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  • Rapper Nicki Minaj pulls out of controversial Saudi Arabia concert

    U.S. rapper Nicki Minaj said on Tuesday that she was pulling out of a planned concert in Saudi Arabia next week, citing her support for the rights of women and the LGBTQ community.
    Minaj, known for her raunchy outfits and provocative stage performances, was due to headline the Jeddah World Fest music festival on July 18, but her plan to appear was criticized last week on social media.
    “While I want nothing more than to bring my show to fans in Saudi Arabia, after better educating myself on the issues, I believe it is important for me to make clear my support for the rights of women, the LGBTQ community and freedom of expression,” the “Starships” singer said in a statement.
    The New York-based Human Rights Foundation (HRF) last week urged Minaj to cancel her performance, saying her appearance would be at odds with the rapper’s participation in festivities in New York marking Gay Pride month in June.
    Homosexuality is banned in Saudi Arabia.
    On Tuesday, HRF Chief Executive Thor Halvorssen welcomed Minaj’s change of heart, praising her “inspiring and thoughtful decision to reject the Saudi regime’s transparent attempt at using her for a public relations stunt.”
    Saudi officials last week said the Jeddah World Fest would be the region’s biggest ever live musical event. Other announced performers include former One Direction British singer Liam Payne and American DJ Steve Aoki.
    Halvorssen said on Tuesday he hoped Payne would follow Minaj and withdraw.
    When the concert was announced last week, some Saudis expressed excitement about the latest in a string of performances by Western artists, including Mariah Carey, DJ Tiesto and the Black Eyed Peas.
    However others were irritated by Minaj’s revealing stage outfits. Saudi women are bound to an extremely conservative dress code.
    Around a dozen Saudi women activists have been detained for the past year on charges related to human rights work and contacts with foreign journalists and diplomats in a case that has drawn global attention after last year’s murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
    Some Saudis on Tuesday expressed dismay at Minaj’s withdrawal. “You say you’ve educated yourself on the issues but clearly that’s not true. Good job on disappointing whatever fans you had here,” tweeted Jeddah-based Jamil Baabdullah.
    “I am your biggest fan and I was dying just waiting to see you in Jeddah but you disappointed me thank you,” a user called Mohammed al7 posted on Twitter.

  • Nigerian DJ Spinall to headline first UK concert

    Nigerian singer and disc jockey, Sodamola Desmond popularly known as DJ Spinall or The Cap is set to headline his first UK concert on April 21, in London.

    DJ Spinall, 34, who is the first Nigerian DJ to be endorsed by any brand in Africa made the special announcement via his social media platform @djspinall on Friday.

    He revealed that he intended to ”serenade his UK fans with an electrifying 5-hour performance at London’s famous nightlife hub, XOYO.”

    The concert is tagged, “Party of Your Dreams”.

    Spinall, who is one of Africa’s most celebrated DJs signed an international deal with Atlantic Records UK in September 2018.

    He also signed a major deal with Smirnoff Ice drink in 2015 and the contract was renewed in 2016.

    In March 2018, he signed another deal with Pepsi Nigeria.

    The award winning Dj has four albums to his credit, My Story: The Album, Ten , Dreams and Iyanu released in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 respectively.

  • It’s been stressful planning my December concert- Davido

    Nigerian pop star, Davido has lamented about the stress and pressure he has been experiencing planning the Lagos edition of his concert.

    According to Davido who made the confession yesterday, putting the concert together has been serious hard work for him and is beginning to stress him out, but he is confident that God will strengthen him to pull through with it.

     

    “So much hard work putting my December show together, stress o! But with God we will pull through”, he said.

     

     

    Amazingly his girlfriend, Chioma Rowland replied the tweet, saying she is ready to give him all the needed support to ease the stress.

    “We will go through it together baby God got your back, I’m always here to make that stress go away bae”, Chioma responded to Davido’s tweet.

     

    Following Kemi Olunloyo’s claim that Davido, secretly wedded his second babymama, Amanda in Atlanta earlier in the year, the Atlanta based beauty expert has broken her silence on the speculations.

    According to Amanda ,while Kemi Olunloyo’s allegations are fake because she is neither married to Davido nor any other man at all, she needs to find herself a better hobby than tarnishing innocent people’s images.

    Nigerians slam Idowest over ‘Davido Jesus of our time’ remark
  • How Burna Boy wowed fans at sold-out Brixton Academy Concert [Video]

    How Burna Boy wowed fans at sold-out Brixton Academy Concert [Video]

    When you think of Burna Boy what comes to mind is a youngster who has over the years honed his craft..
     
    The ‘Ye’ sensation gave a spectacular performance at his sold out concert held at the Brixton Academy, O2 Arena in London.
     
     

    The highly anticipated concert held on Sunday night, October 7 before a sold out audience is a pointer to the fact that Burna Boy is a phenomenal entertainer.
    An excited Burna made a grand entrance on the night standing on top of a convertible car that drove him to the front of the stage.
     
     

    He then performed songs like ‘Giddem’, ‘Halleluyah’ and ‘Devil in California’ much to the delight of the crowd.
     
    The cheers were palpable as the venue became illuminated by a sea of phone lights. The rhythm of the concert changed when the DJ cued in the hit single, ‘Ye’
     
    The energy in the audience was contagious as Burna combined his stage craft and music ingenuity giving a brilliant memorable performance.
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    For every one who attended the concert, there was visible excitement and satisfaction written on their faces as they left the venue of the entertainment fiesta.
     
     
     

  • Osinbajo, Gowon, Shonekan, others grace Villa Christmas Concert

    Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, former Head of State Yakubu Gowon and ex Head of the Interim National Government, Chief Ernest Shonekan, were among dignitaries who graced the 2017 Christmas Praise Concert on Thursday in Abuja.

    The event, which took place at the State House Conference Centre, was onganised by the Presidency to honour God for the gift of Christ, keeping the country together as well as for greater opportunities for the country in future.

    Other dignitaries at the event were serving and former ministers, the Head of Service, Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, former and serving members of the National Assembly, led by Reps Speaker Yakubu Dogara.

    Also in attendance were governors of Plateau and Osun as well as former Governor of Rivers, Dr Peter Odili and his wife, Justice Mary Odili.

    Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), handled the ministration.

    He prayed for Nigerians and the leaders of the country and for God to continue to direct their affairs.

    Adeboye said that Nigerians should be grateful to the Almighty for keeping the country together in spite of the challenges and prayed that the peace in the country should be sustained.

    Citing many testimonies of individuals who received God’s favour in various forms, the cleric stated that God is Almighty and lifts people and nations out of troubles and sicknesses by touching, lifting, embracing the one He chooses.

    Accordingly, he said that anyone so favoured would continue to reap the benefits.

    Adeboye, however, warned that those who shun following the ways of the Lord could be left by Him to suffer and advised all who had not given their lives to God to quickly do so.

    TheNewsGuru reports that three scripture lessons were read at the concert by Speaker Yakubu Dogara, Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun as well as the Head of Service, Mrs Oyo Ita.

    The event also featured songs of praise and Christmas carol delivered by the Aso Villa Chapel Choir and its Children’s wing; Minna Choral Society choir; the Port Harcourt Male Ensemble International and combined choir of the military and para military forces.

    Special renditions were also made by the FCT School for the Blind choir to the admiration of the guests as well as by top gospel singers, Blessing Ilagha, Nathaniel Bassey and Pastor Kunle Ajayi.

    The Spokesman to the Vice President, Pastor Laolu Akande, on behalf of his boss, thanked the guests for keeping a date with the Presidency and prayed for God to see the nation through in its endeavours.

  • Fans locked out of Tim Godfrey Fearless Concert

    Not everyone who attended the much publicized, Tim Godfrey fearless concert featuring Kirk Franklin held on Sunday 13th of August has a sweet tale to tell.

     

    The Concert which was held at Rock Cathedral , Lekki Lagos was marred by congestion as the church auditorium was already filled to the brim even before the concert kicked off in the evening.

     

    TheNewsGuru gathered that celebrities like Yaw, MC Abbey, Ubi Franklin, Immaculate and others couldn’t gain access initially into the auditorium because of the enormous crowd.

    This reporter was outside for more over 2 hours before gaining entry into the auditorium.

    Days before the concert held, the convener Tim Godfrey, had warned attendees to get to the venue early in order to secure comfortable seats. Despite the online registration, some of the attendees had to go back home.

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  • How Adekunle Gold set London ablaze

    How Adekunle Gold set London ablaze

    Adekunle Kosoko a.k.a Adekunle Gold is fast becoming one of Nigeria’s most sought after singers, who are not just making waves in Nigeria but in other parts of the world. The Afropop singer had his first headline concert recently in London and it was a successful show as fans attended en masse to watch the Orente sensation entertain them

     

    The concert was tagged “One Night Stand” and Adekunle Gold performed with his new band, 79th Element.

    He was also supported on stage by Marvin star Di’Ja as well as by U.K. Afrobeats artist Moelogo.

    The audience also had the privilege of listening to his new single, Call on me.

     

     

  • What you missed at Beejay Sax Live

    What you missed at Beejay Sax Live

    Some memories are just impossible to erase. The Beejay Sax Live concert held on the 14th of May 2017, at the Eko Hotel Convention Centre, was one of them. The concert started at about 5.30pm with various budding gospel artistes thrilling the audience. Thereafter, ace comedian Gbenga Adeyinka mounted the stage to officially kick off the event. He started out with rib cracking jokes and then introduced the artistes one after the other.

     

    Artistes like Femi Okunnuga, Jaiye Aboderin and TosinBee gave a good account of themselves by thrilling the audience to their magical performances. The crowning moment of that session was when the slender gospel artiste, TosinBee switched to Fuji music. This got the audience excited.

    Humour merchants such as First Born, Grand Komanda, KennyBlaq, Saco, Damola and others spiced the event with their well delivered jokes .

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    Bolaji Banjoko a.k.a Beejay Sax is one of the country’s leading saxophonists. He is known for his harmonious saxophone notes, blending with African songs. The high point of the event was when he mounted the stage. His presentation showed that he knows the mood of his fans and perfectly in tune with how to satisfy it. Emotions ran high as he serenaded the audience by playing popular gospel tunes. They cheered and sang along with him.

    Female singers like Palmira and Psalmos are amazing performers with voices so hard to ignore. They took turns to perform their songs exciting the audience with their vocal prowess. Just when we thought the concert cum album launch was over, Laolu Gbenjo, Tim Godfrey, Nosa and Tosin Alao mounted the stage. They gave an impressive performance , moving from one song effortlessly to another.

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    All in all, BeeJay Sax raised the bar not only because of the massive turnout , but also by daring to be different.

     

     

  • Female fan faints as Kcee performs

    Kcee Limpopo sensation stunned many in Tanzania where he held his recent sold out concert.

    The concert was held at Samora stadium with the crowd cheering him on out of excitement.

    One of the high points of the event was a male fan seen crying and a female fan who fainted on stage after seeing Kcee.

    The show is tagged Vodacom festival and Kcee was at his best thrilling his Tanzanian fan with his unique high-life music.

    See the video below

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  • Sad! Wizkid might face 11-year jail term in Uganda

    It is no longer news that Wizkid cancelled the concert scheduled to take place on Saturday, December 3 at Lugogo Cricket Oval in Kampala. He was incapable of flying into Uganda from USA due to ‘inevitable circumstances’

    ‘Between 29th August 2016 and 29th November 2016, our client (Face TV) paid to Mr. Sunday Are, Wizkid’s manager the full performance fee of US$60,000, a brokerage fee of US$5,000 and US$3,000 being per diem for the days they were going to stay in Uganda,’ documents filed by the Chief Magistrates Court of Buganda detailed.

    The sad part of the unfolding drama is this ,over 25,000 Ugandans had paid for tickets in anticipation of the much hyped concert. Reports say that Wizkid apologized, but fresh rumor suggested that the singer may have cancelled the concert due to the recent disaster in Kasese District, Uganda. MTV

    Face TV, the organizers of the event lodged a criminal grievance against Wizkid and his manager vide Case No. 875 of 2016 on charges of:

     

    1. Obtaining money by false pretences, which carries a maximum sentence of five years

     

    1. Cheating, which carries three years

     

    1. Conspiracy to defraud which also carries a maximum of three years.

     

    The court documents further disclose that substantial expenses in booking and re-booking flights, hotel, venue, advertising and promotions for the concert grossed over $300,000 (over N144m).

    Wizkid and his manager Sunday Are, have been issued an arrest warrant to be produced in court on or before January 16, 2017.

    We wait to see how this drama will unfold.