Wizkid Should Have Won BET’S Best International Act – Black Coffee

The 2016 BET Awards which was recently concluded saw South African artiste, Black Coffee, clinching the award for the Best International Act, Africa category.


Black Coffee, who was nominated alongside two other South African talented acts, AKA and Cassper Nyovest, said he wished the award would have gone to Nigerian superstar Wizkid .



In his word:
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I would like to see Wizkid take it. He’s worked hard! I really think he deserves it. He’s also done well internationally being featured on Drake’s album and working with Chris Brown.


Speaking further on his dreams and aspirations, Black Coffee said:


One of the things I dreamt about when I was young was to be friends with Michael Jackson. I always wanted to take SA to the world and be known internationally. I had mapped down my dream since the beginning and I’ve been working towards them.


On BET, the multi-award winning DJ and Producer, said being nominated was a beautiful thing as it reminded him of all the hard work he has put in since the beginning of his career. He also praised the award show organizers saying not only do they promote African artists, but they also ensure to work with the entertainers.

Falz Wins BET Viewer’s Choice Best International Act

Nigerian rapper, Falz has won the BET Viewer’s Choice Best International Act Award ahead of Section Boyz (South London), WSTRN (West London), Emtee (South Africa), Tkay (Australia) and MHD (France).

Nascent City Music Label is now Official

What's NascentCity Music all about?


Nascentcity music from the word
-NASCENT meaning (especially of a process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential.
-CITY: a large town.
- MUSIC: an expression of emotion through singing and making sounds.

So in essence NASCENTCITY MUSIC mean "group of people coming in existence in a city through music(sound)"


What genre of music is #TeamNascent Into?
For now our focus is on rap and afro pop.

Any Single out yet from the music label
Yes Hustle by T-Crown it dropped a week back and its still trending in the streets of ABUJA!!!

So what should we be expecting from team Nascent?
Expect nothing but the best, me and my team are game changers and we always do our best to keep it 100.

May we get to know your team?
My teammates are; (BESH,KIZZY BANGZ,KALIFA,T_CROWN,SWAGU,ALLINGZ,JAYSEA,GATT, producer POUNDZ_FLAKO, DJ_CHOKO,hypeman SANCEZZ). When you got people like this around you, Believe me you are covered!!!

And where can nascent city music be located ?

Our official location is Abuja, specifically at SHOP 72 UTC AREA10 GARKI ABUJA.



Connect with team Nascent via
Facebook: Nascent Fan page
Twitter:@nascentcity
IG: @nascentcity

Tiwa Savage and Don Jazzy meet Jay Z in New York (photos)

Singer Tiwa Savage and Don Jazzy are currently in New York where Tiwa is expected to sign a deal with Jay Z's Roc Nation. They met with Jay Z today.

How Mohammed Ali Inspired My Last Album – Olamide

Talented artiste, Olamide, took to social media to mourn the passing of boxing legend Mohammed Ali, who passed on on Friday morning.
According to Olamide, a certain photo of Ali, inspired the artwork of his last last album, ‘Eyan Mayweather’.
The ‘Abule Sowo’ crooner, took to Instagram to share the said photo captioning it:
R.I.P Champ ?? .. This picture inspired my last album art #EyanMayweather thanks for being a blessing in different ways . The Greatest and the original Baddest guy ever liveth ..
Mohammed Ali , passed on Friday morning following difficulty in breathing which resulted in him being placed on life support before his passing.

Wizkid Set To Go On Tour With Chris Brown

Star boy Wizkid ,is indeed set to take over the music industry.
It has just been confirmed that the talented singer will be going on tour with multi-award winning singer,
Chris Brown.







This was announced by Mavin’s Bizzle Osikoya, who shared a screenshot of the event on his Instagram account earlier today.
@wizkidayo added as Support act on @chrisbrownofficial #OneHellOfANiteTour #major
A photo posted by Bizzle Osikoya (@bizzleo1)...


Wizkid would be performing alongside French Montana, August Alsina, amongst several others at Chris Brown’s One Hell of a Nite concert in Amsterdam.




He earlier tweeted his excitment saying:
2016 All Mine
2016 all mine!
1:09 PM - 19 May 2016
386 298
Wizkid Ayo Balogun
@wizkidayo


Well done Wizkid!

Sony Music Entertainment Africa Signs Tanzanian Superstar Ali Kiba To A Global Deal

Sony Music Entertainment Africa have signed accomplished East African singer-songwriter and musician Alikiba to a global recording agreement. Alikiba and the Sony Music Entertainment team inked the deal during an exclusive, global media audience session at the Sony Music Entertainment Sub Saharan Africa Head Offices in Johannesburg, South Africa and will see the Tanzanian recording artist release his highly anticipated sophomore album later this year.
Alikiba is a superstar across East Africa and vast parts of the African continent as ‘The King of Bongo Flava’ and his hashtag #KingKiba is a weekly trend across various African countries and has been for the past few years without any signs of slowing down. Alikiba is the only artist in East Africa that has maintained a top 10 media trend profile over the past 2 years and he has a vast army of extremely passionate and loyal fans base ranging from every day people to the Ministers and Presidents of countries.
Sean Watson, Managing Director of Sony Music Entertainment Africa says of the development: “Sony Music Entertainment recently announced several key strategic steps that we’d taken in Africa including new operations in Nigeria and the signing of high profile West African artists. We also mentioned that we’d be making similar inroads in East Africa. Well here we are, at the dawn of our East African journey and who better to start it with than an artist of the stature of Alikiba. We’re very proud of being able to partner with such a talented individual and can’t wait to get started on sharing his music with his fans all over the world.


“My partnership with Sony Music in addition to my already very successful partnership with my management team at ROCKSTAR4000 now completes the team, and solidifies the most powerful proposition and team to take my music to even greater heights, to new audiences and fans across borders and across the world. I’m really excited in the future of music from the African continent as its now the time for the amazing music and sounds from Africa to take over the world, and I’m excited on where this amazing partnership will be able to take my music now to fans across the continent and across the planet. ” Alikiba commented.
Paul Thackwray, Marketing Director for Sony Music Entertainment Africa added, “Amplifying Alikiba’s already significant digital footprint, extending the reputation and impact of this great East African artist career via his music content across the continent and into the world, is a truly exciting opportunity for us”.
“We are very passionate and close to Alikiba and his amazing talent, we are very excited about his future and there is no stopping his chart success, his music, his commitment and passion and without doubt no better partner that mirrors these values and objectives than the amazing team at Sony Music” added Christine ‘Seven’ Mosha, Head of Talent and Music at ROCKSTAR4000.




His first single, “AJE”, will be released through Sony Music Entertainment Africa

I Am No Longer Signed To Chocolate City – Ice Prince

Talented rap artiste, Ice Prince , just confirmed that he is no longer signed to Chocolate City .
The ‘Aboki’ crooner, who is at the moment being interviewed on 96.9 Cool FM on the Midday Oasis with Dotun and Temi, made it clear that his contract with the label, expired two years ago and due to his personal relationship with the label owners, decided not to make it public. He however, made it clear that he still has some working relationship with them.





Officially, my contract with Chocolate City is over - @Iceprincezamani
#MiddayOasisWithTheWildOnes w/
@iamDo2dtun x @Temicoolfm
11:07 AM - 19 May 2016 · Greenwich, London, United Kingdom





Ice Prince, also disclosed that he will be floating his own record label ‘Super Cool Cat’ very soon.