D'BANJ JOINS RICK ROSS ON NEW HIP HOP TRACK

 D’banj is putting in major work in his quest to penetrate the international market in 2012. Already he has performed his first major gig in New York at the recently held Mo’Hits concert, he’s wrapping up his fourth album ‘Mr Endowed’ and recording with G.O.O.D Music label mates for the label’s forthcoming collaboration album ‘G.O.O.D Music: The Album‘.

The pop star recently got working with popular Miami-based rapper Rick Ross on a hip-hop track owned by another Miami-based upcoming rapper Lil’ Issue. The song titled ‘V.I.P‘ sees D’banj deliver ad-libs on the chorus and outro while Ross and Lil’ Issue share verses.

Lil’ Issue has also worked with the likes of rap veteran Bun B and R&B cat Pleasure P.

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DIDDY OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCES MUSIC-THEMED TV NETWORK REVOLT

UPDATE: Puffy plans to venture into music television by the end of the year.

From vodka entrepreneur to professional actor, Diddy has never been one to shy away from the chance to expand his brand. Now, the Bad Boy mogul is looking to branch into a new frontier with a music-themed television network Revolt.

According to Broadcasting Cable, Diddy is launching a new television network called Revolt on December 12, 2012. Sources indicate that Revolt will focus primarily on music and music videos, a la MTV.

Although there are few details about the kind of distributiong the network will receive, Revolt will reportedly be distributed by Comcast and Time Warner Cable service providers.

[January 21]

UPDATE: After news broke that Diddy planned to launch his music video network Revolt, the entertainment mogul has released a video announcing the news.

“I first like to say thank you to Comcast, Comcast Diversity Council and NBC for recognizing the importance of minority ownership of cable television,” he said. “I grew up watching BET, MTV, HBO and NBC, and I had a dream that one day I would get a chance, an opportunity to show my perspective coming from a musical standpoint.”

JAY-Z & KANYE WEST ANNOUNCE INTERNATIONAL TOUR DATES

 Jay-Z and Kanye West will head overseas as The Throne for an international tour.

Jay-Z and Kanye West have announced the international dates for The Throne tour.

The pair will set it off in London, England on May 20th at O2 Arena, with scheduled stops in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and two dates in Paris. The tour will conclude at the LG Arena on June 13th in Birminham, UK.

Check the tour dates below, and head here for ticket information (via HypeTrak).

May 2012

Sunday 20th – O2 Arena, London
Thursday 24th – Zurich Hellenstadion, Switzerland
Saturday 26th – Herning Arena, Denmark
Monday 28th – Oslo Telenor Arena, Norway
Tuesday 29th – Stockholm The Globe, Sweden

June 2012

Friday 1st – Paris Bercy, France
Saturday 2nd – Paris Bercy, France
Sunday 3rd – Antwerp Sportpaleis, Belgium
Tuesday 5th – Frankfurt Festhalle, Germany
Friday 8th – Dublin O2 Arena, Ireland
Monday 11th – Manchester, UK – MEN Arena
Wednesday 13th – Birmingham, UK – LG Arena

KURUPT CONFIRMS DR.DRE & SNOOP DOGG WORKING ON NEW DOGG POUND ALBUM

Kurupt explains what Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg are bringing to the table for the new Dogg Pound album and discusses what it's like to work with Dre.

News regarding DPG's forthcoming project Alumni has started to leak since late last year. According to Kurupt, the project will be overseen by Dr. Dre and guided by Snoop Dogg as the longtime collaborators will continue their work together. In an interview with Cam Capone, Kurupt also explained what it's like to work with Dre.

"Dr. Dre's gonna oversee things to make sure it sounds good and is tight," he explained of Dre's involvement in the project. "Snoop's gonna basically put it together with me and Daz."

When asked what it's like to work with Dre, Kurupt added that he is constantly inspired by the Good Doctor.

"You know it's gonna be right," he said. "It's exciting all the time. He keeps you inspired and keeps you focused."
DPG fans will have to wait some time for the album to see the light of day.

"We don't got no time frame," Kurupt explained, saying that he'll be more locked in on the project when his tour ends.

I BROKE UP WITH TOYIN AIMAKHU BECAUSE SHE WAS UNFAITHFUL TO ME---EX-LOVER, KUNLE SOYOMBO

Well, so many things were involved, I mean you cannot just wake up one day and say you just want to end a 2-year relationship without any reason.

One thing must have made us want to go to our separate ways.

Firstly, I was not getting much attention from Toyin and this is someone I care so much about and the understanding was not too cordial.Another thing is the issue of trust which was the major problem of the relationship, I actually thought we could fight it but it was just getting worse.

All through the time I was dating her I was faithful and down to earth with her.This is someone I loved so much with all my heart but we always have the issue of trust.

Sometimes she receives series of calls that she won’t be able to give me a good explanation about. And there are so many things I will not want to start saying now. But basically, we broke up because she was not faithful to me and I could not stay in a relationship where people close to us are telling me my girlfriend is not faithful to me.

I am a strong Muslim and I believe in the Holy Qur’an and Bible.Anytime we have issues like that and I ask my girlfriend to tell me the honest truth,she will swear with the Bible that it’s just a rumour and the fact that her Mum is a pastor made me believe she knew what swearing with a Bible means so I just let her be.But when I saw good evidences that was when I knew she was fooling me all along.

Toyin is a wonderful person but those flaw about her just separated us.

I will rather be a reverend father than go back to that relationship. It was good for us while it lasted though.

TOP ACTOR RAMSEY NUOAH DUMPS NEXT SOAP STAR DEAL—FRED AMATA REPLACES HIM

Recall that we told you few weeks back that top actor Ramsey Nuoah and Mercy Johnson recently hit multi-million naira deal with a new reality TV show tagged,Next Soap Star.

We can also reveal that Ramsey has abandoned the project and moved on with other things.

As gathered,the light skin actor disclosed he will not continue with the deal two weeks back when a N6million cheque issued to him by the Managing Director of Globeceleb,Ms. Jessica Oweife Vangestel bounced at the bank.

Eventually,Mr. Nuoah allegedly called the lady who stormed Nigeria from US to embark on entertainment business that he is no longer interested in the deal.

Subsequently,top actor,director and producer Fred Amata was contacted and he accepted the offer to carry out the project in place of Ramsey Noauh.

However,it was equally disclosed to us that Ms. Vangestel did not intentionally offer a bounce cheque to the actors,but rather informed her bank not to grant such payments till she verifies the motive of certain individuals who handled her management.

Mr .Anthony Obasi,who spoke on behalf of Globeceleb revealed that there was no bad feelings towards Ramsey Nuoah’s exit as he traveled out of the country and will not be available when the TV show will kick-off.

It is just that Ramsey just left,maybe because things are tight at his corner or something,but there is nothing like scam.

Actually,they issued two cheques for Ramsey Nuoah and Mercy Johnson,she went to the bank and cashed her money,but something went wrong with Ramsey’s cheque.I don’t know what happened.

Mercy collected her own at Enugu State branch of Skye Bank,but the issue of Ramsey does not mean that this project is a scam.The project is still going on and we intend starting by last week of March,that is what we have in the contract.

BBA STAR, MERYL DELIVERS BABY GIRL

The popular Africa’s favourite TV show Big Brother Africa has not only become a very big entertainment for its teeming viewers but the annual TV reality show has become the most viewed in Africa.

The last 3 editions have been the most interesting as they recorded series of interesting love stories.

The duo of Namibian housemates Meryl and Mwisho shocked Africa with their engagement on the Big Brother Africa All-Stars reality show and news coming out of Namibia has it that the union is now blessed with a baby girl.

They welcomed the baby last week Monday.

It appears the Big Brother Africa family is growing as they join fellow Big Brother hubby and wife,Kevin and Elizabeth who also welcomed their baby girl last year.

Also,Quinn Sieber from South Africa and Jennifer Mussanhaneare 24, from Mozambique are not only dating,the 2 former housemates are expecting their first child.

WHY MORE CELEBRITY LADIES NOW MARRY SECRETLY

What seems to have become the trend in Nigeria society today is secret weddings amongst female celebrities.

In the past few months,the Nigerian social circuit recorded a high number of secret weddings amongst society ladies and this has raised questions.

Secret wedding-used to be common among young ladies whose partners are based abroad but these days those husband are based in Nigeria prefer to have a secret wedding with strictly family members in attendance.

Secret wedding is simply defined as that held without the knowledge of the public and in some cases family and friends.

In Nigeria,people have secret weddings for different reasons and they range from financial and legal issue,spiritual reasons,hunt of their dirty past and of course the issue of a possible break-up.

Legal reason is a popular one in Nigeria and unlike what obtains in America where couples having lived together for years seek marriage certificates,Nigerian ladies do because their previous marriages are yet to be dissolved by the court.

Most young ladies that have these kind of secret wedding are mostly those that have been married and have their divorce cases in court.Based on the fact that their divorce process is taking time and they need to re-marry they choose to have a secret wedding such that they will not be apprehended by the court for Bigamy.

In some cases the new husband is aware of the ongoing court case and some the husband is left in the dark.

Financial issue is another reason many female celebrities get married secretly.

Many do complain to have been affected by the current economic situation but the bitter truth is that many celebrities are not as rich as people perceive.For that reason,when they want to get married they prefer to either make it a low-key event or a secret affair to save costs.

Another reason people get married secretly is because of spiritual reasons.This is common amongst celebrities who are religious,particularly those that attend white-garment churches.It is also common amongst ladies who want to protect what they have nurtured for a very long time.

Some families will say it is against their belief due to spiritual reasons not to have a grand wedding while some ladies after consulting their pastors/spiritualists will be advised against having one.

The fear of possible break-up .

Many celebrities have in the past suffered break-up due to interference in their private lives by the media,friends and colleagues.As a result of third parties in their marriages,they don’t eventually last long and a recent example is the crash of Yoruba actress’s marriage due to friends interference.

Finally is the issue of their dirty past.Many celebrity ladies sure do have dirty past which they have concealed from their hubby for one reason or the other.

Many believe if their past is revealed to their partner,their wedding plan might fail and they would have to start all over again in search of a man who would not only believe in them but also trust,endure,tolerate and understand them.

To keep their husband from being detailed about their past they do not only keep their relationship private during courtship but also have a secret wedding to avoid trouble.

This is common among celebrity ladies who are married to Nigerian guys based abroad or white guys who are not conversant of their activities in the society.

RIHANNA CELEBRATES 24TH B-DAY WITH TWO CHRIS BROWN REMIXES

Bringing a close to her special day, Rihanna celebrated her 24th birthday with a dinner outing in London on Monday night (February 20).

The Barbadian beauty cruised in the back seat of a ritzy Maybach ride as she headed to Nozomi restaurant for some delicious Japanese cuisine with a few friends.

Getting a slew of well wishing tweets throughout the day, RiRi took to Twitter earlier this afternoon to send out her appreciation, as she wrote, "Ahhhhhhh ALL MY BDAY wishes from my DM to my TL!!!! KRAY! I truly love u guys, thank you so much #RihannaNavy for makin me feel special"

The "We Found Love" singer even got a b-day message from ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, who posted, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROBYN!" In response, Rihanna shot back, "Thanks! RT @chrisbrown"

She also treated fans to a present of their own in the form of herself appearing on a remix of Brown's "Turn Up the Music" and Brown paying back the favor via a remix of Rihanna's "Birthday Cake".

WHITNEY HOUSTON FAMILY SELLS FUNERAL FOOTAGE TO "BENEFIT BOBBI KRISTINA"

Whitney Houston's "home going" ceremony has turned into a money maker for her Estate -- which very quietly struck a deal to sell the video of the funeral.

Here's how it went down ... Associated Press provided a live pool feed of the funeral to media outlets around the world (including TMZ) on Saturday -- but everyone had to pull the footage 24 hours later. Why?

A rep for the family confirms the family has now "agreed to license footage to several media outlets." The rep says the family is charging "customary fees" to ... "help maximize the estate for the benefit of Bobbi Kristina."

For the record ... TMZ is not one of the chosen ones.

TONI BRAXTON'S CAREER HAS GOT LEGS... & THIGHS & HIPS

Here's R+B diva Toni Braxton, 45, at a concert in L.A. on Sunday (left) -- and the 34-year-old in her infamous Richard Tyler white non-dress at the 2001 Grammys (right).

Toni loves to bare her, er, soul.

We're just sayin'

ADELE SET TO PERFORM AT OLYMPICS AND GET HITCHED TO BOYFRIEND KONECKI, THIS YEAR

The amazingly talented Adele who has won six Grammies is looking forward to another tantalizing gift – an engagement ring from boyfriend this year.

According to the Daily Star, 37-year old Simon Konecki is all set to pop the question to the ‘Someone Like You’ singer Adele, who will be celebrating her 24th birthday then.

The tabloid claims that in addition to tying the knot the couple has even discussed the possibility of starting a family together. It was only a few months after they met each other that the couple announced in January publicly that they were dating.

A close pal of Konecki disclosed to Daily Star that Simon is so crazy about her that “he’s also talked about popping the question as soon as her birthday in May. It falls over the bank holiday weekend so he may plan a trip away and do it then.”

Moreover according to the pal Simon knows she’s ‘the one’ and all his pals agree that they have never seen him so happy “He’s like a different person,” the pal added. As for Adele, at the Grammy Awards earlier this month ‘The Rolling In The Deep’ hit maker had gone so far as to call Simon her "soul mate" and openly telling people she was "living the dream."

However, in the coming months, the engagement ring is not the only thing upper most on Adele’s mind. The soul singer is due to take to the stage at The Brit Awards tomorrow night - 21st Feb, 2012 as well as perform at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics in August.

Meanwhile an Olympic source raved “She’s the biggest star in the world right now. She would undoubtedly add something special to the event. It would be really great to see her perform at the Games,” he added.

MUST WATCH VIDEO! 2FACE IDIBIA ON THE MS ROYALTY SHOW - THE PROPOSAL TO ANNIE MACAULAY, UPCOMING WEDDING, NEW SINGLE, KONVICT MUZIK & MORE

Award winning Nigerian artiste - 2 Face who is responsible for hit tracks like “African Queen”, “Enter the Place”, “Only Me” and a whole lot more was spotted recently in Hollywood, California where he is currently recording a new single titled “Let Somebody Love You”.

The dapper crooner sits down exclusively with The Ms Royalty Show and talks about his new single, being signed on to Akon’s Konvict Music, proposing to his girlfriend on Valentine’s day, new projects that he would be working on and a whole lot more.

The new track by 2Baba was produced by Femi Ojetunde who has worked with music icons like King Sunny Ade, Quincy Jones, Boyz II Men and more.

Check out this must watch humble video of  2Face!

PHOTOS: MO’HITS ROCK AT THE ‘LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY’ CONCERT

Nigerian-born pop star Dapo Daniel Oyebanjo popularly known as D’Banj lived up to his billing as one of Africa’s greatest entertainers with a top class performance at the Live in New York City Concert on Sunday, February 19, 2012.

The event was a total sell-out as some fans had to be turned back because there was no more space to accommodate them.

D’Banj was supported at the show by other members of Mo’Hits crew such as Dr Sid,D’Prince,Wande Coal and K-Switch.

According to the highly elated singer New York – SOLD OUT!! I told u I was going to eat from the Big Apple… THANK YOU FANS! Oooossshhee!‘

Here’s pics from the event below.

AKON SUED OVER $51 CONSTRUCTION BILL PAY UP RIGHT NA NA NA NA NA

Akon is up to his neck in $51,000 of construction bills on his Georgia mansion ... and he still hasn't paid up -- this according to a new lawsuit filed by a local contracting company.

Southern Electric filed the lawsuit against Akon in Georgia Superior Court, claiming it completed over $344,000 of work on Akon’s place -- electric work, framing, molding -- but he refused to pay $51,941 on their final invoice.

According to the suit, Southern Electric contacted Akon’s mommy last November ... not just to tattle, but because his mother was acting as his agent in the deal ... but still, S.E. has not received a dime.

They’re now suing for breach of contract for the amount allegedly owed, plus interest.

FYI -- Akon’s Georgia palace is a two-story four-bedroom, eight-bath model that he forked over 1.65-MILLION clams for.  Calls to his rep have not been returned.

I NEED A NEW PLACE TO LAY - KIM KARDASHIAN

Kim Kardashian is on the hunt for a brand new mattress -- an important purchase ... considering where her career started. Lucky for us ... her sexy shopping trip was videotaped. Again.

YORUBA ACTRESS, SIKIRATU SINDODO HOSTS SURPRISE PARTY FOR FUJI ARTISTE, MALAIKA

On Wednesday February 15th 2012 Fuji star Sule Alao Malaika added another year and to celebrate the young man who has influenced the lives of many young people,he was hosted to a surprise party by Actress Sikiratu Sindodo (Tayo Odueke).

The surprise party had few family friends and colleagues in attendance.

The real reason Sindodo hosted the party was because she wanted to show appreciation to the singer for standing by her when she was on hospital bed.

YORUBA ACTRESS, FUNKE ETTI GETS CAR FROM LOVER FOR BEIGN PREGNANT

Gist getting to Nigeriafilms.com from a grapevine has it that popular Yoruba actress, Funke Etti, is presently pregnant.

According to what we were told, the actress is presently some weeks pregnant. We learnt that she broke the news to some of her close friends not too long ago.

A bird in the know said that Funke is pregnant for one Ola, who is said to be one of her biggest fans and admirer. We were also told that Ola has accepted to father the unborn child.

As a way to show this, Ola was said to have made a gift of a Honda CRV to Funke.

WHITNEY HOUSTON'S BELONGINGS UP FOR AUCTION ALREADY

The Beverly Hilton Hotel is seen after singer Whitney Houston was found dead inside in Beverly Hills, California

The music legend has been dead just 10 days, and her belongings including a black velvet dress and a pair of earrings she wore in Bodyguard will be sold to the highest bidder next month.

Celebrity auctioneer, Darren Julien acquired the singer’s possessions soon after her death on Feb 11th, and will include the items in the Hollywood legend’s auction which is going to take place on 31st March and 1st April. The singer’s floor length dress is valued at $1000 initially, while her pearl earrings and a vest she wore in Bodyguard will be held for $600 and $400 respectively. Though these are the initial valuations, the price is likely to go higher once the bidding starts.

When questioned over the fact that it’s hardly been a week since Houston died, and its too soon for auctioning her possessions, Julien said "It's a celebration of her life," Julien said. "If you hide these things in fear that you're going to offend someone — her life is to be celebrated. These items are historic now that she passed. They become a part of history. They should be in museums. She's lived a life and had a career that nobody else has ever had."

Houston is "someone who's going to maintain collectability," he said. "For people who are fans of Whitney Houston and never would have had a chance to meet her and never got to talk to her, these are items that literally touched a part of her life. They are a way to relate to her or be a part of her life without having known her."

The auction will also include items form a long planned celebrity memorabilia for instance Charlie Chaplin’s stick, Clark Gable’s jacket from ‘Gone with the Wind’ and Charlton Heston’s staff from the ‘10 Commandments’. Julien said that such items are a kind of investment, with you needs to buy and sell at the right time, just like stocks.

Those fans and collectors, who cannot attend the auction in person, can bid online or via phone on the days the auction will be held. A free exhibition will begin on March 19th, only a few blocks away from the Beverley Hills Hotel where Houston died.

Bodyguard star, Kevin CostnerKevin Costner said that no women could have ever played the character Houston did in the movie, and auctioning some of her possession form Bodyguard will at least let the highest bidder acquire a part of Houston’s life.

BETWEEN MOFE DUNCAN AND STELLA DAMASUS

A long time ago,Nigeriafims.com was the first to break the news of the relationship between handsome dude,Mofe Duncan and sexy widow and star actress,Stella Damasus though they both refuted the story.But now,we exclusively gathered over the week through a family source that the story was the perfect truth.

This source disclosed that their relationship started many years ago.The relationship,we learnt,has been in existence even before her relationship with Emeka Nzeribe hit the rocks.

Mofe whose real name is Eyinimofe Oluwa is from the very rich Oluwa family,a very prominent Lagos family and is a few years younger than Stella and we hear that his family,especially his mother is not happy with the unhealthy relationship he is maintaining with Stella,to the extent that he can’t come out in the public with another woman.

We gather that he does not even live in his family house any longer but prefers living in Stella’s Lekki home to the annoyance of his rich family. 

'TONI PAYNE IS NOT PREGNANT FOR ME' - 9ICE

Endless speculations have surrounded estranged partners 9ice and Toni Payne. We’ve been besieged by rumours of a reunion, trysts, and all. And early this month, the whole story took a different turn with unconfirmed reports saying Toni Payne was pregnant with a second child for the Alapomeji boss. The couple already have a son Zion from their 2008 marriage before splitting up two years later.

But on Monday, February 13, 2012, 9ice finally cleared the air, publicly denying what had got tongues wagging. ‘Gd aftnun. I shake my head in disbelief. Am sure my true fans won’t believe such news. It is so untrue. I wish u all the best. Tank u 4ur support. God bless‘, 9ice tweeted through his @BASHORUN_9ICE account.

9ice is obviously fed up with the rumours and even though he didn’t call any names out, we’re told the tweet was directed at his ex-wife and those spreading the pregnancy rumours. We’ve reported several times that Toni Payne isn’t over the award winning singer and has made several attempts to reach out to him via E-mails and through mutual friends. She met with him several times last year, proposing a reconciliation. The talks eventually broke down. Ms Payne is constantly on Twitter promoting and supporting her ex-husband’s new albums ‘Bashorun Gaa‘ and ‘Versus‘ and the upcoming March 11 album concert.

But with the Abuja-based Vicky Godis already rearing a set of twins for 9ice, and the musician keen on concentrating on revamping his career and business, it looks a reunion with his ex-wife isn’t much of a priority right now…

Payne herself is getting busy with her online radio as well as promoting new signing Dencia. She recently parted ways with rapper oLamide and singer Zara who were signed under her management outfit Toni Payne Concepts. She didn’t pick our calls or return our text messages asking for comments on this story.

Source: http://www.thenetng.com/2012/02/21/toni-payne-is-not-pregnant-for-me-9ice/