Veteran singer 9ice, believes the country does not have a music industry.
During his bit on Funmi Iyanda’s show ”ASK FUNMI EPISTLE” the Living Things crooner, was asked what he thinks about where the music industry is at now and 9ice replied saying the country does not have an industry, instead it is packed full of talented people, who come together to make things happen with their resources.
The singer, also talked about his reason for singing in Nigeria, adding that his decision to sticking with the Yoruba language for his music, is partly to prove people wrong that he can make it doing this and also to make his people proud.
Watch the interview below:
Qdot alagbe drop the visual to his outstanding hit Lalalu featuring YBNL/YAGI act lil kesh . Video is directed by HG2 .Enjoy below
Olomi ni, e ma je o lo, e ma je o jabole o
That’s my baby, that’s my love, e ma je o jabole o
Around the start of every year, it is customary of writers in the entertainment niche to publish lists of music talents to watch out for in that year. For the year 2017, most of them agreed on the choice of Temmie Ovwasa, to grow from being a newbie in the industry to new heights of stardom. But as we approach the middle of the year, we are yet to see the manifestation of the YBNL first lady.
Recall that the moment Olamide announced her signing to the world in April 2016, Temmie Ovwasa was immediately placed in the focus of the music-loving audience in Nigeria. Her introduction to the industry was met with frenzy, the news of her signing to YBNL and the inspiring story behind it, spread like loose gas. In an instant, she became the darling of the media. With the splash of her photos on spaces in the media that cannot be ignored and the numerous interviews she granted, she won for herself, her first set of fans. The speed at which she achieved all of these was unbelievable. In fact, I can hardly point out any other artiste that had such early impact in the industry of late, because even without a debut single, without participating in a talent show, Temmie Ovwasa could already boast of good followership.
In all of these early successes, something worked for Temmie, she had an alluring artistic trait, a feature that is necessary in becoming successful in the very competitive and dynamic Nigerian music industry of today. She also enjoyed the tremendous goodwill of YBNL, as interest in her had gathered even before her appearance on the scene, thanks to Olamide. Before her signing, the YBNL boss had blown the air of suspense around his many music lovers. He had tweeted about his search for a female artiste to sign to his label; going as far as mentioning his preferred specification. On Jan 17, 2016, Olamide tweeted that, “my YBNL First Lady should be a combination of Asa and Dej Loaf… What do you suggest? #YBNL1StLADY.“ This tweet threw the Nigerian entertainment community into wild excitement. Whoever was going to take the job already had huge expectations to meet. She had to blend the artistic depth of Asa with the hoyden nature of Dej Loaf. So the moment Temmie Ovwasa was handpicked for the job, conjecture among fans was evoked.
One could say that introduction of the YBNL first lady to the industry was near perfect and all she had to do from there, was to ride on the momentum. It was as though, she had the path prepared for her to follow the same success route as fellow YBNL signee Adekunle Gold and ex-signee, Lil Kesh had done. While a lot of fans fell in love with Temi Ovwasa at first sight, the media carried her like the golden egg. So even before she was ready to serve her debut single, a lot of plates were already put forward. Finally when the song, Jabole was released, it quickly reached the high-mark of downloads.
She went on to whet the appetite of fans, when she revealed in an interview with Punch later in July that year that she had written about 300 yet to be recorded songs. This teaser was followed by the release of her song, Afefe, a song that confirmed her lyrical dexterity and projected her as a beautiful songstress; these same traits have distinguished the paragon, Asa, over the years. So for Olamide, he must have felt justified at the point of the song’s release, and the young songstress would have considered 2016 a fulfilling year.
A lot of fans would have hoped that in 2017, the YBNL first lady would shoot herself to higher grounds in the industry, by recording and releasing some of the hundreds of songs that she had earlier boasted to have in writing. We are five months into the year already and nothing has been heard from the ‘next big thing’, not one single, not even a featured song. While some of the other young artistes tipped for big things earlier in the year have begun to justify their inclusion in the lists, and some others who did not make the lists have begun to give writers a reason to rethink, Temmie Ovwasa, literally the unanimous choice of young star to watch in 2017, has simply been on hiatus. Her hiatus is certainly not helping her claim to be the star of 2017, and its impact on her career might be perpetually pernicious, except of course she hits the industry with a seismic impacting song soon.
But even if the plan is to wait till she records a defectless song, the voracious nature of the music audience means that they would not wait for forever, especially when other budding artistes like Ric Hassani, Wale Turner, Terry Apala, have not stopped thrilling.To fulfill the prophecy, Temmie Ovwasa would have to be more consistent with her musical releases and perhaps need to broaden her scope to entertain fitting collaborations, as she has good options within the YBNL house, starting with Adekunle Gold and a pool of options outside of the YBNL team.
The music industry of today operates at a high frequency and the general taste of the audience is protean in nature. Like start-up companies in a highly competitive industry, young artistes cannot afford to slow down on an early momentum, rather, they should build on it, especially when the artiste rides on a high intensity wave, like Temmie Ovwasa’s. Perhaps when a niche is carved, and the voice is distinct and recognizable, taking breaks can prove to be a good strategy. It works for Asa, Timi Dakolo, Darey, M.I, but Temmie Ovwasa is nowhere near their realm, yet.
Conclusively, it is usually pleasing to see the careers of artistes take flight, since many of them have had to grind through years to make it to the mainstream. But having to watch artistes make it to the mainstream, only to fall off without making a mark can be greatly disappointing. The careers of such artistes are usually reported with the view of ‘what could have been.’ For some of those artistes, it started with them struggling to connect with their audience, and after continually failing at musical attempts, and then they simply take the backseat. While only few of them are successful with their comebacks, most end up in oblivion. I sincerely hope that the nascent career of Temmie Ovwasa, the beautiful guitarist that had earlier shown immense promise, would not go down that road, but for this to be avoided; she would need to be get back to her task of making good music. This way, she would not only be fulfilling her own dreams, she would also be fulfilling the many wishes of her fans, who would be expecting her to rise and shine this year and perhaps claim the Headies rookie award.
Written by Ibironke Oluwatobi
ibironkeoluwatobi@gmail.com
@ibironketweets
Matt West Side artist, Deshinor returns with another melodious tune as he drops his sophomore single titled ‘International’ with the label. On this record, he teams up with buzzing producer Mystro to deliver a melodious rhythm with heavy horns as he serenades with soothing vocals.
This comes as a follow up of his debut which enjoyed massive airplay on major radio stations across the continent and beyond.Enjoy and follow him on social media via @itsDeshinor
Tinny Entertainment’s first lady Bella is out with the video to her debut single ‘Radio’.
The Theophilus King directed video shows hasBELLA in a funky but yet classy look as she teams up with fellow label mate Ycee to deliver a top notch record.
The video comes as a follow up of the successful release of her debut single after signing on to the label. The single is currently enjoying massive airplay on the radio all over.
DOWNLOAD MUSIC:OSOCIAL-FT-LYRICUE-DEOLA ONI MI(PRODS BY HUMBLE ON DE BEAT)
By Unknown - Thursday, May 18, 2017
Osocial is here with a band new single which she called it DEOLA ONI MI,she did not just jump on the track alone she featured lyrciue.
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Nysc Plateau State Editorial President_Miss Rucky is plus 1
By Unknown - Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Miss Rucky Erickson, the president of the Editorial CDs, Plateau State has added another year In a grand style.
The Preety, Energetic, Power_Packed and Courageous lady took to her social media handles this morning to appreciate God for his faithfulness for the years past and years to come.
Miss Rucky has ever since her deployment to Plateau State by the Nysc scheme enjoyed her stay in the state with good tidings to follow.
Happy Birthday Damsel.
More years to come.
[M9 Sport] Monaco Won The League 1 title in 17years
By Lumidy's Blog NG - Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Loenardo Jardim's side have won their first title since 1999-2000, breaking Paris Saint-Germain’s run of four straight league crownsMonaco have sealed the Ligue 1 title after beating Saint-Etienne on Wednesday evening.Leonardo Jardim's side have broken Paris Saint-Germain’s hold over the French crown, with Les Parisiens having won four straighht titles since2012-13, with their run tying for the second-longest in the league’s history behind Lyon’s seven consecutive crowns between 2001-2008.Ronaldo sets European scoring recordNeeding only a draw to secure the title, Kylian Mbappe netted his 15th goal of the Ligue 1 season before Valere Germain added a late second as the hosts came away with the 2-0 victory over Saint Etienne.With the win, Monaco moved to 92 points, while PSG sit at 86, unable to close the gap with just one game remaining.It is Monaco’s first league title since the 1999-2000 season and the club’s eighth overall.It has been a marvelous season for Jardim’s men, as they not only took home the title in France, but also enjoyed a run to the Champions League semi-finals.Led by Radamel Falcao, who scored 21 goals in the league this year, Monaco also made the final of the Coupe de la Ligue and the semi-final of the Coupe de France, but lost both contests to PSG.[M9 Sport] Ronaldo Creates History, Becomes All-Time Top Scorer In Europe’s 5 Biggest Leagues
By Lumidy's Blog NG - Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Real Madrid super star, Cristiano Ronaldo has created history as he became the all-time top scorer in the five biggest leagues in Europe.He created the history after netting for Real Madrid within 10 minutes against Celta Vigo on Wednesday.The strike moved him past Jimmy Greavesas he created yet another personal milestone.The Portuguese captain scored his 367th league goal to take him past former England international Jimmy Greaves.Ronaldo got a pass from Isco on the edge of the area before rifling a left-footed shot inside the post.Audu Maikori sues El-Rufai for N10billionRecall that at the weekend, Ronaldo’s first goal against Sevilla took him to 400 goals for Madrid and his second in that game drew him level with Greaves on the all-time list for league goals.The goal against Celta is his 283rd in the league for Madrid, having also scored 84 times in the Premier League for Manchester United.Barcelona’s Lionel Messi is lurking behindon the list of players still active with 346 league goals since his 2004 debut.Also Manchester United’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the next active player on the list with 268 goals putting him at 11th.Obasanjo vows to resist coup in Cote d’Ivoire, other Africa countriesIbrahimovic has scored in England, Spain, Italy and France to become the only playerin the top 20 to score in three or more leagues.
JTE Gist: Tinny Entertainment First Lady Bella Alubo To drop The Visuals For her Latest Single 'Radio' Tommorow
By Unknown - Wednesday, May 17, 2017
The Tinny entertainment First Lady Bella Alubo A.k.a Sarauniya Jos Posted on Social media today thanking her fans for there support so far from the day she dropped "Radio" her first single under Tinny and she will be dropping her first Ever video under her Label TommorowSee Picture Below:
From the Throne Of The Emperor, Jesse Jagzdecides to bring this new one titled Best In You.
The song is quite a captivating one with accompanying visuals from Graimmy theSOH.
This is one evergreen tune.
Without much ado, get for yourself below and share on thoughts on the piece.
JTE Gist: 2017 Billboard Music Awards: See Full List Of Nominations
By Unknown - Wednesday, May 17, 2017
The 217 Billboard Music Awards, is set to take place in a couple of days, May21, 2017 to be precise.
See the full list of nominees below:
Top Artist:
Adele
Beyonce
Justin Bieber
The Chainsmokers
Drake
Ariana Grande
Shawn Mendes
Rihanna
Twenty One Pilots
The Weeknd
Top New Artist:
Alessia Cara
Desiigner
Lil Uzi Vert
Lukas Graham
Zayn
Billboard Chart Achievement Award Presented by Xfinity:
Luke Bryan
Nicki Minaj
The Chainsmokers
The Weeknd
Twenty One Pilots
Top Male Artist:
Justin Bieber
Drake
Future
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd
Top Female Artist:
Adele
Beyonce
Ariana Grande
Rihanna
Sia
Top Duo/Group:
The Chainsmokers
Coldplay
Florida Georgia Line
Guns N’ Roses
Twenty One Pilots
Top Billboard 200 Artist:
Beyonce
Drake
Prince
Twenty One Pilots
The Weeknd
Top Hot 100 Artist:
The Chainsmokers
Drake
Rihanna
Twenty One Pilots
The Weeknd
Top Song Sales Artist:
The Chainsmokers
Drake
Prince
Justin Timberlake
Twenty One Pilots
Top Radio Songs Artist:
Justin Bieber
The Chainsmokers
Drake
Rihanna
Twenty One Pilots
Top Streaming Songs Artist:
The Chainsmokers
Desiigner
Drake
Rihanna
Twenty One Pilots
Top Social Artist:
Justin Bieber
BTS
Selena Gomez
Ariana Grande
Shawn Mendes
Top Touring Artist:
Justin Bieber
Beyonce
Coldplay
Guns N’ Roses
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Top R&B Artist:
Beyonce
Bruno Mars
Frank Ocean
Rihanna
The Weeknd
Top R&B Tour:
Beyonce
Lionel Richie
Rihanna
Top Rap Artist:
J. Cole
Desiigner
Drake
Future
Rae Sremmurd
Top Rap Tour
Drake
Future
Kanye West
Top Country Artist:
Florida Georgia Line
Blake Shelton
Keith Urban
Chris Stapleton
Jason Aldean
Top Country Tour:
Luke Bryan
Kenny Chesney
Dixie Chicks
Top Rock Artist:
Coldplay
The Lumineers
Metallica
Twenty One Pilots
X Ambassadors
Top Rock Tour:
Coldplay
Guns N’ Roses
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Top Latin Artist:
J Balvin
Juan Gabriel
Los Plebes Del Rancho De Ariel Camacho
Maluma
Nicky Jam
Top Dance/Electronic Artist:
The Chainsmokers
Calvin Harris
Major Lazer
DJ Snake
Lindsey Stirling
Top Christian Artist:
Lauren Daigle
Hillsong Worship
Hillary Scott & the Family
Skillet
Chris Tomlin
Top Gospel Artist:
Jekalyn Carr
Kirk Franklin
Travis Greene
Tamela Mann
Hezekiah Walker
Top Billboard 200 Album:
Beyonce, Lemonade
Drake, Views
Rihanna, Anti
Twenty One Pilots, Blurryface
The Weeknd, Starboy
Top Soundtrack/Cast Album:
Hamilton: An American Musical
Moana
Purple Rain
Suicide Squad: The Album
Trolls
Top R&B Album:
Beyonce, Lemonade
Bruno Mars, 24K Magic
Frank Ocean, Blonde
Rihanna, Anti
The Weeknd, Starboy
Top Rap Album:
J. Cole, 4 Your Eyez Only
Drake, Views
Kevin Gates, Isla
DJ Khaled, Major Key
A Tribe Called Quest, We Got It From Here…Thank You For Your Service
Top Country Album:
Jason Aldean, They Don’t Know
Florida Georgia Line, Dig Your Roots
Blake Shelton, If I’m Honest
Chris Stapleton, Traveller
Keith Urban, Ripcord
Top Rock Album:
The Lumineers, Cleopatra
Metallica, Hardwired…To Self Destruct
Radiohead, A Moon Shaped Pool
Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Getaway
Twenty One Pilots, Blurryface
Top Latin Album:
J Balvin, Energia
CNCO, Primera Cita
Juan Gabriel, Los Duo 2
Juan Gabriel, Vestido De Etiqueta: Por Eduardo Magallanes
Los Plebes del Rancho de Ariel Camacho,Recuerden Mi Estilo
Top Dance/Electronic Album:
The Chainsmokers, Bouquet
The Chainsmokers, Collage
Flume, Skin
Kygo, Cloud Nine
Lindsey Stirling, Brave Enough
Top Christian Album:
Casting Crowns, The Very Next Thing
Lauren Daigle, How Can It Be
Joey + Rory, Hymns
Hillary Scott & The Family, Love Remains
Skillet, Unleashed
Top Gospel Album:
Tamela Mann, One Way
Kirk Franklin, Losing My Religion
Travis Greene, The Hill
Tasha Cobbs, One Place: Live
Hezekiah Walker, Better: Azusa – The Next Generation 2
Top Hot 100 Song:
The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey, “Closer”
The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya, “Don’t Let Me Down”
Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla, “One Dance”
Justin Timberlake, “Can’t Stop The Feeling!”
Twenty One Pilots, “Heathens”
Top Selling Song:
The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey, “Closer”
The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya, “Don’t Let Me Down”
Drake Featuring, WizKid & Kyla “One Dance”
Justin Timberlake, “Can’t Stop The Feeling!”
Twenty One Pilots, “Heathens”
Top Radio Song:
The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey, “Closer”
The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya, “Don’t Let Me Down”
Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla, “One Dance”
Sia Featuring Sean Paul, “Cheap Thrills”
Justin Timberlake, “Can’t Stop The Feeling!”
Top Streaming Song (Audio):
The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey, “Closer”
Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla, “One Dance”
D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty, “Broccoli”
Rihanna, “Needed Me”
The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk, “Starboy”
Top Streaming Song (Video):
The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey, “Closer”
Desiigner, “Panda”
Zay Hilfigerr & Zayion McCall, “JuJu On That Beat (TZ Anthem)
Rae Sremmurd Featuring Gucci Mane, “Black Beatles”
Twenty One Pilots, “Heathens”
Top Collaboration:
The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey, “Closer”
The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya, “Don’t Let Me Down”
Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla, “One Dance”
Sia Featuring Sean Paul, “Cheap Thrills”
The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk, “Starboy”
Top R&B Song:
Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla, “One Dance”
Bruno Mars, “24K Magic”
Rihanna, “Needed Me”
Rihanna Featuring Drake, “Work”
The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk, “Starboy”
Top R&B Collaboration:
Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla, “One Dance”
PARTYNEXTDOOR Featuring Drake, “Come And See Me”
Rihanna Featuring Drake, “Work”
The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk “I Feel It Coming”
The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk, “Starboy”
Top Rap Song:
Desiigner, “Panda”
Drake, “Fake Love”
D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty, “Broccoli”
Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert, “Bad And Boujee”
Rae Sremmurd Featuring Gucci Mane, “Black Beatles”
Top Rap Collaboration:
D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty, “Broccoli”
Zay Hilfigerr & Zayion McCall, “JuJu On That Beat (TZ Anthem)
Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello, “Bad Things”
Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert, “Bad and Boujee”
Rae Sremmurd Featuring Gucci Mane, “Black Beatles”
Top Country Song:
Kenny Chesney Featuring Pink, “Setting The World On Fire”
Florida Georgia Line, “H.O.L.Y.”
Florida Georgia Line Featuring Tim McGraw, “May We All”
Little Big Town, “Better Man”
Keith Urban, “Blue Ain’t Your Color”
Top Country Collaboration:
Dierks Bentley Featuring Elle King, “Different For Girls”
Kenny Chesney Featuring Pink, “Setting The World On Fire”
Eric Church Featuring Rhiannon Giddens, “Kill A Word”
Florida Georgia Line Featuring Tim McGraw, “May We All”
Chris Young Featuring Vince Gill, “Sober Saturday Night”
Top Rock Song:
Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons with Logic & Ty Dolla $ign Featuring X Ambassadors, “Sucker For Pain”
Twenty One Pilots, “Heathens”
Twenty One Pilots, “Ride”
Twenty One Pilots, “Stressed Out”
X Ambassadors, “Unsteady”
Top Latin Song:
Daddy Yankee, “Shaky Shaky”
Enrique Iglesias Featuring Wisin, “Duele El Corazon”
Nicky Jam, “Hasta El Amanecer”
Shakira Featuring Maluma, “Chantaje”
Carlos Vives & Shakira, “La Bicicleta”
Top Dance/Electronic Song:
The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey, “Closer”
The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya, “Don’t Let Me Down”
Calvin Harris Featuring Rihanna, “This Is What You Came For”
Major Lazer Featuring Justin Bieber & MO, “Cold Water”
DJ Snake Featuring Justin Bieber, “Let Me Love You”
Top Christian Song:
Lauren Daigle, “Trust In You”
Hillary Scott & The Family, “Thy Will”
Skillet, “Feel Invincible”
Ryan Stevenson Featuring GabeReal, “Eye Of The Storm”
Zach Williams, “Chain Breaker”
Top Gospel Song:
Jekalyn Carr, “You’re Bigger”
Tasha Cobbs, Featuring Kierra Sheard “Put A Praise On It”
Kirk Franklin, “Wanna Be Happy??”
Travis Greene, “Made A Way”
Hezekiah Walker, “Better”
Rapper A-Q, in a new interview, has disclosed what he feels is the problem of the hip hop culture in Nigeria.
Speaking with Planet TV, the G-Boys crooner, stated that the issues facing the hip hop culture was brought upon it by the rappers making a name/money ff of this genre.
According to A-Q, Nigerian rappers, in a bid to stay relevant, pitch their tent in the pop-section, creating issues for themselves and even the genre.
JTE Gist: I Have Collaborations With Chris Brown, Trey Songz And Diplo – Wizkid
By Unknown - Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Starboy Wizkid, is here to take the reign and yes, we are all for it.,
The singer, who will be dropping his EP ”Sounds From The Other Side” in June, 2017, during an interview with BBC 1Xtra, revealed some top US acts, he has collaborations with.
According to the Daddy YO crooner, the likes ofChris Brown, Diplo, Trey Songs, Drake and a couple of other top acts will be featured artistes on his EP.
Marvin crew act Korede Bello unveils his first visual ”Butterfly”from is Belloved album titled butterfly
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