The Weeknd has announced that he will donate $1 million to relief efforts in Ethiopia, where an ongoing conflict between the government and the Tigray region has resulted in thousands of deaths and over
Chadwick Boseman posthumously won the SAG Award on Sunday for outstanding performance by a leading man for his work in ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.’ Boseman died in August after a private battle with
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Actor Regé-Jean Page, who played popular character Simon Basset in Netflix’s hit historical drama ‘Bridgerton’ will not be reprising his role for its second season. Netflix and Shondaland announced on
Nigerian singer Burna Boy has been nominated in the ‘Best International Male Solo Artist’ category at the BRITs Awards. The Afropop star was nominated alongside Canadian singer, The Weeknd, Childish Gambino, Tame
ARISEPLAY has announced its Easter Weekend Recommendation for 02 – 04 March 2021 as GOOD TIMES. The global streaming platform out of Africa is urging viewer to spend good old,
Nigerian fashion brand Lagos Space Programme has qualified for the semi-final of the prestigious LVMH Prize. The Lagos-based genderless brand, designed by Adeju Thompson, is among 20 semi-finalists from around
Hit TV show Game of Thrones is heading to the stage, with a theatre adaptation likely to be a major attraction in the West End and on Broadway. The show
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Nike is suing Brooklyn art collective MSCHF over a controversial pair of “Satan Shoes” that contain a drop of real human blood in the soles. The $1,018 (£740) trainers, which
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A biopic based on the life of 19th century Nigerian monarch, King Jaja of Opobo, is in the works. The rights to produce the biopic have been acquired by producer
Fresh off a historic win at the 2021 Grammys, Nigerian Afropop star Wizkid has scored another huge win. Beyonce’s Brown Skin Girl featuring the Afropop star won an NAACP Image
Wizkid’s ‘Made in Lagos’ album has spent a record-extending 19th week on the Billboard World Albums Chart. The album, released in October last year, retained its place on the thirteenth
In its biggest shift to streaming yet, Disney is releasing a film from Marvel on Disney+ at the same time it is released in cinemas. ‘Black Widow,’ the latest film
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Aretha Franklin’s family have spoken out against the new Genius biopic series depicting the star, saying they “do not support” it. The series has been produced by National Geographic and stars Cynthia
Rapper Nicki Minaj’s mother, Carol Maraj, has filed a $150 million lawsuit against the man who is accused of killing Minaj’s father in a hit-and-run crash last month. Charles Polevich,
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