Spotify, an online music streaming platform, has released a mini documentary to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Afrobeats label, “YBNL”, founded by Nigerian music icon, Olamide. Phiona Okumu, Spotify’s Head of Music, Sub-Saharan Africa, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. Okumu said to celebrate 10 years of the legendary Nigerian label, Spotify took to … Read more
More than a decade after his passing, Nigerian rapper, Oladapo Olaitan Olaonipekun, better known as Dagrin, has been included in a list of criminals wanted in Sierra Leone. The Sierra Leonean police reportedly released a poster which showed the list of wanted criminals and it included a photograph of the late artiste. It has been … Read more
Emeka Ossai Veteran actor Emeka Ossai has said that the movie industry of the social media era also called ‘New Nollywood’ needs veteran actors and filmmakers to produce original content. Mr Ossai, a member of the Creative Industry Group said this in a recent meeting with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). According to him … Read more
The Nigerian music industry is made up of different talented musicians who have carved a niche for themselves with varying styles of music such as rap, afro-beats, afro-fusion and hip-hop. Having only one source of income in Nigeria is not usually the way to the top and a lot of celebrities in the entertainment industry … Read more
Global Times Nigeria YouTube star MrBeast rethinks old notions of philanthropy NEW YORK (AP) — The line of cars started forming at dawn. It was early November in Greenville, North Carolina, and drivers waited in a line that stretched for miles to pick up Thanksgiving turkeys — 10,000 free frozen birds to anyone who asked. … Read more