Correct, Banky W na one out of the few celebrities wey i respect wella. Nobody fit take away from am the influence wey e get for the music industry over the last couple of years..three gbosa for bros abeg!!!
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Monday, 8 August 2016
BANKY W CELEBRATES HIS PARENTS 38TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY (PHOTOS)
Correct, Banky W na one out of the few celebrities wey i respect wella. Nobody fit take away from am the influence wey e get for the music industry over the last couple of years..three gbosa for bros abeg!!!
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SENATOR BEN MURRAY BRUCE POSTS THROWBACK PHOTO ON FACEBOOK (EPIC PHOTO)
Ben Murray-Bruce shared the photo above via Facebook and
captioned it, "How I wish Afros would come back in style. I'm loving my
'fro here at 18." Mehn!! i dey feel this picture die i no fit even lie. By the way afros are not in extinction now, anyone can still rock an afro without being killed..lol
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WHY NIGERIAN ARTISTES DO 'BAD' MUSIC
There’s hardly any big bucks in Nigerian ‘good music’. Bad music has all the money, the numbers, the fans, the fame, and the success stories. Until that changes, it will become our reality.
Iyanya's powers decline, a new force has risen from his record label. His name is Tekno, and he is currently one of the best pop acts right now in the country.(Coko Bar)
One of this country’s favorite
discussions has been on the subject of the quality of songwriting or
lack of it, in Wizkid’s songs.
After the release
of his sophomore album, “Ayo (Joy)” Nigerians were quick to point out
that his songwriting is of substandard quality. He had to change, they
said. He needed to switch the lyrics of his song, they said. The IQ of
what he offers is crass and needs revamping, they said.
That
album, has not left the iTunes charts for bestselling African projects
since its release, raking in, by our estimate, almost N100 million. The
album is winning, Wizkid is winning, using his lack of songwriting to
break barriers and become the only African pop star to hit the number 1
spot for weeks on end, on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts.
Suagrboy, DJ Shabsy and Kiss Daniel.(Press)
Why change a winning
formula? Why switch a great creative pattern for something this is
uncertain? Why fix a thing that is not broken?
It’s
the same for everyone else. You come into the industry, work your ass
off to infuse top-shelf artistry into your craft. Your songs fail to
impress. People move on, the general populace ignore your ways. Finally,
you get the attention with a good song, but it fails to spark an
increase in your earnings. Everyone points in your direction and says
‘you are a great singer’. On twitter, and websites, you make multiple
lists. But the money does not match the hype. When it comes, it’s in
trickles.
Finally, you test the waters, dumb down
the music, and water down your artistry to the rhythm of a beat. That
song blows, you make insane money, and become comfortable. Would you
switch that formula that brought in the dough? No! You embrace it, love
it, kiss it, own it, and grow as a pop artiste. To hell with
recognition, the money is relevant.
Small Doctor
That’s why the music
is what it is. Good music is not appreciated and supported with money.
Hype stays hype, and your growth is stifled. People try to make you stay
on your course, and provide rare examples of other artistes who have
exhausted the industry quota for good music. They call Asa and Timi
Dakolo as examples of what you can become. What they fail to tell you is
that Asa isn’t Nigerian. She simply utilizes Nigerian content to play
in the Parisian hub of sounds, and Europe. Timi Dakolo is probably the
only true success story. But when the bigger picture is examined and
analysed his success is negligible, and if he is taken out of the
picture, the average success rate for ‘good’ music crashes precipitously. How about Adekunle Gold? He is recycling Highlife for the mainstream market.
But
look the way of the pop stars, and you see the rulers of the scene.
People who command the shows, and have a greater chance of breaking
through. In 2014 alone, we got Yemi Alade, Sean Tizzle, Skales and
Patoranking. 2015 gave us Kiss Daniel and Tekno.
Photos from Patoranking's "GOE" album press conference(Pulse)
Then there’s the
issue of the fans. An overwhelming majority of good music fans fail to
put their pockets where their mouth is. Artistes are left to glow and
wallow in their shallow recognition. But they won’t commit to buying
albums, streaming the songs, and paying premium for content.
The
good music artiste has no choice to go pop and get the money bags
rolling. It’s a business after all, and the return on investment should
be present for anything to make sense and stay sustainable.
There’s
hardly any big bucks in Nigerian ‘good music’. Bad music has all the
money, the numbers, the fans, the fame, and the success stories. Until
that changes, it will become our reality.
Source: Pulse.ng
I swear down this article dey make sense finally. Even the few artistes wey dey try make good music sef, dem no dey reach the level of the others. Lol una dey expect me to call names, una plan don fail o. The industry don grow wella sha from what it used to be, definitely we go reach the next stage..na small small!
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EFCC RELEASES STATEMENT ON ARREST OF POLITICAL BLOGGER, ABUBAKAR SIDIQ USMAN
Political blogger, Abubakar Sidiq Usman of
Abusidiqu.com was this morning arrested by anti-graft agency EFCC. This
was allegedly in connection with an article titled "EFCC Boss, Magu
Commences Total War With Core EFCC Staff" on his website. EFCC has now
released a statement, confirming the arrest and explaining why. The
statement read;
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC today arrested Mr. Abubakar Sidiq Usman, a blogger, for offences bordering on cyber stalking. The suspect who is the publisher of Abusidiqu.com was picked up at his Kubwa, Abuja home in the early hours of Monday August 8, 2016 by operatives of the EFCC and is currently being questioned over the alleged offence which contravenes sections of the Cyber Crime Act. The suspect has already been offered administrative bail and would be released to his elected sureties.Why the arrest happen in the first place weak me sha. I no understand something, abi shey we no get freedom of information for this country again? i no saby anything sha, make i just lock up jejely..
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CRISTIANO RONALDO ENJOYING HIS EXTENDED HOLIDAY WITH HIS SON (PHOTOS)
Abeg baba CR7 carry go, e no easy at all. Your hardwork don motivate plenty people across the globe. No be say e go read our blog sha, but we still dey wish am all the best in the season ahead..lol
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More photos after the cut....
PRESIDENT BUHARI SENDS CONGRATULATORY LETTER TO SEYI TINUBU ON OCCASION OF HIS WEDDING TODAY (PHOTOS)
Bola Tinubu's son Seyi had his
engagement/court wedding to Layal in Lagos today August 8th and got a
congratulatory message from President Buhari.
Abeg level pass level now, based on who your papa be you fit dey get message from President of your country lol..congratulations to the couple
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See that after the cut...
CAN SEAN TIZZLE BE A CELEB AGAIN?
Sean Tizzle (Instagram/iamseantizzle )
In 2013 there was no one hotter than Sean Tizzle. The singer formerly associated with Sound Sultan had risen from obscurity to fame within a year and was hailed as the new voice of pop music in Nigeria.
On December 26, 2013 at the Headies, Sean Tizzle was crowned as the Next Rated artiste for the year. This award is a huge co-sign from the ‘who-is-who’ industry as the next artiste to ‘blow’.
Afropolitan Vibes with Sean tizzle, Niki Tall and St. Janet
For
a moment it looked like Sean Tizzle was going to be the next superstar
with his impressive debut album. Unfortunately three years after and
Sean Tizzle has not lived up to these expectations.
From
being an artiste who looked like he was going to be an A-list
celebrity, Sean Tizzle is in the news for stories that D-list
celebrities would not be happily associated with.
Over the weekend Sean Tizzle stated that the media ruined his blossoming relationship with DJ Cuppy.
If this isn’t an eye-rolling worthy story then I don’t know what is.
This story is so feeble and cheesy. Really? A relationship with DJ
Cuppy? Sean Tizzle should have found a better PR story to run with.
Sean Tizzle in 'Like to party' video(Youtube)
Sean Tizzle has been struggling for relevance for a minute now. The skin bleaching episode and his strange tweets haven’t won him any new fans either.
A
couple of years ago he was one of the hot male celebrities on the red
carpet now he cuts an anonymous figure as he plans on dropping his
second album.
Sean Tizzle
Can Sean Tizzle
comeback as a celebrity? Nothing is impossible. He can surely be a
celebrity again but he needs to work twice as hard and he has to do
better than talking about his almost relationship with DJ Cuppy.
What
Sean Tizzle needs now is to concentrate his efforts on recording good
music and creating a positive narrative about his brand. To do this he
needs a team with the sole mission of making him look like a man on a
mission. Right now, things around him feel scattered.
Sean Tizzle at Felabration (Instagram )
To
be a top notch celeb a lot of things have to come into play. Sean
Tizzle is working against those factors now. His imagery has to change
that’s for sure and his statements have to be carefully worded. Then
also he has to dead those bleaching rumours by admitting to it. His
confession won’t kill his career. If he adds a heavy touch of regret to
his admittance things might just turn the better for him.
It’s not too far gone for Sean Tizzle. With determination and a couple of good songs we can be raving about him again.
Source: Pulse.ng
Source: Pulse.ng
I no go lie at all, Sean Tizzle na one of my main guys that year, no be say i saby am personally o, but once boys wan chill we dey always play some of hin solid gbedu. I still believe say Tizzle get talent die sha and as the article yarn, i believe say Tizzle need the right team right now to stage a comeback wey no dey impossible at all..make we dey see sha!
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