by Chris Eggertsen | Billboard
Singer-songwriter and Nigerian pop star Burna Boy has signed with performing rights organization SESAC for direct U.S. representation. Born Damini Ogulu, Burna Boy recently released his fifth studio album Twice As Tall, executive produced by Ogulu, Sean “Diddy” Combs and Bosede Ogulu.
Continue reading “Burna Boy Signs Deal With SESAC, Waterparks & Smallpools”
WME and M88, the newly formed company from former WME partner Phillip Sun and MACRO CEO Charles D. King, have signed Nigerian-born actress and star of the CBS/Chuck Lorre sitcom Bob Hearts Abishola, Folake Olowofoyeku.
Continue reading “Folake Olowofoyeku |Bob Hearts Abishola Star Signs With WME & M88”
Singer, actor, model and choreographer, Stephen Ojo, aka Papi Ojo, recently enjoyed international acclaim when he featured in Beyonce’s visual album, Black is King.
By CHIJEKWU MICHAEL | Punch
Continue reading “Stephen Ojo | Nigerian Dancer says Working with Beyonce was an experience of a lifetime”
By Jerad Walker | OPBPortland
The Oregon native chats about going through a quarter-life crisis, his embrace of brutal honesty, Portland protests, and the influential Sunday morning soundtrack of his childhood.
Continue reading “Aminé | Ethiopian-American navigates complex worlds on his new album ‘Limbo’”
By Anthony D’Alessandro | DEADLINE
Djimon Hounsou has boarded director Tony Kaye’s African History Y. The plot is being kept under wraps billed only as “a story of tragedy and redemption.” Charles Chanchori, Jason Corder and Kaye are writing. DeForrest Taylor, Marc Le Chat, Kaye and Raymond J. Markovich are producing.
Continue reading “Djimon Hounsou Joins Tony Kaye’s ‘African History Y’”
By Jacob Sarkisian | Insider
Senegalese-American Issa Rae was nominated for three Emmy Awards at the 2020 ceremony. During last the Emmys, Issa Rae spoke about her first Hollywood pitch, in which a white producer told her what Black people want to watch.
Continue reading “Issa Rae | Senegalese-American said a white producer told her what Black people wanted to watch when he rejected her show”
By Ebimo Amungo
Nigerian-American Uzo Aduba was awarded her third career Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a limited series for her role in the FX miniseries Mrs. America. She was the only African to win an award after six actors with African heritage had been nominated for the 2020 Emmys Award
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By Richard Kamau | Nairobi Wire
Anne Mongare aka DJ Mochi Baybee is a Kenyan disc jockey based in Minnesota, US. She talked to People Daily about her love for the decks and journey in the craft.
Continue reading “Anne Mongare | Meet Minnesota based Kenyan Disc Jockey, known as DJ Mochi Baybee”
After much waiting, the Ghana Music Awards USA (GMA-USA) is set to come off on Saturday, October 10, 2020.Dubbed a night to remember, GMA-USA 2020 will see some of the biggest acts from both Ghana and the USA vying for honours in various categories.
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BY CHARLES KOFI AMOAKU | GHgossip
Nigerian musician, David Adedeji Adeleke, better known in music cycles as Davido has been listed as a cast member in “Coming To America 2″.
Continue reading “Davido listed as cast member in “Coming To America 2””
By Cynthia Littleton | Variety
Pearlena Igbokwe was an English major at Yale, so it’s no surprise that she loves the process of reading and analyzing a literary work, breaking down the text and identifying its major themes and conclusions. In grade school, she was the type of kid who didn’t groan when a book report was assigned.
Continue reading “Pearlena Igbokwe | Meet the Nigerian-born head of Universal TV”
by Kirsten Jacobs | Capetownetc
South Africans can beam with pride as another original film has struck gold with Netflix. Santana, a movie written, filmed and edited in Cape Town has recently reached number one worldwide on the streaming platform.
Continue reading “Santana | movie produced in Cape Town hits Netflix worldwide #1”
By Bre Williams | Cheat Sheet
Senegalese-America Issa Rae has taken Hollywood by storm over the past few years. After receiving much success with her HBO series Insecure, Issa Rae has become one of Hollywood’s most sought after producer, writer, director and actor.
Continue reading “Issa Rae | How did this Senegalese-American actress become so famous?”
By GhanaWeb
Ghanaian dancehall musician, Livingstone Etse Satekla, popularly known as Stonebwoy, has finally received the citation for his Grammy nomination.
Continue reading “Stonebwoy |Ghanaian star receives citation for Grammy nomination”
South African actor, John Kani, worked with Chadwick Boseman on blockbuster hits “Captain America: Civil War” and “Black Panter” . He talks about his reaction on the news of the passing of famed American actor.
By CapeTalk
Continue reading “John Kani pays tribute to Chadwick Boseman”
By Bang Showbiz |
Eritrean-American entertainer, Tiffany Haddish has tested positive for coronavirus. The 40-year-old actress revealed she was working on a movie set when she learned that someone she “wasn’t in direct contact” with contracted the virus, forcing the production to shut down.
Continue reading “Tiffany Haddish | Eritrean American entertainer tests positive for coronavirus”
By Entertainment Writer | iol
South African comedian Trevor Noah is reportedly head over heels in love and is ready to take things to the next level with American actress Minka Kelly. According to E! News, the pair have been dating for “several months” and have been living together in New York for a while now.
Continue reading “Trevor Noah ‘getting serious’ with American actress Minka Kelly”
By Babacar Dione | The Associated Press
American R&B singer Akon is moving ahead with plans to create a futuristic pan-African city, announcing Monday that construction will begin next year on the $6 billion project despite global tourism’s uncertain future.
Continue reading “Akon | R&B Singer Moves Ahead With $6Billion ‘Akon City’ in Senegal”
By Lucy Ilado | Music In Africa
Trumpeter Christine Kamau will be the first East African to play the Festival of New Trumpet Music, which will be held online between 8 and 17 September. The 18th edition will “present lots of exciting new music by trumpeters from near and far. Live talks and a workshop will complement performances,” the organisers of the American festival said.
Continue reading “Kenya’s Christine Kamau to play American trumpet fest”
South African-born Trevor Noah compares the United States to South Africa under apartheid by saying unemployment rates, angry citizens, and white supremacy are just some of the similarities. The comedian recalls how people were encouraged to snitch on their neighbors.
By RYAN PEARSON | ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chadwick Boseman, who played Black American icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown with searing intensity before inspiring audiences worldwide as the regal Black Panther in Marvel’s blockbuster movie franchise, died Friday of cancer. He was 43.
Continue reading “‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman dies of cancer at 43”
By ELIAS LEIGHT | Rolling Stone
Nigerian Star Burna Boy Is Reaching New Streaming Heights in the U.S.
The 29-year-old reaches his highest position so far on the Artists 500 Chart with the release of his fifth studio album, Twice as Tall
The Afrobeats star opens up about furthering Nigeria’s global cultural impact and how the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement has personally impacted him
By JENNIFER VELEZ | | GRAMMY.com
Continue reading “Davido Talks Elevating Nigerian Culture In America”
By Anita Powell | VOA
“Black is King” stunned Beyonce fans when it dropped suddenly last month. The visual album, which was filmed last year in the U.S., South Africa, West Africa and Europe, is based on music from her album “The Lion King: The Gift” and features an array of African artists, musicians and dancers.
Continue reading “African Fans Bow Down to Beyonce’s ‘Black Is King’”
By Umberto Gonzalez | The Wrap
Netflix has landed the rights to Togo-born British-Nigerian, Femi Fadugba’s debut sci-fi novel “The Upper World” to adapt into a feature film with Academy Award Nominee Daniel Kaluuya attached to star, the company has announced.
Continue reading “Netflix Acquires Femi Fadugba’s Debut Novel ‘The Upper World’; Daniel Kaluuya Attached to Star”
By Biba Adams | The Grio
Akon, the Senegalese-American musician, business mogul and humanitarian says that African Americans blame slavery for every ‘mishap’ and should just come back to Africa where they are not the minority. In an interview VladTV, rapper Akon said that Black Americans would benefit from “letting go” of the past trauma of slavery.
Continue reading “Akon |Rapper tells Black Americans to let go of the past and come back to Africa”
Burna Boy is, well, on fire. As you can imagine, the Nigerian artist felt like worldwide royalty when he was approached by the Queen B — um, yes, Beyoncé — to work with her on last year’s “The Lion King: The Gift” album.
Continue reading “Beyoncé-endorsed Burna Boy makes Afrobeat go international”
BY DANIEL ICAN | GHGossip
After his sad demise in America, the family of Veteran Nigerian reggae musician, Majek Fashek, have revealed that he would be buried in New York, USA.
Continue reading “Majek Fashek |Legendary Nigerian Musician to Be Buried In America”
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