Nigerian singer Omah Lay’s hit single, Bad Influence, was the most searched song of the year by Nigerian listeners on Shazam, Apple Music’s music recognition app. On its list of

Rap legend and entrepreneur Dr. Dre suffered a huge setback in court with a judge siding with his estranged wife Nicole Young and ordering the music mogul to hand over all his financial documents. It’s

Wizkid‘s fourth studio album ‘Made In Lagos’ has been listed among The Guardian UK‘s Top 50 Best Albums of 2020. The 14-track album, released on October 30, was ranked by the publication

Marsai Martin, who is known for playing Diane on ABC’s ‘Black-ish,’ has broken a Guinness World Record as the youngest Hollywood executive producer to work on a major production. Although

The Nigerian Oscars Selection Committee has selected Desmond Ovbiagele’s ‘The Milkmaid’ as Nigeria’s submission to the International Feature Film category of the 2021 Oscars. ‘The Milkmaid’ beat out several films, including Mo Abudu’s

Nigerian feature film, Eyimofe (This is My Desire) has won the Achilles Valdosta Award at the Torino International Film Festival in Italy.  Named after the famed Italian film critic, the

Oscar-nominated actor Elliot Page, the star of ‘Juno,’ ‘Inception’ and ‘The Umbrella Academy,’ has come out as transgender. “I love that I am trans. And I love that I am

Drake, Bad Bunny, Dua Lipa and The Weeknd are among the most-streamed artists of 2020, according to figures from Spotify. Bad Bunny is the audio platform’s most-streamed artist of 2020, with

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky have been rumoured to be romantically linked a few times, but sources have now confirmed the pair are dating again. The 32-year-old singer and the Harlem-bred rapper are

Disney Plus has updated the Marvel logo introduction to ‘Black Panther’ in honor of what would have been Chadwick Boseman’s 44th birthday. The company redesigned the logo intro to the film to honor Boseman,

Beyoncé’s ‘Brown Skin Girl,’ a song featuring Saint Jhn and Nigerian star Wizkid won the Video of the Year award at the 2020 Soul Train Awards. The song, dedicated to

A petition to remove actress Amber Heard from the Aquaman sequel has received over 1.5 million signatures. Heard’s role in the DC franchise has been under scrutiny since her ex-husband Johnny Depp lost his libel case

For the first time in its history, ART X Lagos, West Africa’s premier international art fair, will be an all-virtual affair, with exhibitions taking place online from 2nd to 9th December 2020. The fair’s

Kevin Hart has defended himself after facing backlash for describing his daughter as a “hoe” in a new Netflix special. The comedian released Zero F***s Given earlier this month, a standup show that was filmed

US rapper Lil Wayne has released his surprise DJ Khaled-hosted mixtape ‘No Ceilings 3’, the third installment in his ongoing mixtape series. The 20-track mixtape includes guest appearances from Young Thug, Gudda Guddda, Cory

‘Celia,’ the third studio album by Nigeria’s “Queen of Afrobeats” Tiwa Savage, has been named one of the 10 best albums of 2020 by Time Magazine. The 12-track album, released on

Nigerian musician Femi Kuti has come under attack by fans of pop star Burna Boy for what they claim is a subtle dig at the latter’s recent Grammy nominations. In

Netflix has halted plans for a second season of its debut African Original series, ‘Queen Sono’, despite its initial renewal. The decision to cancel production of the series’ second season

The MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) will return in early 2021 for the first time in four years. The awards which showcase African culture, music, and creativity will be held

Mads Mikkelsen will replace Johnny Depp as rogue wizard Gellert Grindelwald in the Fantastic Beasts series, Warner Bros have announced. Depp left the franchise earlier this month after losing a