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Tuesday, 31 January 2012

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Reggae Star 'Elephant Man' Charged With Rape & Assault In Jamaica
After Successful surgery, Adele to perform at the Grammys
Judges 'Nicole Scherzinger,Paula Abdul' and Host 'Steve Jones' Axed From US X Factor
Banky W, Wizkid, L-TIDO & Bonie to Record Title Track For MTV's SHUGA
Music Icon Youssou N'dour Disqualified From Senegalese's Presidential Election
Camilla Willams,First African-American Woman To Appear in U.S Opera Dies

Reggae Star 'Elephant Man' Charged With Rape & Assault In Jamaica

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 10:44 PM PST

Dancehall Reggae star Elephant Man whose real name is Oniel Bryan, has been charged with grevious sexual assault and rape.

The entertainer was taken into police custody yesterday for allegations that he raped a 31-year-old female at his Hillcrest Avenue, St Andrew home this month.

Investigators said a woman, believed to be of Chinese descent who was recently introduced to Elephant Man, filed a police report shortly after claiming that the star sexually assaulted her.

Elephant man was taken into custody by detectives from the Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse and was questioned in the presence of his attorney and then later charged with grievous sexual assault and rape.

The star was booked to appear in court today.

After Successful surgery, Adele to perform at the Grammys

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 09:26 AM PST

British singer ,Adele has been confirmed to perform at the 54th Annual Grammy awards.

This will be her first time performing live in nearly five months since being forced to cancel a sold-out U.S. tour to undergo surgery on her vocal cords.

"I'm immensely proud to have been asked to perform at this year's GRAMMY Awards," "It's an absolute honor to be included in such a night, and for it to be my first performance in months is very exciting and of course nerve-racking, but what a way to get back into it all" ,said Adele.

Adele who is a two time Grammy winner has six nominations: Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Best Short Form Music Video for "Rolling In The Deep"; Album Of The Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for 21; and Best Pop Solo Performance for "Someone Like You."

Kanye west led the nominees with seven Nominations.Nigerian Afrobeat singer Femi Kuti was also nominated in the World Music category .

The 54th Annual Grammy Awards will take place live on Sunday, Feb. 12 at Staples Center in Los Angeles ,to be hosted by LLCOOL J.

Judges 'Nicole Scherzinger,Paula Abdul' and Host 'Steve Jones' Axed From US X Factor

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 04:23 AM PST

Steve jones and Nicole scherzinger

Judges Nicole Scherzinger, paul abdul and host Steve jones are out f the US singing competition ,X Factor . Fox said yesterday that the judges and host will not return for the show's second season.

Jones, a British TV personality, called his departure "a shame" on Twitter "I wont be hosting next seasons XFactor which is a shame but I cant complain as I've had a great time. Good luck to everyone on the show"he tweeted

Jones was originally slated to host "X Factor" alongside Scherzinger, who replaced British pop star Cheryl Cole as a judge when executive producer Simon Cowell and other producers had second thoughts about Cole joining the series.

Show boss Simon Cowell is said to be keen to "take the show in a different direction", and has only guaranteed record producer L.A. Reid a place on the panel next year.

The second season of "X Factor" is set to debut later this year.

Banky W, Wizkid, L-TIDO & Bonie to Record Title Track For MTV's SHUGA

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 02:18 AM PST

Nigerian artists Banky W and WizKid, South African rapper L-Tido and Bonie from P-Unit (Kenya) have been commissioned to write and perform the title track for Shuga: Love, Sex, Money - the second series of the sex and relationships drama set in Kenya.

"Shuga", a genre-defying Afro-Hip Hop-R&B-Soul-Pop hybrid has been commissioned by MTV Networks Africa in association with The MTV Staying Alive Foundation, PEPFAR (The U.S. President's Emergency Fund for AIDS Relief), The Partnership for an HIV-Free Generation (HFG) and the Government of Kenya as part of a ground-breaking multimedia campaign to spread the message about responsible sexual behaviour and tolerance. Star Nigerian music video director Clarence Peters will fly into Kenya in early February with Banky W, WizKid and L Tido to record the music video for the track.

Banky W and WizKid are also making cameo appearances in the TV drama alongside Nairobi-based Nigerian Ikubese Emmanuel (a.k.a. 9con) and Kenyan singer Avril. Other artists to feature in the atmospheric soundtrack to Shuga: Love, Sex, Money include Camp Mulla, Flavour, P-Square, Wyre, STL, Madtraxx, J Martins, Sasha, Stella Mwangi and many others.

The title song for "Shuga: Love, Sex, Money" will debut on MTV Base (DStv Channel 322) on Tuesday 14 February 2012. The track will be available for download free of charge on the Shuga website (www.shuga.tv).

Shuga: Love, Sex, Money was filmed on location in Nairobi and Malindi during August - September 2011. Living with HIV, stigma, rape, high-risk sexual behaviours and multiple concurrent partners are just some of the important topics covered in Shuga.

The red carpet premiere of Shuga: Love, Sex & Money will take place in Nairobi on 10 February 2012.

Shuga: Love, Sex, Money is being offered rights-free to other broadcasters around the world in order to spread the message about responsible sexual behaviour and tolerance.

Shuga: Love, Sex, Money airs on MTV Base (DStv Channel 322) from Tuesday 14 February 2012 (20:30 WAT/21:30 CAT/22:30 EAT, MTV Base, DSTV Channel 322). The series will be followed by a half-hour discussion featuring the Shuga cast, public health experts and youth, to be broadcast on Tuesday 27 March 2012.

Music Icon Youssou N'dour Disqualified From Senegalese's Presidential Election

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 02:17 AM PST

Youssou N'Dour and his Lawyer discussing with the press after the court judgement

Senegalese Music Icon Youssou N'Dour has been disqualified from running for upcoming presidential Election.

A top court in senegal cleared Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade to run for a third presidential term and disqualified several opposition candidates, including the world-famous singer .

Protests rocked the capital city of senegal on friday, after the court decision's decisions were announced, and pro-opposition protests overturned cars and buses and stoned one policeman to death. Senegalese police have beefed up their security around the presidential palace, but one opposition leader said protesters would make the country "ungovernable.

Critics of Wade say that the Senegalese Constitution does not allow presidents to serve more than two terms in office, but the 85-year-old Wade says he took office before the 2001 term-limit law had taken effect. The five members of the Constitutional Court, all chosen personally by Wade, agreed with the president. No legal channels are now left for opposition members to contest Wade's right to run or the disqualification of his rivals.

Youssou Ndour first declared his intention to run for the election last month and has vowed to challenge his disqualification and insists he will take part in presidential polls in February.

Camilla Willams,First African-American Woman To Appear in U.S Opera Dies

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 01:23 AM PST

Camilla Williams, believed to be the first African American woman to appear with a major U.S.opera company, has died. She was 92.

Williams died Sunday at her home in Bloomington, Ind., according to her attorney, Eric Slotegraaf. She died of complications from cancer, said Alain Barker, a spokesman for the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where Williams was a professor emeritus of voice.

Williams' debut with the New York City Opera on May 15, 1946, was thought to make her the first African American woman to appear with a major U.S. opera company and came nearly nine years before Marian Anderson became the first African American singer to appear at New York's more prestigious Metropolitan Opera.

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Monday, 30 January 2012

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The Song That Nigeria Wrote by Banky W
Grammy Awards Promo Photos -LL COOL J,Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift team up
Singer Kefee's Ex-Husband,Alec Godwin Re-Marries (Photos)
Tinie Tempah Crowned Best-Dressed Man by GQ Magazine,Chris Brown Worst Dressed
Ramsey Nouah Stars In Ghanaian Movie "Hotel Babylon"- See Teaser
Video:Lynxxx -Ice Cream Factory ft Enze
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie ban their kids from Googling them
'The Help' Leads Screen Actors Guild Awards Winners- Full Winners List

The Song That Nigeria Wrote by Banky W

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 01:56 PM PST

"Every Country has the Government that it deserves" - Joseph Marie de Maistre (French Philosopher)

Despite the fact that more than seventy percent of Nigerians live on less than $2 per day; the first thing the Government did in 2012 was to make life harder by almost tripling the price of fuel. Invariably, the cost of food, transportation, etc.. all went up, and yet the basic income/salary of the average Nigerian stayed the same.

No matter how you look at it, it's unfair. If the Govt took steps to make life a little better for its citizens; if we had electricity, or Security, etc.. it wouldn't be so bad. If they invested in refineries, so that we could refine/produce our own oil products, we wouldn't be buying our own oil back at exorbitant prices, and there would be no need to subsidize fuel.For some of us, the Fuel Subsidy Removal was just the straw that broke the camel's back. In a Country already plagued with decades of unresolved problems, the Government, in one fell swoop, made a decision, that at least in the short term, made life harder for the majority of its citizens; most of whom already had it hard to begin with.

There's still nothing close to constant electricity for most of Nigeria; nothing close to quality basic education for all, healthcare, clean water, good roads, etc. In a country already dealing with tribal strife and armed robbery raining terror on citizens, we entered a new year now also having to deal with organized Terrorist Groups like Boko Haram claiming the lives of so many innocent citizens on an almost weekly basis, with the Government showing no signs of slowing them down.But the blame should not go to the government alone.

If Nigeria's leaders are guilty of consistently providing failed, corrupt leadership, the citizens, on their own part, are guilty of consistently supplying apathy. We vote our leaders into power (or we sit at home and let others decide who should lead us). We see them inflating budget numbers, stealing, disrespecting the offices they hold, trampling on the citizens they are supposed to protect, and blatantly refusing to do the jobs we elected them for; yet we respond by saying "God dey" and "its Naija". And every election cycle comes and goes, yet the story remains the same.We can no longer accept this of ourselves.

We are to blame for the leaders we put in office. We are to blame for the state of Nigeria. We owe it to future generations, not to hand them the same Nigeria we are seeing today, or one that has deteriorated further. Change comes when we decide it should. We have two powers as citizens; the power to vote, and the power to protest. I was encouraged by the thousands of Nigerians that FINALLY took to the streets to speak up for what they believe in. This is just the beginning.

We must continue to protest, non-violently, in every medium possible, until the Government starts to do a decent job, or until we are angry enough at their actions, that by the next election cycle, we change the Country by voting for the kind of people who actually deserve it, and not the status quo.It is with this in mind, that I'm teaming up with fellow associates of the October 2011 Nigeria Leadership Initiative (NLI), to create a song and music video, that will hopefully inspire Nigerians worldwide to be a part of the Change they want to see in the country.

The song is supposed to express the expectations we have of our Leaders, as well as what we expect of ourselves; the hope is to create a song that inspires each person to believe in the dream of a brighter future for Nigeria, and to play whatever role necessary to make that dream a reality.However, instead of just creating a song to preach to Nigerians, we've decided to give every Nigerian a chance to be a part of it, by allowing everyone to contribute lyrics to the song. The idea is for this to be the song created "by Nigerians for Nigeria" (suggestion: "by Nigerians, for Nigerians, about Nigeria").

We will upload an incomplete draft of the chorus idea for the song, so that everyone gets a feel for where the song is going musically. We'll then open up online mediums (Twitter, Facebook, email etc) to Nigerians all over the world to send in suggestions for lyrics. The lyrics will be collected and vetted by members of the NLI class; the final lyrics will be used to craft the verses and the final chorus for the song... and the hope is that this song, created by Nigerians for Nigeria, will travel far and wide; and the message will be communicated to every leader and citizen of this great country...We will continue to protest by speaking up; we will continue to stand up for ourselves and for our country. And if our issues continue to be ignored, when the time comes, we will Vote for Change on EVERY level. We must, because Nigeria must change. Nigeria WILL change.

PS: Step-by-Step Instructions as to how you can submit lyrics to be a part of this project will follow shortly... please join us and be involved. Thanks!

Grammy Awards Promo Photos -LL COOL J,Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift team up

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 12:12 PM PST

Rapper Nicki Minaj and singer Taylor swift joined the host of 2012 Grammy awards ,rapper LL COOL J for the Grammys promotional photoshoot. The 54th Grammy Awards will be held on February 12, 2012 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Check out more photos below

Nicki and LL COOL J

Taylor Swift and LL COOL J

Singer Kefee's Ex-Husband,Alec Godwin Re-Marries (Photos)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 10:05 AM PST

Popular Gospel singer Kefee's ex husband,Alec Godwin got married last weekend to his lover .The white and traditional wedding was organized with friends and family in attendance.

Alec who is a record producer and label owner was married to singer Kefee between 2005 and 2008.They seperated due to irreconcilable differences .

Happy Married life to the new couple!!!!

Tinie Tempah Crowned Best-Dressed Man by GQ Magazine,Chris Brown Worst Dressed

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 09:07 AM PST

Tinie Tempah

Nigerian-British rapper Tinie Tempah has been crowned 2012 best-dressed Man by GQ Magazine .The Plumstead rapper who is credited with possessing a ''true passion for elegance and proportions"is ranked number one,followed by mohawk-sporting Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli and Matt Smith.British actor Idris elba is the seventh best dressed man.

The Duke of Cambridge prince william who made his debut at number 27 in GQ magazine's ranking of 50 Best-Dressed Men in 2011 dropped out of the annual list while his brother Prince Harry is 25th ,down from fifth place last year and his father, the Prince of Wales, is 50th.

The worst-dressed list is topped by R&B star Chris Brown.

THE GQ BEST-DRESSED MEN LIST 2012 - TOP 10

1. Tinie Tempah
2. Mario Balotelli
3. Matt Smith
4. Robert Pattinson
5. Andrew Garfield
6. Henry Cavill
7. Idris Elba
8. Christian Bale
9. Sergio Pizzorno
10. Ian Brown

Worst-Dressed

1. Chris Brown
2. Steve Hilton
3. Robbie Savage
4. Dappy (N-Dubz)
5. Mike Jeffries (Abercrombie & Fitch CEO)
6. Country Winston Marshall (Mumford & Sons)
7. Mark Wright (reality TV star)
8. Douglas Alexander (shadow foreign secretary)
9. Jamie Oliver
10. Ollie Locke (reality TV star)

Ramsey Nouah Stars In Ghanaian Movie "Hotel Babylon"- See Teaser

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 07:54 AM PST

Nollywood star actor,Ramsey Tokunbo Nouah starred in a Ghanaian movie titled Hotel Babylon last year .

Ramsey played the lead role in the movie produced and directed by young ghanaian film maker ,Kobi Rana .He got injured on the set of the movie while trying a stunt and could not immediately get up on his feet .The movie has not been released but the teaser is out.You can chek it out below.

Video:Lynxxx -Ice Cream Factory ft Enze

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 03:31 AM PST

Rapper Lynxxx has released the video for his song Ice Cream Factory featuring singer Enze,Check out the video directed by Tom Robson below.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie ban their kids from Googling them

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 03:08 AM PST

Brad and angelina at the Screen Guild Awards Last night

A-List Couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have banned their Six children from looking them up online .Brad told a German Magazine "On all the kids' computers we had our names blocked. They can't Google their mom and dad."

The Star actor who puts a similar ban on his screen daughter in the Boxoffice hit movie Moneyball added: "I don't want to make myself dependent on what people think."

Brad revealed that his children want him to wed Jolie, 35 He said: "We're getting a lot of pressure from the kids. They ask a lot."

The Couple has six children together: Maddox, 10, Pax, 8, Zahara, 7, Shiloh, 5, twins Knox and Vivienne, 3.

'The Help' Leads Screen Actors Guild Awards Winners- Full Winners List

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 12:40 AM PST

The Help Cast-Chris Lowell, Emma Stone, Octavia Spencer, Allison Janney and Viola Davis

The 18th Annual Screen Actors Guils Awards took place last night in Los Angeles . Three of the five film awards was handed to performers in the 1960s civil rights drama "The Help'.

The cast of the film received the group's top honor, the SAG ensemble award. Viola Davis was named best lead actress and Octavia Spencer best supporting actress for their roles as black maids in the adaptation of the bestselling novel by Kathryn Stockett.

Complete list of winners

MOVIES:

Best Actor: Jean Dujardin, "The Artist"

Best Actress: Viola Davis, "The Help"

Best Supporting actor: Christopher Plummer, "Beginners."

Best Supporting actress: Octavia Spencer, "The Help."

Best Cast: "The Help"

Stunt ensemble: Harry porter and the deadly hallow Part 2

TELEVISION:

Best Actor in a movie or miniseries: Paul Giamatti, "Too Big to Fail."

Best Actress in a movie or miniseries: Kate Winslet, "Mildred Pierce"

Best Actor in a drama series: Steve Buscemi, "Boardwalk Empire"