Duke of Hastings Not Returning for Season 2 of Hit Netflix Show ‘Bridgerton’
Actor Regé-Jean Page, who played popular character Simon Basset in Netflix’s hit historical drama ‘Bridgerton’ will not be reprising his role for its second season. Netflix and Shondaland announced on Friday that Page’s character will not appear on the show’s upcoming second season, revealing the news via a notice from Lady Whistledown. “Dear Readers, while […]
Beyonce And Wizkid Win 6th Award With Brown Skin Girl
Fresh off a historic win at the 2021 Grammys, Nigerian Afropop star Wizkid has scored another huge win. Beyonce’s Brown Skin Girl featuring the Afropop star won an NAACP Image Award on Thursday night for Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album. The winners competed against H.E.R’s I Can’t Breathe, Ledisi’s Anything For You and Chloe x Halle’s popular hit, […]
Biopic About Nigerian Monarch Jaja of Opobo in Development
A biopic based on the life of 19th century Nigerian monarch, King Jaja of Opobo, is in the works. The rights to produce the biopic has been acquired by producer Charles Okpaleke and actor-turned-director, Ramsey Nouah. The CEO of Play Network shared that his production company will be taking the story from “an authentic perspective, […]
Wizkid’s ‘Made in Lagos’ Spends 19th Week on Billboard World Albums Chart
Wizkid’s ‘Made in Lagos’ album has spent a record-extending 19th week on the Billboard World Albums Chart. The album, released in October last year, retained its place on the thirteenth spot for a second week, making it the longest charting African album this decade. It is also currently the only album by an African artist […]
Serbian Actress Accuses Ex-Minister Of Rape
Serbian movie star Danijela Stajnfeld has accused a former culture minister and actor Branislav Lecic of rape, in the latest high-profile “Me Too” case to seize the Balkan state. The 37-year-old actress, who currently lives in the US, first spoke about the incident in a 2020 documentary she made about the trauma caused by sexual […]
Streaming Drives 7.4% Global Music Growth In 2020
The global recorded music business grew by 7.4 percent last year, an industry body said Tuesday, as streaming continued to drive a fast-paced recovery from the doldrums of the piracy era. The return of vinyl continued unabated with sales up 23.5 percent on the year before, while CDs continued their steady decline, down 11.9 percent, […]
Beyoncé Reigns After Breaking And Setting Grammy Records
All hail Queen Bey! Beyoncé went into the Grammys Sunday with nine nominations, the most of any artist for the night. And oh what a night it was for her. By the time it ended, she had broken the record for the most Grammys won by a woman and any singer, male or female, with […]
Big Day For Afrobeats As Burna Boy Wins Best Global Music Album, Wizkid Shares Award With Beyoncé
It was a big day for Afrobeats Sunday night as history was made at the 63rd Grammy Awards with Burna Boy, the self-proclaimed ‘African Giant’ taking home the award for the Best Global Music Album. Also in the spotlight was fellow Nigerian act Wizkid, whose collaboration with American superstar Beyoncé and her daughter Blue Ivy […]
”Victory affirms the fact that nothing is impossible” Burna Boy Says On His Win
Acclaimed Nigerian afrobeat singer, Burna Boy, won the Best Global Music Album on Sunday at the 63rd Grammys. His studio album, ‘Twice As Tall’ beat four other works to clinch the top spot, Reacting to his win at the Grammys, the super excited afro-fusion star stated that the victory affirms the fact that nothing is […]
Outcry As Charlie Hebdo Depicts Meghan Markle As George Floyd
The French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has come under fire after publishing a controversial cover, which several social media users have slammed as racist and distasteful. The cover shows the United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth pressing her knee against Meghan Markle’s neck, with the caption reading: “Why Meghan left Buckingham.” Markle, the Duchess of Sussex and […]
