MAY D, DAMMY KRANE, TUNDE EDUNUT, STORMS SOUTH AFRICAN FOR INSDUSTRY NIGHT.

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Industry Nite, Nigeria’s leading music talent showcase is headed to South Africa on Saturday, March 16 2013.

The weekly music and networking event will be taking the fun to South Africa for the first time, with a special edition planned to hold at club TABOO on Fredman Drive in Sandton.

There will be performances by Dammy Krane, Mr May D, Tunde Ednut and others.

Turntable mixes will be handled by legendary DJ Jimmy JATT, DJ Humility, in-house DJ Spinall, and select South African DJs.

Industry Nite has become a popular weekly event, pulling together established and up-coming artistes, record label execs, brand managers and fans.

AMERICA'S POP STAR "JUSTIN BIBER" SLUMED ON STAGE.

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 The ‘Baby‘ hitmaker – who angered fans when he was two hours late for his show earlier this week – informed the crowd he wasn’t feeling well and got checked out by a doctor before returning 10 minutes later to finish his set.

Following the concert, Justin’s team immediately brought him to a local hospital for a full check-up.

His representative told E! News: ‘He got oxygen from emergency personnel. He insisted on finishing the show. He is on the way to the hospital right now.’

Video footage from the concert also shows Justin’s manager Scooter Braun telling his fans that the 19-year-old singer had been ‘very low of breath’ during the show and was being checked over by a medical team.

Justin was recently reprimanded by his record company and warned to curb his partying ways and ‘stay in more’.

A source said: ‘Being amidst a barrage of abuse is uncharted territory for Justin. Understandably he is finding it hard to take … His antics are not what his young fans expect of him.

After an emergency meeting in the US, Justin’s people reportedly had him on Skype to bosses and he was given a serious talking-to. ‘It was suggested he start staying in more and basically cleaning up his act … Justin took the news well and has promised to go back to putting his fans first.’

NIFERIA'S FEMALE POP SINGER "OMAWUNMI" SET TO RELEASE 2ND ALBUM COME APRIL.

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Popular Nigerian singer "Omawumi Megbele" will be releasing her second album next month – three years after her debut album ‘Wonder Woman‘.

In an exclusive interview, the singer-performer revealed the name of the album as ‘Lasso of Truth‘.

‘My album will be out in a matter of weeks and it will be titled, Lasso of Truth and before you ask what it means. My last album was titled Wonder Woman and in the story about her, she has a lasso with which she whips and forces victims to tell the truth‘, she disclosed.

Wonder Woman is a fictional female ‘super hero’ character developed by DC Comics. Omawumi used the character to develop a theme for her critically-acclaimed debut album back in 2009.

‘That is what I am about as an artiste and it reflects in my songs too’, she explains.

The album will contain 12 tracks and that’s all the talented singer and mother of one is revealing for now.

She tells us however, that she’ll be hosting a concert at the Grand Ball room of Oriental hotel on April 7, to mark the album’s release

AYO ANIMASHAUN SET TO LAUNCH 24HRS ONLINE RADIO.

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Executive producer of Nigeria’s most prestigious annual music Awards, The Headies, Ayo Animashaun, has announced the launch of a new property, a 24 hour online radio channel called ‘Street Hop.

According to Ayo Animashaun, ‘This is a 3-year idea that we’ve always had. It’s going to follow the steps of Hip On TV and Hip Hop World Magazine, but this time, it’ll be more daring…radio and online.’

Animashaun’s company Smooth Promotions delivers media content on multiple platforms: TV, online and print. Now he says they’re ready to play the game on radio with the completion of a fully-equipped studio located in Lagos.

 Street Hop, we’ve been told, will go live on April 1, 2013. And it’s no April fool’s joke.
‘We have redefined television and print content production, and want to extend the creativity into radio. Lovers of Nigerian music and entertainment should watch out’, he added.

Work is currently on-going at the Smooth Promotion Secretariat, where finishing touches are being put in place and internal test transmission is in progress.

Streethop will also be available as a mobile application for Blackberry, Android, iPhones and iPads

ELDEE DEBUNKS RUMOUR, SAYS "SHEYMAN IS SIGNED UNDER DA TRYBES"

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Following an exclusive report that popular singer-producer "Sheyman" has parted ways with "Trybe Records", label boss eLDee da Don has opened up on the alleged separation.

Responding to an E-mail query from our source, eLDee explains that ‘Sheyman’s deal was structured to allow him create music independently’.‘He is still a part of the Iman Entertainment family, and still functions as the pro engineer for team, we still make music together and we have and shall continue to promote his works’, the Da Trybe boss explains.

Iman Entertainment is the parent company of Trybe Records. And as to why his profile page was taken off the website, eLDee says ‘His removal from the website is only to properly highlight the core Trybe Records artists’.

eLDee recently covered Nigerian pop culture publication Bubbles Magazine.

GOSPEL FEMALE RAPPER "BOUQUI" SIGNED ON TO TOP U.S MUSIC LABEL.

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Nigerian Gospel Female Rapper "Bukola Folayan" better known as B.O.U.Q.U.I has signed up with US based record label Xist Music USA.

A statement which was released by the label says Xist Music USA and B.O.U.Q.U.I’s label outfit ‘Bouqui’s Place Entertainment’ ‘have joined forces in making her the first African artiste and the first female act on the label’.

This move according to Xist Music will offer an intensive distribution of B.O.U.Q.U.I’s album and materials in the United States of America and the UK.

She will also head the sister label ‘Xist Africa’ which will launch in Nigeria ‘soonest’.

B.O.U.Q.U.I who has released two albums in her career – the self-titled B.O.U.Q.U.I and the follow up Redefinition also plans to release a double album in 2013 titled ‘Marks of a General’ and ‘Eve Of Independence’.

DAVIDO BOUGHT "GOBE" SONG FOR N500K?

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The internet is currently buzzing over Davido‘s new single ‘Gobe‘ which he officially released yesterday February, 25, 2013 but that’s not all that causing him to trend on social network Twitter.

Hours after the release, another version quite similar to the pop star’s surfaced online so KREST began snooping around and asking questions – apparently the same song also titled ‘Gobe‘ was released a year ago by an upcoming singer-producer named Password.

Password (who gained little buzz after featuring on Darey’s ‘Style na style’ remix) had made online release for the same song in July 2011 but it seemed not to have garnered any buzz back then. Sources tell us Password who produced and wrote the first version of ‘Gobe’ allegedly sold the song to Davido for a sum of money possibly up to N500,000.

‘Dude sold the song to Davido. He produced and wrote it, all of a sudden they are saying Shizzi produced it‘, a studio rat and close friend to Password told KREST  in anonymity. KREST could not immediately confirm this story.

It isn’t a big deal or something new though; song writers sell music pieces all the time. Most times, producers, music composers and songwriters record original compositions and trade their songs to bigger artistes.

Examples are in the hundreds – US acts Ne-Yo, The Dream, Frank Ocean, Stacy Barthe, Keri Hilson are all credited to have written some of the biggest songs of the past decade. And on the home front we have former Cobhams Asuquo protege Omolara (who wrote Chidinma‘s ‘Kedike‘ and Praiz‘ ‘Rich and famous) OJB Jezreel (who wrote 2face’s 2004 hit ‘Right here’) to mention a few.

What however makes ‘Gobe’ peculiar is that it had been previously released as an official single.

Both parties have not been responsive to queries over the matter but after numerous comments were made on music blogs and social networks Twitter and Facebook about the stunning similarities between the songs, Davido and Password are now very vocal on Twitter about the matter.

‘They noticed people had found out, it’s like Password didn’t tell Davido that he had released the song before he sold it‘.

Davido was smart enough play along. This afternoon, he tweeted; Big ups 2 @iamshizzi and @iam_password for such a great combination of work for GOBE! More stuff 2 come HKN!

Password was also very co-operative as he also tweeted in support; The song Gobe was officially replaced by @iam_davido hu co-wrote on d new version and I @iam-password is very happy and satisfied.

HKN in-house producer also tweeted; Follow my gud friend @iam_password and thanx to him and d inspiration we all put into gobe! Cc”@iam_Davido.