In picture above: 62nd Grammy Awards – Arrivals – Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 26, 2020 – Ariana Grande. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo Pop star Ariana Grande married her real estate agent boyfriend in California over the weekend, some five months after the couple got engaged, the singer’s representatives and TMZ.com said on Monday. Grande, 27, Read More…
In picture above: Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf with the President of DelYork Academy, Mr Linus Idahosa (NAN) Lagos State Government says it is committed to providing cutting-edge opportunities to practitioners in the creative sector to engender global competitiveness. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu made the remarks while addressing some creative Read More…
Mrs Bose Ogulu, Mother of Grammy award winner Burna Boy, has been nominated by Billboard as one of its 2021 “International Power Players.’’ Bose is the talent manager and co-founder, Spaceship Collective which represents Afrobeats superstar and Grammy award winner Burna Boy as well as Buju. According to Billboard, its 2021 International Power Players list Read More…
In picture above: Neil Curtis, Head of Museums and Special collections is seen with one of the Benin bronze depicting the Oba of Benin at The Sir Duncan Rice Library, the University of Aberdeen, in Aberdeen, Scotland, Britain March 17, 2021. Picture taken March 17, 2021. University of Aberdeen/Handout via REUTERS The University of Aberdeen Read More…
Modern African music is altering perceptions of the continent as part of a global cultural shift that marks a “big moment”, Nigerian music artist Burna Boy told Reuters after hailing his first Grammy award. Burna Boy was awarded a Grammy for the Best Global Music Album this month for ‘Twice As Tall’ which was released Read More…
Burna Boy has “stolen the show” again, according to a Billboard review of Justin Bieber’s album – Justice. According to Billboard, an American entertainment media brand owned by the Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group, a division of MRC Media & Info, on the track – Loved by you – a self-examination by Justin Bieber that lets Read More…
Burna Boy has won a Grammy for Best Global Music Album for Twice As Tall at the Premiere Ceremony of the 63rd GRAMMY Awards. This marks his first career GRAMMY win. He is the first winner of the recently renamed category, formerly known as Best World Music Album. Their album bested fellow nominees Antibalas, Bebel Read More…
The Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, in collaboration with Ebony Life Place, has started a monthly series on Tourism, Arts, Creativity, Hospitality and Cultural events, tagged “EKO CULTURE SERIES”, as a way of promoting the rich diversity of what Lagos represents to both local and international communities as well as tourists. The Read More…
Legendary highlife singer, Pa Chris Ajilo, is dead. According to the singer’s caregiver, David Ekanem, the highlife singer battled malaria shortly before his death. He died in a hospital on Saturday morning at the age of 92. Ekanem said, “He had malaria last week, so, we gave him medication. The malaria persisted, and as there Read More…
Mr Eazi spoke to Nadeska on Apple Music 1 about his latest EP ‘Something Else’ and ‘Life is Eazi, Vol. 3.’ Plus, Africa Rising artist of the week Musa Keys with the single “Kakara.” Here are excerpts from the interview: Mr Eazi on how it feels to have the EP “Something Else” out now“I mean, Read More…