Tag: Africa Music

Marilia Mendonca, one of the hottest young stars of Brazil’s answer to country music, died in a plane crash on Friday, officials said. The 26-year-old mega-popular “sertanejo” singer was killed when the small plane she was travelling in crashed in Minas Gerais state, firefighters said. The crash also killed the Latin Grammy-winner’s producer and one of her uncles — who… Read More

Fr. Cornelius Ezeiloaku, left, photographs Fr. Jerry Meidl as he blesses donated items before they are loaded in shipping containers for shipment to Nigeria. NEW ULM — Thanks to the benevolence of many, Fr. Cornelius Ezeiloaku of New Ulm plans to distribute many donated items to his Nigerian hometown around Christmas. Two years ago, Fr. Ezeiloaku and Dennis Schwarz of… Read More

Marília Mendonça, one of Brazil’s most popular contemporary singers, has been killed in a plane crash at the age of 26, officials say. Four other people – her uncle, her producer and two crew members – also died in the accident in a rural area in south-eastern Minas Gerais state, reports the BBC. An investigation has been launched to determine… Read More

Tidings Podcast Network Opens First of Several Tampa Bay Digital Recording Studios – Music Industry Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for music industry professionals · Saturday, November 6, 2021 · 555,678,681 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events & Conferences RSS Feeds Other Services… Read More

  Harrysong, the R&B singer, says Nigeria under President Muhammadu became 20 times worse off. The musician was comparing Buhari’s gov… Harrysong, the R&B singer, says Nigeria under President Muhammadu became 20 times worse off. The musician was comparing Buhari’s government to Goodluck Jonathan’s based on the former’s campaign criticism against the latter. Buhari, who would later make several campaign promises,… Read More

Commenting on the decision to focus on digital audiences, Clout CEO Serge Noujaim explained, “Our audiences live online, they network on social media, get their news from blogs and organize via group chats. It only makes sense that we create stories that work in their native environments.” Clout Mag centers our own biggest and brightest talents and celebrates the innovators… Read More

Psychological Drama ‘Station to Station’ Set for Opening Night, Las Vegas International Film and Screenwriting Festival – Music Industry Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for music industry professionals · Friday, November 5, 2021 · 555,653,183 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events & Conferences… Read More

During one of the Saturday night raves at Big Brother Naija: Double Wahala in 2018, the DJ pressed play on MI Abaga’s socio-politically charged commentary, ‘Lekki.’ The bass staccato, which serves as the song’s opening 10 seconds was strong enough to make all the contestants stand still and pay attention. “Shout-out to the girls that like to party Aristokrat…” As… Read More

Censorship of Nigerian music by the NBC on Nigerian radio Around 6:00 am on Wednesday, November 11, 2021, a Nigerian radio station was slamming early morning jams when Joeboy’s hit single, ‘Sip (Alcohol)’ came into rotation. The song’s hook starts thus, “I sip my alcohol, I don’t wanna reason bad thing no more…” For whatever reason, ‘Alcohol’ was censored on… Read More

While breaking the lyrics down, Joeboy said that, “I think is really special for me, like seeing how big the song is becoming and how big it’s going to get because it was like a different step in my sound, not like the regular Joeboy sound from the beginning, which is more or less like this kind of… Read More