QTASI TO UNVEIL OWN PORTAL

Like all personalities, singer Q-Tasi will be unveiling his own portal where he can interact with his fans and do business as well.

The Chips Funga hitmaker who was named the highest paid singer by Homeboyz Radio at the inaugural Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK) Awards.

The award covered the period when Q Tasi released two of his biggest songs, Ocha and Chips Funga.

Since then, the

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WIZKID AND BANKY W ANNOUNCE EME’S “BADDEST” CONCERT

Empire Mates Entertainment, Nigeria’s leading record label, has announced that they will round up activities for the year with a ground breaking live-in concert tagged “The Baddest”.

The concert which will hold on Friday, December 21, 2012 at The Grounds, Ocean View restaurant in Victoria Island, Lagos will have the EME superstars led by R&B powerhouse, Banky W and internationally renowned

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LATE SAITOTI'S SON UNVEILED CRANIUM INK COMPANY

Tonight Zack Saitoti and business partner Jeff Kegeri are launching their company Cranium Ink.

Cranium Ink is a design house that specializes in photography and graphic design, and tonight they are launching their on-line magazine ‘Watch This Space Magazine’. Watch this Space Magazine is a magazine highlighting Kenyan fashion and design. The launch edition features 9 fashion houses

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SK BLUE TO LAUNCH SMS SERVICE

Tomorrow, Gospel singer SK Blue will launch an SMS service for his company, Sakata Media.

Dubbed Sakata Mobi, the SMS service will be involved in ringtone service, bulk SMS, short codes and other value added services.

SK whose real name is Samuel Kuria is the co founder of Sakata media that runs an audio production studio and a video editing outfit that has worked with artists the likes of

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BONGO SINGER SHARO MILIONEA DIES

According to Tanzanian news reports, bongo singer Sharo Millionea is dead.

The singer was driving from Dar Es Salaam to Tanga on Monday night when he was involved in a fatal accident.

Tanga police boss,Costantine Massawe told the press that the singer whose real name is Hussein Ramadhani was driving alone in the car when the accident occurred.

The car, a Toyota Harrier veered off the road,

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ZONKE'S KENYA TOUR WITH TUSKER MALT

Visiting South African singer Zonke was the second African act to perform at the members’ at the Tusker Malt Lager Club 100 affair at the Arboretum.




The lounge style set up at the gardens saw the South African soul singer take the stage at 9pm. After Eddy Grey and his band had finished their hour long set.
The singer performed singles off her two albums Ina Ethe (Give and Take in Isixhosa)

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GRANDPA RECORDS DENY THEIR EVENT FAILED AND WAS RAIDED BY COPS

A press statement from Grandpa Records deny that the monthly gig dubbed Grandpa Nite - where they launched their mix tape Chapa Fimbo ya Pili – failed terribly.

The statement claims, “over 500 people” were in attendance and that the event was a success up to the point where “20 administration police officers” stormed the club and “confiscated secrets lounge equipments”.

The statement adds:

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BAMBOO'S SISTER SIGNED TO NAIJA'S CHOCOLATE CITY

Bamboo's small sister, Victoria Kimani has been signed to Naija based Chocolate City family!
Victoria who is based in the US is said to have caught Chocolate City‘s attention when she uploaded her cover version of Ice Prince “Oleku” online last year.

Basically, She is the first Kenyan act to be signed to the music label.
The news was unveiled today at a presser held by the label to introduce

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YVONNE NELSON HOSTS THE BIG FRIDAY SHOW IN GHANA!

This week on Nigeria’s favourite TV program, MTV’s The Big Friday Show will take over the city of Accra, Ghana.

Ghanaian screen diva, Yvonne Nelson will co-host this week’s episode with all-time comedian and host, Basketmouth at the lush Aphrodisiac Lounge in Accra.

The sexy actress will take us through her list of achievements and will also answer questions in the Ask/Reply segment from

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KINGWA: "A PROPHET IS LEAST APPRECIATED AT HOME"

Presidential hopeful, Kingwa Kimenchu has been the butt of every social media joke from going commando to starring in divorce cases.

Today, she hit up her Facebook page to highlight that there is "little faith" from Kenyan who are "line up behind these vultures and hurl stones at a young, defenseless innocent girl..." who is trying to do what no other has done.

Here is what she wrote:

"In

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GET READY FOR DETS ON THE BEHIND THE SCENES FOR CHANNEL O AWARDS

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of Africa’s hottest music awards, the Channel O Music Video Awards?

For the very first time viewers will get a sneak peak at how some of the artists prepare for their big appearances on the show on OMVA Awards Journal.




A lot of work goes into producing an awards show and more often than not the most dramatic incidents happen backstage

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ELDEE, DAVIDO, ICEPRINCE AND FLAVOUR AUDITION FOR MTV BASE VJ SEARCH!

Social media have been ablaze with news about the MTV Base VJ Search as the Nigerian music industry gets behind the search for a brand new MTV Base VJ.

A-list celebs have taken over Twitter using the hashtag #BaseVJSearch to talk about the search. These celebs include 2Face, P-Square’s Peter Okoye, Ice Prince, Davido, Banky W, Eldee, Basketmouth, Waje, and Toolz.

Others include DJ Spinall, DJ

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IS PREZZO PLANNING TO RELOCATE TO NIGERIA?

Well, according to Nigerian TV station Channels TV, Prezzo said he will be “relocating to Lagos”.

Giving an interview on the channel's Saturday morning show, Sunsrise Prezzo told show hosts Alero Edu and Kayode Akintemi, “My purpose here is to broaden my musical career. We do have music producer back home (Kenya) but change is always good. As long as you change for the better, nobody can be

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SCENES FROM CHANNEL O AWARDS

 
The 9th Annual Channel O Music Video Awards, brought to you by DStv and DStv Mobile, delivered 14 winners at a glitz-filled evening that more than made the case for Africa being the hottest thing on planet music right now!

Heading the winner’s list was Nigerian superstar D’Banj who capped an amazing 2012 by taking home the most anticipated award of the night Most Gifted Video of the Year for

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ARTHUR K WEIGHS IN ON THE DJ VS ARTISTES ISSUE

The on going battle between DJs and artistes/MCSK over the paying of license fees has created a rift between the spin masters and the talent.

Arthur K has given his two cents on the issue with his opinion skewed towards the DJs.
The wrote on his Facebookpage : “This is too much especially for guys who are hustling and trying to make it in the industry as a DJ. Another thing that needs to be

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KAZ NEEDS YOUR HELP!

Friends of Kaz have opened and Facebook Event to try and fundraise money to clear a pending hospital bill so as to “lay #MamaKaz to rest”.

The Facebook Event titled R.I.P Mama Kaz highlight’s it’s purpose.
The introduction reads, “Dear friends, family & fans of Kaz (Karen Lucas), the Lucas family needs our support during this difficult time. Kaz lost her precious mother at 6pm on Tuesday

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BLACKBERRY JAM SESSION COMES TO KENYA

Kenya’s first ever BlackBerry® Jam Session will take place in Nairobi on Saturday, 17 November 2012.

This Super Hackathon event is one of many hosted around the world ahead of the game-changing launch of the next-generation BlackBerry® 10 platform and gives developers the opportunity to turn their app ideas into reality.

This follows the very successful BlackBerry® Mini Jam in Nairobi held in

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JMARTINS NAMED AFRICAN MUSIC AMBASSADOR AT GIAMA AWARDS

Award winning artiste and producer, JMartins has been named African Music Ambassador by the organizers of Golden Icon Academy Movie Awards (GIAMA) which took place at the Morris Cultural Center, Houston, USA recently.

The afro pop singer who recently dropped a new single, ‘Kpomo’ was accorded the honor based on his outstanding achievements in the African music industry.

Speaking at the

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KAZ' MUM DIES

Singer Kaz - Karen Lucas - has lost her mother.

According to Bernard Kioko of Bernsoft, the Run Run Run star lost her mother yesterday.
Bernard posted the news on his Facebook page.
Here is what he wrote...



My condolences to Kaz and her family.

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BUSARA PROMOTIONS CLEARS AIR ON BI KIDUDE'S CASH

Busara Promotions was set up as a cultural NGO in Zanzibar in 2003. Its main event each year is the Sauti za Busara music festival. It is a popular festival bringing people together in celebration of music from East Africa, Africa and the diaspora.

On 9th November 2012, Busara Promotions held a press conference in Zanzibar on the issue of Africa’s legendary song bird Fatma Baraka popularly

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HOW TO BE OCTOMONTANA

Rapper Octopizzo has drawn y'all a blue print of how to be like his alter ego, Octomontana.

Here are the steps for ya...







Number one

Be the dude that looks out for your boy when he wants to piga a barbie - yaani rich boy - ngeta .

Number two

Have a designated corner or area where you and your boy chill and wait for someone to thug. You can do so as you spit rhymes...



Number three

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BANKY W IS BACK

E.M.E Chairman, Banky W, was expected to deliver the very highly anticipated #R&BW album earlier this year... however, in a move that caught his numerous fans and followers by surprise, he postponed the release of his solo material to put the EME Crew in the forefront.

This turned out to be a good decision for the crew, as 2012 witnessed the release of the "Empire Mates State Of Mind" album

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