Friday 1 August 2014

Haruna Ishola Becomes 2014 Osun- Osogbo Festival Music Ambassador


Apala musician, Musiliu Haruna-Ishola of the Soyoyo fame has been selected as the music ambassador for the 2014 Osun-Osogbo festival. The celebration of OSUN OSOGBO FESTIVAL is a period of stocktaking and Assemblage of all sons and daughters of Osogboland and most especially Yoruba speaking people both in Nigeria and Diaspora. The festival activities will run through Monday 18th to friday August, 2014.
TIME MAGAZINE LISTED REMINISCE ALAGA IBILE AS A WORLD INTERNATIONAL RAPPER
Nigerian rapper Remilekun Safaru aka Reminisce has been featured in Time.com in an article titled “Forget Eminem: World rappers you should Meet”. The article  features a video compilation of some of the most revolutionary rappers from the world.

BLACKMAGIC, SDC, AJEBUTTER 22 AND OTHERS MAKE ‘GIDI UP’ SOUNDTRACK
Blackmagic, SDC, Ajebuter 22 and other new acts Pucado, Emmy Gee, Kamar, and others are amongst the hottest new acts introduced on Ndani TV’s ‘Gidi Up’ season 2. It would be a real disservice to humanity if the crew member in charge of music selection on Ndani TV’s Gidi Up series is not given kudos to. The series soundtrack was inserted so tastefully and masterfully like ketchup tattooed on a hotdog, the sound doesn’t go wrong for so much as a second.A personal highlight is Impostor, a jam by Aristokrat Records Pucado and Kamar, Emmy Gee’s Rands & Nairas, Studio Magic and Ajebutter 22 collaboration – Celebrate in Advance and so many others. It is also hard not to notice that the right instrumentals are used in places where the lyrics themselves would particularly make a mess of the song selection if allowed to play on. SDC’s Feel Alright too was used to this effect.Sensational singer, T-Me releases new single Oluwatimilehin Obanla AKA T-Me (Omode Olowo) CEO of Fahdriguez Entertainment and a student of Health & Environmental Management Canadian University Dubai who shot his debut video in South Africa, directed by Godfather productions and produced by ID Cabasa, has dropped another spanking new single, Over There.
KCEE, TIWA SAVAGE, DON JAZZY, DR SID & CO STORM MTN LAUNCH PARTY
It was a gathering of who is who in the entertainment industry, precisely the music sector on Friday 11th July as telecommunications giant, MTN,  launched its much-anticipated song application called MTN Music plus.The glamorous event, which held at the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, converged all the big names in the music industry like Don Jazzy of  Mavin Records; Reggae legend, Ras Kimono; Limpopo crooner, Kcee and the legendary Reggae fusion singer, Diana King, Yaw, Dj Sosa, Couples Tiwa Savage and Tee Billz and Wizkid and Tania Omotayo; Kennis Music boss, Kenny Ogungbe; celebrity designer, Emmy Collins; celebrity stylist, Lilian Unachuwku; UK-based music artiste, Waliyah Abiola and music artiste, Dr. SID, Sean Tizzle, Harry Songz, Skales, Saeon, Gbenro Ajibade Gideon Okeke, Tee Y Mix,  Vina, Stephanie Coker, Destiny Amaka, Nedu and YAW of Wazobia FM, fashion publicist, Ono Bello and several others .The event was hosted by Beat FM OAP, Olisa Adibua, the strictly-by-invitation show, which had guests swaying to great music by DJ Sose and DJ Neptunes, also featured great performances from OritseFemi, HarrySong, Olawale, as well as the official release of NaijaNinja, Sound Sultan’s latest effort, Ishe in which he collaborated with Ghanaian rap champion, Sarkodie. The high point of the show was the performance by Nigerian R& B vocalist, Praiz, and international dancehall & Reggae artiste Diana King. The duo performed the remix of Mercy, the well-acclaimed hit single originally done by the Diana King. MTN Music plus app is a converged music streaming and download platform optimised for mobile and online access and socially enabled to accommodate cross-user activity.
DON JAZZY ANNOUNCES WINNER OF SUPERFAN COMPETITION
Its a dream come true for Natalie Pitswe, who beat thousands of other Mavin fans to emerge the winner of the just concluded Channel O/ Mavin Super fan competition. The competition for the Super Fan using the hashtag #ChoMavinSuperFan was decided on Friday July 11 with a series of questions by Don Jazzy from the official Channel O handle @ChannelOAfrica. Don Jazzy announced the winner of the Superfan competition via tweeter.Don Jazzy welcomed her to the Mavin family. South African, winner Natalie pitswe will Co-star in the Upcoming Mavins hit single video, Dorobucci. Singer,  Annette Cookey surfaces with a big bang, releases Tic Toc Its 2014 and six years after her show of brilliance at the Project fame, Annettte the vocal queen has surfaced with a big bang under the YemiSax Entertainment Empire led by extraordinary saxophonist “Yemi Sax”.The River State born singer, Annette Cookey got her glare of attention in 2008 when she emerged 3rd runner up at the maiden edition of the MTN Project Fame West behind Iyanya, Nii and Praiz.Annette Cookey is an Afro-pop/ R&B Singer, a model and a TV host that has got a strong vocal gamut with an irresttible performing attitude. She went on to study at the University Of Port Harcourt where she bagged a B.SC degree in Physiology after the taking part in the 2008 MTN Project Fame competition.Ladies and Gentlemen, Annette Cookey is here and ready to take your music experience to pinnacle. The song Tic Toc is a tip of what to expect from the singer, as the main single Mago Mago and its visual is set for release in few weeks.
GOSPEL SINGER, YEMISI AFOLOABI SET TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM
Budding gospel Ewi singer Yemisi Afolabi, sets August, 2014 for the release of her anticipated new album, “E o lala fiwe “(No comparism God).The beautiful, unique, talented singer from Ogbomosho, Oyo state has a spirit filled singing prowess, which she does use in praising God in Ewi rendition.  Her first album hit the market in 2012, titled Awari Ogo and became an instant hit, now, she’s set to release her second studio album, “E o lala fiwe”(No comparism God), that will be in the market by August, this year

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