Long time coming rapper, William Orioha a.k.a 2Shotz is ready to release his fifth album in his decade-old catalogue of music history. The Hip Hop head famed for his deft delivery of pidgin rap will be making a slight detour on this new project scheduled for an August release.

The two gifted singers entertained contestants with their different hit singles and dished out tips and advice on how to conduct themselves in the Performance Academy. Speaking from experience, they taught the freshers how to be better performing artistes and how to maximize their potential while in the Academy.

A Scottish evening paper had reported the arrest of a Nigerian, who allegedly acted in a racially aggravated manner at a local restaurant in Aberdeen Scotland on Wednesday, July 7. The Nigerian, multiple award winning contemporary gospel artiste, Sammie Okposo, was reportedly charged to court and released on bail until further hearing in September, 2010.

A film based on the life and times of the late rapper, Dagrin is underway. Titled ‘Ghetto Dreams’, the film will chronicle the growing years of Dagrin, his struggles, rise to fame as well as his untimely exit.

It will be recalled that MCSN had dragged HITV to court, claiming over N1.2 billion from HITV in the suit, for alleged copyright infringement of some Nigerian and foreign musical works.

Finally the ghost of the controversial 2004 edition of the star studded Nigerian Breweries PLC sponsored Star Mega Jams concerts was put to rest Sunday, at the La Cachette Restaurant venue of the album launch of the musical group, The Pulse.

It was fun galore last Sunday when The Pulse, the 2009 Star Quest winner, of the Star lager sponsored music talent hunt show launched their debut album.

It took him nearly four years to debut with an album even though his talents were obvious and the crowd craved endlessly for him. About eight months down that release, GT is still yet to find a place in the market and he’s confronted with the decision that will ultimately create a music future for him or nullify the progress he’s made so far. ‘Do I leave? Or do I stay?’; that is the dilemma.

A temporary reprieve came the way of the Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria (MCSN) recently with a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos restraining the Nigerian Copyrights Commission (NCC) from preventing the society from carry on with its legitimate duty as a collective management organisation pending the determination of the substantive suit pending before the court.

WHEN the Founder/General Overseer of Word of Life Bible Church, Warri, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor announced the presence of certain musicians at the second service of the Church penultimate Sunday, many members who stayed behind were not initially surprised.

All is ready for the third season of MTN Project Fame West Africa. The highly popular talent competition which has enchanted millions of West Africans begins on the 12th of July, 2010 and ends in October.

The burial of Princess Mariam Adegeye, the late mother of King Sunny Ade, has been fixed for September 21st to September 27th,2010.

Like crisis-hit manufacturer, Toyota, that’s recalled over 10million of their cars globally since last September, Nigeria’s international rap gospel act, B.o.u.q.u.i has withdrawn the rest of her sophomore albums in circulation.

Nigerian born UK based singer, Deweaves is currently in Nigeria to promote his works. He’s taken off with a video shoot for his new single, Tingengen, which was directed by popular director, DJ Tee. Cameos in the video include singers Jahbless, Steel and Klever Jay.

In spite of losing out in the BET Awards 2010 which held in Los Angeles last Sunday, Africa’s pop Hip Hop twins- P-Square have continued on their tour around the United States.