Category: Entertainment

Nigerian Breweries and Access Bank Announce New Music Show ‘Access The Stars’

In a move that signals the biggest partnership in Nigerian music, Nigerian Breweries (through Star Lager Beer) and Access Bank have announced ‘Access The Stars’, a groundbreaking collaborative music platform to discover, groom and amplify the next generation of Nigerian talents.

Access The Stars is a new platform created for exceptional and aspirational Nigerians in the music industry to be discovered, refined, and empowered to reach higher heights by accessing their star potential. Successful artists will get to tour with the best of Nigerian artists on ‘The Trek’ across the country, giving the grassroots access to the stars to learn one-on-one.

This move explores the intersection between business and a shared love for the rich entertainment culture of Nigeria. Over the years, Access Bank and Nigerian Breweries have built consumer-focused music assets like Star Mega Jam, Star Music – The Trek, Star Quest and BAFest. With Access The Stars, Nigerian Breweries and Access Bank are together, consolidating the trajectory of “Discovering, Refining and Showcasing” the best of Nigeria’s musical talents.

Commenting on the new initiative, Herbert Wigwe, Access Bank MD/CEO stated that Access The Stars is borne out of the desire of both brands to continue to connect with people through the one platform they both have in common which is music. “Both our brands share a long history of creating excellent musical experiences for not just our customers, but the wider Nigerian audience, and this is us expanding on that,” he said.

Discovered talents will tour on ‘The Trek’, alongside a roster of stars that include; Tiwa Savage, Burna Boy, Flavour, Phyno, Olamide, Kcee, among others.

Hosting Access The Stars will be music superstar Dare Art Alade, with television host and radio personality, Olive Emodi as co-host. Choreographer and CEO Imagneto Dance Company, Kaffy, Nigerian Music Producer, Tee-Y Mix and Nigerian Music Star, Seyi Shay will judge the talents to be found across Nigeria.

Speaking on the new partnership, Managing Director of Nigerian Breweries Plc., Jordi Burrut Bel says:

“Access Bank and Nigerian Breweries have the shared interest of serving Nigerian customers, and through this partnership, we are harnessing our collective strengths to shape an exciting future. Via this collaboration, we will give hidden gems access to shine by discovering, polishing and showcasing them to Nigerians, Africans and the world.”

Access Bank today is the largest bank in Nigeria and Africa’s leading bank by customer base. It is a full-service commercial bank operating through a network of more than 600 branches and 29 million customers.

Nigerian Breweries Plc, is the pioneer and largest brewing company in Nigeria. It serves the Nigerian market spanning 800,000 retail outlets with a consumer base of over 45 million Nigerians.

The Resurrection of Hip-Hop In The Nigerian Music Industry

–  Osho Oluwatosin, Lagos

For some weeks now, one of the industries that has received so much attention lately is the Nigerian music industry due to the content flying around the industry.

A lot of music fans have been enjoying this atmosphere as some claim it is very healthy for music especially for the lovers of hip-hop.

Not to keep you in suspense, all I am talking about it the most recent diss tracks flying around in the hip hop sector of the Nigerian music industry. The hip hop industry has really come alive than it has ever been in the past few years.

It all started with one of Chocolate city’s latest signee, Blaqbones, who claims to be the best rapper in Africa shading fellow rapper, Davolee, who was under Olamide’s imprint and Wale Turner, a rapper too, in a song which he was featured on titled ‘Define Rap’ by VJ Adams.

In his verse, he mentioned that ‘Where was Davolee and Wale Turner when sh*t got real’.

Just when we thought it was going to end with that, little did we know that something bigger was cooking between Vector and M.I, who have been counterparts over the years.

Vector pulled the trigger by releasing a diss track for M.I titled ‘Tetracycline’ , this received so many comments from hip-hop lovers especially for the fact that Vector is one who has been able to maintain his stature as one of the best rapper Nigeria has got.

While we were still waiting for M.I to respond, Vector pulled the second shot at M.I, whoop!, it was just another huge shot again as Mr Incredible fans were off balance as they listened to the second track.

Still in the midst of Vector and MI’s diss, Davolee who got a shade from Blaqbones responded and didn’t just fire the shot at Blaqbones alone but also Dremo, Falz, Poe, Ycee, Vector.His reply was such an epic one as people ever expected that he would kill so many birds with just one stone.

He mentioned how Blaqbones is just disrespectful, how Falz isn’t worthy of being a lyricist, how Ycee career went down, how Poe can’t drop hits, how vector delved into commercial music while challenging Dremo to battle him if he can.

However, Dremo actually did!, He replied with a diss track titled ‘Scape Goat’, the album art alone spoke so many messages and the lyrical prowess was just waow. He said in one his lines that he would turn Davolee to a mini-davolee, and how Davolee wears fake chains.

In less than 24hours, Davolee responded and said Dremo has used his glory to gather IG Followers who will still come for his funeral and asked if he bought the 30BG-Ice with his money, he also praised Davido for uplifting Dremo.

The whole thing got interesting when M.I responded to Vector’s diss tracks in a song titled ‘Viper’. He was so strategic to have released it on World Teachers’ day, creating an impression that he wants to school vector.

He made it known in the song that he didn’t do a diss track but a compassion, he repeatedly called Vector’s first name ‘Lanre’ in the song like he was referring to his son.

M.I also stated in his song that the fact that his son is taller than him doesn’t mean he won’t prostrate, recall that Vector had earlier shaded M.I for his height in the second diss track.

All these made Nigerians and music lovers give so much attention to Hip-Hop again in the country. It would be worthy of being noted that Rappers have delved into commercial music in order to make ends meet because they believe Nigerians don’t appreciate rap, however, with this, one would be left with no choice than to Say the real Hip-Hop is still alive.

Hip-hop has always been about rap battle, diss tracks, just for the fun of it, to create entertainment for the fans and have the fans anticipate their favourite rappers’ next diss track.

It already looked like the real Hip-Hop has been killed due to the stakeholders leaving the scene to another genre of music but with the latest development; Hip-Hop has resurrected again in the Nigerian music industry.

AFRICA FILM FOR IMPACT FESTIVAL UNVEILS, CALLS FOR ENTRIES

Film For Impact Foundation in partnership with High Definition Film Studio is set to receive entries for the maiden edition of “Africa Film For Impact Festival (AFFIF)”.
Africa Film For Impact Festival (AFFIF) is dedicated to showcasing, celebrating, and empowering films and filmmakers committed to social change themes in movie production across the continent of Africa.
The Film Festival which will screen short and feature films with purpose over a 3 day period, will also host master classes, panel discussions, and workshops on filmmaking, creating content for social change, behavioral insight, communications, monitoring and evaluation etc.
Also a major feature in the festival is a Pitching Session, where fellows of the Film For Impact Fellowship get to pitch their great ideas to donors. All films to be screened at AFFIF must address a specific social issue as the central theme of the film.
Films must Entertain, Educate, Inspire, and Give Hope. Running time for the films is 3-30 minutes for short films, and 60-90 minutes for feature films.
The festival will climax with an Impact Award Night which will honor extraordinary achievements in filmmaking. Award category includes Screenplay, Cinematography, Creativity (Director), and Social Impact awards. Stakeholders in both filmmaking and the social change sector are a major audience for this festival.
The maiden edition of Africa Film For Impact Festival (AFFIF) is scheduled to hold May 28-30, 2020 in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja.
Partnership Opportunities avails for International Organizations, Government, Private Organizations, NGOs, CEOs, Embassies and High Commissions, Impact Investors, both commercial and social change stakeholders, as well as individuals to partner with Africa film For Impact Festival in whatever capacity they would be willing.
Africa Film For Impact Festival (AFFIF) is powered by Film For Impact Fellowship, a brain child of Film For Impact Foundation, the 3rd arm of High Definition Film Studio.
The Fellowship is a community for filmmakers who share a common goal to pioneer change in Nigeria and across the African continent using film. Currently the fellowship is established in the 6 geopolitical zones in Nigeria with a cumulative of 90 fellows and 24 leaders. 6 groundbreaking films produced by these zones will be premiering at the 2020 Africa Film For Impact Festival. For more on the foundation please visit www.filmforimpact.org.
Entries for AFFIF officially opened October 1, 2019 and all entries are received via the international festival platform “Filmfreeway”. To enter a film for the festival, log on to www.filmfreeway.com and search for “Africa Film For Impact Festival, and enter your film.
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For any enquires or correspondence, please send an email to affif.com.ng@gmail.com call 08171152769. 08118134152. For more information on the festival please visit www.affif.com.ng
High Definition Film Studio is supported by John D & Catherine T MacArthur Foundation.
God bless the federal republic of Nigeria.
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Star-Studded Movie “The Enemy I Know” to Hit Cinema October 11

A new must see movie produced by veteran nollywood actress, Rita Daniels would hit the Cinemas across the country from October 11, 2019.

The movie according to Rita Daniels who is the mother of one of Nollywood fast-rising actress, Regina Daniels, is a first of its kind thriller, produced to give Nigerian movie lovers a good value for their money.

Reeling out the synopsis, she noted that “it is about a billionaire whose death under suspicious circumstance sees member of his family scramble for his wealth, leaving one to start wondering their role in his demise.

Who is the enemy within? Let’s find out at the cinemas.

The movie according to the producer will be hitting the cinemas on October 11, 2019. In her words “The movie has a very strong societal message. It is about the happenings in our every day life.”

The process of shooting the movie is said to have runs into hundreds of million Naira, the producer confirms this in her statement “We have so far invested over N150million in the movie production and with what we have invested, we know it is worth it.

The Star-studded movie have as cast popular actors like; Regina Daniels, Sola Sobowale, Jide Kosoko, Ken Eric’s, Tana Adelena, Broda Shaggy, hip hop star, Naira Marley, Bolanle Ninolowo, Woli Arole, Rita Daniels and others.

The movie was shot in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.9

RUNTOWN REMINDS LAGOS THAT TRACE LIVE IS THE ULTIMATE MUSIC PLATFORM FOR ARTISTS TO SHOWCASE THEIR SKILLS

TRACE NAIJA hosted the kick off to Runtown’s “Sound God Africa Tour” with a special edition of TRACE Live on Wednesday 25th of September at the storied, Terra Kulture in Victoria Island, Lagos.

The concert was preceded by a cocktail hour where event partners Lord’s Gin, TomTom, Munch It and Pepsi treated event goers to drinks, snacks and candy. The cocktail hour also served as an interactive networking session with the industry insiders and Runtown fans alike mingled and made memories

Around 9:30pm Runtown hit the stage opening with his song, ‘Lucie’. Backed by a 10-piece live band the singer ran through hit after hit including, ‘Emergency’, ‘Lagos to Kampala’, ‘Pain Killer’, ‘Bend Down Pause’, ‘The Banger’, ‘Mad Over You’, and ‘Energy’. The audience was on their feet for the whole show, with Runtown providing an electrifying performance that solidified his authority in the Afrobeats space and served as the perfect launch for his upcoming LUSAKA city, “Sound God Africa Tour”.

TRACE Live, which has raised the bar for live music events in Lagos, has previously presented Omawumi, Flavour, Falz TheBahdGuy, Adekunle Gold, Tubaba, Wande Coal and Reekado Banks backed by live bands. The concert series is set to host two more acts before the year runs out.  TRACE Live is presented in partnership with TRACE NAIJA, Bolanle Austin-Peters and Cabal Entertainment.

BBnaija 4: Tacha Evicted, While Mercy was given Strikes

Nigerian reality TV show Big Brother Nigeria has wielded the big stick on on the duo of Tacha and Mercy after the two had engaged in a shouting match earlier today.

Tacha was disqualified out-rightly from the show while her fight mate Mercy was given two strikes.

We will be keeping you posted on things…

TOP NIGERIAN ARTISTES THRILL FANS AT THE ZENITH BANK ASPIRE MUSIC FESTIVAL

It was a night filled with magnificence and splendor as music lovers and fun seekers were treated to topnotch entertainment at the Zenith Bank Aspire Music Festival which held on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at the Harbour Point Event Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos.

The musical festival lived up to its billing as the most anticipated entertainment event of the year, as the audience were treated to electrifying and captivating musical performances by Nigeria’s top artistes including Olamide, Flavour, Phyno, Niniola, Mayorkun and Rema.

Also on hand to anchor the event and thrill the audience with rib-cracking jokes was Kenny Black, while celebrity hypeman, Do2dtun, revved up the crowd throughout the night.

Indeed, the crowd could not have asked for a better and more enthralling night as the artistes took to the stage one after the other treating the audience to their major hit songs. From Olamide’s rave-of-the-moment song “Pawon” to Rema’s “Dumebi”, Niniola’s Maradona, Mayorkun’s “Mama”, Phyno’s “Fada Fada” and Flavour’s “Ada Ada”, the audience well held spellbound throughout the night and got real value for their time.

The breathtaking festival, which is one of a series of events lined up by Zenith Bank to usher in “Style by Zenith 2.0”, the bank’s annual lifestyle fair which takes place towards the end of the year, will no doubt linger in people’s memories for many years to come.

Rider lottery launches Daily million, Lucky lady and Food basket into Nigerias lotto market.

Rider lottery, an online lottery enterprise Powered by ridder software Nigeria Limited. Is out with three exciting lotto products
Geared towards giving Nigerians opportunity to become millionaire through lottery .

In its latest press Release, the management of Rider lottery stated that rider lottery has entered the Nigerian lottery market with the UK model of National lottery In which several people have benefited through lottery to improve their income and impart on their lifestyle thereby improving on their revenue

The lottery which is basically for adults from 18 years and above as done globally is now in Nigeria..

The three brand new products played with 6 numbers in a set played within numbers one to forty nine in 3 straight lines is generated by a power ball machine in a very transparent and open method gives Nigerians the opportunity of becoming a millionaire dail Prospective player’s are advised to visit ..www.ridderlottery.com and play now

The maiden draw and lunch will take effect on 28th September 2019 and will be streamed live on all the social media handles. There’s a special bonus number for prospective players on the first draw. According to the chairman of (Ridder Sports Software Nig Limited) Mr Ola Omotoso “i’m excited to alleviate poverty in
Nigerians through rider lottery..”he stated

The chances of becoming millionaire through
Daily millions _which plays daily

Lucky Lady_ Plays every Wednesdays

Food basket_ Plays every Saturdays

With a twice daily draw, begins from Now. Players are advice to start playing now to increase their chances of winning daily millions.

SPECIAL EDITION OF TRACE LIVE KICKS OFF RUNTOWN’S SOUNDGOD AFRICA TOUR

A special edition of TRACE Live will kick off afro-international singer Runtown’s “Sound God Africa Tour”, on September 25th at Terra Kulture, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Created by TRACE NAIJA, TRACE Live is a series of showcases which brings the music of Africa’s best talents to life on stage, with the backing of a live band. After the September 25th opening, Runtown’s, “Sound God Africa Tour” will head to Ivory Coast, Gabon, Gambia, Namibia, Senegal and other countries soon to be announced.

Runtown’s music career began in 2007, and has grown to include collaborations with an array of notable acts including Davido, DJ Khaled, Major Lazer, Nasty C and Wizkid. His 2016 single, “Mad Over You” moved the world of music, and propelled him to stardom.

TRACE Live is produced by TRACE Naija, alongside partners Bolanle Austin Peters and Cabal Entertainment. The event has raised the bar, introducing a new standard for live music, which through, consistency in sound, and extraordinary performing artists and bands – has created a series of unforgettable experiences for the Nigerian audience. Past editions include, Omawumi, Flavour, Falzthebahdguy, Adekunle Gold, Tubaba, Wande Coal and Reekado Banks.

Fans are encouraged to get their passes early as TRACE Live x Runtown Sound God Africa on September 25th is sure to sell out as past shows have. Tickets are available now on NAIRABOX and if you are out of town, click HERE to join the Facebook Live stream.

To keep up with all things TRACE NAIJA and for your chance to win tickets connect with us on @TRACENAIJA on all platforms.

All Set as Lagos awaits Zenith Bank’s Aspire Music Festival

All is now set for the “Zenith Bank Aspire Music Festival” holding on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at the Harbour Point Event Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos by 5pm.

Dubbed as the most anticipated entertainment event of the year, the breathtaking festival promises to be a night to remember, as it will feature captivating and thrilling musical performances by some of Nigeria’s biggest artistes including Olamide, Flavour, Phyno, Niniola, Mayorkun and Rema.

Also on hand to anchor the event and trill the audience with rib-cracking jokes is Kenny Black, while celebrity hypeman, Do2dtun, will be revving up the crowd throughout the night.

The Festival, which is a must attend event for music lovers, tourists and fun seekers, is one of a series of events lined up by Zenith Bank to usher in “Style by Zenith 2.0”, the bank’s annual lifestyle fair which will take place towards the end of the year.

Attendance at the music festival is exclusively reserved for Zenith Bank customers. However, non-Zenith customers can still participate by simply opening a Zenith Bank account and registering to attend at www.zenithbank.com/style.

Zenith Bank Plc is recognized as one of the most innovative financial institutions in Nigeria and was voted the most customer-focused bank in Nigeria for the Retail and SME segments in the 2018 KPMG Annual Banking Industry Customer Satisfaction Survey (BICSS).

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