The 2026 Headies Awards have officially entered the next stage after organisers released the nominations for the 18th edition, with some of Nigeria’s biggest music stars competing alongside a strong group of younger artistes. Wizkid, Davido, Burna Boy and Omah Lay are among the major names in the Headies nominations, but one of the biggest…
Dolly Parton, the legendary American country music singer, songwriter and actress, has died at 80 after a brief battle with cancer. Parton died peacefully in Nashville on August 25, surrounded by loved ones, according to her representatives. Her death has sparked tributes from fans and fellow entertainers around the world, bringing an end to one…
Bruce Willis’ family is turning a painful chapter in the actor’s life into an opportunity to support FTD research. His wife, Emma Heming Willis, has confirmed the family’s plan to donate the actor’s brain for scientific research after his death. The decision comes as Willis continues to live with frontotemporal dementia, the condition that ended…
Some Nigerian celebrity fathers are clearly not playing when it comes to birthdays. From a new car and designer gifts to huge stacks of cash, Femi Adebayo and King Ochacho have both been making headlines for how they celebrated their children. While Femi Adebayo’s surprise for his daughter Niniola was filled with emotion, King Ochacho’s…
Australia has taken a major step in the growing debate over AI-generated music in Australia, with the country’s official music charts moving to exclude songs that are wholly or primarily created by artificial intelligence. The Australian Recording Industry Association, ARIA, has updated its chart rules so that fully AI-generated recordings will no longer qualify for…
Tiwa Savage and female artists collaborations have become a fresh talking point after the Afrobeats star explained why working with other women does not always produce the commercial results people expect. Savage argued that putting two female artists on the same song is not enough. According to her, some collaborations struggle because the artists do…
Nollywood star Funke Akindele is celebrating her 49th birthday with gratitude, but the occasion also highlights just how much her career has changed the Nigerian film industry. The actress and filmmaker shared glamorous studio photographs of herself in a shimmering white gown on Monday, August 24. In her birthday message, she thanked God for her…
The death of Taiwo Hassan Ogogo, one of the most recognisable faces of Yoruba cinema, is not only the loss of a Nollywood veteran actor. It also marks the end of a remarkable journey from working as a mechanic and civil servant to becoming an actor whose voice, presence and storytelling helped keep Yoruba culture…
Sometimes, a collaboration does more than bring two fanbases together. It can introduce an artist to an entirely different audience. That appears to be happening with Ayra Starr and ZAYN’s “Heaven Baby”, a standout collaboration from her Starrgirl album. The song has quickly become one of the project’s biggest talking points, reaching the top of…
For Tyrese Gibson, his upcoming trip to Nigeria appears to be about more than concerts or celebrity appearances. The American actor and singer is describing it as a return to Africa and a chance to connect with a part of his identity that he says has always been important to him. Gibson recently announced plans…
