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  • #BBNaija: Housemates produce hit single “See gobe”

    #BBNaija: Housemates produce hit single “See gobe”

    After the initial frenzy that inundated the housemates as a result of the unprecedented visit of the ace music producer, Don Jazzy and the DNA twins, housemates have literally evolved and morphed from their rather psychedelic excited mode to more musically creative personas.

    Their potential hit song tentatively titled “see gobe” by the writer, which is clearly the brainchild of the incredibly talented housemates, is one that will stick closely to your subconscious whether you like it or not.

    With the set up of the mini studio in the house, housemates now have the enviable privilege and opportunity to be produced (on the spot) by the Mavin’s boss himself.

    You can’t but enjoy the porpourri and harmonious blend of voices from the housemates.

    Regardless of your cultural, moral, or religious reservations, one fact remains that the Nigerian youths are incredibly talented – this is evident in the constellation of talents that the house has produced since the inception of the greatly debated show hosted on a foreign soil – South Africa.

    #watch out for the hit single by the housemates – “see gobe” .

  • House agog as Don jazzy excites BBNaija housemates

    House agog as Don jazzy excites BBNaija housemates

    It was a surprise package Monday when Don Jazzy and the duo of DNA twins visited the housemates at the ongoing Big Brother Naija show.
    The housemates were overjoyed to see Don Baba J as he is popularly called, with Bisola and Efe standing on the couch and watch in surprise when he walked in.
    Big Brother had earlier told the housemates that they will work with the DNA Twins on their Song task for the week’s first task.
    When the housemates were busy exchanging pleasantries with the DNA twins, Don jazzy walked in, to the surprise of all of them.
    The housemates gave them a tour of the whole house and Don jazzy joked that he actually came to the house to sleep, and they all laughed.
    The guests were in the house to help inspire the housemates and guide them in their song task. The housemates composed a song during the music week a few weeks ago and this weeks’ task is basically to transform the song into a Nigerian hit.
    This weeks’ theme is “Nigerian Entertainment Week” and what better way to start it off than to have a music icon like Don Jazzy and fresh artistes like the DNA twins to help the housemates with their song.
    The DNA twins told the housemates how their music career was launched after entering talent search competitions, Glo X- Factor and The Voice Nigeria, adding that there’s always an opportunity in competitions such as these ones, as well as Big Brother.
    “This (Big Brother) is a huge platform. You must have a plan in mind,” they said.
    The housemates haven’t had a visitor in over a week and today’s guests were a real treat for them, especially since the visitors stayed a little longer than any other visitor and helped them with their song task.
    joyous scenes as Don jazzy enters the house
     Housemates having fun as DNA twins join them in their Song Task
  • Don Jazzy pays fan’s school fees

    Don Jazzy pays fan’s school fees

    An Osun State University final year student has enjoyed the benevolence of Mavins Music boss, Don Jazzy, who paid his school fees.
    Tweeting severally with the handle, @FMwinner, the fan on Monday morning, told Don Jazzy how he needed to pay the sum of N190, 000, two sessions’ fee.
    Starting the conversation with Don Jazzy, he wrote: “@DONJAZZY Baba Don, abeg for Christ’s sake I need your help to pay my school fee. I go do anything in return sir.”
    He then pleaded about the urgency of settling the fees in another tweet, “@donjazzy Please sir, the school has threatened to expel us if we fail to meet up with the deadline tomorrow.”
    By about the fourth tweet, Don Jazzy tweeted a response to him, writing, “Sorry bro. How much is it?”
    When the fan told Don Jazzy the sum amounted to N190, 000, the music entrepreneur tweeted back, “@FMwinner11 ok send me your account details” and then followed the fan so he could send him a direct message.
    A few hours later, the young fan thanked Don Jazzy and blurted out his joy about paying his fees.
    “@Don Jazzy Baba Don Jazzy don change my story ooooo, I’ve paid my fees.”

  • Don Jazzy’s Marvin records signs Iyanya

    Don Jazzy’s Marvin records signs Iyanya

    In a twist of events following his exit from Triple MG, Nigerian pop singer, Iyanya has announced that he has officially signed with Mavin Records.

    The artiste made the announcement with the release of a new song featuring Don Jazzy and Dr Sid, titled Up 2 Sumting, the new song, which is produced by Mavin Records’ Don Jazzy, was released on Monday, which happens to be the singer’s 30th birthday.

    The news, which generated a bit of excitement on social networks, was broken by Don Jazzy via his Twitter handle.

    “Iyanya brings his own unique style and sound to the Mavin Records family. From the first time I stepped into the studio with him, there was an instant chemistry and energy.

    “He is an amazing talent and he has great musical versatility. This is an exciting time for us and our fans have a lot of great music to look forward to,” Jazzy stated.

    Iyanya, on his part, says that he is at a decision-making curve in his music career where he has to make the right professional and creative decisions.

    “At this point, I realised the need to put in solid structures in place to move to the next level of my career. I think I have found that professional and creative backbone in Mavin Records,” Iyanya stated.

    With this move, Iyanya now has Tiwa Savage, Dr Sid, D’Prince, Korede Bello, Reekado Banks and Di’Ja as label mates.

  • My account was hacked – Tee Billz

    My account was hacked – Tee Billz

    Following the reported split between singer Tiwa Savage and her husband, Tunji Balogun,  the man on Thursday claimed his instagram account was hacked by unknown persons.

    Balogun, popularly called Tee Billz,  denied the controversial posts on his Instagram page, hinting his marriage to the singer has hit the rocks.

    He has set up a temporary twitter account  and insisted he did not post the messages on Instagram.

    “This is a temporary account. My real account was hacked.

    “All the comments  are not true and not written by me Tunji Balogun #teebillz” “I am in the process of getting back my account and have contacted the appropriate authorities.  Read things I’ve written in the past, that’s not how I write,” he said on the temporary account – @teebillzTEMP.

     

     

  • How Pop, R&B artistes rank on social media

    How Pop, R&B artistes rank on social media

    The impact of Social media on the Entertainment industry in Nigeria cannot be overemphasized, given that entertainers (Musical Artistes) were among the first Nigerians who embraced the new media and have remained on top of the list of users in Nigeria and across the world.

    Some started earlier and still struggling to gain much followership, depending on how soon such an artiste understood the tricks of each social media platform and apply same in order to connect with fans.

    However, some other artistes came on much later and are doing very fine with a good number of followers on these platforms.

    No doubt, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram are very important platforms that have been engaged by these Celebrities to carry their fans along.

    Below is how they rank on Twitter and Instagram:

     

  • Don Jazzy, Dr. Sid, Sound Sultan get mention in PR report

    Don Jazzy, Dr. Sid, Sound Sultan get mention in PR report

    Exploring an overview of the perception and reception of Public Relations in Nigeria, notable public relation organisation, BlackHouse Media (BHM) has accommodated the entertainment industry in the maiden edition of its report on the Nigerian PR Industry, mentioning the likes of  Don Jazzy, Dr. Sid, and Sound Sultan as case studies.

    Published in collaboration with the group’s research arm – BHM Research & Intelligence (BRI), digital agency ID Africa, and Public Relations Consultants Association of Nigeria (PRCAN), the 106-page book is a compendium of quantitative and qualitative research augmented by industry-wide perspective and knowledgeable commentary concerning PR practice in Africa’s largest economy.

    This is just as the report takes a swipe at the “brown envelope” syndrome in the media industry, and the future of PR with a focus on how social media is disrupting the industry, and how practitioners can adapt.

    The public presentation of the book took place at the Protea Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, on January 29, 2016 attracting dignitaries from the PR, advertising, and, academic sectors.

    Founder and CEO of BHM Group, Ayeni Adekunle Samuel explained that, ”the aim is to shed more light on the workings of the PR industry in Nigeria, and chronicle the public – and practitioners’ – perception of the industry, with a view to ensuring its development moves apace with global standards of practice, and the changing consumer demographics, and preferences Nigeria is experiencing.”

    He said the book is an unbiased endeavour to depict the history, current state, existing challenges and prospects of the PR industry in Nigeria.

    The report joins a host of groundbreaking initiatives executed by the BHM Group, having launched in 2014, Nigeria’s first PR app, simultaneously recording over one billion social media impressions for its portfolio of client campaigns. Recently, BHM Group also launched its own digital agency, ID Africa, and has since its inception in 2006 been at the forefront of efforts to develop the media and public relations sector in Nigeria and the rest of Africa.

    It proffers recommendations, alongside extensive quotes from eminent experts in Nigeria’s PR Industry, including Yomi Badejo-Okusanya, MD CMC Connect Burson Marstellar, Biodun Shobanjo, Chairman Troyka Holdings; Chido Nwakanma, MD, Blueflower Communications Limited and John Ehiguese, President, Public Relations Consultants Association of Nigeria (PRCAN) and CEO of Mediacraft Associates.

    Ayeni notes the ultimate goal of the Nigeria PR Report is to ”purposefully place Nigeria on the global PR map by producing annual analyses; giving insights into tools, trends, campaigns and issues the industry should pay attention to.”

  • PR industry report spots Don Jazzy, Dr. Sid, Sound Sultan others

    PR industry report spots Don Jazzy, Dr. Sid, Sound Sultan others

    Exploring an overview of the perception and reception of Public Relations in Nigeria, notable public relation organisation, BlackHouse Media (BHM) has accommodated the entertainment industry in the maiden edition of its report on the Nigerian PR Industry, mentioning the likes of  Don Jazzy, Dr. Sid, and Sound Sultan as case studies.

    Published in collaboration with the group’s research arm – BHM Research & Intelligence (BRI), digital agency ID Africa, and Public Relations Consultants Association of Nigeria (PRCAN), the 106-page book is a compendium of quantitative and qualitative research augmented by industry-wide perspective and knowledgeable commentary concerning PR practice in Africa’s largest economy.

    This is just as the report takes a swipe at the “brown envelope” syndrome in the media industry, and the future of PR with a focus on how social media is disrupting the industry, and how practitioners can adapt.

    The public presentation of the book took place at the Protea Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, on January 29, 2016 attracting dignitaries from the PR, advertising, and, academic sectors.

    Founder and CEO of BHM Group, Ayeni Adekunle Samuel explained that, ”the aim is to shed more light on the workings of the PR industry in Nigeria, and chronicle the public – and practitioners’ – perception of the industry, with a view to ensuring its development moves apace with global standards of practice, and the changing consumer demographics, and preferences Nigeria is experiencing.”

    He said the book is an unbiased endeavour to depict the history, current state, existing challenges and prospects of the PR industry in Nigeria.

    Ayeni disclosed that BHM Research & Intelligence (BRI) is the group’s independent intelligence team working from Nigeria, Germany and England, to gather and analyze data for brands and organisations in public relations, advertising, ICT and Media.

    The report joins a host of groundbreaking initiatives executed by the BHM Group, having launched in 2014, Nigeria’s first PR app, simultaneously recording over one billion social media impressions for its portfolio of client campaigns. Recently, BHM Group also launched its own digital agency, ID Africa, and has since its inception in 2006 been at the forefront of efforts to develop the media and public relations sector in Nigeria and the rest of Africa.

    The report concludes powerfully, with the data-rich results of BRI’s survey of PR firms, analysing various indices of the industry, including: revenue; average PR budget; clients & contracts; services offered, as well as age and staff strength of the reviewed firms.

    It proffers recommendations, alongside extensive quotes from eminent experts in Nigeria’s PR Industry, including Yomi Badejo-Okusanya, MD CMC Connect Burson Marstellar, Biodun Shobanjo, Chairman Troyka Holdings; Chido Nwakanma, MD, Blueflower Communications Limited and John Ehiguese, President, Public Relations Consultants Association of Nigeria (PRCAN) and CEO of Mediacraft Associates.

    Ayeni notes the ultimate goal of the Nigeria PR Report is to ”purposefully place Nigeria on the global PR map by producing annual analyses; giving insights into tools, trends, campaigns and issues the industry should pay attention to.”

  • Don Jazzy, Olamide back to the trenches

    Don Jazzy, Olamide back to the trenches

    There are indications label owners Don Jazzy and Olamide might be back to their last quarrel, following the sudden disappearance, from their Instagram handles, of pictures taken at their reconciliation meeting.

    Fans are however linking this development to a message posted by Teebillz, Tiwa Savage’s husband on January 23, purportedly challenging some comments made by Olamide during the heat of their quarrel.

    Recall that Olamide, on January 1, had walked out of the Headies stage in protest, after the Next Rated award category was announced in favour of Don Jazzy’s artiste, Reekadobanks, claiming his artiste, Lil Kesh, deserved the laurel instead.

    Teebillz wrote: “After you have produced more than 10 major artists with back to back hits for over 10 years and still relevant then you can compare yourself to this guy @donjazzy until then I advise you mind your production and keep working hard #SMD #FactsOnly #Reminder”

    This is coming a few days after Tiwa Savage released the video of her street-esque track ‘Standing Ovation’ which Olamide who features in the song also promoted by posting pictures from the music video as well as snippets of the video on his Instagram page.

    All those posts have now disappeared, even though it was observed that Don Jazzy deleted images from his Instagram page first, leaving only a logo of his Supreme Mavin Dynasty.

    If the artistes are resuming their quarrel, observers reason that it is to undermine the effort of Nigerian business mogul, Aliko Dangote, who convened a peace meeting for them a few weeks ago.

  • Don Jazzy, Olamide back to the trenches

    There are indications label owners Don Jazzy and Olamide might be back to their last quarrel, following the sudden disappearance, from their Instagram handles, of pictures taken at their reconciliation meeting.

    Fans are however linking this development to a message posted by Teebillz, Tiwa Savage’s husband on January 23, purportedly challenging some comments made by Olamide during the heat of their quarrel.

    Recall that Olamide, on January 1, had walked out of the Headies stage in protest, after the Next Rated award category was announced in favour of Don Jazzy’s artiste, Reekadobanks, claiming his artiste, Lil Kesh, deserved the laurel instead.

    Teebillz wrote: “After you have produced more than 10 major artists with back to back hits for over 10 years and still relevant then you can compare yourself to this guy @donjazzy until then I advise you mind your production and keep working hard #SMD #FactsOnly #Reminder”

    This is coming a few days after Tiwa Savage released the video of her street-esque track ‘Standing Ovation’ which Olamide who features in the song also promoted by posting pictures from the music video as well as snippets of the video on his Instagram page.

    All those posts have now disappeared, even though it was observed that Don Jazzy deleted images from his Instagram page first, leaving only a logo of his Supreme Mavin Dynasty.

    If the artistes are resuming their quarrel, observers reason that it is to undermine the effort of Nigerian business mogul, Aliko Dangote, who convened a peace meeting for them a few weeks ago.