Darth Vader’s voice actor, James Earl Jones, may be retiring from Star Wars. This comes after nearly four decades of portraying Darth Vader in the iconic film. The 91-year-old actor recently signed over the rights to his voice to filmmakers who plan to recreate Jones’ voice in upcoming Star Wars films using a combination of archival recordings and A.I. technology, according to Vanity Fair. This was confirmed by Lucasfilm’s Matthew Wood, who told Vanity Fair that Jones wanted to keep Darth Vader alive, adding that Jones is looking to leave the iconic role. “He had mentioned he was looking into winding down this particular character. So how do we move forward?”, he ...

Star singer, Temilade Openiyi, aka Tems, has opened up about her hardships and how poverty adversely impacted her. This was revealed by the singer in an interview with British GQ.  She stated that she used to steal food in order to survive. She continued by saying that she had low self-esteem because she was so hopeless and broke at the time. She used to go to her aunty’s house just to get food to take home with her. Tems stated that she does not consider her voice to be a blessing because many people are equally talented. She said: There were times when I was so broke, I was broke and hopeless. I ...

Nigerian rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem, has been discharged from the hospital few weeks after a successful kidney transplant. The musician disclosed in July that he had kidney failure and was undergoing dialysis. Celebrities and fans demonstrated financial support and sympathy following Abdulkareem’s disclosure. VanguardAllure reported earlier that Yetunde, the rapper’s wife, will be his kidney donor. It was revealed last month that the singer’s transplant was successful. Abdulkareem announced his discharge from the hospital and return home in an Instagram post on Friday. “It’s good to be back home. To God be the Glory, Alhamdulillah,” he disclosed.

Ayo Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has announced that he will perform his next album live on Apple Music in London on September 27, 2022. Wizkid made the announcement on Wednesday via his Twitter handle. The artiste stated that he would be performing his highly anticipated album, More Love, Less Ego (MLLE), at the event. The performance is the first time his fans will hear the album, which will be released later this year. Wizkid’s live performance on Apple Music, as a fast-growing base of Afro beats, is another big thing for Nigerian music. He tweeted: Biggest bird bringing #AppleMusicLive to London! For one night only at the Roundhouse performing my new album. ...

MI Abaga, aka The Guy, has married his African queen, Eniola Mafe in a traditional ceremony on Thursday. In a video posted on social media earlier in the day, the rapper announced his engagement and voiced hiss love for his future wife Basketmouth, IK Osakioduwa, and Banky W are some of the celebrities who attended the ceremony. See the lovely photos below:

King Sunny Ade, a veteran music icon, has finally agreed to meet his alleged 52-year-old daughter, Elizabeth Ayeni. In June, Ayeni alleged that the musician is her biological father.  She stated that she obtained the information from her mother. The 52-year-old revealed that all of her attempts to contact him had failed, which is why she approached the Human Rights Commission. ...

American singer, Adam Levine, has denied cheating on his pregnant wife, Behati Prinsloo, however, accepting to have crossed the line with the flirtatious messages he sent to an Instagram model in a chat even as a married ...

On Wednesday, Mark Zuckerberg revealed that his family is expecting a girl. The Facebook first family announced this on his official Facebook page. “Lots of love. Max and August will have a new baby sister next year!”, he wrote. August, 5, and Maxima “Max,” 6, are the couple’s two young daughters. They married in 2012.

Nollywood actor, Jim Iyke, has received a Chieftaincy title in Ghana. According to The PUNCH, Her Royal Highness, the Eze Ndigbo Ghana, Dr. Chukwudi Ihenetu, bestowed the title “Ohadike 1 of Ndigbo” on the actor. The coronation was said to have occurred during the tenth Yam Festival. Iyke was recognised for his contributions to the Igbo community and the African entertainment industry, according to Ihenetu. In 2018, a number of Nigerian celebrities received chieftaincy titles, including music artist D’banj, actor Alexx Ekubo, and reality TV star Teddy A.

Daniel Benson, aka BNXN, has explained why he mentioned his colleague and Mavin signee, Micheal Adebayo Olayinka, also known as Ruger, at the 15th Headies awards. BNXN stated that he did this to ensure that fans do not believe or infer an industry feud between himself and his colleague. In an interview with The Nation, the ‘Outside’ singer said: I needed people to understand that he is the least of my worries, like on a level, if it is competition wise, ...