Certainly a great development for the music industry as the entertainment giants Universal Music Group and The Aristokrat Group reached a concord of some sorts that will see to the development of African sounds in a positive way. A press release from the latter follows. “PARIS/LAGOS, May 11, 2020 – Universal Music France (UMF), a […]
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Columbia Records Signs ‘Roxanne’ Singer Arizona Zervas
He’s literally blown up the charts since Oct. 10 with the release of “Roxanne” and stats reading nearly 50 million streams on Spotify and huge numbers on other platforms. Columbia Records could only see it fit to sign the viral artist, Arizona Zervas just like they signed Lil Nas X earlier this year. It’s surely […]
Drake Gets in the Cannabis Business With Launch of More Life Growth Co.
Drake has decided to delve into the Marijuana market as he officially launched his company More Life Growth Co. on Nov 7th. He will be taking a 60 percent stake in the company’s joint venture deal with Canopy Growth, which will “produce and distribute” marijuana. In his words, “The opportunity to partner with a world-class […]
WILL SMITH INVESTS IN APP THAT HELPS TEENS WITH FINANCIAL LITERACY
Step, a mobile-based service app for teenagers took on an important investor in the person of Will Smith through his Dreamers Fund. Step allows teens to easily send and receive money from their family and friends, get real-time notifications without having to deal with any monthly/overdraft fees, and hey, no minimum balance required as opposed […]
Is Marvel trying to recruit Keanu Reeves?
Have you ever pictured John Wick Keanu Reeves as Wolverine? well that image seems to be a realistic discussion amongst the ranks at Marvel Studios. This is coming from what could be deduced in the interview with Comicbook.com where the head of Marvel Studios Kevin Feige admitted he’s attempted to fit Reeves into many Marvel […]
Etisalat ends Agreement with Olamide
After 3 years of business partnership, Telecommunications giant ‘Etisalat‘ finally calls it quit with YBNL boss Olamide. The Etisalat brand tweeted, “It’s been 3 amazing years of working with you @olamide_YBNL. All of us at @etisalat_9ja wish you the best in your future endeavours.” The YBNL boss responded, “God bless my @etisalatnigeria family for the love and support all through […]
I signed no deal with Vodafone – Eva Alordiah
“Eva Alordiah signs endorsement deal with UK based telecoms company Vodafone”. That was what the media had told the public months ago but that the artiste debunked the story in a statement via her management. Ugo Izeogu of Eva’s Thud Brand Management denied the story. In exaxt words, “Eva Alordiah has come out to state […]