The Weeknd Gets Annual Holiday in Canada for Super Bowl Performance
In honour of his halftime Super Bowl show, Toronto mayor John Tory announced the city’s decision to enshrine Feb. 7 as an annual holiday called “The Weeknd Day.” During his
In honour of his halftime Super Bowl show, Toronto mayor John Tory announced the city’s decision to enshrine Feb. 7 as an annual holiday called “The Weeknd Day.” During his
Christina Milian is set to assume Naya Rivera’s role in the YouTube-to-Starz Step Up TV series. Rivera had played a starring part, specifically the role of “Collette,” during the first
Mary Wilson, the longest-reigning original Supreme, has died at 76-years-old. Wilson died Monday night at her home in Las Vegas and the cause was not immediately clear, said publicist Jay
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has signed an exclusive first-look deal with Nigerian media company EbonyLife Media to develop scripted TV series. SPT gets the first look at all new EbonyLife-controlled
A ruckus brought by China over Canadian T-shirts bearing an altered logo of the New York hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan continued Wednesday, with China’s Foreign Ministry saying it didn’t buy
British-Nigerian filmmaker Akinola Davies Jr has won the short film grand jury prize at the Sundance Film Festival for his film, ‘Lizard.’ The film, Nigeria’s only submission at the prestigious
Taraji P. Henson announced a handful of the nominations, revealing that the actor, who passed away in August 2020, received a well-deserved nod in the Best Performance by an Actor in
After a year where the pandemic nearly emptied movie theaters, Netflix dominated nominations for the 78ths Golden Globe Awards, getting 20 nods — nearly three times as many as its
Award-winning Nigerian singer and songwriter Teni has revealed the name and expected date of her forthcoming debut album. In a video post shared on her social media platforms, the Dr Dolor
Filmmaker Ryan Coogler is set to expand the Black Panther universe with a new Disney+ series based in the Kingdom of Wakanda. A TV series set in Wakanda will be developed as part of
Atlanta rapper Silento has been arrested in the killing of his cousin who was found shot to death last month in DeKalb County, Georgia, according to authorities. Silento, whose real
‘The Milkmaid’ is officially the first Nigerian film to go to the Oscars after the Executive Committee for the International Feature Film category confirmed its eligibility for the 93rd Academy Awards. The Nigerian
Nigerian Banku star Mr. Eazi has announced a new EP called ‘Something Else’, which will be released February 19 via his own Banku Music/emPawa Africa. On Friday, Eazi shared his new single ‘The
Pioneering Hollywood actress Cicely Tyson, who was known for portraying strong and dynamic African-American characters, has died at the age of 96. Tyson’s death was announced by her family, via
An animated ‘Game of Thrones’ drama is reportedly in the early stages of development at HBO Max. Meetings with writers for the adult-leaning project, which would be similar in tone to HBO’s
Netflix has announced that the Regency-era British drama ‘Bridgerton’ is its biggest show ever with more than 82 million households tuning in to at least one partial episode in its first 28 days. It’s
Tributes have been pouring in for Nollywood actor Ernest Asuzu who has died at the age of 37. His wife Jennifer Asuzu who confirmed the news of his passing, revealing that the actor
Canadian star Tory Lanez has reportedly launched a bid to discuss allegations levelled against him by Megan Thee Stallion after a judge ordered him to stay silent. Lanez is facing charges over an alleged
The Nigerian film, ‘Omo Ghetto (The Saga),’ produced by actress Funke Akindele-Bello, is now Nollywood’s highest grossing movie of all time. In a statement released by the Cinema Exhibitors Association
The Nollywood-Bollywood collaboration, ‘Namaste Wahala’, will premiere on Netflix as an original. According to filmmaker Hamisha Ahuja, the anticipated film which has been acquired by Netflix as an original, will premiere
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