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November 4, 2024 No Responses

Quincy Jones, Music Titan Dies At 91

Quincy Jones, musician and producer who worked with Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra and many others, is dead, aged 91.Jones’ publicist, Arnold Robinson, said he “passed away peacefully” on Sunday night at his home in Bel Air.“Tonight, with full but broken...

December 20, 2022 No Responses

MUSON, Mandilas Group Begin Yuletide Season With Christmas Concert

The Musical Society of Nigeria (MUSON) has lifted the mood of Nigerians for the 2022 Christmas season in collaboration with Mandilas Group, household name in automobile, air-conditioning & cold chain solutions. The annual Chri...

October 2, 2021 No Responses

Four Years After, D’Banj Releases New Album

Nigerian pop star, Dapo Oyebanjo, popularly known as “D’banj”, has released a new album titled, “Stress-Free. The album came following his four-year break from the music scene and its release coincided with Nigeria’s 61st Independence Anniversary.&...

June 3, 2020 No Responses

Charlyboy Mourns Majek Fashek

Maverick Nigerian showbiz maestro and activist, Charles Oputa, a.k.a Charlyboy, has paid tribute to late Nigerian music legend Majek Fashek, popularly known as ‘The Rainmaker’, describing him as a “ Lyrical Wizard”. He extolled the late reggae icon in ...

November 23, 2019 No Responses

Banky W To Unveil New Album In 2020

Nigerian singer, rapper, actor and politician, Olubankole Wellington, a.k.a Banky W, on Friday announced his intention to produce a new album in 2020. The Nigerian rhythm and blues veteran explained that he would come out of retirement and release a...

October 21, 2019 No Responses

Nigeria Pledges Full Support For 2019 AFRIMA

The Federal Government has pledged its full support for the successful hosting of the 2019 All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), as the country prepares to host the glamorous event in Lagos 20-23 November 2019, with the theme: ”Feel Africa”. The...

December 19, 2017 No Responses

First Bank Photo News

Nigerian music superstar, Davido with Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Adesola Adeduntan, during a courtesy visit by Davido to the Corporate Headquarters of FirstBank, as part of activities marked to create awareness fo...

June 14, 2017 No Responses

PwC Report: Nigeria to emerge world’s fastest-growing entertainment, media market in five years

The most rapid growth rates in Entertaiment and Media (E&M) revenues over the coming five years will be in less-developed markets and economies, where entertainment and media spending on a per capita basis is generally quite low, PwC’s Global entertainme...

April 26, 2017 No Responses

UBA powers music, business masterclass facilitated by Berklee College of music

The countdown has begun to the most anticipated and insightful learning experience at the Runway Jazz 2017 Music and Business Masterclass, taking place on April 29, 2017 in the Grand Ballroom of Eko Hotels & Suites, Lagos, Nigeria. The Masterclass is a...

December 26, 2016 No Responses

George Michael dies at 53

Singer George Michael has died at the age of 53, his publicist has said. The star, who launched his career with Wham! in the 1980s and continued his success as a solo performer, is said to have “passed away peacefully...

November 4, 2016 No Responses

FG to leverage on power of music to promote national re-orientation campaign

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the government will leverage on the power of music to promote theNational Re-orientation Campaign tagged “Change Begins With Me.” The Minister said this in Abuja when he received a gr...

September 23, 2016 No Responses

‘Sunny Ade, a music star of his generation’

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has congratulated King Sunny Ade on his 70th birthday, describing him as a cultural icon and a trail blazer. In a statement issued in Lagos on Thursday, the Minister hailed King Sunny Ade’s...