2FACE IDIBIA's MILLION VOICES FOR PEACE (MVP) PRESENTS "BREAK THE SILENCE"

In a timely response to the global call for the release of the abducted Chibok girls and the restoration of peace in Nigeria, galaxy of stars under the umbrella of 2face Idibia's Million Voices for Peace (MVP) project have recorded a song to articulate their call for peace and unity and raise funds to support the work of the Nigerian Red Cross.

MVP on this song features 2face Idibia, Precision Productions (Trinidad  Tobago), Samini (Ghana), K-Slim, PKD, Squadee (Ghana), Spyke, Sound Sultan, Essence, Righteousman, Jo El, Ferre Galo (DRC) and Machel Montano (Trinidad & Tobago).

Idibia, speaking from France stated thus: "The call for the safe return of the Chibok Girls and real work towards peace building must be sustained. This is just another step in the journey towards the promotion of peace and unity in our nation and the world."

According to Efe Omorogbe of Now Muzik/Hypertek Digital/960 MG, coordinator of the project, this is coming at a very crucial time when the reality of the situation has hit everyone really hard. This wonderful group of patriots, supported by their brothers from the sub continent and the Caribbean have done one better than tweet and shout. We believe the message will reach the people and that proceeds from sale will help the work of the Red Cross. We also intend to help mobilize volunteers to turn up and assist the Red Cross and NEMA in their humanitarian efforts.

We sincerely thank the artistes for their contribution and also acknowledge the invaluable support Mamadie Kobele Keita, Winnie Kigara, Kasey Phillips, Keke Ogungbe, Pamela Braid, Leslie Quaynor, Sola Animashaun, Emma Eboigbe, Justin Ukaegbu and the team at Now Muzik, Hypertek Digital/960 Music Group and the 2face Idibia Reach-Out Foundation.

The Artistes featured on the project are:
Machel Montana: He is the front man of the popular Soca band, The HD Family. During his career, which spans over 30 years, he has recorded several songs alongside many of Caribbean music's most popular acts, such as Alison Hind, Beenie Man, Calypso Rose, Burning Flames, Wyclef Jean, Canibus, Red Rat, Shaggy, Vybz Kartel, Buju Banton, Mr. Vegas, Doug-E-Fresh, Pitbull, and Busta Rhymes to name a few. He is arguably the biggest Soca artiste in the Caribbean.

PRECISION PRODUCTION: Precision Productions established and run by Kasey Phillips and Nikholai Greene, Trinidadian born production duo.

KASEY PHILIPS: Kasey "KC" Phillips is the son of legendary producer, guitarist and engineer Mr. Kenny Phillips of Trinidad and Tobago has been producing & engineering since the age of 12 years after practically growing up and living in his Dad's music studio from infancy. He currently works with most of the top Soca artistes of Trinidad & Tobago, producing, mixing, mastering & engineering.

SAMINI: formerly known as Batman Samini, is a multi-award winning Ghanaian Dancehall artiste. He has performed alongside international artistes like Sean Paul, Akon, Kevin Little, Shaggy, Wayne Wonder, Jay Z, Damien Marley, Bennie Man, and Chaka Demus & Pliers.

SQUADEE: Squadee is a Afro/Hip-Hop group based in New Jersey.. The group consists of four members SkiDazzit, Jimmy Dorgan, Mike Kensah, & Austino. Team SQ is on the quest to becoming the first African group to have members from different countries coming together to deliver a unique sound fusing the Nigerian and Ghanaian music flavors into one.

NAETO C: Multi-award winning rapper, song-writer, and producer. His career has spanned over 8 years professionally and he has 2 albums to his credit. He is currently signed to his own imprint White Kaftan Gang.

SOUND SULTAN: One of the Pioneers of Urban Nigerian Music, his career in show business started professionally in the 90’s. He started hosting shows in order to raise money for studio sessions. The most prominent show he emceed was a talent show that discovered the likes of P-Square and Mr. Raw Nwanne. Since then, he has gone on to release 6 albums, all to critical acclaim and he is a known associate of Haitian emcee, Wyclef.

Essence: A gifted singer whose career has spanned over a decade and is signed to one of Nigeria’s biggest urban record label, Kennis Music.

Righteousman: A music veteran whose career in music has spanned is a music artist whose genre of expression tends towards reggae. He is signed to Tongues of Unity Entertainment Company

Jo El:

PKD: One part of the quartet that make up Loose Kollective, PKD is a gifted emcee who also moonlights as a writer. Loose Kollective is managed by Now Muzik.

K SLIM: A young talented singer signed to Now Muzik Recordings. He was the winner of a talent search competition put together by Tony One Week in conjunction with Now Muzik.

SPYKE: Now Muzik Recordings’ in-house producer who is also a singer/songwriter.

2FACE: Multi-award winning singer/songwriter. Africa’s biggest urban music export.

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2FACE TO NIGERIAN POLITICIANS: "UNA DEY CRAZE, BEHAVE YOURSELVES!" (WATCH)

It’s not the first time African export 2face Idibia would be addressing Nigerian politicians, in the past, he had dedicated a whole song to them, in ‘for Instance,’ Idibia called them out, highlighting their numerous antics to siphoning public funds and ignoring the masses. Apparently, 2face is still upset that the supposed leaders are unrepentant about their selfish governance. “All these politicians, dem dey mess our brain up, they are embarrassing us. Make una behave unasef, una dey craze?”  Idibia lashed while hanging out with Hip TV crew in the United States. The pop star, who has just returned to Nigeria, further emphasized that the upright Nigerians would not let the politicians degenerate the country.

Watch 2face’s blunt address below:

  Source: Hip Hop WORLD Magazine

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Hot New Video from 2face’s Unstoppable Album - Raindrops

In late 2010 2face dropped his fourth studio album - The Unstoppable International Edition released through his label Hypertek Entertainment. Typical of 2face the album produced a bevy of hits.

In no time not only were they all being played on radio and television stations across the country, entertainment websites and blogs also shared the genius of 2Face's music. Today, we gladly present you our esteemed viewers and millions of 2face’s fans all over the world the official video to the hit track “RAINDROPS”.

The video was produced by Isaac Offei Awuah of EKB Studios and shot in Ghana.

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King Rokan smash hit MAGBAGBE ft 2FACE Idibia

American sensation “ KING ROKAN” is back with smash hit MAGBAGBE featuring African Superstar “ 2FACE IDIBIA”. The music video will be premiering later in the year. Watch out for the royal duo.

ABOUT KING ROKAN

Rokan Adekola (b. 1967) popularly known as King Rokan is a US-based Nigerian songwriter, recording artiste and performer. His music is a contemporary mix of Afro-juju, Fuji and Gospel Highlife with a soulful touch of traditional Yoruba rhythm. His songs are mostly in his Yoruba mother tongue and inspired by the desire to uplift and promote the rich indigenous culture of Africa.

Download track (here)

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Bez, 2face to rock SXSW in Texas.

Every March, thousands of young, jeans-wearing techies, filmmakers and musicians descend upon Austin, Texas, harboring dreams of getting noticed and hitting it big. They come not just for the balmy weather or the Tex-Mex food but for South by Southwest, a collection of conferences and festivals that's considered one of the most influential happenings on the annual cultural calendar.

The first South by Southwest Music Conference and Festival (SXSW) was held in 1987 in Austin, Texas. The music event has grown from 700 registrants in 1987 to over 16,000 registrants. As Austin has grown and diversified, film companies and high-tech companies have played a major role in the Austin and the Texas economies.

When you attend SXSW this coming March you can look forward to experiencing the music of acts such as Nigeria's super sun crooner, Bez and the award winning RnB sensation, Tuface Idibia alongside 400 artists across the globe. The event is slated for March 13-18 in Austin, Texas.

Other African acts scheduled to perform are Dela Botri & Hewale Sounds (Accra GHANA).

Dama do Bling (Maputo MOZAMBIQUE), and LIRA (Johannesburg SOUTH AFRICA).

See SXSW website for the full list.

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Is that 2face?! Y! Magazine does it again with a spectacular Celebration Issue!

… Magazine signing by 2face Idibia at The Palms, this Friday

It certainly brings to mind the iconic (Abraham) Lincoln Memorial at the National Mall in Washington DC! But it’s our very own African superstar, 2face Idibia; regal, confident, and positively sparkling on the cover of Y! Magazine – in what is certain to be another definitive issue.

“Forgive us for being excited!” says Chude Jideonwo, who is editor-in-chief of the magazine. “Our amazing team including photographer Obi Somto and stylist Maryanne Alabi have collaborated to deliver another stunning cover that magnificently conveys the near-legendary status of Innocent “2face” Idibia as well as the confident future that this edition captures so, dare I say, elegantly.”

In the interview, held on the last day of his 35th year, 2face speaks about the past 15 years of his music career; why the many risks he has taken have paid off, what he plans for the future; and why he thinks he has made it through the long haul. He also speaks about his new confidence in publicly speaking about his children, his thoughts about the women in his life from Vien Tetsola to Annie Macaulay, and the greatest lessons that life has taught him.

But that’s only the beginning! This edition of Y! Magazine features profiles of some intriguing young Nigerians. Wazobia FM’s Matse Uwatse speaks exclusively to Y! about her move from Wazobia to Nigeria 99.3; CP-Africa’s Nmachi Jidenma speaks about her job at Google Africa, and three bright stars from Northern Nigeria share their stories: entrepreneur Hassan Rilwan, political Bilyaminu Shinkafi, and mother-of-three photographer Aisha Augie-Kuta, who was this year’s The Future Awards Creative Artist of the Year.

Y!’s vision is to provoke thought and conversation beyond music, movies and fashion dialogue, and this edition continues in that tradition with features like Boko Haram & I, where CNN correspondent Alkassim Abdulkadir speaks about his experience meeting the dreaded leader of the sect; Where is the money?, where Aziza Uko shares the ‘secret’ on why many young people find it difficult to get sponsorship monies for their ideas, How to make chocolate, telling the amazing story of entertainment company Chocolate City, And the winner is…? Where we speak to the split-persona winner of the NLNG Prize for Literature Mai Nasara, and Generation Now, an editorial by Stanley Azuakola on why exactly Nigerians have a reason to celebrate.

A delightful fashion spread includes exclusive interviews with Canada-based Nigerian designer Dumebi Iyamah and UK-based model Eunice Olumide, along with designs from the Africa space at the New York Fashion Week.

There’s even more! Funke Akindele reveals her greatest fear, Chidynma is spotlighted as Bright Young Thing and Praiz as The Next Big Thing, Nse Ikpe-Etim reveals her deepest feelings and regrets, and the duo of Kingley James and XTRM Music’s Steve Babaeko speak about Faith and Travel. The #Hashtag section goes around 90 days of contemporary culture in Nigeria – with reviews of music, movies, places, television, blasts from the past, books, magazines, and more.

Tying it all up nicely is a colourful spread that gets us in the right mood for Christmas. 20 young celebrities tell Y! Magazine exactly what they want for Christmas – including Dolapo Oni, Omawumi Megbele, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Funke Bucknor-Obruthe, Linda Ikeji talking up everything from fab shoes to fast cars!

“The idea of this edition is simple,” said Jideonwo. “We went around the country looking for young Nigerians to celebrate and who give us hope in the country as we count down to the festive end-of-the-year months. These are young Nigerians from various sectors and of all stripes who give you a reason to be excited to be Nigerian. 2face is the headliner for that celebration – and what an exciting ride!”

Y! Magazine is available in Lagos and Abuja and will be available in several states and cities across the country. 2face will also be signing copies of the magazines for fans and readers at a media & VIP event at The Hub in The Palms, Lekki, Lagos. For more information, visit www.ynaija.com.


COVER CREDITS

Styling: Maryanne Alabi and Yemi Olowu

Makeup: Laide Pitan

Photography: Obi Somto

Location: Beni Apartments

COVER STOCKISTS

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Buttons Couture: 070 3680 2476.

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Ghana's Finest: BECCA to release 'Naked I am.'

From out of Ghana comes the beautiful, multiple award winning singer-songwriter, Becca. In the course of her career, which she started in 2007, she has made giant strides as a Ghanian singer. Working with and sharing the stage with Africa's biggest acts from Hugh Masekela, to 2face Idibia amongst many others. Her debut album, Sugar, was launched in November 2007 to moderate success. And in that time, her music has crossed over from Ghana to other parts of Africa.

Right now, she is at work on her Sophomore album, Naked I am. Already she has released three videos from it: African Woman, Push, Forever; with a fourth due out soon - Bad Man, Bad Girl on which she features Nigeria's finest, 2Face Idibia.

Olamild Ent's got exclusive photos from the Bad Man, Bad Girl Shoot with Tuface Idibia. Enjoy!



Becca - Forever


Becca - Push

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FUJI MAESTRO MURI THUNDER FT TUFACE AND HABEYANO IN KASAKASA

Fuji Maestro Muri Thunder a.k.a. Mr Music, never fails when it comes to music delivery and up-notch production. Mr Music- Muri Thunder features legendary Tuface and Habeyano in a project he calls Cosmopolitan Fuji. The Song itself is titled KasaKasa. The amazing part of this song is the blend of the Fuji of Mr Music with the Hiphop style of Tuface and danceall style of Habeyano.

In all these great guys have been able to deliver a real party rocker.

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2face Idibia, Fally Ipupa, Teargas, D'banj & others nominated for the 2011 BET Awards

Nominees have been announced for the 2011 BET Awards! From Nicki to RiRi to Young B, Weezy to Breezy to Yeezy—they're all here, and more. Look at the 2011 BET Awards, all star-studded!

Watch for a glittering awards ceremony scheduled

to air live from LA on the BET cable channel on Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 8 p.m. ET. This year's award will be hosted by ace comedian Kevin Hart. The producers have left no stone unturned to make this year's award night one to remember; the best international act category as opposed to the previous years was split into two sections: one for UK and the other for Africa. Smart move by BET! Last year's result was a bit devastating because many people assumed P Square was going to win based off the vote on BET's website. This year leaves Africa a better chance to take home the award.

Check out the 2011 nominees for the BET Awards.

Best International Act (Africa)

2Face Idibia (Nigeria)
D' Banj (Nigeria)
D-Black (Ghana)
Fally Ipupa (DR Congo)
Angelique Kidjo (Benin)
Teargas (South Africa)

Best Female R&B Artist
Marsha Ambrosius
Beyoncé
Keri Hilson
Jennifer Hudson
Rihanna

Best Male R&B Artist
Chris Brown
Cee-Lo Green
Bruno Mars
Trey Songz
Usher

Best Group
Diddy Dirty Money
Cali Swag District
N.E.R.D.
New Boyz
Travis Porter

Best Female Hip Hop Artist
Diamond
Cymphonique
Lola Monroe
Nicki Minaj

Best Male Hip Hop Artist
B.o.B
Drake
Lil Wayne
Rick Ross
Kanye West

Best Collaboration
B.o.B ft. Haley Williams of Paramore, "Airplanes"
Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes, "Look At Me Now"
Kanye West ft. Rihanna, "All of the Lights"
Chris Brown ft. Tyga & Kevin McCall, "Deuces"
Waka Flocka Flame ft. Roscoe Dash & Wale, "No Hands"
Rihanna ft. Drake, "What's My Name"

Best New Artist
J. Cole
Bruno Mars
Miguel
Willow Smith
Wiz Khalifa

YoungStars Award
Shenell Edmonds
Keke Palmer
Diggy Simmons
Jaden Smith
Willow Smith

Video of the Year
"Far Away" Marsha Ambrosius
"Airplanes" B.o.B ft. Hayley Williams of Paramore
"Look At Me Now" Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
"Pretty Girl Rock", Keri Hilson
"Whip My Hair" Willow Smith
"Runaway" Kanye West ft. Pusha T

Best Gospel
Byron Cage
Deitrick Haddon
Mary Mary
Karen Clark Sheard
BeBe & CeCe Winans

Centric Award
Marsha Ambrosius
Eric Benét
Cee-Lo Green
R. Kelly
Kem

Best International Act (UK)
VV Brown
Chipmunk
Laura Izibor
Skepta
Tinchy Stryder
Tinie Tempah

Best Actress
Halle Berry
Taraji P. Henson
Regina King
Zoë Saldana
Kerry Washington

Best Actor
Laz Alonso
Chris Brown
Don Cheadle
Idris Elba
Jamie Foxx

Best Movie
Death at a Funeral
For Colored Girls
Takers
The Book of Eli
Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married, Too?

Sportswoman of the Year
Tamika Catchings
Candice Dupree
Maya Moore
Serena Williams
Venus Williams

Sportsman of the Year
Carmelo Anthony
Kobe Bryant
LeBron James
Derrick Rose
Michael Vick

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FALLY IPUPA, 2FACE & J. MARTINS TO HEADLINE MTV LIVE EVENT IN LAGOS

FALLY IPUPA, 2FACE & J. MARTINS TO HEADLINE MTV LIVE EVENT IN LAGOS TO HELP RAISE AWARENESS FOR THE CHOOSE OR LOSE CAMPAIGN

Fally Ipupa, 2FACE and J. Martins will headline the first edition of MTV Live – MTV’s new live music night that will be taking over Africa in 2011.

On Friday April 1, 2011 at Tribeca in Lagos, MTV Live will see Congolese superstar Fally Ipupa give his first full live set performance in Nigeria, showing more of the star quality that wowed music fans at MAMA 2010, Lagos, in December. Fally Ipupa will perform a stunning live set with his full band and back-up dancers, including his signature, hip-shaking sensational song ‘Sexy Dance’. Nigerian favourite 2Face, who won Best Male and Artist of the Year at MAMA 2010, will be on hand at MTV Live, showcasing the trademark blend of reggae, R&B and traditional African musical influences that has

made him Nigeria’s favourite contemporary musician.

MTV Live will also witness an on-stage reunion between J. Martins and Fally Ipupa as they reprise their 2010 collaboration on the remix of Martins’ hit Jupa Remix. The first edition of MTV Live will be themed around ‘Choose or Lose’, MTV’s voter mobilization campaign, and

is designed to inspire and empower young Nigerians to exercise their right to vote ahead of the upcoming April elections. The event will also include an opportunity to see a screening of Rep 4 Naija, the cool music video

collaboration between Nigerian musicians eLDee, Sound Sultan, Black Twang, Naeto C,D'banj and M.I..

Fally Ipupa led the winners at the third edition of the MTV Africa Music Awards with Airtel (MAMA), taking home two trophies at the music awards ceremony at the Eko Expo Hall, Lagos on 11 December 2010. Nominated in four separate categories, Ipupa scored wins forBest Video (“Sexy Dance”) and Best Francophone act. Having first made his name with Koffi Olomide’s Quartier Latin, Ipupa subsequently scaled the heights of solo success with the release of his two solo albums “Droit Chemin” (2006) and “Arsenal de Belles Melodies” (2009).

Over on the wheels of steel to keep the MTV Live beats going until dawn will be Naija’s finest DJs including DJ Humility, resident DJ at Lagos based Rhythm FM, Beat FM’s DJ Caise and Cool FM’s DJ Jimmy Jatt.

Tickets to MTV Live will be available at Tribeca, 62 Adetokunbo Ademola, Victoria Island, Lagos, priced at 5000 Naira. MTV Live is produced in association with The Beat 99.9 FM.

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P Square ft. Tuface - Possibility (video)

Just in time for Valentine's Day, the hottest duo to come out of Africa released their possibility video in which they featured award winning RnB sensation 2face Idibia, also known as 'tubaba."

Possibility is the 4th track off of P Square's album; the only consequence for listening to this track is to fall in love.

This video was shot in South Africa and directed by Jude "Engees" Okoye about the same time with GIMME THAT. It was however delayed in order to promote gimme that. P SQUARE has been busy touring and are also getting set to hit the studio. There's serious work going on underground.

"The next P SQUARE album will be a step further from the experiment DANGER. The feedback from DANGER was impressive and gives us an idea of the direction to go for the next level. We appreciate the fans who have stood by P SQUARE throughout our career. Big shoutout to the blogs, radio DJs, tv stations and all the wonderful people who have our songs on their playlists. The critics and "frenemies" are appreciated too. U guys keep us striving to get better. It can only get better from hereon. God bless!" - P Square

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Keep The Change (A PMAN tale) - Banky W

"When you're finished changing, you're finished" - Benjamin Franklin

PMAN (The Performing Musicians' Employers Association of Nigeria) had their Annual Delegates Conference to Elect New Leadership for the next two years on Wednesday the 26th of January. The Conference was held in Osogbo, Osun State and hosted Delegates, Members and Representatives of PMAN from all over Nigeria who were present to decide the future of the Union. The conference also saw the brief attendance of PMAN's founding President, the Legendary King Sunny Ade, current Governor of Osun State Alhaji Rauf Aregbesola, as well as Former President Chief Tony Okoroji.

The truth of the matter is that, over the years, there has been a major disconnect between PMAN and the very professionals it is supposed to represent and/or protect. At its inception, this is a snapshot of who the founding members were: Chief (Mrs.) Christy Essien Igbokwe, King Sunny Ade (KSA), Evang. Sunny Okosuns (late), Chief Ebenezer Obey, Lemmy Jackson, Tee-Mac Omatshola Iseli, Emma Ogosi, Laolu Akins, Funmi Adams, Oby Onyioha, Maliki Showman, Harry Mosco, King Pago, Bobby Benson etc. Anyone remotely familiar with Nigerian Music History will agree that this was in the very least, an excellent representation of who were the significant PERFORMING MUSICIANS of that era. Part of the Union's Constitution that these great artistes put together can be found online at http://pmanonline.net/about.html.

Fast forward to today; PMAN is now a shadow of what it used to be, and essentially a disgrace to the legacy those that came before us put forth. Nigerian Musicians are achieving worldwide success in leaps and bounds, yet a snapshot of today's union shows that absolutely NONE of the significant musicians representing Nigeria are involved in the runnings of PMAN. Nigerian Musicians have accomplished great things in spite of a Union that no longer cares or caters to their needs; in spite of a Union that has been run down by greed, poor leadership and an archaic mentality; in spite of a Union that has alienated the very Professionals it is supposed to care for.

They say you should "be the change you want to see in the world". It was with this in mind, that today's crop of Nigerian Musicians attempted to rejoin PMAN en masse, and get involved in its leadership. We heard through the grapevine that the current administration's leadership term had come to end, and that the Organization was as frustrated as we the artistes were about the state of things. There were tales of offices shutting down, of staff salaries being unpaid, of rundown or nonexistent studios around the country and a total lack of organization; and so the artistes held a series of meetings. We all came up with a team of executives amongst ourselves, that we felt represented a cross section of Nigerian Music today. A team that did not necessarily comprise of the most popular musicians, but a team that on the one hand represented a solid cross section of Nigerian Music, as well as one that would be willing and able to put in the work necessary to right a sinking ship. The team included names like: eLDee The Don, Mr Cool, KSB, M.I., Sound Sultan, Ed Jatto, Efe Omoruegbe of Now Music etc.

The team made the journey to Osogbo along with other people including D'banj, Don Jazzy, Jesse Jagz, Wande Coal, 2Shotz, Dr Sid, D'Prince, Ice Prince, Baba Dee, and yours truly Banky W. Other artistes who were part of the meetings but did not make the trip included P'Square, 9ice, Tuface Idibia, WizKid and Skales. That we were able to assemble such an incredible cast of people under such short notice was a miracle in and of itself, but it also goes to show the frustration with the way things are and the willingness to work to bring about change. The purpose of our making the trip was to appeal to the powers that be at PMAN to vote for and put in the new team of leaders, and give them (us) a chance at resuscitating a failed Union; a chance at restoring PMAN to its glory days; a chance at restoring it to a place of relevance and a chance at Uniting the Body with the very members its supposed to comprise of. Safe to say I believe even the founders would have been proud at the Contingent of Artistes behind this movement, as I'm sure that's what they envisioned when they started this years ago.

What we found when we arrived in Osogbo was heart breaking. A system that is in rot and decay; a mindset that is so stuck in the ways of the past and an unwillingness to accept the realities of the present, much less step into the future. One would think that PMAN officials and delegates would accept the appeals coming from its Musicians; if they had accepted us, PMAN would automatically become a force to be reckoned with overnight as it would now TRULY represent all Nigerian Musicians, young and old; those in the limelight and those in the twilight of their careers.

Sadly, this was not to be. We came with respect on our minds, appealing to those that had been in the rundown system for years, to let us help rebuild it. We came "dobale-ing"; we pleaded, begged, offered all kinds of opportunities and the resources at our disposal. We offered to lead but to do so by serving. We offered to help restore relevance; to empower PMAN Nationally and at the State levels and so much more.

We were met with resistance, bitterness, slander and ignorance. People so afraid of any kind of change that they would rather cling on to a sinking ship than reach out and get on to a helicopter. And those that were apparently willing to accept the change, expected us to play the same old ignorant tactics that our corrupt Politicians play to get there. Ironically, what we saw yesterday was reflective of what is wrong with Nigeria as a whole.

We have one message to PMAN, and to Nigeria as a whole. Change will come. It will. They say the only thing that remains constant in Life is Change. The fact that Change will come is inevitable; we can choose to embrace it or evade it, but it will be to our progress or peril.. our development or demise. History is rife with instances where people were given an opportunity to choose either of these options, and the consequences that followed. PMAN was given an opportunity to choose to make History and to choose to change the failed ways of the past, and it declined, because we refused to stoop to reducing our standards. Dear PMAN Delegates (and Nigerian Politicians), please understand that we will NOT buy (or sell) Votes. What we are working for is so much more long term and the payout is infinitely greater than the here and now.

What they refused to realize is this: the ACTUAL Performing Musicians and Recording Artistes in Nigeria are determined to right the wrongs of our industry, with or without PMAN. That they declined is inconsequential to us. Our journey continues, but we strongly believe that they will remember and regret this day.

Our message to PMAN is as Benjamin Franklin once said “When you’re finished changing, you’re finished."

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Rising R&B Singer T-Kross Teams Up With 2Face Idibia

Singer/songwriter T-Kross made his way to the music scene when he moved to Abuja in 2008. Birth name, Mustapha Bello, T-Kross was born and raised in Benin City, Edo state as the seventh in a family of eight children. After acquiring a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka , Anambra state, Nigeria, T-Kross took the bold decision to chase his dreams.

As a recording artiste, T-Kross has performed all across Nigeria and abroad. He has featured in high profile events like AY Live, Nigeria @ 50 Gala Nite, Abuja (attended by President Goodluck Jonathan), and had a brief tour of Dubai, U.A.E recently.

T-Kross has singles currently rocking the airwaves in and out of the capital city such as “Ayemi Dara”, “Follow Follow” and “Only U”. In addition, T Kross’ song “Say Yes” was selected as one of the theme songs for the Nigeria @ 50 project last year.

The talented R&B/pop singer has worked with notable names like 2Face, Jesse Jagz, Iyanya, 6Foot Plus and more. T-Kross is currently putting together his self-titled debut album and is working closely with Abuja-based producer Gospel-On-The-Beat.

T-Kross ft Tuface idibia - My love is true

T-Kross - Shere

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THE UNVEILING OF KOGA STUDIOS

On Sunday, January 2, 2011, the KOGA Studios, Ikeja Lagos was a melting pot of sort for top government functionaries, high profile celebrities and entertainment buffs who came together to launch KOGA Entertainment, a new facility that will sure reshape the Nigerian Entertainment industry.

The event started with a red carpet that lasted for well over an hour and saw big names in the entertainment world like Lancelot Imasuen, Nobert and Gloria Young, Olu Maintain, Ayo Animashaun strut the red carpet. Other celebrities that graced the red carpet are Alariwo of Africa, Foluke Daramola, Oge Okoye, Elsie Oluku, the Ibru Sisters and DJ Jimmy Jatt who was the Dj for the night.
Starting the main event was a stellar performance by Shuga Band who heralds the audience into what should be expected at the event.

Right after Shuga band came Ali Baba and Chioma of STV, the comperes of the night, they mounted the stage dressed in old school attires and did a stage show which thrilled the guests. After Ali Baba and Chioma’s performance was an energetic performance by Dipo with Troopers Act who held guests spellbound with their traditional infused songs and dance.

Dipo with the Troopers Act soon gave way to the comperes, Ali Baba and Chioma who came back to do a mock news of events that happened in the 80s. The audience was also happy to see adverts from the 80s shown during the mock news.
After the mock news by the comperes, Elvina Ibru mounted the stage and performed some

songs she wrote herself. Elvina’s performance was followed by Weird MCs, whose energetic performance got guests on their feet; as she did Ijoya and her other hit songs. Coming after Weird MC was upcoming rapper, Mthrill and a runway display by models from Shakara.

Popular female rapper, Blaise came after the runway display to entertain guests with songs off

her new album. Blaise’s performance was suited by a brief tribute documentary on KOGA, shown to the pleasure of the audience. Up and coming hip hop artist Flames was next in line, he kept the momentum of the night as he performed with members of his crew who danced and sang.

It was soon time for the main reason for the night as KOGA; the total entertainment company set to reshape the entertainment

world was unveiled. Coming after the unveil of KOGA was multi award winning Nigerian music export, Tuface Idibia who was at hand to round off the event, he performed songs like True Love, For Instance, Implication and Only Me and got guests asking for more.

Speaking on KOGA, Mr. Christopher Jeyibo, the chairman of KOGA Holdings while giving his speech said ‘what we hope to achieve with KOGA is that people will no longer have to go to different places for different things, we looked out for entertainment needs and decide to give a solution to some of them. These entertainment solutions are what we packaged together into the entertainment place called KOGA’.

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2 Face, Ali Baba, Jimmy Jatt, Weird MC, Shuga Band... all set for ‘KOGA’

The ball of entertainment in Nigeria for 2011 will be set rolling on January 2nd as 2 Face, Jimmy Jatt, Alibaba, weird MC, Shuga Band, Blaise, will be launching Nigerians into another year of astounding entertainment at the launch of KOGA.

Set to take place on January 2^nd 2011, at 2, Bolaji Street, off Kudirat Abiola Way, Alausa, Ikeja the launch of KOGA promises to be one of the best non-yuletide entertainment events of the decade. Starting by 4pm with a networking powered red carpet event, KOGA launch promises to be star studded.

The event that will be hosted by Ali Baba and Chioma of Silverbird Television, will be taking its audience through the transition of entertainment in Nigeria from the 60s till date.

A mini fashion show showcasing the creativity of Shakara is one of the side attractions slated to take place at the launch of KOGA

KOGA is a total entertainment company that comes in 2011 with the ‘Power to Entertain’ and they are set to unleash this power in every possible way. It runs businesses that include a record studio, record label, Audio production, TV content aggregator, production house (film, video and event), publishing company, live events studio, events centre that can seat 2,000, relaxation lounge and bar, TV and radio studios and more.

KOGA is also involved in social responsibility reflected in KOGA Foundation. This foundation visits orphanages but does not limit her charitable activities to visiting orphanages alone, the foundation looks out for people in the community that are in need and they render help to them.

Speaking on KOGA, Idris David Saibu the producer for KOGA said ‘what we hope to achieve with KOGA is that people will no longer have to go to different places for different things, we looked out for entertainment needs and decide to give a solution to some of them. These entertainment solutions are what we packaged together into the entertainment place called KOGA.

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Love Idoko drags 2Face, Kefee, Desmond Elliot, Gordons & Uti to Benue

Celebrities will once again be taking a trip to Benue as Motivation Magazine of Love Idoko led Dream Pointers Limited holds appreciation event on December 2nd, 2010 for friends who have supported the course of the magazine in the two years of its existence in Makurdi.

Expected on the Red Carpet at the event are Desmond Elliot who will also be the anchor of the event, 2face, Keffe, Gordons and Uti, winner of the Big Brother Africa All Star. Uti will also be hosted as the winner of Big Brother Africa at the event. Revealing her excitement as to the interest of the artistes to be part of the event, Idoko said, “some of artistes that have been with us have indicated support that they will be around, and we are so touched, people like Keffe, Desmond will be around and be the MC, 2face has confirmed that he will be around, Gordons and Uti the big brother Africa winner who is someone that has been part of us, he has been part of motivation magazine, so we will host him as winner of big brother”.

Speaking further on the Red Carpet event, Ms. Love Idoko, the publisher of Motivation Magazine said “It’s an appreciation dinner and red carpet for Motivation Magazine, Motivation Magazine has been on for over two years, we have enjoyed wide spread acceptance and lot of support from so many people so we thought it wise to have an appreciation dinner with everybody that has supported us, and every body that has stood by us. It is a going to be a very unique dinner and red carpet we re going to have Hip TV, Nigezie, Sound city to cover the event”.

Motivation Magazine has in the last two years been the vanguard of youth motivation in North Central Nigeria. The magazine has featured inspiring stories of Jackie Appaiah, Gordons, Stella Damasus, and a host of others. Ms. Love Idoko while giving reasons for publishing Motivation Magazine said “in every generation, youths play a very vital role because we are the future of this generation, so if you can affect the youths positively, you can also affect your generation positively, so that’s why I believe that focusing on the youth is like if you can change a young person.

“If you wait until you are old to pursue your dream is to waste the person you are, if you wait until you are old to pursue your dream, you are wasting the person God made you to be, so the future we are talking about starts now, this is the future we talk about every day, so as young people, if we can transform and change the mentality of young people positively then our whole generation and the entire future of our country will be changed for the better.”

Dreams pointer international, DREAMS is an acronym for Developing Resourceful Entrepreneurs and Activating Mental Success; so, Dreams pointer international is the name of the organization, Dreams pointers are the publisher of Motivation Magazine

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ONE8 - Hands Across the World

8 SUPERSTARS FROM ACROSS AFRICA UNITE WITH ONE MAJOR GLOBAL MEGASTAR TO FORM ONE8 – THE ALL STAR GROUP TO TAKE THE BEST IN MUSIC FROM AFRICA ONTO THE GLOBAL STAGE, CONNECTING MILLIONS OF FANS THROUGH THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE OF MUSIC

The wait is over and a music revolution has begun -after weeks of speculation ONE8 is here!

Through the power of the universal language of music and combining genres, sounds, voices and audiences - while breaking down stereotypes, geographical borders and divisions - ONE8 is the ultimate music force that is single-handedly changing the face of the African music industry.

Planet music is the playground for ONE8 as the hottest African talent from eight major African countries joins forces to create an African supergroup unlike anything seen before.

The power and excitement around this collective of African stars is so big that ONE8 was joined by the biggest names in music and music video production in the world for its first single and video - R Kelly (USA), 2face Idibia (Nigeria), 4x4(Ghana), Alikiba, (Tanzania) Amani (Kenya), Fally Ipupa (Congo), JK (Zambia), Movaizhaleine (Gabon) and Navio (Uganda).

This all star group ONE8 is produced and managed by the first major pan-African record label and 360 music company, ROCKSTAR4000 within the family of the world’s number 1 recording company Sony Music. Sony Music has delivered some of music’s biggest icons and pioneers and boasts a vast catalog of some of the most important recordings in the history of music including the likes of Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Beyonce, R Kelly, Alicia Keys, Usher, Christina Aguilera, Pink, Neil Diamond, Bruce Springsteen, Santana, Shakira and Kings of Leon to name a few. ONE8 is destined for greatness, shattering perceptions about African music as it builds networks and excitement across the pan-African music landscape and across the world.

ONE8 is not only just another all-star lineup, but is a progressive, digital media driven project. It’s driven by the passion of the artists to not only allow their fans access around the clock, but to give them the freedom to escape from their every day challenges and empowering their fans to be whatever they want to be through the power of music and the digital world - connecting them across cities, borders and continents.

All the artists have worked together to create a song that is a truly Pan-African creation.

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