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The 2010s In Entertainment: Binge TV, Disney And Music

December 18, 2019 3:22 pm

Every year brings an avalanche of lists about pop culture — best films, best books, best albums. Attempting to define a decade in the world of entertainment is, at best, daunting.

But hey, we are going to give it a try.

Here are some of the key trends that emerged in the 2010s in television, film and music, from the explosion of scripted series to a new generation of divas whose empires transcend the concert stage.

– Generation streaming –

AFP/File / Lionel BONAVENTURE, Chris Delmas, Emmanuel DUNANDStreaming platforms such as Spotify, Netflix and Amazon Prime have revolutionized how
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Obey, Shina Peters For Ariya Eko Music Festival Tomorrow

December 15, 2019 6:58 am

The Evergreen Musical Company, in partnership with the Lagos State Government, will on Sunday, December 15, host the Ariya Eko Music Concert to celebrate great musicians, most of whom began their journey to stardom in Lagos.

The managing director, Evergreen Music, Ms. Bimbo Esho, said the festival was founded to celebrate the rich, vibrant and classic music that Lagos had become synonymous with over time in its traditional and contemporary form.

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The event, scheduled to start by 2 pm at the Lagos City Hall, would feature …

Burna Boy Tops 2019 Most Watched YouTube Music Videos

December 5, 2019 11:06 am
Popular streaming platform, YouTube has today, November 5 released its YouTube Rewind list. The list celebrates the biggest moments on YouTube from 2019.

The list came in two parts, the top trending videos in Nigeria for 2019 as well as the top trending music videos for the year.

Music rave of the moment, Burna Boy led the pack with his Zlatan Ibile assisted song, “Killin Dem” from his album, “African Giant”.

Davido’s hit song, “Blow My Mind” that has help from international singer, Chris Brown came in at second place while Rudeboy of the defunct music duo, PSquare closed

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Music Meets Arts At LIMA Best Of Gospel Talents In Lagos

November 17, 2019 4:05 pm
Lagos is witnessing a great gathering in gospel music today, November 17, 2019, with the staging of the fourth edition of LoveWorld International Music & Arts Award (LIMA) at the LoveWorld Arena, at the headquarters of the Believers LoveWorld Ministry in Lagos.

The event, which is being beamed live, celebrates excellence and success in God attracts different musical artistes from different continents. It has the theme “Hotter than Fire.”

Speaking at a media briefing in Lagos that had gospel music artistes like Buchi, Joe Praize, Kenny Young and some of the LoveWorld All Stars, Pastor Tony Ikoku, Director of Media …

List Of Music Stars That Will Perform At AFRIMA 2019

November 15, 2019 11:51 am

The All African Music Awards AFRIMA is scheduled to take place on Thursday 21 November by 6pm at the Agege National Stadium, Lagos State, Nigeria.

According to the reports, artistes from the five regions in Africa will perform alongside African artistes in diaspora among others.

The organizers of the event revealed that the Agege National Stadium was chosen as venue in order to give people at the grassroots the opportunity to see their favourite artiste perform live on stage.

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It was also reported that 38 super stars are billed …

MTN Nigeria Launches Music Streaming Platform

MTN Nigeria Launches Music Streaming Platform

November 6, 2019 5:05 pm
MTN Nigeria has announced the launch of a music-streaming platform, MusicTime! MusicTime! allows passionate music lovers to choose from millions of songs available across the globe. 

Developed in partnership with Simfy Africa, MusicTime! is a fascinating music streaming service, which offers the best listening experience in local and international music. The platform allows you to enjoy music the way you want it, how you want it and when you want it. This launch demonstrates yet another bold step by MTN in its quest of achieving a bold digital growth strategy.

Making the announcement, the Chief Operating Officer of MTN Nigeria, …

Justin Bieber Wants Fans To Prove They Need New Music

Justin Bieber Wants Fans To Prove They Need New Music

October 28, 2019 11:29 am
It’s been four years since fans got new music from Canadian singer Justin Bieber but that might soon be changing as the ‘Sorry’ hitmaker has revealed that he might release new music if fans can prove how much they want it.
The 25-year-old ‘What Do You Mean?’ crooner took to his Instagram page to share a post asking fans to give him 20 million likes on his post if they really need new music from him.

Bieber shared a post with a purple and pink ombre background, featuring a message that read, “If this gets 20 million likes Justin Bieber

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Watch: Davido And Popcaan In New Music Video “Risky”

Watch: Davido And Popcaan In New Music Video “Risky”

October 24, 2019 4:28 am

Davido gifts his fans yet another international feature before the release of his upcoming album. This time, Davido enlists Jamaican dancehall artist Popcaan for his new song “Risky”.

This is coming after his feature on “Choosy” alongside American rapper Fabolous and singer Jeremiah.

And two months after the release of the international chart-topping collaboration with Chris Brown “Blow Mind”.

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The highly anticipated album, “A Good Time” is set to arrive on November 22. The album would include the previously released singles “Fall,” “Assurance,” and “Blow My Mind.”

“A Good Time” …

Music Industry Neglected Mad Melon - Mountain Black

Mad Melon Neglected By Music Industry – Mountain Black

September 28, 2019 3:27 pm

Mountain Black on behalf of the Danfo Drivers has said that the music industry neglected his recently deceased colleague, Mad Melon, before his death.

Hours after news of the artiste’s demise surfaced on the Internet; many artistes had posted his picture on social media, mourning his death. However, some of his colleagues were of the view that it was just a show of ‘fake love’. A particular artiste, Kelly Hansome, described the Nigerian music industry as disrespectful and ungrateful, stating that those mourning his colleague did not support him before his death.

In a chat with SATURDAY BEATS, Mountain Black …

Nigeria’s music industry revenue to hit $50 million by 2020

Nigeria’s music industry revenue to hit $50million by 2020

June 23, 2019 12:34 am

Nigerian Music pundits and executives of the Disruptive Creative Economy Meeting Group, DCEM have revealed in a new report that the Nigerian Music Industry is set to reach revenue of N18bn ($50Million) by 2020.

Findings from the report also reveal the Nigerian recorded music industry is poised to spike in growth significantly over the next 3-5 years. ‘As the world continues to witness the globule penetration and purchasing power of mobile data and phones, so will the consumption of entertainment products from creatives increase.

The DCEM Nigerian Recorded Music Industry Report is intended to be an annual publication with …

Music producer to sue EFCC for parading him as ‘Yahoo Boy

Music producer to sue EFCC for parading him as ‘Yahoo Boy

June 9, 2019 1:50 pm

An Abuja-based music producer and photographer, Mr Nasiru Ali, popularly known as “Kozzographa”, on Sunday threatened to sue the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for wrongly calling him a fraudster (Yahoo boy).

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ali was among 10 suspected internet fraudsters paraded on May 17 by the  EFCC operatives.

The EFCC personnel raided suspects residence at Favour Land Estate, Life Camp, Abuja.

According to the EFCC, they were arrested following a tip-off by an anonymous source.

The agency said that the suspects would be charged to court as soon as investigations were concluded.…

Tiwa Savage signs deal with Universal Music Group

May 2, 2019 5:16 pm
Nigeria’s hot selling  singer and songwriter, Tiwa Savage has signed an international recording deal with the Universal Music Group.
Universal Music Group (UMG) is an American global music corporation and is the world leader in music-based entertainment.
The deal marked the end of her seven years contract with Mavin Records owned by renowned producer, Don Jazzy.

Under the agreement, Savage’s future music will be released internationally through UMG’s operations in over 60 countries worldwide and projects will be  produced by Efe Ogbeni and Vannessa Amadi-Ogbonna of Stealth Management.

Efe Ogbeni and Vannessa Amadi-Ogbonna said,:“We’re very proud to be a part …

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