I would like to meet M.anifest – Olamide

Nigerian hip hop recording artist Olamide Adedeji, known as Olamide speaking to Anita Erskine at the launch of this year's TGMN has disclosed he’s looking forward to recording a joint with Ghanaian rapper M.anifest.
“I’m already in talks with R2bees, but I’m a diehard fan of the guy who sung No Shortcut to Heaven, I would love to work with him, I’ve been trying myself to link up with him but…I would be happy if I can be linked up with him.” He revealed.

P. Diddy Retiring From Music To Focus On Acting

American hip hop recording artist, record producer, entrepreneur and actor Sean Combs known as Puff Daddy announced that No Way Out 2 would be his last and final album. "I'm going to put out my last album and devote 100 percent of my time to doing films," he told Cigar Aficionado magazine. "I want to stop at a great place. And a final album is a great place to stop. I want to take a victory lap, to do a world tour and really enjoy it one last time."
"When I'm gone, only the songs will survive. I know I'm making music that will live on," he said. "I don't go into the studio just to be hot or to hear myself on the radio. Michael Jackson, Tupac, Biggie-- part of them lives on in their music, even though they're not here anymore. That's really deep, man. The only other thing like that is religion."

50 Cent Reacts To P. Diddy Announces On Retiring From Music

P. Diddy announced he will be retiring from music to focus on ACTING.
"I'm going to put out my last album and devote 100 percent of my time to doing films. I want to stop at a great place. And a final album is a great place to stop. I want to take a victory lap, to do a world tour and really enjoy it one last time," he said.
Not long after 50 - real name Curtis Jackson stepped in to air his thoughts.
"Wait, I thought he retired 10 years ago. After that last album. Peace my n***a. LOL, " he wrote.

Olamide signs first female artiste to YBNL!

Nigerian hip hop recording artist Olamide Adedeji, known as Olamide has just signed the first ever female act Temi Ovwasa, a student of Ladoke Akintola University, Ogbomoso (LAUTECH) to his YBNL label. Olamide shared a cryptic message on social media announcing the new signee saying;
"I love music too much it gives me life , hope , lifts my soul ….. There’s ds girl dats soo good and her voice does all ds things."
I can’t help but sign her in order 2 share with d rest of d world who knows how many ppl out there dats in need of good music to lift Em up."
"I found her ! Let the countdown begin .. Bouto unleash the lil Angel with voice that’s…"

YBNL Princess, Temi Ovwasa

Drake reveals he doesn't talk to Nicki Minaj

Drake sat down with Zane Lowe for an OVO Sound interview. Which he said,
"I don't really talk to Nicki. She's another person I have a lot of love for, a lot of respect to her and the past and what we built. I understand what love is and I understand a personal situation. She dealt with me how I would expect her to: with class.
I would do the same you know. There were times I was sitting there, waiting to see, you know, how deep is your love? I have respect for Nicki but unfortunately we haven't spoken."
On Rihanna for the success of their collaborations, he said
”We do well together as a team,” he said. “I think we do great music together … I think [the chemistry] is what makes the records better, though. It’s something genuine there. We’re not forcing some story on people. A lot of the music that we make and the energy that we bring is genuine. We have a lot of genuine energy between us.”

Adele Is UK’s Richest Female Musician

English singer and songwriter Adele Laurie Blue Adkins MBE has been named UK’s richest female musician according to the Sunday Times rich List. Within the space of one year, her fortune increased from of £35m to £85m making her the richest UK female artiste and 30th in the UK and Ireland music millionaires list.

Barack Obama mourns late music legend, Prince

President of the United State of America Barrack Obama has joined millions of fan worldwide to mourn the death of music icon Prince.

Prince died aged 57 at his estate in Minnesota, just days after he was rushed to hospital from his private plane with severe flu.
Paramedics were called out to the music icon's Paisley Park estate at 9.43am and Carver County Sheriff's Department confirmed that there had been a fatality.
Prince's publicist later confirmed he had died. His cause of death is not known, but in a call to paramedic on the way to Prince's home, a 911 dispatcher says: 'Male down, not breathing.'

Prince - full name Prince Rogers Nelson - was rushed to hospital six days ago with flu symptoms after his private plane made an emergency landing.

Ubi Franklin Signs New Female Artiste

Ubi Franklin has signed a new female singer, Tonye to his record label, Triple MG.
Ubi shared the news on Instagram. The Triple MG CEO wrote,
“First Lady Alert! Tonye. On behalf of Me The CEO Of Made Men Music and The Chairman and Board of Directors Iyanya And artistes Tekno, Selebobo, Chibbz and our super producer Dj Coublon and staff we welcome you."

Sarkodie's rap standard has fallen - Mark Okraku

Ace music producer, Mark Okraku-Mantey On Joy Fm’s Rythm A-Z hosted by Mamavi Owusu-Aboagye, said Sarkodie doesn’t have any moral right to say most of the stuffs in the song and that of late, there is no content in even his song, the productions are weak, there is no theme, his chorus doesn’t even relate to the whole song in general.
“Standards in rap has fallen, even the production has weakened. Compare any song of Lord Kenya to that of Sarkodie’s songs, there is a vast difference in terms of production, content, theme. Take a song like Sarkodie’s ‘push push’, the entire song has nothing to do with the chorus.”
He adds, "Even Sarkodie’s rap standard has fallen. Compare his old songs to that of the new ones he’s releasing nowadays, you would clearly see that there is a difference. In a long while, the only song that has content for me and was well produced is his ‘Hand to mouth’ song”.

Why I Switched From Military Career To Music – Dbanj

Nigerian music star, D’banj has revealed why he dumped his dream of becoming a military man to pursue a career in music.
He disclosed:
“Although I was born in Kaduna state, I was always moving from one barracks to the next with my dad, so I grew living in every part of Nigeria, loving the whole military atmosphere and I wanted to be a superhero by saving the world but instead of carry the guns I carried the micro-phone.”
Why I Dropped My Military Dreams For Music-Dbanj Reveals
On how he lost his brother and developed his love for music, he said: “I lost my brother who was ahead of me in the military school and that changed my perspective a bit and my dad did not want any of us going through that line anymore. My brother wanted to be a pilot and ironically, he died in plane crash. I walked into his room and I saw all his clothes lined up and then I saw the ‘harmonica’. So I picked it up and everywhere I went I played it and music came. Today, I am D’banj.”

I Have Nothing Against Sarkodie – Lord Kenya

Former hiplife artiste, Lord Kenya, has indicated that his comment on Sarkodie which suggested that the latter is not the best rapper has been taken out of context.
News on Lord Kenya labelling Sarkodie as a braggart went viral with a section of the public deducing that the secular artiste-turned-pastor took a swipe at Sarkodie out of jealousy or probably with the aim of bringing the Illuminati rapper down.
“You don’t become the best rapper in one year, it’s for decades. Before we say someone is the best, do you know how many years he has to work for it? To be honest, how many albums does he [Sarkodie] have? I’m asking them to stop bragging…he [Sarkodie] hasn’t arrived yet and has to take his time… Okyeame Kwame is the best because he knows what he is doing,” Lord Kenya reportedly stated on Starr Chat.
But speaking to Hitz News, Lord Kenya, admitting that Sarkodie is a good rapper said his remark was a harmless piece of advice and not a direct attack.
“I have nothing against my brother, he is doing his own thing but if you ask me, that’s what I think he is doing [bragging]. He is a good rapper by all standards but we are humans. There are some things I might be doing that’s not right. And when people say tone down, I think it is an advice. I think we’ve taken the whole thing out of proportion. It is not a personal attack. I’m above that…” he said.
Lord Kenya, who has seven albums to his credit, has for the past six years been dedicated to his ministry after encountering God.
Source: Abrantepa.com

Just for the record I don’t brag - Sarkodie

Ghanaian hip hop and hiplife recording artist Michael Owusu Addo, known as Sarkodie posted a picture of himself on Facebook, thanking his fans and the media for helping in promoting his new single , Take It Back.
The caption of the picture read, “Big ups to the fans and media pushing the #TakeItBack Agenda I say Thank you
Loads of Mcees killed it back in the day and trust me you can’t fix all of em on a joint but y’all know them #TakeItBack. Just for the record I don’t brag lol … I’m a rapper …

Who I'm dating won't put money in your pocket- Yemi Alade

Nigerian afropop singer Yemi Eberechi Alade, known as Yemi Alade in a chat with Entertainment Magazine, Yemi also revealed how she has managed to live a scandal-free life especially since she is constantly in the spotlight.
She said, “I don’t go out looking for trouble. I am pretty reserved and that has gone a long way for me, maybe that is why people say Yemi Alade is scandal free.”
When asked if she was in any relationship, she said, “Yes, I am in a relationship, but I prefer to keep it private, no too much talk about it.”
Yemi added that it was best for people, especially tale-bearers to keep to themselves.
“Besides, who I’m dating doesn’t put money in anyone’s account, so?”

K.K Fosu Regrets Not Helping Sarkodie

Ghanaian highlife musician, KK Fosu has disclosed during an interview with DJ Premiere on Accra FM over the weekend, that he regrets not helping Sarkodie when he was nobody. He stated,
"I knew Sarkodie when he was a little boy. His sister, Kyeiwaa was then my friend. Sarkodie in those days was poised for making music, but one thing was that he was in school and again not up to the task because we were hot like he's now. His sister was all the time calling on us to help his brother, but he was not regular at home because of schooling. That's one thing I regret. I wish I had brought Sarkodie to the limelight. Anyway, thanks to Dr. Duncan for showing him to the world."

Instagram Takes Down Lynxxx's Post on Pre-marital S*x

Nigerian music star, Lynxxx, who shared a post outlining the dangers of engaging in pre-marital s*x.
Lynxxx shared the post on premarital sex on his Instagram page, yesterday, condemning the desire of people to engage in pre-marital s*x.
He announced that Instagram has taken down the post..
Lynxxx posted the screenshot below:

"So i woke up to this message this morning. Instagram removed my post from yesterday (Obviously bcos some people must have flagged and reported it) heres the thing about the "Truth" ....
"No matter how u take it, it DOESNT change so i guess the mirror reflection was a bit too bright for some.... Oh well, shout out to everyone that saw it and left a comment / tagged friends, Liked or Shared it (Most pple that reposted it STILL have it up so i guess d 'Violation' was only from my page...)
"THANK YOU all who took time to read that post, the response was OVERWHELMING i hope it resonated with you one way or the other, may God continue to strengthen us through our journey to live in His Will and obey him.
"Truth would always be the Truth... U can report my posts but u cant silence this vessel! #DailyLynxxxspiration continues! stay blessed fam
#ManLikeLynxxx #God1st #ManWithAGreaterPurpose #Awake #Lynxxxdom #Lynxxxstagram #DailyLynxxxspiration #PrayForYou #PurposeDriven"

I chased Sarkodie for months - Yemi Alade

Multiple award-winning Nigerian singer,, Yemi Alade recently released a song titled “Ego” which features Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie has revealed the struggles she went through only to get the opportunity to work with Sarkodie.

She posted, “Kai..@sarkodie1 showed me Pepper.!!I chased him,my Nigerian team chased him, my London team chased him, I almost asked my fans to beg him to have my time.
Our paths hardly crossed we were always chatting from distant parts of the world. One time we were both in London,OFCOS WE STILL DIDN'T GET TO LINK UP.
I didn't give up,months passed but I knew Sark the beast was the KINDA VIBE MY SONG #EGO on my #MAMAAFRICAAlbum needed. !!
One blessed midnight, Sark sent me a whatassp msg,babe I will rap in my language but you will get it tonight ,I promise. He made my day, he made my album...lots of love Charle! #hugefanCharle".

I Will Soon Retire From Music - Banky W

Nigerian R&B artist Olubankole Wellington, known as Banky W in an interview with Channels TV, revealed that he would be taking a break from music very soon to get married and have kids.
“ Living an artiste’s life does not lend itself to (kind of) working on a relationship. It’s tough . It’s something that I actively (really) want to do, so I want to take some time off, after I’m done releasing this music and touring, I want to take some time off .
“ I want to have some kids you know, get married, you know,” he continued. “ Get married first and then have some kids.” Banky W said to Channels TV

Rihanna's Anti album back at No.1 on Billboard 200

Rihanna’s Anti moves back to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, collecting its second week at the top.
Congratulations Rihanna

Songs Banned By The Nigeria Broadcasting Commission

The Nigeria Broadcasting Corporation (NBC)regulates the quality and decency of content that is played across all national broadcasting houses to mass audience.
The NBC possess a strict list of rules guiding the content of the music and videos, frowning on lewd videos, and debauched lyrics. Here are recent list of banned hit songs by the NBC:
1) Olamide – Don’t Stop
2) Reminisce – ‘Tesojue’
3) Naeto C – ‘Tony Montana’ ft D’banj
4) Phyno – ‘Yayo’
5) Masterkraft – ‘Indomie’ ft CDQ,. Olamide
6) Wizkid – ‘In my bed’
7) Iyanya – ‘Gift’ ft Don Jazzy
8) Lil Kesh – ‘Gbese’
9) May D – ‘Ibadi’
10) Olamide – Bobo
11) Olamide – ‘Falila Ketan’

Rita Ora Covers ELLE Canada

British singer and actress Rita Ora is featured on the front page of ELLE Canada February 2016 edition.
Rita discussed the way fame and career pressure has affected her life. Which she said, “I wonder what makes everyone so interested in me. It has made me really think about every move I make; it has made me more self-conscious. I always wanted the attention, but then when I started to get it, it made me second-guess everything.”