Tag: Afrobeats

Solomon Buchi Slams BET for Awarding GloRilla Best Gospel Artist

Solomon Buchi Criticizes BET for Naming GloRilla Best Gospel Artist Nigerian writer and social commentator Solomon Buchi has publicly criticized the organizers of the BET Awards for presenting the Best Gospel Artist award to American rapper and songwriter GloRilla. The award, which was given during the ceremony held last weekend, sparked backlash from Buchi, who […]

Ballon d’Or 2025 Nominees to Be Announced on August 7

Ballon d’Or 2025 Nominee Lists to Be Unveiled on August 7 France Football has confirmed that the full list of nominees for the 2025 Ballon d’Or—covering both the men’s and women’s awards—will be released on August 7. The announcement will kick off the build-up to the prestigious awards ceremony, which is set to take place […]

Rebecca Minkoff Says Brynn Whitfield’s RHONY Exit Was Expected

Rebecca Minkoff Reacts to Brynn Whitfield’s Exit from RHONY: ‘Not Surprised’ Fashion designer Rebecca Minkoff says she wasn’t surprised to hear that Brynn Whitfield is leaving The Real Housewives of New York City. Speaking exclusively to PEOPLE at the premiere of A Man With Sole: The Impact of Kenneth Cole on Tuesday, June 10, Minkoff […]

Krejčíková Suffers Shock Defeat Ahead of Wimbledon

Barbora Krejcikova’s preparations for her Wimbledon title defence suffered a major setback as the Czech crashed to a shock defeat against Rebecca Sramkova at Queen’s Club on Tuesday. Krejčíková beat Italy’s Jasmine Paolini in three sets in last year’s Wimbledon final to win her second Grand Slam crown. But the 29-year-old’s hopes of repeating that […]

Kizz Daniel Reclaims New Era Masters

Nigerian Afrobeats sensation Daniel Anidugbe, known as Kizz Daniel, has successfully reclaimed the master rights to his debut album, ‘New Era,’ from his former record label, G-Worldwide. New Era’ was released on 14 May 2016, featuring Kizz Daniel’s breakout tracks such as Woju, Laye, and Mama. Sharing this via his x formerly twitter account, he […]

Ronaldo hints at staying with Saudi’s Al-Nassr

Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo seems set to remain with Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr. Ronaldo, the 40-year-old forward is out of contract at the end of this month. The former Real Madrid, Juventus and Manchester United striker last week posted a cryptic message on social media hinting he was set to leave the club he joined […]

Kendrick Lamar Tops 2025 BET Awards

Kendrick Lamar Leads Big Wins at 25th Annual BET Awards, Hosted by Kevin Hart The 25th BET Awards, dubbed “culture’s biggest night,” took place live at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Monday, June 9. The milestone event marked a quarter-century of celebrating Black excellence across music, film, sports, and entertainment. This year’s top […]

Jessie J Reveals Early Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Jessie J has revealed she’s been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer, sharing the news on Instagram. The singer said she will undergo surgery after her performance at Capital’s Summertime Ball at Wembley later this month. She explained she had been “in and out of tests” and chose to go public to help process the diagnosis […]

EFCC Declares Two Suspects Wanted in N1 Billion Crypto Scam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Folashade Odelana and Bamidele Ayodele Abiodun wanted in connection with the alleged N1 billion cryptocurrency scam involving Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX). The EFCC made the announcement via its official X account, urging anyone with information on the suspects’ whereabouts to contact its offices nationwide. This increases […]

Sudan Appoints New PM Amid Ongoing Conflict

Sudan’s new Prime MinisterKamil Idris has dissolved the country’s caretaker government. State news agency SUNA which reported this, did not specify when a new government, the first since war broke out between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, would be announced. Idris was appointed by army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Sudan’s head […]