By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Spotify, global streaming platform, says the African Heat playlist is mostly streamed in the United States of America, United Kingdom, France, Netherlands and Canada. Phiona Okumu, Spotify’s Head of Music for Africa, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Lagos, said this...
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The Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners’ Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN) says the death of Nollywood actors, Murphy Afolabi, Saint Obi, Mukaila Adedigba and Wasiu Adegbenro, is devastating to the association. Bolaji Amusan, National President of TAMPAN, stated this in a statement issued on Monday in Lagos. Amusan condoled the families...
A popular Abuja based Afro-pop artiste, Chidubem Kenechukwu Udoji, know as ‘Detailmadeit’ has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to grant artistes access to creative funds to improve the sector in the Federal Capital Territory. Udoji made the call while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria...
Colleagues of Nollywood actor, Murphy Afolabi, have expressed shock over the news of his death. Afolabi reportedly died of injuries sustained from a fall in his bathroom on Sunday morning. The Osun-born thespian recently celebrated his 49th birthday which was the last post on his Instagram page. His colleagues...
Fans have continued to express sadness over the death of veteran Nollywood actor, Obinna Nwafor, popularly known as Saint Obi, who reportedly passed on after a prolonged illness. The 57-year-old Imo born thespian reportedly died on May 7 after battling with an undisclosed ailment. Fans and families have continued...
South African Disc Jockey, Happiness Ndlovu, popularly known as “DJHappyGal”, has commended female DJs who have over the years mastered the craft and carved a niche for themselves. Ndlovu, during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Durban, said it was no doubt that...
Nigerian Singer, Songwriter and Artist, Nissi Ogulu sits with Chude Jideonwo, host of #WithChude to discuss her relationship with her parents, her career as a designer and her music. “I have lived in London for 12 years. Immediately after university, I did a project, and my supervisor was gassed about the project. He reached out to a colleague at Jaguar Land Rover for me, because of how well I had done on the...
Maria Chike Benjamin, BBN Reality Star, sits with Chude Jideonwo host of #WithChude to discuss life after Big Brother Naija, her relationship with her father, the viral tweet in January, and her new TV show. On going for the reality TV show, Big Brother Naija, she shared, “2020 was a very challenging year for me. I was like, ‘What am I going to do next’, and...
The American opera singer, Grace Bumbry has died at age 86 in a hospital in her chosen home town Vienna, her adopted son David Brewer told dpa on Monday. The mezzo-soprano and soprano was the first black woman to sing at the Richard Wagner Festival in Bayreuth in 1961,...
Spotify, global streaming platform, has announced Bloody Civilian, Baaba J, Xenia Manasseh, Tyla and Ria Sean as Spotify’s RADAR artistes for 2023. Victor Okpala, Spotify Artiste and Label Partnerships Manager, West Africa, said this in a statement in Lagos. “He said Spotify announced the latest RADAR Africa artistes, joining...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – The International Committee of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), has implored governments of African countries to arrest the growing cases of violent deaths against music stars on the continent just as it urged the South African authorities to expedite the process of prosecution...
Raoul John Njeng-Njeng, widely known as Skales, sits with Chude Jideonwo on a new episode of #WithChude, where he discussed life after EME, the loss of his parents, and his peculiar music career. On the loss of his mom, he said, “My mom had a stroke in 2015, just a day after I released my debut...
The much-anticipated timeless concert by David “Davido” Adeleke, unarguably one of Nigeria’s biggest music exports of all time, was an electrifying music showpiece that further reiterated the lofty height and growth that has defined the Nigerian Music industry in recent years as Nigeria’s premier banking giant, FirstBank once again,...
Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Mary Njoku, has urged skin care products sellers to be sincere with their products for the good of their customers. “This is because your (sellers’) insincerity on any products can simply be categorised as ‘fraud,” Njoku, a renowned actress, gave the advice on her Instagram...
Chude Jideonwo’s debut film ‘Awaiting Trial’, has been nominated for Best Documentary at the 2023 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards. Awaiting Trial is a documentary film that explores both the #EndSARS protests and the ‘deeper illness’ they point to – the phenomenon in Nigeria’s communal justice system called ‘awaiting trial’ where people are arrested...
Nigerian Artiste, Iyanya Onoyom Mbuk, popularly known as Iyanya sits with Chude Jideonwo, host of #WithChude to discuss his career comeback, his reconciliation with Ubi Franklin and relationships on #WithChude. Iyanya shared further on the news that broke the internet last year on how he didn’t do anything professionally in 2021. “Don’t get it twisted here, let me break it...
Chude Jideonwo, the founder of Joy Incredible Limited and host of the viral TV show, #WithChude, took to his Instagram page on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, to share what led to the creation of the talk show. He said this while sharing what he learnt from his conversation with Pastor Bolaji...