It is now official. Wonderboy singer, Wizkid has been signed on to the Senegalese-American hip-hop mogul, Akon’s Konvict Music. The major deal, signed through Wizkid’s Nigerian label, Empire Mates Entertainment, EME, will see Konvict Music release and produce Wizkid’s album worldwide. Banky W, singer and CEO, EME, announced last weekend that paperwork has been signed [...]
Nigeria’s international soul singer, Asa, has described the tale of lesbianism trailing her and her long time manager, Janet Nwose, as a cheap attention-seeking stunt by the peddlers. The singer and her manager has thus sued a Lagos-based celebrity magazine for defamation. On 23 February, scores of friends and fans of Asa had besieged the [...]
Days after the burial of Whitney Houston, his ex-wife and music icon, Bobby Brown will be leading his former band mates, New Edition, to a two-city concert tour of Nigeria in March. The big-budget concerts, scheduled to hold in Lagos (Eko Hotel & Suites) 9 March and Port Harcourt (Polo Club) 11 March, will be [...]
The death of popular American pop queen, Whitney Houston, has been described as the greatest loss so far this year. As the rest of the world continues to mourn the great singer who will be buried today, Nigerian celebrities speak of the vacuum her demise has left in the global scene. STELLA MONYE: “What a [...]
It’s been over two years since Nigerian-German songstress, Nneka, toured the United States. But with the upcoming release of her third album, Soul Is Heavy, the international soul singer is more than ready to return to North America. According to a release by the petite singer’s publicist, Nneka will be crisscrossing about 16 major cities [...]
American rap star, Curtis Jackson, aka 50Cent has been forced to drop the title of his soon-to-be-released multi-million dollar movie, Things Fall Apart. Showbiz Trends gathered that the foundation managing the works of renowned literary icon, ​Professor Chinua Achebe,​ won a fierce battle with the producers of the biopic, written and acted by ​50Cent​, over [...]
Olawale Ojo popularly known as Don Soulja, is in talks with American hip hop artiste, Chris Brown, for a possible collaboration. Although his single, Tutu, is seriously enjoying fair air play and critical acclaim in Lagos State, Don Soulja is, however, hoping to carve a niche for himself by working with Chris Brown and having [...]
