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 Bobby Brown, one of America's most talented and controversial entertainers arrived Nigeria this afternoon. He set his fool on Africa's most populous country ahead of a tour of Nigeria concert.   The singer was not alone as some notable singers that made up the NEW EDITION group also arrived Nigeria for the same show.The trio of

 Some who have heard the duo of Peter and Paul Okoye of Psquare talk will tell you that they always put their shoulder high.    Well, don't blame them, those guys are made.As entertainers,n they can afford to close down the counter of a bank, at least for some them if they had to go through traditional bank transactions to get paid .   Sources in the know disclosed that Psquare earn about one hundred thousand dollars each time they are engaged by promoters especially abroad. The promoters also provide their tickets and other logistics.  "For now, their fee is the highest.You can cross check this fact", a reliable source told gistmaster.com recently   Just last week they were in France and according to what we gathered, a were paid about eighty thousand dollars ($80,000).  These guys know business like the back of their palm!

  The battle line is drawn between Asa and her former music label owner, Mr. Kelvin Luciano Gabriel over what the former tagged the infrigement of her intellectual property.Only the court of law can settle the matter, Asa said through her rep. In an email sent to gistmaster.com this afternoon,Asa's rep disclosed that they will take every legal means to secure what belong to them. Read the email below  "It has come to our attention that a certain Nigerian Chronotech Limited (a CD factory) based in Lagos Nigeria is preparing to go into commercial production of a purported Asa music production titled ‘Down On Me’. The music production was purportedly authorised by Question Mark entertainment in partnership with marketer/ distributor MacKings Limited. We wish to state categorically that Asa was not involved in this production in any form and the artiste's team is very shocked by this misrepresentation from Question Mark entertainment or MacKings Limited, two org

  By JON CARAMANICA   There was talk of kokolets all Sunday night at Irving Plaza. D'Banj, the Nigerian pop star who was headlining the show, boasted, "I have too many kokolets around the world." Later on he wondered, "Can I get two kokolets that can dance better than my dancers?" If it seemed like D'Banj, one of the quickest-rising stars in Africa, has a one-track mind - kokolets, in his lingo, are beautiful women - that wasn't far from the truth. As a style, his was as monomaniacal in focus as Miami bass, one lusty come-on after the next. He is at the forefront of an emergent style loosely called Afrobeats by some, a mélange of hip-hop, R&B and other traditionally urban sounds with elements that hark back to older African styles. In practice on Sunday all that meant was that D'Banj, backed by

New Edition to perform in Lagos and Port Harcourt, as Bobby dedicates gig to Whitney Lagos| Nigeria It’s official! - Grammy award winning American musician Robert Barisford Brown (Bobby Brown) is coming to Nigeria for the first time ever. And he’s making the trip with his pop group New Edition! The R&B Singer, Song writer and dancer confirmed his appearance for the high budget concert organized by R28 events in an audio statement released on Monday from his base in America. The concert is scheduled for Friday March 9 in Lagos and Sunday March 11, in Port Harcourt. In the audio message, Bobby Brown confirms he’d be in Nigeria in March “We’ll be rocking the stage live in Nigeria live on March 9 and 11. Don’t you dare miss it.” This is the first time New Edition will be performing in Nigeria, a city where they have millions of fans and followers. According to their management, the former group members will travel to Nigeria with a

Tuface Idibia has finally proposed marriage to one of the women who bore him children. The lucky mistress is Annie Macaulay, a showbiz personality and former hosuemate of the Nigeria Next Movie Star TV reality show. Tuface proposed to Annie Macaulay at Jay Jay Okocha's Club.The Cross River state born Annie was moved to tears as she galdly accepted to marry the singer. Already, she has a baby for the Tuface. Pero Adeniyi another woman in the life also has two children for him and she is expecting the third one in the US. Sumbo Ajaba, another mistresss of Tuface has two children for him. There are speculations that the singer has another baby from another woman. -By Niyi Tabiti  

American born international singer and actress, Whitney Houston is dead.She was found  dead at the Beverly Hills Hotel on the eve of this year Grammy Awards.She died at the age of 48 It was indeed a sad end to the pop queen once regarded as a good role model but who turned to hard drugs after her marriage to another singer, Bobby Brown. Fox News said they have confirmed the death of Whitney. Already, gistmaster.com gathered that there would be a special tribute songg for the late singer at the Grammys. Jennifer Hudson and Chaka Khan would be performing in her honour. Hoston started singing in church.She was greatly influenced by the likes of her mother,Aretha Franklin. The award winning star was one of the highest earners in the American music industry some years back. She also played the lead role in the movie, Bodyguard alongside Kelvin Costner. Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston met in 1989 at the Soul Train Awards but they got married on 18 July 1992 in New Jersey. They had a daughter

  [caption id="attachment_6775" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="KSB"] [/caption] Popular gospel artiste Kenny Saint Brown (KSB) has added a new feather to her cap and has shown that creativity has no limits as she brings to town KSB Foodies. The Kennis Music act has decided to name the food after heavy weight in the entertainment industry. The initiative, which is a first of its kind in this part of the world, is a food-order only venture. According to a release from the singer’s rep, KSB Foodies is an eclectic collection of local cuisines that promise to excite the taste buds of the callers at the eatery. KSB went ahead of the game in bringing this innovation to the food business as the main concentration of this eatery is on the sauce and how well it can be packaged to tickle the consumers’ fancy. The sauces served have been named after several industry people like Don Jazzy, Kenny Ogungbe, Dayo Adeneye, Genevieve Nnaji, JJ Okocha, Funke

N IGERIANS will this Sunday, February 12 have the opportunity of again witnessing live happenings at the oncoming 54 th American Grammy awards ceremony scheduled to hold in Los Angeles, California, United States of America.  At present, award winning TV, radio presenters and brains behind Kennis Music record label, Kenny 'Keke' Ogungbe, Dayo 'D1' Adeneye are in Los Angeles making sure that final arrangements for the successful coverage of the show are done. Also, Kennis' music star Jaywon will begin his second tour of American States immediately after the Grammy awards, hitting Houston's Zanziba on February 18 and Washington DC’s Love's Center on February 25. Boston, Atlanta, Dallas and Chicago shows are already sold out. Jaywon's successful tour of America last October which climaxed with his performance on the Nigerian Navy ship, NNS Thunder before it sailed to Nigeria gave birth to this tour. An excited Kenny Ogungbe, C.E.O of Kennis Music who spoke

Lord Of Ajasa releases video for ID Cabasa-produced track - ANywhere I Dey Go. LORD OF AJASA drops the video for his new single titled ANYWHERE I DEY GO Produced By ID Cabasa, Directed By Ayoola 'Awizzles' Opere.

DestinyPiz hit the entertainment scene at 19 when she began appearing in Nollywood movies in Nigeria.  Finding an interest in writing and poetry, she went on during her university days to feauture in several social shows and gigs and also performed alongside others as part of a congregational choir at her local parish. She continued to develop her skillset and recorded a handfull of songs during her time in Nigeria whilst studying and following expatriating to the UK in the early part of the new millenium, she settled down and began to put more of an interest into her entertainment projects. A warm, affable, down to earth and beautifully west african damsel, DestinyPiz is most recognised for her stage presence, vibrance, vivacious and engaging stage presence and endearing; touching vocals. Her message ' My music is about love, life and experiences, I don't just love to sing, I love to bring my acting skills into play when I present my music videos and I am happy that I have had

K ENNIS MUSIC, one of the country’s biggest record label company, has rolled out plans for the new year even as its helmsman, Kenny Ogungbe just got elevated to the position of the 24-member of the Board of Directors, DAAR Communications Plc. His appointment was endorsed at the multinational’s AGM held on Friday, December 30, 2011. With his new position, Ogungbe, a prolific music presenter and entrepreneur, is now part of policy making of the media conglomerate which includes

Kafayat Shefau the popular dancer who goes by the stage name Kaffy has finally confirmed that she is indeed pregnant for Joseph Ameh, a band member with Psquare.The confirmation is coming weeks after the information first leaked to the Press. Gistmaster.com gathered that Kaffy is getting really prepared  for motherhood. In this week's edition of City People magazine, she told Afolabi Oyekoya that it was not a pregnancy by mistake. She said that she was doing it with her boyfriend without using any preventive measures so she was not shocked when she realized that she was pregnant. Kaffy also revealed that she has already concluded wedding plans with her man and soon all roads would lead to Epe,the hometown of her father for the Nikkai ceremony (Islamic wedding). Kaffy, dance 'machine' and gym instructor shot into limelight after a dance team she led won the Dance competition organized by Silverbird some years ago, this putting her name in the Guinness Book of all records.

The model and singer that brought us 'Omalicha' and 'Thinking about you' was apparently been busy with putting together a body of work to convince critics that she is not a fluke. Ego Omalicha signed to Questionmark Entertainment is set to follow up on the success of her singles 'Omalicha', 'Thinking about you' duet with Harrysong and the allstar record 'I want you with a Password produced track. Ego, Born Jennnifer Oduah made an impressive debut with the release of 'Omalicha' which was written and produced by Harrysong and Del B respectively last year with the charting topping video for her second single  'Thinking about you' which was released earlier in the year. Ego was featured on the popular MTV Iggy show where she contended for votes to beat other artistes from Africa and Europe. The new single is titled 'Alcohol' and produced by Password, the same producer that delivered General Pype's Hit record - Cham

Immediately after his concert tour in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, the multi-talented, and multiple award-winning American entertainer Ludacris will be accompanied by his renowned manager, and co-founder of Disturbing Tha Peace Records- Chaka Zulu Obafemi, to Lagos Nigeria to kick-off an Africa-wide project in partnership with Konnect Afrika. Details of this ?landmark project? will be made public at the Volar Nite club (Jade Palace), in Victoria Island on Sunday, the 31st of July, 2011 at an exclusive V.I.P party with the top brass of Nigerian entertainment, and media personalities. This project is powered by Konnect Afrika, an entertainment company based in Atlanta, United States and Lagos, Nigeria, in collaboration with Disturbing Tha Peace Records, a subsidiary of the Universal Music Group is a United States based record label founded by Chaka Zulu Obafemi , Ludacris, and Jeff Dixon. According to Solomon Sonaiya, the spokesperson for this project, when we refer to this event as the adve

And to show that it’s been an amazing 10 years of enriching lives and exploring the power of possibilities, the giant of the Nigerian telecommunications industry has announced that they are sourcing for 10 unique talents whose material will form the bulk of a special anniversary album the company is putting together! In a statement released early this week via social media, the brand stated that “We’re looking for Thank You songs from MTN to the people of Nigeria. If you’re a music producer, singer or songwriter, get into the studio and record a ‘Thank You’ song for us. It can be in any genre, it could be in English or pidgin or in any Nigerian language - all it needs to be is tuneful and catchy, and it must convey the immense gratitude that MTN feels for ten amazing years of partnership and growth” Interested participants are expected to 1 - Write a "Thank You" song on behalf of MTN to Nigerians. 2 – Upload the lyrics or go ahead and record an amateur video (60secs) of thems

MTN Nigeria is currently planning the release of a 10th anniversary music album. Information gathered from those in the know at the company’s head office in Lagos revealed a competition is being planned to have young musicians from across Nigeria send in their songs for a chance to be on the MTN 10th anniversary album. Activities around the head office of the company suggests what we know might be beyond rumours or mere speculations. Top music executives and producers were sighted leaving one of the company’s agencies on Tuesday. More details to come your way soon on gistmaster.com

[caption id="attachment_6363" align="alignleft" width="480" caption="Eric Arubayi & mum,Professor Mrs Dianne Arugbayi at SS LOUNGE victoria Island, Where Eric had his album listening party"] [/caption]It was an evening of celebration as everyone came in droves to SS Lounge Victoria Island, Lagos on the 14th of July, 2011 to the much anticipated debut album launch of Eric Arubayi of West African Idols. It was an intimate evening which started with notable guests like M.I, Mc Abbey, OC Ukeje, Lolo of Wazobia fm, Prof. Mrs. Dianne Arubayi (Eric’s mum), Lara George, Nikki Laoye, Wale Dizzy, Elvina, Gloria & Obukome Ibru posing, mingling & granting interviews on the red carpet. [caption id="attachment_6366" align="alignleft" width="319" caption="Eric Arugbayi"] [/caption]The event also witnessed electrifying performances from great acts like Waje, Keffi, Jodie, Timi Dakolo, Djinee, LoLo, Jesse Jagz

[caption id="attachment_6317" align="alignleft" width="480" caption="Frank, MaySeven and Wale Rubber, all judges at Malta Guinness Street Dance Africa"] [/caption] Yeah! It’s been six weeks of Top of the World street dance moves at the season IV of Malta Guinness Street Dance. If you can recall, a total of eight (8) street dance crews were selected by the judges from the nationwide auditions held in various regions across the country. They were Fly High, Sum’ry Crew (Abuja) Supreme Task, Shadows (Enugu) Genesis Plus, Soulja Guyz (Benin) Hephzibah (Lagos), and Dynasty (Lagos). Each crew partook in series of recreational activities and choreography sessions that aided in the delivery of their dance routines. The first week had all eight crews displaying what they had in their kitty while the second week featured the first elimination stage of the competition, tagged “blast from the past” which made Dynasty crew the first crew to be evicted. Sum

By Niyi Tabiti/Gistmaster.com Amber Rose, the  lead performer for the much talked Music Meets Runway show in Nigeria, has declared she won't be coming  for the show.   Amber, gistmaster.com,gathered won't be coming because she has not been booked for the show being sponsored by MTN, Samsung and others. That Amber Rose won't be coming to Nigeria was confirmed by the star herself when she tweeted that she has not been booked by the organizers in Nigeria. The claim was refuted by the organizers through a statement this evening. " She has been booked" the statement reads in part. Gistmaster.com gathered that MTN and others might pull out of the show based on various controversies. It would be recalled that just recently a massive turn out of of Amber Rose' leaked on the internet. Darey Art Alade also issued a disclaimer stating that the organizers used his name for the purpose of publicity, despite misrepresenting him because he was not booked for the show. Alread