Lagos and environs will experience endless funfair this weekend as residents will be treated to a night of thrills and excitement by artistes of the older and younger generations at the MTN Nigerian Music Fest scheduled to hold on Saturday, November 21, 2009 at the Ocean View Restaurants in Victoria Island Lagos.

He lost his father just a few months after he was born but Trybson has shown that childhood setbacks are not enough to hold one back from destiny.

In a move that further reinforces the confidence of International copyright community in the Musical Copyright Society Nigeria (MCSN), the governing body of copyright administration in the world, the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC), in collaboration with  affiliate sister organisation, South African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO) and the South African Recording […]

Awards of ECOWAS Peace Ambassador were given to Alpha Blondy of Coted’Voire and legendary reggae giant Jimmy Cliff. Their citations were read to the admiration of the audience as they were both honoured by the ECOWAS President.

No worries in Warri’ is now a slogan amongst youth who are looking forward to rave of the moment musician, Wande Coal coming to do his thing in Delta State. The bumper to bumper crooner is expected to be a star attraction at the Ginger Ur Swagga show this month in Warri, Delta State.

Drunkenness is a feeling that lasts for a while. I’m the only person who’s in a better position to preach against drunkenness. That’s why I want to use my act to preach against drunkenness and its essences. The campaign will start off very soon. We are planning it big, and perhaps, before the first quarter of next year runs out, we would have kicked off the campaign.

My school mates used to call me “Tuza Queen”, you know I like showing off myself, even when you don’t want to see me.

The Nigerian music scene is about to witness the entrance of a new and budding artiste, Akindele Akinyemi Goodness, aka LytRule, to the Nigerian music industry. LytRule, the new kid on the music bloc, will soon roll out an 8-track album titled ‘Luv Maga’. The hit track of the album, ‘Luv Maga’ is already making the rounds on local radio stations.

In a bid to continue to sensitize the populace following the adverse effects of drug abuse in society, using the screen , Paul Adams’ Lifestyle, an anti-drug campaign soap, is bracing up to commence the third season with difference.

Top Nollywood actresses Eucharia Anunobi and Shan George, are not professional comedians by any rating. But last weekend, the duo proved the contrary, showing the rare stuffs they were made of in the area of comic act.

Royal Arts academy (RAA), a training institution that seeks to provide continuing education in the arts, has berthed in Nollywood, with so many promises for intending students.

Cool DJ Jimmy Jatt and pretty Dakore Egbuson have emerged as surprise comperes for the Best of Nollywood (BON) Awards which holds on Sunday December 6th 2009 at Martinos Hotel and Hall, Ikeja, Lagos. aAccording to organisers/ publisher of the Best of Nollywood magazine, Seun Oloketuyi , “We decided to use both tested and trusted entertainers as they fit perfectly with the status of the awards.”

Having overtaken Hollywood to become world’s largest film industry, going by the recent UN verdict, Bollywood has come a long way. But this landmark achievement couldn’t have been possible without the collective commitment and near-private-sector driven approach adopted by the industry operators in India to stand Bollywood out amongst other film sectors across the globe.

If we put more effort, Nollywood will grow better than this in five years, time, especially if we have the support of the government and some corporate organizations. But the rate at which things are going now, we’d better do something about it because failure to do that might pose a problem for us all.

The issue is that we got an unprofitable effect when we left VHS for DVD. In my own view, we should have allowed VHS to stay and I’ll give you my reason which is very simple. DVD doesn’t have a second hand value but when we were using VHS, it was easy for you to use the same tape to dub another movie if you couldn’t sell the first one. But with the use of DVD, most marketers are under pressure to sell at any cost because the CDs become a waste when you don’t sell them. You can’t reproduce with it.