In the crowded wave of Nigerian music’s global rise, Savage has carved out a lane that’s distinctly his own.
4 months ago
The Oscar’s shortlist for Best Original Song has been revealed and the legendary Sade got a nod for her contribution to the Widows soundtrack. The song, The Big Unknown which was dropped last monthis a slow-burning ballad, which features in the end credits of the upcoming Steve McQueen-directed film Widows. Already with four Grammys to her name, Sade Adu’s presence at award shows dates all […]
7 years ago
2019 is creeping closer on the calendar every day, and in the world of box office, it’s never too early to start planning ahead for the next movies and TV shows that will blow everyone away — and while we’re all busy figuring out what we’re going to do next weekend, the major studios are […]
7 years ago
It’s pretty evident that Seun Kuti’s afrobeat brilliance is inherent being the son of the king and maestro of afrobeats, the late Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. A few months ago, Seun Kuti revealed that he had submitted his latest album, Black Times for consideration at the 61st Grammy Awards. Today, the nominees were announced, and the project made the cut in the ‘Best […]
7 years ago
On today’s episode of Black Girl Magic, actress and comedian, Yvonne Orji can now add author to her resumé, cause she has signed a new deal with Flatiron Books and will be penning a faith-based book called Bamboozled by Jesus: How God Tricked Me Into the Life of My Dreams (and 20 Lessons I Learned Along the Way), […]
7 years ago
2018, thus far has been a year of ‘first woman to…’ as we have seen in recent events, women breaking the glass ceiling in the different spheres of society. Which is why on today’s episode ‘women empowerment’, the Edward Enninful-approved Nadine Ijewere will be making history as the first black woman photographer to ever shoot a Vogue cover. Last September, Tyler […]
7 years ago
The Sundance Film Festival over many years has turned out to be one of the most influential festival events for independent filmmaking and the lineup for the 2019 film festival has a lot of surprises — with a few African-directed movies making the cut, an unprecedented number of films by women, people of colour and the LGBTQIA+ […]
7 years ago
After 52 years of waiting, the Museum of Black Civilizations will be opening in Senegal on the December 6th. Launched as an idea 52 years ago by Senegal’s first president, Léopold Sédar Senghor, the musuem will highlight “Africa’s contribution to the cultural and scientific heritage” of humanity featuring the remains of the first hominids with […]
7 years ago
It’s almost Christmas and we foresee a lot of mediocre, animated Christmas-themed movies premiering soon, getting a pass, and racking up significant theatrical grosses, because after all, who can resist a Yuletide movie with the word “reindeer” in the title? Hopefully, such won’t be the case for Omoni Oboli and comedian, AY Makun‘s Hollywood debut movie, […]
7 years ago
