VIDEO: Stella Damasus – Grateful

In the spirit of gratitude, the Official music Video to the song GRATEFUL by American based Actress/Singer, Stella Damasus is OUT NOW. 

The song is from her recently released album, THE ALTERNATIVE and it is the official soundtrack to the movie “BETWEEN”, out in 2017, produced by Daniel Ademinokan & Stella Damasus for INDEX TWO STUDIOS.

The Video was also directed by Daniel Ademinokan.

Watch and Enjoy!!!

Rapper 2 Chainz Reveals New Line Of “Dabbing Santa” Sweaters

Looking to duplicate the success of last year’s “Dabbing Santa” sweatshirts, which earned him around $2 million dollars to be exact, 2 Chainz has decided to once again roll out a new line of "Santa" sweatshirts for the 2016-2017 Holiday season.

This year’s sweater’s include everything from a "Sauce Santa" design featuring Santa wearing Yeezy's to a "Ju Ju Santa" design that plays off the success of "TZ Anthem (Juju on That Beat)." There’s also even a rip off of Kanye & Justin Beiber’s tour merch with a “Rockstar Santa” as well.

To view the new line, fans can access the sweatshirt’s at 2 Chainz’s website right here, and use the password: 5540. With the success that’s most likely to come, 2 Chainz is looking to give some of the proceeds made back to those less fortunate. Read the new mission statement that goes along with the sweatshirts on his website (below)…

"This year, the mission is simple—to help as many people as we possibly can. I want you, my fans, to submit stories about people you know that are in need. Whether it’s a neighbor, friend or a complete stranger, if you know they are need, please tell us their story. From there, we’ll select a few stories to donate our energy and proceeds from the new 2016 Dabbin Santa collection to. The new collection will act as our vehicle to bringing real assistance to people and families that are looking for a little boost this holiday season. Join our movement. Let's aspire to inspire and bring cheer this holiday season,"

Priced at $30 bucks right now, fans can peep all the designs in the gallery (above) or cop the sweatshirts here.

5 Reasons Your Social Media Engagement Is Declining

5 Reasons Your Social Media Engagement Is Declining

Social media is one of the most virile tools for creating awareness in today’s digital world. You don’t even need to break the bank to run a social media campaign. These free mode of communication is therefore available for everyone to use. Due to this many users, waste the opportunity to take advantage of it. You will observe that despite their aggressive social media presence, they are getting little or no traction, Jumia Travel, roll out five reasons why your social media engagement is low.

You don’t post regularly

If your frequency of posting drops, there will definitely be corresponding decline in your engagement. Your followers or friends wouldn’t wait for you if you disappear for days. If you want to halt the decline, increase the number of times you post each day.

You are posting at the wrong times

Given that time difference usually comes to play when you come to posting, you should know the time difference where your immediate audience are present is the most important. In Nigeria, you shouldn’t share tweets at 2 am because you want to make your account function 24 hours.

You are not memorable

The most important way for you be socially memorable is for you to be different. Don’t share your ideas like others. Stand out and soon you notice a steady rise in traction.

You expect people to come to you

You cannot get engagements by only sharing great content. You have to reach out to other users and influencers by following them. Don’t wait for users to follow, you will not get the desired traction you want.

You are ignoring visual content

Visual content is one of the most powerful to drive engagement. Tweets with images are more likely to be retweeted and liked than the one without any visuals. So, use images from time to time.

Kanye West Says He Would’ve Voted For Trump In The Election

On Thursday night, Kanye West kicked off the second leg of his Saint Pablo Tour in San Jose, California, where he unsurprisingly decided to stop his set to get some political thoughts off his chest, including that he didn’t vote this year, but would’ve voted Trump if he did.

In a long political rant throughout his set, Kanye reportedly talked about doubling down on his presidency run in 2020, changing the education system, repeatedly told the crowd his concerts were safe for both Clinton & Trump supporters, and also revealed that he took a liking to some of Trump’s campaign & debates.

Thanks to twitter user @RaptorJessus, who was there in attendance and Complex for the catch, Kanye reportedly told the crowd that he loved Trumps debate style and is glad Trump inspired racists to reveal themselves. "This is the beginning". "Sometimes you might not get your way in order to learn in the future how to get your way. You might understand what I'm saying but..." Ye stated.

Later, Kanye reportedly stopped his performance of “Jesus Walks” to further talk about how Trump was a genius, and also admitted that his manager Scooter Braun told him not to reveal his Trump support before the election.

While we have yet to receive the entire footage of the so called "rants" tonight, we do have a clip of Kanye showing his support for Trump, saying he would’ve voted for him if he had. Peep that clip (below) and read some of the tweets & quotes from concert-goer @RaptorJesuss.

Stream Album: Bruno Mars - "24K Magic"

After weeks of heavy promotion, which included songs like "24K Magic" and "Versace on the Floor," Bruno Mars finally releases his first album in four years called 24K Magic.

Laced with only 9 tracks in total, the follow up to 2012 Unorthodox Jukebox comes with no official features, but finds contribution from Babyface, T-Pain, Emile Haynie, and James Fauntleroy, who reportedly helped on all 9 songs.

To coincide with the album, Bruno will be hitting the road next year for another World Tour named after the project. Peep dates for the tour here, and be sure to stream the album (below).

24K Magic available on iTunes.

Where To Buy The Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2

There are three new Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2s releasing next Wednesday, November 23rd and today we have some new information about where you can (attempt) to purchase a pair. 

Foot Locker has just added the "Core Black/Copper," "Core Black/Green," and "Core Black/Red," Yeezy Boosts to their Launch Locator which shows just how many Foot Locker stores in your area will have the kicks in stock next week. Each pair will retail for $220.

Per Foot Locker:

"A new App Launch Reservation procedure is being PILOTED. This launch procedure will allow this release to be reserved through the app. App submissions open Thursday, November 17th. Once the countdown clock expires, users who placed a submission will be notified via the app of their outcome. For full App Launch Reservation details see www.footlocker.com/launchreservation IMPORTANT: Once you enter your reservation submission your current VIP status will be locked."

Footaction will also be releasing the new Yeezys on the 23rd and they've implemented a similar app reservation system for the launch.

Per Footaction:

"A new App Launch Reservation procedure is being PILOTED. This launch procedure will allow this release to be reserved through the app. App submissions open Thursday, November 17th, 10am ET. Once the countdown clock expires, users who placed a submission will be notified via the app of their outcome. For full App Launch Reservation details see www.footaction.com/launchreservation. IMPORTANT: Once you enter your reservation submission your current VIP status will be locked."

In addition to these Foot Locker locations, the three Yeezy Boost 350 V2s will also be arriving at other major sportswear chains, select Adidas retailers and boutiques, and of course, Adidas.com.

The Organisers of Headies Awards Explain why Tekno was included in ‘Next Rated’ category

Ever since Tekno was named among the nominees for the Next Rated category at the 2016 Headies Awards, he has shown his deep displeasure at still being counted as an ‘upcoming artist’. He went online to say he has been too long in the game to be placed in that category. He took to Instagram to say “‘Next rated after how many years! Let’s be honest pls”.

The organisers of the Headies awards have come out to explain why Tekno still remains in the ‘Next Rated’ category, despite having released his first single in 2013.

Read below

Over the years, Nigeria’s most prestigious music award, The Headies has strived for excellence in building the award on true values of integrity, transparency and responsibility. We have worked hard to reward artistic ingenuity since day one and also educating the teaming fans of the award, the public and the entertainment industry about the rules of the awards and the criteria for nominations in each category. Often times, we realize that the fans, people in the industry and the media are either misled or not paying attention to the rules and criteria for nomination.

Hence, it is important to set the record straight and continue to enlighten the industry and the fans. We recognise how important The Headies is to our industry and we will not take information for granted.

Next Rated for example are officially unreleased artiste in the year under review. This means, no matter how good or popular your song may be, how many hit singles or how many good music videos you may have, if you have not recorded and released an official album, you are still eligible to be nominated for that category. In the same vein, you may start your career a year ago, as long as you have released an album, will not the eligible for nomiation in the Next Rated Category.