Lisbon, Portugal | AFP | Jubilant Portugal on Sunday feted the country’s first ever Eurovision song contest victor Salvador Sobral, who suffers from a serious heart condition but triumphed with a melancholy ballad, with hundreds turning up to welcome him home. “When we are very good, we’re the best of …
Read More »Portuguese crooner wins Eurovision as conflict mars Kiev’s party
Kiev, Ukraine | AFP | Portugal won the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time ever early Sunday with a melancholy ballad performed by a singer who suffers from a serious heart condition. The fado-tinged song “Amar Pelos Dois” was performed by 27-year-old Salvador Sobral, who is awaiting a heart …
Read More »Shakira plans new album this month
New York, United States | AFP | Shakira announced Thursday that she will release a new album later this month after the superstar sported a reggaeton sound on her first single. Shakira, one of the top-selling Latin artists of all time, told her nearly 45 million Twitter followers that her …
Read More »RINGTONES: Mobile phones ring changes for Nigeria’s music industry
MTN, which has 60 million subscribers in Nigeria, says it is the largest distributor of music Lagos, Nigeria | AFP | Phizbarz is only 23 but hopes to become the next Nigerian Afropop star to be famous across Africa — and to get himself known and earn a living, he’s using …
Read More »Jay Z returning to festival circuit with tease of new music
New York, United States | AFP | Rap mogul Jay Z was confirmed Monday to play several upcoming festivals, adding to hints of a return to music after years focusing on his business empire. The husband of pop superstar Beyonce — who canceled at last month’s Coachella festival in California …
Read More »Kanye West exits social media
New York, United States | AFP | Rap superstar Kanye West, long a prolific user of Twitter, has disappeared from social media after months of erratic behavior. The husband of reality television star Kim Kardashian appeared to have deleted his accounts on Twitter and Instagram, with searches Friday for his …
Read More »CHAMELEONE: There shall be no divorce
Joseph Mayanja aka Jose Chameleone has reacted to reports that his wife Daniella Atim has filed for divorce. She is reported to have filed for divorce on Tuesday afternoon. “What God put together, No man shall put apart!! We are not Angels so no one is perfect. It’s not the …
Read More »PHOTOS: The Morgan Heritage show Kampala, UGANDA
PHOTOGRAPHS: The Royal Family of Reggae Morgan Heritage at Lugogo Cricket Oval Kampala, Uganda April 13. [View the story “PHOTOS: Morgan Heritage Live UGANDA” on Storify] Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »MENGO: Bobi Wine was occupying Kaazi-Busabala land illegally
Buganda’s Minister of Information and Protocol Noah Kiyimba has warned Bobi Wine to restrain his relatives from threatening Kingdom employees after a Kaazi-Busabala land dispute ended with the leading Ugandan musician’s property being razed to the ground. Musician, activist and humanitarian Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine was outraged by Friday’s demolition of part of …
Read More »Janet Jackson, husband split months after baby
New York, United States | AFP | Pop superstar Janet Jackson has split from her husband, the Qatari tycoon Wissam Al Mana, just months after they had a baby, reports said Monday. Several celebrity news sites, quoting unnamed sources, said that the 50-year-old younger sister of late King of Pop Michael …
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