DJ KHALED ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM "KISS THE RING"

The powerhouse DJ announces the follow-up to "We the Best Forever."

DJ Khaled has announced the upcoming release of his new album Kiss the Ring, assumedly releasing in 2012.

The Miami, Florida resident released a promotional video revealing the title of his new album, stating that it's "coming soon" and that it will be released through YMCMB/We The Best Music Group.

Khaled's fifth album, We the Best Forever, was released in July 2011, continuing on to sell more than 120,000 copies in the United States. The LP spawned the singles "Welcome to My Hood" and "I'm On One," the latter of which was certified triple platinum.

ASA FOR ELLE BRAZIL...

Also, her album- Beautiful Imperfection, is the iTunes Music Rewind 2011 pick for Contemporary World Music Album of the Year in the US!

RITA DOMINIC BEATS GENEVIEVE,INI EDO, STEPHANIE OKEREKE,OTHERS TO WIN ARIK AIRLINE BEST ACTRESS

Was Rita Dominic desperate to win the newly instituted Arik Airline Awards category for Best Actress at the just concluded African International Film Festival(AFRIFF), or was it just providence?

Recall that Dominic accused Ini Edo of manipulating the online voting result which led to the cancellation of the exercise, a week before the festival kicked off in Lagos.

But in a twist of fate, last weekend, the actress eventually emerged the winner of the same award.

However, she won the award not by voting, instead through a lucky dip conducted by former Miss World, Agbani Darego.

At last weekend’s AFRIFF awards night held at Oriental Hotel, Lekki, Lagos, BBA regular host IK Osakioduwa who anchored the glamorous event with Rita Dominic had called out the ex-beauty queen, all for the purpose of selecting a winner of the award through lucky dip. After all said and done, Rita Dominic emerged the lucky winner beating Stephanie Okereke, Omoni Oboli, Genevieve Nnaji and others who were also nominated for the award. But Ini Edo’s name was conspicuously missing during the lucky dip.

Interestingly, this happened to be the first time, where a winner would emerge in an international contest of this magnitude through lucky dip.

But for IK, the organisers decided to adopt that means as the sponsors insisted on giving out the award to a winner, no matter the odds.

By winning the award, Rita Dominic will be flown to the Tribeca Film Festival, billed to hold in New York next year, by Arik Airline.

Apart from the Best Actress award, there were also winners in other categories of indigenous awards instituted by the airline. They were ace-film maker, Mahmood Ali-Balogun, whose “Tango with Me” remains one of the best movies ever shot by a Nigerian, won the Best Producer of the Year, and actor Desmond Elliot who won the Best actor award.

Kenyan Jane Murago-Munene’s “The Unbroken Spirit”won the Best Documentary category while Le Parrian by Pale Sie Lazare won in the area of Best Animation.

The Viewers’ choice award, awarded in terms of feedback of the audience concerning movie screened in the course of the festival, went to The Education of Auma Obama while Niji Akanni’s Aramotu lift the country at the event by winning the Best Feature Film prize, considered to be the most coveted award of the whole lot.

The film beat such films as Lancelot Imasuen’s epic film “Ädesuwa’, “Better Mus Come’by a Jamaican director, Storm Saulter, “Elza’s Happiness” directed by Marietter Monpierre from France amongst other films to cliche the prize.

The awards night was graced by a galaxy of celebrities across the world who dressed to kill. Mostly Nollywood super actors and actresses were the cynosure of attraction at the event. Kate Henshaw, Genevieve Nnaji, Stephanie Okereke, Omoni Oboli, Ini Edo, Monalisa China, Nse Etim Ipe, Rita Dominic, Uche Nnanna, Amaka Igwe, Celine Loaderand, Desmond Elliot, Kunle Afolayan, OC Ikeje, and a host of others.

WAR AGAINST WAR AGAINST BOKO HARAM: PRESIDENT JONATHAN APPROVE N5 BILLION ROBOTIC BOMB DETECTORS

To protect the presidential villa and its environs, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has approved the sum of N5billion for the purchase of robotic bomb detectors for Aso Rock.

Ehn ehn, they are protecting themselves and not the masses abi? I see...:)

'TWO LESBIANS RAISED A BABY AND THIS IS WHAT THEY GOT' (VIDEO)

"Zach Wahls, a 19-year-old University of Iowa student spoke about the strength of his family during a public forum on House Joint Resolution 6 in the Iowa House of Representatives. Wahls has two mothers, and came to oppose House Joint Resolution 6 which would end civil unions in Iowa."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=yMLZO-sObzQ

Over a million people have shared this video in the last few days as it has been shown on Facebook and Twitter around the world. This earnest, articulate, intelligent, and fine upstanding young man speaks with passion and eloquence on his own experience as a child of a gay couple.

What do you think? We now know much more about sexual orientation than we knew in the past. Homosexuality is not a choice. You are born that way, just as you are born with a certain skin or eye colour, temperament or build.

Should the state determine whether or not a couple should be allowed to marry, regardless of their age, sex or religion?

BILLBOARD NAMES ADELE 'ARTIST OF THE YEAR'

Billboard Magazine has named UK singer and song writer Adele Laurie Blue Adkins professionally known as Adele as the ‘Artist of the Year’ for the year 2011.

Adele’s second album, 21, was the best-selling of the year with 4.8M copies sold. Her song ‘Rolling in the deep’ was adjudged the most popular song with alongside pop singers LMFAO‘s ‘Party Rock Anthem’.

Adele, 23, is the first recipient of the Brit Awards ‘Critics’ Choice’ and was named the number one predicted breakthrough act of 2008 in an annual BBC poll of music critics, Sound of 2008. Since her debut album, 19, Adele has received much recognition both commercially and critically.

The album debuted at number one on the Billboard charts and has been certified four times platinum in the UK. Her career in the US was boosted by a viewer record–breaking Saturday Night Live episode in late 2008. At the 2009 Grammy Awards, Adele won the awards for ‘Best New Artist’ and ‘Best Female Pop Vocal Performance’.

Adele has six nominations in the forthcoming 54th annual Grammy Awards which is set to  take place on February 12, 2012 at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles.

STAR ACTOR CHINEDU IKEDIEZE A.K.A AKI EXCHANGED MARITAL VOWS WITH NNEOMA AT RCCG PARISH

Friday,December 9,2011,star actor Chinedu Ikedieze popularly known as Aki exchanged marital vows with his heartthrob, Nneoma Nwaijah.

The event which held at The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Abundant grace parish, Ogba attracted dignitaries from all walks of life including entertainers and politicos.

His good friend, Osita Iheme (Pawpaw) was his bestman.

It would be recall that the couple had their traditional wedding on Saturday, November 26, at the bride’s home town, in Obolo, Isiala Mbano, Imo State.

Checkout pictures from the mind-blowing wedding below.









MICHEAL JACKSON's DAUGHTER PARIS GETS FIRST MOVIE ROLE

The 13-year-old has made no secret of her desire to follow her late father into the entertainment industry.

It seems that the daughter of the late King of Pop Michael Jackson, the U.S. only «Paris» chose limelight after her grandmother was able to convince to allow her to play her first movie role.

The newspaper «The Sun» British Paris Jackson, aged 13 years will play a starring role in a new film.

He explained that the girl will be the heroine of the film where the characters blend of the real world and animation.

He noted that the Jackson family wanted to not be the girl's state of the profession before the age of 18,

But she managed to convince the grandmother Catherine (81 years),

Which is the guardian of three grandchildren, to shoot the film, which sends the message close to the heart of her late father.

Quoted «Sun» source familiar with the «personal love (performed by Paris) to her father's strong is the basis of the idea of ​​the film».

The film returns of revenue to support schools of America.

"For more details on Michael Jackson, check out USA Today"