Tuesday 18 October 2016

VIDEO: Watch Singer Aramide Reveals Album Title & Artwork



Singer Aramide is finally ready for the release of her album! .In an acoustic video released this morning, the Afro-Soul Diva announced that her debut album would be titled SUITCASE

"I have been on this journey. Me and my Guitar, I have got the Rhythm and the blues, the Jazz all in my suitcase"

Scheduled for a November release, Aramide says her album will take listeners on a journey

"Today I welcome you to take this journey with me as I put together a suitcase full of who I am. 
With my album I will share the sounds in my ear and the feeling in my heart"

Enjoy!!

5 Sure Ways to Travel Around Lagos For Free


5 Sure Ways to Travel Around Lagos For Free
There is nothing free even in the city of Freetown in Sierra Leone. It is even worse when you are in Lagos where commuters are hustling and scampering for their survival. The survival of the fittest. Hence, it is extremely difficult to get anything free besides religious flyers. When you also consider the economic recession, you will shelve the idea of getting anything free.
So, it may be near impossible for anyone to navigate Lagos for free. Despite this, there are other ways you can travel without breaking the bank. Jumia Travel shares some tricks to help you achieve this. Thank us later. :)  
Never miss your neighbour's car in the morning
This is perhaps the easiest way to move around the centre of excellence for free. If your neighbour, friend or colleague at work leave home at 5am, you should be at his house waiting at that time. While some friends will call you when leaving others will not. Don’t miss the ride especially if you route is the same. You can also do the same when you are returning from wherever you went to.
Take BRT buses
BRT buses are nearly in all nooks and crannies of Lagos. They are relatively cheap and affordable. Unlike the yellow menace called danfos that increases fares indiscriminately, the BRT buses always maintain their fares because it is run by the government. Interestingly, during the festive period, you can board BRT for free.
Find accommodation close to your workplace
Try as much as possible to stay close to your workplace. This is because if you are able to cut or reduce transport cost, you will save a lot of money. So, search for a friend, colleague or family member to stay with.
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Travel via train
If the government can develop other means of transport especially train and water, you will almost travel for free. By the way, a train in Lagos is another perfect way to travel for free if you can survive the crowd. Most times, the train is always filled out but if you are boarding the train, you may not pay a dime!
Buy your own car
Buying your own car is the simplest way to travel for free without stress. However, if you can’t afford to buy a car now, you should be willing to spend money on your daily transport to navigate Lagos. It can be via Uberdanfo or taxis.   

Monday 17 October 2016

Speazie: The Music App That All Music Lovers In Nigeria Are Talking About


Some sort of music making revolution is brewing, and one App seems to be at the center of the movement. Not too long ago it would have been impossible to make quality music with other artists remotely, but that code appears to have been cracked. 

The revolution has just begun. It’s called Speazie and it’s as easy as it sounds. A start-up technology that would revolutionize the music industry. It is set the break into Nigeria; the largest African music market.

Speazie is a mobile music recording App and collaboration platform that fits right in your pocket. Whether you're a vocalist, a producer, or a mix of both, Speazie allows users to create new songs through collaboration and helps artists take your tracks to the next level.

Seven out of the ten richest musicians in Africa are Nigerian. Nigerian music is the fastest growing sector of entertainment, social and cultural industry, it is teeming with talent waiting to be discovered and money waiting to be made. Speazie will connect the ends in the easiest technological and social means possible, making music creation, discovery, collaboration, and sharing available at everyone’s fingertips.

With Speazie, aspiring Nigerian artists or any music lover, can collaborate with users from all over the world, including their favorite celebrities. The App already boasts celebrity signups, including Reggae Sensation Gyptian, UK-based electronic artist LZ7, and many others. Speazie users can find beats they like posted by others or upload their own, record vocals, and even make music videos right from their mobile devices.

With built-in audio presets, Speazie has made it extremely easy for users to get a studio sounding finish to their tracks, even for those with limited or no studio experience. Users can apply audio and video filters and mix down tracks in just a few clicks, dubbing the App as the “Instagram of music.”

Speazie helps talent and stars gain followers on all their social platforms. Users can link all their other social accounts to their profile so others can find them everywhere. They can also share their beats, tracks, and videos to their social accounts right from App, helping artists gain the reach they need both inside and outside of Speazie.

And it’s not just for musicians. Every week Speazie features thousands of new songs, made on mobile, sounding professional and built by people re-discovering the power of music. The constant stream of tracks and videos makes it a vibrant community for non-musicians alike to enjoy content and interact with artists.

The Speazie App is available on both iOS and Android devices.

For more information on Speazie please contact: press@speazie.com

For all press matters please contact: press@speazie.com

Sunday 16 October 2016

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FULL LIST Of Winners Of The AFRIMMA Awards 2016


AFRIMMA Award which is given annually to various Africans who did well in various sectors mainly recreational, presented in Dallas Texas USA. 

The African Muzik Magazine Awards AFRIMMA has today unveiled the Winners list for the 3rd edition of the biggest African music awards in Diaspora. Following the outstanding success of the 1st and 2nd editions, AFRIMMA 2014 and AFRIMMA 2015 respectively; today list where all Tanzanians who won it three.

WINNERS LIST FULL AFRIMMA 2016:
Best Male West Africa - Olamide (Nigeria)
Best Female West Africa - Efya
Best Male North Africa - Amr Diab
Best Female North Africa - Ibtissam
Best African DJ USA - Dj Dee Money

Best Male Central Africa - C4 Pedro
AFRIMMA Video of the year - Brother brother Bisa Kdei
B est Female Central Africa - Daphne
Music Producer of the year - Masterkraft
Best male South Africa - AKA
Best African Dancer - Winner Brenda Derry (Cameroon) iliwaniwa this award and also the Diamond Dancer Tanzanian Platnumz called Mose Iyobo.
Best Female Southern Africa - Chikune
Best Rap Act - Phyno (Nigeria)
Best African Group - Sauti Sol (Kenya)

Best collaboration - Reggae blues (Harrysong, Kcee) Nigeria
Crossing boundaries with Music - Wizkid (Nigeria)
Song of the year - Tecno Duro (Nigeria)
Best Gospel Act - Willy Paul (Kenya)
Best Male East Africa - Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)

Artist of the year - Flavour (Nigeria)
Best Newcomer - Harmonize (Tanzania)
Best Dancehall Act - Shatta Wale
Best Video Director - Patrick Elis
Carribean Artist of the year - Machel Montano.

Saturday 15 October 2016

VIDEO: Watch Lil Wayne Speaks On Drake Sleeping With His Girlfriend While He Was In Jail


Lil Wayne's new memoir about his time spent in prison, "Gone Til November," hit bookstores and online retailers this past week. If you haven't yet scooped up the book, chances are you've seen excerpts from it, or at least, you've scrolled past a headline or two. Among those headlines, there was a story about Drake sleeping with Weezy F's girl while he was locked up.

Wayne has been doing some press surrounding the book release, and in a new short video clip from a recent interview, the rapper speaks on the incident involving Drake and his girl. At first he's all jokes, alleging he doesn't even remember what the host is talking about, despite several previous interviews asking the same question.

"Please, anybody that know me real well, when you see this, please tweet it and vouch for me-- I have a very, very, very terrible memory. I swear to God, I don't know what y'all talking about. I just did three, four interviews and I just kept it moving, like, yeah, Drake, yeah," Wayne starts.
After he confesses, "Oh, I wasn't worried about that. That's just how life go when you locked up." He adds, "he still be texting me and stuff. Stop texting me too, for real."

Check it out below.

E-Money Gives Wife 2016 Customized Range Rover |SEE PHOTOS


Popular businessman E-Money gave his wife a customized 2016 Range Rover SUV today in London. The wife, Juliet Okonkwo shared the news on her Instagram earlier.
She wrote,
“Santa came early 😆💃💃💃 I guess we all know why I call him my SupperMan. So he just said I should accompany him to pick up some documents from his business partner and here we are 😆 a surprise early Christmas present. My very own Customised Range Rover Super Sport 2016 😍 😗😍 all hail @iam_emoney1🙌 for blessing me with my new toy. Thanks baby you are the best 😍❤😘😘😘. l Love you Boo You are my Angel My Santa 😇 God bless u for me @LandRover#HarwoodsCroydonLandRover#RangeRover #Whitechristmas#Emoney”


Top 5 Richest Artistes In Nigeria


Year in year out, they artistically express themselves via songs churned out en masse to the delights of millions across the globe, headlining shows and performing at others with major sold-out feature. While some of the artistes on this list make the ‘we love to hate them clique, there is no denying that we love their sound and our unfailing love for it, like Yemi Alade, said a couple of days back, makes them smile to the bank.
Here are top 5 richest artistes and their net worth

Psquare
ESTIMATED NET WORTH: N5 billion
Peter and Paul Okoye, famously known as Psquare have stayed relevant in the music industry, snagging deals and headlining major shows and concert along the way. The brothers, who are ambassadors to several brands to include telecommunication company, Glo which came with a Mercedes Benz G Wagon and Range Rover vogue , which costs not less than N25m, Olympic Milk alongside a paycheck of N250million. Skol beers and Kia Motors, are the richest musician in Nigeria. They reportedly charge a whooping $50,000 for shows. They own four houses; an omole estate house, an Ikoyi home, a banana island home and apartments in Buckhead in L.A. Paul, on his part owns a record label [Rudeboy Records] and a real estate business, while Peter, owns a budding football agency. Add all these with their over a million record sales, and other exotic cars worth over N200 million has Psquare’s estimated net worth at N5 billion.

Davido
ESTIMATED NET WORTH: N4 billion.
Save for the thousand of foreign currencies he flaunts on social media, American born Nigerian singer, Davido a.k.a Son Of Mercy, stated clearly that asides his numerous assets, he has $2million in his bank account, which we think might be his trust fund[just saying]. He is a brand ambassador for Closeup, Pepsi, formerly an ambassador for telecommunications company MTN, Guinness Nigeria, and recently snagged a Sony endorsement deal reportedly worth $1million. He owns a Lekki mansion worth about N120 million and is at the verge of acquiring a new one, also believed to be worth several millions of Naira. He also owns fleet of cars to include a Rolls Royce Phantom worth N100 million, a 2015 Range Rover Sport worth N35 million, a 2015 Audi worth N20 million, A Toyota Land Cruiser worth N28 million, Mercedes Benz G-class AMG Series worth over N40 million, Mercedes Benz Sedan AMG series worth over N50 million and a Porsche Carrera worth about N35-45million. He also owns two music labels, HKN, co-owned with elder brother and DMW, solely owned by him. Coupled with shows/concerts he performs at, record sales and royalties, Davido’s estimated net worth is N4 billion.

Wizkid
ESTIMATED NET WORTH: N3.5 billion

Currently riding on international stride and stars, Wizkid, comes in as number three on our list. From owning a Surulere house worth about N15 million to his Lekki home which is estimated at N65 million. Wizkid, asides his rumored soon to be made public deal with Sony, owns his own record labels, Starboy Records and Starboy Worldwide, which houses 5 musicians in total. He was a brand ambassador for MTN where he reportedly was paid N45 million before sliding into the tent of rival telecommunications company Glo, where he is reportedly been paid N120 million. He also has a renewed two years Pepsi deal worth N140 million, and over a million sales in record. Starboy, is an avid lover of automobiles and has quite a few luxury cars in his garage, they include; a Hyundai Sonata which costs about N6 Million, a BMW X6 worth N11 Million, a Mercedes 2012 Compressor which costs N9 Million, a Bentley reportedly worth N45 Million, a new Porsche Panamera worth N15 million, he got barely a month after crashing the old one and a Can-am supercharged bike estimated at N3.5 billion

Olamide
ESTIMATED NET WORTH : N2.5 billion.

‘Abule Sowo‘ crooner, Olamide aka Baddo Sneh, is the fourth artiste on our list. Olamide, who first signed a mega deal with telecommunications company Etisalat in 2013, renewed the multi million naira deal in 2015. He is also snagged a deal with Ciroc which is reported worth close to N45 Million. In 2013, he also became the brand ambassador for Guinness with the deal also reportedly worth several millions of Naira. In 2014, he became the brand ambassador for SureBet 24/7, an online sport betting company for a whooping N20 million naira. He is the CEO of YBNL, a music label which currently houses singers Adekunle Gold and Temmi Ovwasa. Olamide, also makes money from shows and concerts with some being sold out. He charges between N3-5million per show bookings. He is also the owner of two petrol filling stations and three houses; one on the island and the other two on the mainland. His luxurious home on the Island is reportedly worth N38 Million. The other two houses situated in Bariga are said to be worth over N20 Million each. He splashed a whooping N6 Million on a Toyota Venza automobile for his producer and owns a Mercedes G-Class worth N22 million, Range Rover sport worth about N15 Million and formerly owned a 2012 Model.

Timi Dakolo
ESTIMATED NET WORTH: N1 billion

Timi Dakolo, is the fifth atiste on our list. Since hitting the limelight by emerging winner at the inaugural season of West African Idol in2007, Timi Dakolo, has not only remained in the consciousness of the people but also his accountant. The ‘Wish Me Well’ cooner, is known for his love for luxury cars as his garage has 2 cars running into millions. He owns a Chevrolet camaro which is worth about N8 million and a range rover sport worth N23 million. In 2014, Timi, made headlines with his valentine gift to wife, Busola, a completed building, where the family currently lives. On money made fro music, this vocal powerhouse, makes a lot of money performing at private and corporate events where he confirmed he gets paid handsomely. Timi, is one of the few artistes in the country, who performed at a paid event almost every weekend in the year, with that, we can all imagine how fat his bank accounts are. His estimated net worth is about N1 billion.

Sunday 2 October 2016

MUST READ: How To Be A Successful DJ (Disk Jockey)


disc jockey (abbreviated DJD.J. or deejay) is a person who mixes recorded music in real time. Originally, the “disc” in “disc jockey” referred to gramophone records, but now “DJ” is used as an all-encompassing term to describe someone who mixes music from any sources. DJs often perform for a live or broadcast audience, but DJs also create mixes that are recorded for later distribution and playback. To be a successful DJ, here are some tips;

How To Be A Successful DJ (Disk Jockey)


To be a successful DJ, here are some useful tips;
1)  Get Some Experience: Want to be a DJ? Then get out there! Create a relationship with other experienced DJs. Offer to help set up the gear, or a club night’s decor. Offer to collect email addresses for a local DJ when he or she plays. Offer to do a half-hour warm-up before the club opens. Be inventive. The consistent exposure to the DJ field the faster the learning process.
2) Be A Strong Music Fan : Good DJs aren’t born, they’re made. Behind every great DJ is a wealth of clubbing, crate-digging, mix-swapping and general music loving. Develop your taste for music as you develop your DJ skills. Enjoy the music. Learn everything you can about music. You don’t become a music expert overnight, so enjoy the learning curve. It will help you much when you finally get behind those decks.
3) Focus Hard On Your Music Collection: Individual gigs, club residencies, even whole scenes come and go, but the best DJs have music collections they spend a lifetime slowly, slowly building up. This “behind the scenes” work isn’t glamorous, but great music is the foundations of your career. When you finally surface as a polished, professional DJ with a crate full of magic, only you will know how you collected those tunes over the years and nobody will be able to reverse engineer your path. You’ll be unique. You’ll have earned it
4) Work Hard And Remember Nobody Is Indispensable: Putting the hours in is of the utmost importance. Nobody is so gifted that they can just “wing it”, and if you don’t commit to this and work hard, trust me somebody else will and they’ll nab your spot every time. People who work hard and make a big effort to go the extra mile do stand out at any stage in their career. It’s always a good thing to remind yourself that you can’t take anything you have for granted, that no one is indispensable, not even you.
5) Be Reliable, Presentable And Always Ready To Take Charge: If you turn up late and scruffy, the impression you give is “don’t give a damn”. It’s important to be both reliable and well turned out. By looking and acting like “somebody”, (and I don’t mean being cocky and diva-like, I just mean well dressed, washed, alert and with a sparkle in your eye!) you say: “I’m the person in charge of this party, I’m someone to lead tonight’s fun, trust me – and let’s go!” It’s partly how you dress/appear, but also partly your professionalism. Be the pro. People remember and prefer to work with pros
6) Disregard Your Age (Young or Old): You’re never too young to “make it” (at least, early 20s is old enough); it’s to an extent a young person’s game. What’s more important than how old you are is how relevant you are. If you can’t connect with your audience, you can’t expect them to connect with you. If you decided to shut yourself off from the music they love years ago, well they’re not going to give much time to the music YOU love when you play a tired DJ set in front of them. Stay in touch, stay enthusiastic, and age is – to quote the cliche – simply a number
7) Always Take Time To Relax And Recharge: You’re in this for the long run, so don’t burn out. Sure you’re passionate, sure you’ve got to put the work in – but if you put so much work in that you lose perspective on the bigger picture (family, rest, rejuvenation, stuff outside of DJing), in the end, you lose. Whether it’s a month a year completely off, every Monday and Tuesday relaxing after a hard weekend working, or just a sacrosanct barbecue every Sunday with the family – pick your relaxation, and enjoy it. Remember, a lot of creative thinking gets done when we take time to kick back
8) Find A Way To Unwind After Gigs: Getting home at 4am or whatever having just played an electric DJ set can leave you wired and far from ready for sleep! It’s an adrenalin thing and it goes with the territory, but you need tactics for relaxing and unwinding. One good “balancer” for me has always been exercise – just running four or five times a week seems to leave me properly ready for sleep at night even if I’ve been DJing or whatever. If I don’t do it I seem to get lethargic and restless at the same time. Do what works for you – but remember that finding a way to unwind is important in this game
9) Control Your Nerves: All DJs get nervous. If you don’t, you’re doing it wrong. The trick is to be professional enough to hide it. Sure, stuff can go wrong, but your job as a DJ is to hide that side of things form the audience as much as you can. They don’t care, it’s not their problem! Good DJs realise that and fix stuff unobtrusively and deftly. Of course, experience gets you better at this, but remember that having nerves is fine. It keeps you on your toes, and that’s actually a good thing
10) Have Confidence In Yourself And Your Abilities: Again it’s a cliche, but often the only thing holding you back is you. Dare to dream. Have a vision for where you want to be. Sure, you might not be the polished, finished article, but it’s in our nature to put our own efforts down and elevate those of others. Be aware of this and compensate for it. Chance are you HAVE “got it”, you ARE “good enough”. A bit more self belief can be all it takes to accelerate your career. Being a bit easier on yourself will make your journey more fun. Ask for the advice and opinion of those who you respect, enjoy the ride, and trust in yourself.