Ayra Starr’s first YouTube live concert to hold in Nairobi
YouTube says it has partnered with Raha Fest, a creative industry in Kenya, to host Ayra Starr’s first YouTube live concert in Nairobi. The Head of Music Sub-Saharan Africa at YouTube, Addy Awofisayo, said this in a statement on Friday in Lagos. Awofis…
Wizkid drops new single “Piece of My Heart” featuring Brent Faiyaz
Award-winning musician Wizkid has released his much anticipated single “Piece of My Heart,” featuring American singer-songwriter Brent Faiyaz. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the soul-stirring track released on Friday is the lead single f…
BTS member J-hope discharged from South Korean military
K-pop megastar J-hope from BTS ended eighteen months of South Korean military service Thursday, and hailed the “sacrifice” of soldiers working to keep the country safe, as fans wept for joy at his return to the industry. The seven members o…
New lawsuits accuse Diddy of sexual assault, including of minor
Music mogul Sean Combs is facing a batch of new lawsuits including one alleging he molested a minor, the legal team behind the filings announced Monday. The federal civil complaints filed in Manhattan were filed anonymously, two by women named as Jane …
Cuban musician, El Taiger, dies at 37 after US shooting
Cuban musician Jose Manuel Carbajal Zaldivar, known as “El Taiger,” died Thursday in the US city of Miami at 37, his family said, a week after he was shot in the head and hospitalised. A popular “urbano” singer who mixed reggaet…
Oscar-winning British actress, Maggie Smith dies at 89
Oscar-winning British actor Maggie Smith, a star of stage and screen for more than seven decades, died in hospital in London on Friday, her sons announced. “It is with great sadness we have to announce the death of Dame Maggie Smith. She passed a…
FULL LIST: Emmy Awards nominees in key categories
Here is a list of the nominees in key categories for the 76th Emmy Awards, which will be handed out in Los Angeles on Sunday. FX’s epic Japanese drama “Shogun” topped the nominations list with 25, followed by two comedies — FX&#…
Yemi Alade crowned Spotify’s EQUAL Africa artiste
Spotify, online music streaming platform has announced Afropop sensation, Yemi Alade as its EQUAL Africa artiste for the month of September. Spotify’s Head of Music for Sub-Saharan Africa, Phiona Okumu, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Lagos….
James Earl Jones, voice of Mufasa in ‘Lion King,’ dies at 93
James Earl Jones, a versatile and award-winning American stage and screen actor who used his booming deep voice to bring the iconic “Star Wars” villain Darth Vader to life, has died, his representatives said Monday. He was 93 years old. Fro…
Film legend, Delon, buried near his dogs as fans mourn
Film legend Alain Delon was buried on Saturday in a private funeral attended by his children, relatives and close friends as fans mourned outside the gates of his country estate where he was laid to rest near his beloved dogs. The 88-year-old star of s…