Editor's PickFilm REVEALED: John Boyega insisted on producing ‘Pacific Rim 2’ before agreeing to star in it Leave a comment April 12, 2018 John Boyega, lead actor in ‘Pacific Rim Uprising’, says he told Legendary Pictures executives that he would not star in the film unless…
Editor's PickMusic Olamide is the ‘Fela of Afropop’, says Grammy winner Lekan Babalola Leave a comment April 10, 2018 Lekan Babalola, a Grammy award-winning jazz percussionist, has described Olamide Adedeji, an indigenous rapper, as the “Olamide is Fela [of] Afropop”. The founder of…
Editor's PickShow Biz Why Wizkid, The Weeknd may clash over ‘Starboy’ trademark Leave a comment April 3, 2018 Ayo ‘Wizkid’ Balogun, a Nigerian singer, may be on a collision course with The Weeknd, a US-based Canadian singer, over the latter’s attempt…
Editor's PickMusic FACE-TO-FACE: Inside the mind of Femi Kuti, an enigma whose ‘life is an experiment’ 2 Comments April 1, 2018 That Sunday night when the air smelled of rain but not a drop came down, Femi Kuti, a shivering vision draped in blue…
Celebrity GistEditor's Pick SPOTLIGHT: Fresh VDM, the beat maker behind Davido’s hit records 1 Comment March 18, 2018 Every now and then, a star is born and we get to witness back to back strokes of genius. There is hardly any…
Editor's PickMusic SPOTLIGHT: How Ghana’s konkoma highlife ‘influenced’ Nigeria’s agidigbo music Leave a comment March 13, 2018 Konkoma, a variety of highlife music, died in the 1950s due to the rise of highlife dance and guitar bands — but some…
Editor's PickMusic INTERVIEW: Johnny Drille talks rise to fame, Don Jazzy, being in awe of Mavin stars Leave a comment March 10, 2018 He was once Johnny Vince, then became Johnny Wills until he finally settled on Johnny Drille; a former Project Fame contestant turned Mavin star…