced by Mavin Records boss, Don Jazzy. Stream here. Watch the lyric video below:
The 2001 movie, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider received a ton of negative feedback from critics and has a poor score of just 20% on Rotten Tomatoes. Despite this, Angelina Jolie, who played the lead character in the film, was praised for her performance and for trying out something new. However, Angelina Jolie was initially skeptical…
Is there a stranger thing? Millie Bobby Brown is facing criticism from fans after getting engaged to Jake Bongiovi at such a young age. The “Stranger Things” star, 19, announced on Instagram Tuesday that Bongiovi, 20, had popped the question after two years of dating, but many of her nearly 63 million followers were less…
An old photo of popular comedian Basketmouth and his colleague AY has surfaced online following the latter’s recent claim. AY and Basketmouth’s unending beef has been a trending topic of discourse among the online community for weeks. OAP Nedu recently got Basketmouth to address his long-standing beef with his ‘friend’ AY on the latest episode…
Starring Colin Farrell as The Penguin, the eight-episode DC Studios drama series continues The Batman epic crime saga that filmmaker Matt Reeves began with Warner Bros. Pictures’ global blockbuster “The Batman,” and centers on the character played by Farrell in the film. Watch the trailer below:
The three-part event will explore the origin behind the iconic hotel-for-assassins centerpiece of the John Wick universe through the eyes and actions of a young Winston Scott, as he’s dragged into the Hell-scape of 1970’s New York City to face a past he thought he’d left behind. Winston charts a deadly course through the hotel’s…
Star Wars: Visions Volume 2 is the upcoming second season of Star Wars: Visions. It will debut on May 4, 2023 on Disney+, and will consist of nine more short films; unlike the previous volume, which is purely Japanese, Volume 2 will be made by various animation studios in Japan, India, the United Kingdom, Ireland,…
