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Mary J Blige is ending her marriage to husband/manager Martin ‘Kendu’ Isaacs after 12 years.  The singer has filed for divorce citing ‘irreconcilable differences.’ via TMZ : Blige lists the date of separation as “to be determined” — unclear why. Blige cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split. They couple has no children together. There is one interesting note … Blige is asking the judge to block Isaacs’ ability to get spousal support. The document does not say if there is a prenup. We reached out to Blige and Isaacs — so far, no word back. Unclear what went wrong — but back in 2014, Blige talked about the challenges of dating her manager during an interview with Stella Magazine. “He always has my back — he’s going to fight to the death for Mary J Blige. The downside is that there’s no separation — it’s on all the time.” “When you don’t feel like answering to your manager, he’s still your husband. If one of you doesn’t want to talk about something right now, ...

In an Instagram post shared this morning by the Northside Entertainment boss, he captioned the photos of his twin brothers with a word that has since led to massive celebration on his page. “Blessed,” he said. It had been a tumultuous year for the Okoye family. The nasty drama started after Peter Okoye fired Jude as their manager, leading to a drawn out social media feud which saw Peter airing the family’s dirty laundry and Paul struggling to make peace between them. The feud reached a peak when Peter threatened to slam his brothers with lawsuits following a Congo concert, where Paul Okoye made a solo performance using the group name. But the beef was finally squashed after Peter apologised and re-employed his older brother as their manager. And with Jude’s official acceptance as the manager of the group.

American singer, Justine Skye continues to fan the flame that is the rumour of her relationship with the Nigerian superstar, Wizkid . Last night, a fan tweeted that she would be blamed if Wizkid ever puts out a bad song, and Justine, so confident of the Star Boy’s industry, replied with a stunning conviction. “I don’t think that’s possible“, she said. And as though that hearty response was not enough, Wizkid hopped on that particular conversation, ignoring the hundreds in his mention – yet another interesting development on this alleged relationship. See the exchange:

Last night, Iyanya took to Instagram to announce that he is no longer under Ubi Franklin’s management, despite claims by the duo that they are cool. On Monday night, the Triple MG co-owner announced he has signed a deal with Temple Management Company an emerging management company who recently signed on the entire Mavin records roaster, DJ Jimmy Jatt, Funmi Iyanda and this post Iyanya officially fires Ubi Franklin as his manager announces new team.. “Dear Fans, I am pleased to announce that i have signed on with Temple Management Company,” the singer wrote yesterday, adding, “About a year ago, Ubi and I discussed options to diversify our business interests and creative visions and we both agreed that we would explore all avenues open to us.” Recall that rumours of discord between them made the rounds on social media days ago after Iyanya announced that he will be floating a new record label. While Iyanya attempted to shut it down, calling the rumours ‘lies’, adding that Ubi’s wife, ...

Dr. Dre, was handcuffed and patted down by the police at his Malibu home after a road user called the cops on him. The multimillionaire had a run in with the driver who blocked the driveway to his Malibu Mansion and resorted to yelling when he was asked to move. According to TMZ, sources close to Dr. Dre said the motorist had stopped in front of Dre’s beachfront mansion. The record producer however had to take out his phone to film the ugly incident that went down when the driver kept yelling as he was reluctantly moved from the driveway on request from Dr. Dre The unknown guy however pulled a fast one and called 911, reporting that someone pulled a gun on him. The cops responded to the call and had to handcuff and pat down the Beats Electronics CEO for a weapon search. Although the L.A County Sheriffs found no gun on Dr Dre and let him go, the guy in question went ahead to fill out a report as he insisted on filing a case against Dr. Dre. The complaint will be forwarded from the She...

Ref: Pulse.ng The project contains 16 tracks and is expected to feature all his popular hit songs from 'Alubarika' to his most recent song 'No kissing' featuring Sarkodie. The singer premiered one of his singles titled “Money” off his upcoming last night, July 25 at The Voice Nigeria semi-finals. The singer shot into limelight with the hit song 'Alubarika' which features Timaya of Dem Mama Records, a label he was affiliated with until he got officially signed to Foston Muzik in February 2014 under which he released 'Girlie O' and 'Girlie O' remix featuring Tiwa Savage. Patoranking is one of the judges at the ongoing "The Voice Nigeria" show alongside singer Waje. Winning the Next Rated Award at the Headies 2014, Best Collabo for 'Emergency' featuring Runtown, Skales and Best Reggae/Dancehall single for 'Girlie O' remix, the singer has gone on to release other singles as well as collaborating on other artistes ...

While MI Abaga says he is not interested in breaking into the American market, Wizkid continues to conquer the global space, making great collaborative projects, the latest being with Alicia Keys. On Friday night, Wizkid headlined the One Africa Music Festival in Brooklyn, New York, and was the night’s trending topic. The ‘Ojuelegba’ singer also rocked the stage for the first time with music producer Swizz Beatz. And now, he has revealed new music collaboration with Alicia Keys. “Last night i made magic with Alicia Keys,” Wizkid wrote on his Twitter, emphasising that their upcoming song is “real music” and that he feels, “#Blessed!” Also, the singer seems to have finally confirmed his relationship with American singer Justine Skye. Recall that the duo made their debut outing at the just concluded One Africa Music Festival, an unprecedented move that sent social media on a meltdown. Now, the Star Boy has added voice to that conversation. “No questions,” he captioned their cute photo f...

Reekado Banks , has said he is in no competition with his fellow acts on the label as they are only trying to impress themselves and label boss, Don Jazzy. The Mavins Record artiste while reacting to a statement that he is the leading act on the label, told HF Tv, he doesn’t see it that way. In his own words: “I don’t think I am leading anything (Laughing). Don Jazzy is still leading the label, I don’t see it as anyone is leading . Nobody sees it like anybody is leading, Everybody sees it like everybody is working together to make the label number one. Everybody sees it like they are trying to make Don Jazzy proud, they are trying to make themselves proud. So yeah! It is not particularly anybody leading anything.” On why he hasn’t been featuring other acts on his songs, Reekado Banks disclosed he has been trying to focus on his music and selling it without the help of other artistes. In his own words: “For now, I am trying to sell my songs. I’m trying to make a name for myself, by my...

Nigerian hitmaker and Made Men Music superstar 'Tekno' releases yet another banger after the success he has enjoyed on his previous releases like 'Where and Wash' . This is surely another song to look out for, the song was produced by Krizbeatz , see link after the cut....

Today, Cobhams Asuquo, revealed he is working with Wyclef Jean on a collaborative project which will feature singer Asa. The iconic singer and music producer, Cobhams is currently in the United States alongside other Nigerian singers for the One Africa Music Festival coming up this weekend in New York. And so, when he hooked up with the Haitian music guru in his New York studio, he finally got him to accept working on a song together with iconic singer, Asa. “You have a song for us?” Wyclef asks Cobhams. “Yes. I’ve been writing the song for years. I’ve been looking for when you both will jump on it,” the music producer replies. And the former Fugees singer accepted the offer, “I’ll jump on it.” Excited, Cobhams shared this on his Instagram:

Kiss Daniel whose critically acclaimed debut album, NEW ERA was released in May 2016 returns with the visuals for Jombo, one of the favorites off the album. Hilarious Video… You should press PLAY now! Imagine a love that is stifled by doubt, one that is cut back in its expressions by uncertainty and a morbid fear of the unknown-if the parents of your partner will give their blessings to your union. That is the story told in these visuals for “JOMBO” off the critically acclaimed album “NEW ERA” by KISS DANIEL. The video which was directed by Ani James for AJE Filmworks for G-Worldwide Entertainment, follows the journey of a young couple as they try, first with initial reluctance, and finally success to introduce their affair to the lady’s parents. Ani James explores the use of humour to weave a story that is relatable in its execution, and inspiring in its message of love serving as a bridge builder between people from different tribes and generations. JOMBO is the first video to be ...

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West won’t be charged with a crime for recording ‘Ye’s conversation with Taylor Swiftabout his song “Famous” because she apparently had NO expectation of privacy at the time. While she’s reportedly considering legal action, it won’t be so easy. Here’s the problem … in California, if someone records a “confidential communication” and the other party to the conversation doesn’t know it’s being taped, it’s a crime. But “confidential communication” does not include conversations that “may be overheard.” We’ve heard the full tape … and Taylor knew she was overheard. The conversation from Kanye’s end was on speaker phone, and during the call producer Rick Rubin speaks up several times. Members of the crew filming Kanye on the call also speak in the room. There’s no doubt listening to the full tape … Taylor knew she was being overheard. As a result, it’s pretty clear … Kanye didn’t violate the law by recording it. Taylor might still try and file a lawsuit, but Kim a...

Nigerian Sensational music duo 'Bracket' releases yet another banger titled 'Fever' and accompanied with a well directed visuals by Joel Ayuk , the video was shot somewhere in St Lucia. See amazing visuals after the cut.. 

Shawarma is a beautifully crafted sound, with all the sweet ingredients, that makes African sound globally loved by Dj Xclusive and raving music producer MasterKraft . This new single,shows Dj Xclusive's evolution as a music tastemaker an instant zinger which will rack up lots of love from fans of music. Displaying a new trademark take-no-prisoners attitude, DJ Xclusive also debuts accompanying video for the Shawarma directed by ace Nigerian Video Director Clarence Peters , doubly ensuring Shawarma’s reign over playlists and the airwaves for the foreseeable future. Enjoy this double dose of star power as DJ Xclusive and Masterkraft channel the creative synergy into a monster hit. Download, Watch, enjoy and share for the love of music. see video after the cut..

In the wake of police killings around the country and taking inspiration from the Black Lives Matter movement, Meek Mill says that he’ll no longer “rap about extreme violence” after the release of his Dreamchasers 4 mixtape. “AFTER DC4 I won’t continue to rap about extreme violence!!!” Meek captioned a photo on Instagram. “But I will remain to let my people know in these terrible environments to adapt and survive at any cost because US BLACK PEOPLE ARE STILL AT WAR WITH OURSELVES AND THE SYSTEM IN REAL LIFE!”

Bmm Entertainment releases the highly anticipated visuals to RAW (Respect A Woman) by Front liners 'ES Plus' . The amazing rendition was shot somewhere in Nigeria by young talented T.G Omori (Omori Views). Jam Afrique proudly premiers this amazing video, watch video after the cut....

According to Billboard , the rapper whose real name is Curtis Jackson spent the best part of yesterday; his 41st birthday – in a Conneticut bankruptcy court to ‘determine whether or not his creditors would accept a plan to reorganize his finances to repay some $28 million in debt.’ And he got lucky. Here’s what Billboard said: “Under the terms of the plan, approved at today’s hearing, the rapper would pay $23.4 million over the course of five years, equivalent to between 74 percent and 92 percent of the amount of the various claims against him. According to court documents filed yesterday in Connecticut, he owes money to Sleek Audio, SunTrust Bank and Lastonia Leviston, who successfully sued 50 for posting a sex tape that she had made with her boyfriend to his website as part of his feud with Rick Ross (Leviston and Ross have a child together). The documents note that if his estate were to be liquidated, creditors would have only received between 46 percent and 57 percent of their cl...

Kiss Daniel who has been on a high since dropping his hugely successful debut album has revealed why he has not been doing collaborations with other artistes. “I’m signed to a record label and the management for now only allows me to collaborate with in-house artistes Dj Shabsy and Sugarboy. Maybe later I’ll do songs with other artistes but for now it’s out of it,” the ‘Woju’ star said in a recent interview with Notjustok. When Kiss Daniel was asked if the ‘no collaboration’ rule has affected his relationship with other artistes, he said, ‘its not really affected my relationship with other artistes, because some do actually understand and others don’t. People have definitely approached me for collabos and I explain to them, the few that get it, they go out and say good things about me, for the others that don’t, I’m still hoping that they get it some day. Trust me I really want to do collaborations, I want to jump on a song with Reekado Banks, Falz because I think they are awesome, I...

Tinie Tempah releases the visuals to his latest song 'Mamacita' Featuring  the most bankable African artist of the moment 'Wizkid' . The video was shot somewhere in the slums of South America. Check out the amazing visuals after the cut.....

Olaboy an indigenous fast rising hip-hop act drops the much-anticipated official debut single GBESIBE Olaboy left the audience with no choice than to listen to his vocal delivery, word play, lyrical composition, punch lines being put on a display through his expression on this one with a street lingo that is fresh and catchy. Gbesibe is Produced by GrooveyLeGaZ , Mixed and Mastered by T.Brown QuestEDGE PR is Olaboy's official Media and PR Management. Download & Enjoy Below after the cut....

As expected; Davido Music Worldwide rolls out the official video for Dremo‘s trending single – OJERE ‘OJERE‘ was released last week with so much anticipation and it didn’t fall short of expectations from fans & music pundits.. It rose to the top spot on the iTunes digital store in just 4 hours; Generally – Dremo delivered an amazing afro-trap single. OJERE was shot in Lagos, Nigeria & also featured scenes from the famous Al-Awir desert in the United Arab Emirates. Directed by Q. Enjoy the exciting visual & use the share buttons. Everyone deserves to see this! Dremo is at the peak of his craft! see video after the cut....

Canadian rapper, Drake’s ‘Views’ celebrates a ninth week on the Billboard 200 chart this week. The album now bests Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP (with eight weeks at No. 1) to claim the third-most weeks at No. 1 by a hip-hop album. Vanilla Ice’s To the Extreme and MC Hammer’s Please Hammer Don’t Hurt ‘Em hold the #2 and #1 most weeks, respectively. via Billboard :

B-Red has unveiled the tracklist for his soon to be released EP "All the way up" which has been scheduled to drop on July 11, 2016. The EP consists of 8 main tracks and 6 bonus tracks featuring Lil Kesh, Davido, Akon and Phyno.

Nigerian songstress and Mavin act 'Dija ' who was sometime ago rumored to married and pregnant for an unknown man, puts to birth a baby boy. The good news was revealed by Dija in series of posts she made on instagram. We must confess this is indeed a very smart move by her team to be able to keep away such information from her fans, the media and general public and then revealing it in a very captivating and dramatic way.  Although her fans reacted to the whole drama, but we pray that she never gets distracted by her present state, we also pray she comes back into the Nigerian music industry with good music, because her fans are already missing her.. CONGRATULATIONS from Jam Afrique team. 

At this time there are no solid details about the potential move or if an actual deal will materialize. The news comes just three months after Samsung publicly stated that it had no plans to acquire TIDAL – despite rumors suggesting they were in business negotiations. We’ll have to wait and see if Apple + TIDAL happens, but we’re here for it.