Opeyemi Gbenga Kayode, commonly known as Pepenazi, is a Nigerian artist who is making headlines owing to a viral video of him preaching, as it appears he has given up his music career to work for God. The Afrobeat singer that was seen preaching in an Instagram video, had songs that left the Nigerian airwaves buzzing. Pepenazi has already featured the likes of Olamide, Reminisce, and other Nigerian superstars. He captioned the video: “The ...

Eyes of a Lagos Boy‘s art project themed; ICONIC LAGOS is set for exhibition at Didi Museum from 17th September through 25th. The multimedia show honors the biggest metropolis in Africa and cultural heart of Nigeria.  The purpose of ICONIC LAGOS is to honor Lagos’ residents, celebrate daily life there, and discover the ...

An announcement from StarTimes Nigeria stated that the reality competition Naija Star Searchwould debut on September 4. The music reality program was developed by StarTimes and Kennis Music with the intention of promoting new talent and conserving Afrobeats culture. The contestants in Naija Star Search will demonstrate their singing prowess as they contend for the N10 million top prize. Additionally, the top seven finalists would receive development from the Kennis Music label and a platform to realize their unrealized potential and become superstars. The competition’s chief judge, Kenny “Keke” Ogungbe, stated that over 4,000 applicants have turned in their entries. 364 applicants, of whom 18 were selected as contestants for the main program, attended the physical audition, he continued. The participants will be housed there, where they will receive instruction in singing, songwriting, and producing, according to Mohammed Yahaya, the production manager. The reality/music program will debut at 8 p.m. on September 4 on StarTimes and run for two months. VJ Adams will serve as the show’s host, and Kenny Ogungbe will be joined as judges by Nigerian music producer, ID Cabasa and actress, Asha Gangali.

Nigerian singer-songwriter, Chinedu Okoli, better known by his stage name Flavour, has been featured in Loud In Africa, a new entertainment documentary by US-based multimedia executive, ...

Bisola Aiyeola has become the first woman from Africa to be chosen to host the Nigerian version of the American game show Family Feud. The host, singer, and actress announced the wonderful news on her Instagram page. As she posted a video of her debut at the MTN Nigeria office, Aiyeola continued as paraphrased, “getting the deal is a major deal for me and I’m glad for the opportunity.” American television program The Family Feud was conceived by Mark Goodson.  In order to win cash and prizes, two families compete to name the most common responses to survey questions.

Don Jazzy, Nigerian producer and owner of the Marvin record label, has advised young musicians who wish to promote their talent to share videos of themselves on social media. ...

The Target-only notebooks that accompanied Taylor Swift’s seventh studio album, Lover, allegedly plagiarized Teresa La Dart’s 2010 poetry collection of the same name, according to a new lawsuit the novelist and poet has filed against Swift. La Dart allegedly claimed that Swift’s notebooks “contained a number of creative aspects that mimicked the expressive patterns and arrangements” of her own collection of poetry, according to documents obtained by Parade. In essence, she believes Swift plagiarized the atmosphere of her book, including the color scheme, the image groupings, and the historical reflection. The diary was published in four separate iterations by Swift, each of which featured unique scans of writings from her childhood journals, handwritten song lyrics, and images arranged almost like a scrapbook at the beginning and conclusion of the first section. Each book’s second half is made up of blank journal pages, and the covers of the journals and the corresponding albums are identical. According to La Dart, Swift’s Lover book, which attributes all creative credit to Swift, contains “substantially” similar formats, including the placement of “interspersed photographs and writings throughout” and the “recollection of past years memorialized in a combination of written and pictorial components.” La Dart, who claims Swift generated more than $1 million in revenues from utilizing her work, has asked for a jury trial and is suing to recoup all of those earnings. Swift is yet to respond to the accusations, but La Dart’s attorney told Pitchfork as paraphrased, “Glad to share some perspective as many critics seem to think this was badly conducted.”

In relation to the allegations that he attacked a fan earlier this year, charges will not be pressed against American musician, Kanye West. The conflict occurred during West’s widely reported romance with Julia Fox. An unidentified  When, a man allegedly got punched when he met the rapper. Kanye West, however, said in an interview with Hollywood Unlocked that the man had been looking for an autograph when the initial altercation took place, according to Jason Lee. ...

Well-known musician, Oluwatosin Oluwole Ajibade, also known as Mr. Eazi, has earned two Grammy certifications. The Ghanaian musician’s contributions to two successful productions earned him two Grammy ...

Moses Armstrong has defied the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) and is now back at work. In front of a magistrate court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, the actor was recently accused of raping a minor. Prior to his arrest and subsequent incarceration, the actor was suspended by the Actors Guild of Nigeria, the country’s association of actors. After being detained for a few weeks, Judge Ntong Ntong recently released him on bond in the amount of N5 million.  After fulfilling all of the conditions of his bail, he was granted his release from custody last week. A few days after his release, the actor admitted that he had already started filming his first motion picture. He was a featured actor in the John Henry- and Imaobong Udoh-produced film “A Walk Away.” “My first movie ...