By: Oluwapelumi King A few days before and after the 2023 presidential elections, there were murmurs from sections of social media about the perceived silence of some top entertainers in the presidential elections. Alongside religious leaders in Nigeria, top musicians like Burna Boy, and Wizkid were criticised for their perceived […]
Entertainment
Takeaways from Netflix’s Far From Home Trailers
By: Eriomala John A little over a month ago, Netflix released the first look clip for their upcoming Nigerian young adult mini-series, Far From Home. Subsequently, they have put out trailers – which include a teaser and a full trailer. The series itself is set to release on the 16th […]
On Afro-Agric and Numbers in Nigerian Music Industry
By: Eriomala John A couple of days ago, BNXN (fka Buju) and Ruger, were at the center of one of the more memorable TwitterNG moments of the year. Holding nothing back — and in a manner that showed that their earlier pre-Headies spat was but a fluke — these two […]
The Stringency Of Grammy Awards; Why Burna Boy Might Lose Out Again To Angelique Kidjo
By Oluwapelumi King In 2020, Burna Boy was nominated for his first Grammy. This could be attributed to one of his most successful albums, African Giant, which was nominated in the Best World Album category. There was a lot of anticipation for him winning in that particular category but surprisingly […]
Why Alternative Music?
By: John Eriomala As Nigerians, one of the things that tie us together, alongside the powerful Naira and our collective faux hatred for Ghana Jollof, is music. We are a people bound by the curse of rhythm and the thirst for an unending stream of sweet, drowning melodies. And for […]
Blaqbonez’s Young Preacher: An Image of Cohesion and Maturity
By: Eriomala John What is growth? What is ‘Genius?’ and what is ‘Great Artistry?’ For all three, we could consult Google and any of the several thousand other information pools available on the internet; we sure could. Or, we could devote 39 minutes and 8 seconds to listen to Emeka […]
Oxlade’s and Tiwa’s Sextapes: Publicity Stunts or Unfortunate Circumstances?
Pelumi King The release of celebrities’ sex tapes has always been a common commodity particularly in the entertainment industry and social media has been one of the prevalent vehicles of that helps these tapes go viral. The constant and frequent release of these sex tapes and nude pictures, which are […]
Olamide: Beginning of the End?
By: Olamilekan Oke Everything that has a starting must also have a finishing, but in this case, we never saw the end coming this soon. Maybe we all felt this guy was meant to last forever and give us melodious rhythms to vibe to till eternity. Since he came into […]
What Happened To Stand-Up Comedy In Nigeria
By: Olamilekan Oke In recent times, stand-up comedy has changed in Nigeria. Now, we hardly know most of the comedians we have in the country. If you were asked to mention names of some stand-up comedians, I’m sure you’ll mention the ones that have been dominating since we all […]
Kemi Adetiba: The Revolution That Nollywood Needs
By: Adeniyi Pelumi Nollywood is living up to the billing these days, after the misdemeanour in recent years. Before now, there were a lot of Nollywood movies produced that were low quality. It seemed that the Nollywood producers and writers were focused on just producing movies. The lack of quality […]
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