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  • Falz, Zlatan, Skiibii, Ycee honour MTV BASE at 14

    IT was a night of exhilarating fun and non-stop excitement as MTV Base celebrated 14 years of showcasing African music to the world.

    The show which was compered by MTV Base VJ, Nenny B, alongside actor, Bolly Lomo, featured performances from A-list musicians such as Zlatan, Chinko Ekun, Skiibii and Ycee.

    With over 1500 party goers in attendance, the MTV Base partnered event featured everything from dance competitions to a relaxing poolside for guests to unwind at.

    Asked why it is important to create such experience for MTV Base fans, Solafunmi Oyeneye, Senior Channel Manager of MTV Base, said: “At MTV Base, we like to go big or go home. We knew that including our faithful audience in this year’s anniversary celebration was something we had to do, so it was imperative to ensure that they came to a party that would give them the complete MTV Base experience that they have come to know and love.”

    Other celebrities at the event include Falz, Niniola, DJ Spinall, DJ Neptune, Reekado Banks, Dada Boy Ehiz, Sammy Walsh, Folu Storms, Bizzle Osikoya, Tosin Ajibade (Olorisupergal), Sensei Uche, Kemi Smallz, Mr. Real, CDQ, Jaywon, Iyanya, Okiki DFT, Blaqbonez, Oluwakaponeski, Victor AD, Sess Beats, Lyta, Somto Cody Akanegbu, SamPhrank, Tomi Thomas (Mayorkun’s manager), Shakar El, Awazi as well as Osagie John-Osarenz.

    According to MTV Base VJ, Dada Boy Ehiz, “MTV Base has helped a number of careers in this industry move to the next level, including mine, so it is great to see all these musicians, managers and talents come out to celebrate the platform that showcased and continues to showcase African excellence to the world.”

  • MTV Base stages ‘Back to the 90s’ showpiece

    The 90s are coming back this December and Nigeria’s biggest names are definitely going to be there for it.

    Refreshed by Coca Cola, MTV Base is bringing back its famous Club MTV Base event and it’s taking things up a notch.

    The event, which  holds on Saturday, December 8th at Quilox kicks off by 10pm, and will have in attendance some of the biggest  names in the Nigerian entertainment industry.

    Nollywood star and Ghanaian actress, Juliet Ibrahim, 90s popstar, Olu Maintain, Musician LAX and one of UK’s biggest concert promoters, SMADE, will be attending the throwback fest.

    The theme of the event, ‘Back to the 90s’, will have  guests dressing in throwback 90s costumes and grooving to both international and local 90s hit songs.

    Spinning the nostalgic jams on the big night is none other than the host of MTV Base DJ Takeover, DJ TTB.

    DJ TTB’s set will feature 2 hours of stunning audiovisual music mix of thrilling songs to take the audience back memory lane.

    The party will definitely have a number of A-list party-goers in attendance and will be an experience like none other.

  • Video: Tiwa Savage wins Best African Act at MTV EMA

    Nigeria’s queen of music, Tiwa Savage has won the 2018 MTV Europe Music Awards (MTV EMAs) in the Best African Act category.

    The annual MTV EMA held last night at the expansive Bilbao Exhibition Center, Bilbao, Spain, amidst glitz and glamour, awarding music artistes around the globe in different categories.

    Read Also: Tiwa Savage, Wizkid again!

    The African act category was infused into the MTV EMA to enhance musical alliances across borders, and promote cultural integrations.

     

  • MTV Base Guy Code returns with dating trends, guy codes

    AS Season 2 of MTV Base Guy Code returns, fans eagerly await the quips, tips and the latest rules that every modern Nigerian young man should know.

    MTV Base Guy Code, a show about the rules guiding the everyday life of the modern man is being sponsored by Gulder, is leveraging the success of its first season.

    In typical fashion, it will also be featuring A-list celebrities, as they give their take on some of the latest dating trends and guy codes.

    Borne out of a mission to understand what makes the modern Nigerian man tick, this season will see the show address issues such as exes to relationship drama, reputation, dripping in finesse, wedding etiquette, and more.

    This coming season is set to celebrate modern masculinity, a theme which has typified the Gulder brand in recent times. This year’s edition will feature rapper and song writer, Falz, actors, Kunle Remi and Mawuli Gavor, singer and songwriter Seyi Shay, former Big Brother Naija housemate, Teddy A as well as other top Nigerian celebrities.

    You can also expect appearances from some of the leading ladies in Nigerian entertainment. The collaboration between Gulder and MTV Base has been hugely successful as the programme has quickly become a fan favourite for guys looking to learn the rules of the game as well as ladies who are looking for insights into the alpha male’s thought process.

    With all the trends to have emerged in the last couple of months and with hot takes and perspective from the cast, this season of Guy Code sets to be even bigger than the last. Fans can expect the usual controversial topical discussions that the show thrives on.

    Set to premiere on the 2nd of September 2018, the show will be airing every Sunday on MTV Base, DStv channel 322 and GOtv channel 72 at 10pm (WAT). Fans can also catch repeat airings of previously shown episodes on Thursdays at 10:00 PM (WAT) on MTV Base and on STV at 10:30 PM (WAT).

  • Gulder Supports as MTV Base Returns with Guy Code Season 2

    MTV Base Guy Code, a show about the rules guiding the everyday life of the modern man is set to return for its second season in Nigeria.

    Guy code which is sponsored by Gulder, is the ultimate guy’s guide to the laws of manhood. The show which had a successful first season, is set to return with quips, tips and the latest rules that every modern Nigerian young man should know. In typical fashion, it will also be featuring A-list celebrities, as they give their take on some of the latest dating trends and guy codes.

    Borne out of a mission to understand what makes the modern Nigerian man tick, this season will see the show address issues such as exes to relationship drama, reputation, dripping in finesse, wedding etiquette, and more.

    This coming season is set to celebrate modern masculinity, a theme which has typified the Gulder brand in recent times. This year’s edition will feature rapper, and songwriter, Falz, Actors, Kunle Remi and Mawuli Gavor, singer and songwriter Seyi Shay, former big brother Naija housemate, Teddy A, as well as other top Nigerian celebrities.

    You can also expect appearances from some of the leading ladies in Nigerian entertainment. The collaboration between Gulder and MTV Base has been hugely successful as the programme has quickly become a fan favourite for guys looking to learn the rules of the game as well as ladies who are looking for insights into the alpha male’s thought process.

    With all the trends to have emerged in the last couple of months and with hot takes and perspective from the cast, this season of Guy Code sets to be even bigger than the last. Fans can expect the usual controversial topical discussions that the show thrives on.

    Set to premiere on the 2nd of September 2018, the show will be airing every Sunday on MTV Base, DStv channel 322 and GOtv channel 72 at 10pm (WAT), You can also catch repeat airings of previously shown episodes on Thursdays at 10:00 PM (WAT) on MTV Base and on STV at 10:30 PM (WAT). Guy code is bringing back all the exciting discussions about the comical lows and hilarious highs of being a Nigerian man.

    The Gulder beer is renowned for being a brand for the young, bold and courageous Nigerian, reveling in celebrating the confident modern man. A product of Nigerian Breweries Plc, Gulder is the extra matured high quality lager beer made from premium barley, the finest of hops and the purest of water to give it a crisp, distinctive and refreshing taste

  • MTV Base Panel to Announce 20 Hottest Naija Songs at Conference

    MTV Base Panel to Announce 20 Hottest Naija Songs at Conference

    Africa’s foremost music and general entertainment Television Network, MTV Base, has announced the return of the MTV Base Roundtable, the most controversial and fiercely debated music list in Nigerian entertainment industry.

    This year’s MTV Base Roundtable is tagged 20 Hottest Naija Tracks of 2017; the show will exhibit and decide on the best Nigerian songs of the year.

    Deciding this year’s hottest tracks are a panel consisting of the Nigerian music industry heavyweights which includes, MTV Base VJ Ehiz Okoeguale, Universal Music Group Nigeria GM, Ezegozie Eze; Social Media Critic and influencer, Tosin Adeda; Nigerian DJ, Obi Ajuonuma; Digital Media Manager MTV Base, Adetola Adekoya, Cool FM on-air personality/ rapper, N6; Online Entertainment Editor, Pulse Nigeria, Joey Akan; and Beat FM On-air personalities- Gbemi Olateru Olagbegi and Dami Elebe.

    To qualify for inclusion in this year’s list, songs must have been released no earlier than November 2016, and will be weighed according to a range of criteria – from impact in the media, to level of “buzz”, and longevity.

    Songs under consideration for this year’s list includes;  “Small Doctor- Penalty”, “9ice- Living Things”, “Davido- Fall / If ”, “Wizkid- Come Closer / Daddy Yo”, “Mayorkun- Mama”,  “Tiwa Savage –All Over”, “Niniola- Maradona”, 2face- Gaaga Shuffle, “Simi- Joromi”,  Skales- Booty Language/ Temper Remix, Nonso Amadi- Tonight ”, “Tekno- Yawa”, “Skuki- Pass the Agbara”, “Runtown– For Life”, “Mr Eazi– Leg over”, Olamide- Wo/Pepper dem, “Ycee- Juice”, “Kiss Daniel- Yeba”, “Wande Coal- Iskaba”.

    Other songs under consideration include; “B-Red- Fall For You”, “Humblesmith- Focus”, “L.A.X – Run Away”, “Seyi Shay- Yolo Yolo”, Maleek Berry- Been Calling”, “illbliss– Alhaji”.

    MTV Base Roundtable 20 Hottest Naija Tracks of 2017 is set to air on MTV Base (DSTV Channel 322) on the 14th of December, 2017 at 4.00pm and 15th of December at 4.00 pm.

    You can join the conversation on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram using the hashtag #MTVBaseHottestNaijaTracks and share your own top ten artistes for the year 2017.

  • MTV Base screens Lip Sync Battle

    MTV Base screens Lip Sync Battle

    The management of music channel, MTV Base Africa, on Tuesday, treated guests and stakeholders to a teaser of its forthcoming programme, Lip Sync Battle which premieres tomorrow.

    Welcoming guests to the screening, which took place at the Genesis Deluxe Cinemas, Lekki, Senior Channel Manager, MTV Base Africa and Senior Creative Director, Viacom, Katung Aduwak said that basically, Lip Sync Battle is all about having fun while giving people an opportunity to express themselves.

    “This season is a step above the previous. We’ve actually taken it to another level with our Lip Sync Battle Challenge. It is an amazing format. The second season is going to be bigger, it’s going to be better,” he said.

    Explaining further, Katung said that the Lip Sync Battle Challenge offers viewers the chance to send a 60 seconds lip syncing of their favourite artiste and stand a chance to win N1million and a VIP experience for two at any MTV award ceremony.

    Also speaking, Vice President of MTV and BET, Monde Twala described the show as an entertaining format that speaks to lifestyle in terms of what the channel stands for.

    “If you go through what we achieved last year, it was quite a Nigeria/South Africa kind of based format. And I think it went well but this year, we have spiced it up by adding other regions from Africa. It really speaks to what young people are doing on a day to day basis around the music genre,” he said.

    Lip sync, he said, wouldn’t be possible without all the talents. “It’s really about the talents that come on board to help. This is one show where you can just let loose, be yourself and try something you probably have never tried before,” he added.

    Another addition to the show this year, according to organisers, is energetic show host, Denrele Edun who replaces music artiste D’banj as host while the show still retains Pearl Thusi.

    Reliving his experience as host, Denrele said that taking over from Dbanj was no joke. “It has been an amazing experience for me. Pearl Thusi and I were dynamites. The fusion was crazy. And over all, my energy was over the roof,” he stated.

    Also present at the screening were some of the Season 2 contestants, DJ Exclusive and sultry singer, Simi.

  • Wizkid drops new video ‘Come Closer’ without Drake

    Wizkid drops new video ‘Come Closer’ without Drake

    Wizkid has dropped his much anticipated video for the single, ‘Come Closer’ but without Drake, the American rap artist.

    Drake’s absence was clearly obvious as his verse had no one to mime it except Wizkid, who handled situation very well.

    And it is already generating rave reviews, attracting accolades such as ‘it’s a dope’, ‘a game changer’, ‘it’s fire’ and so on.

    The video which was released on April 6, has already raked over 400,000 views on You Tube and over 3,000 on Wizkid Evo account.

    The audio on You Tube, has closer to 1.5million views.

    In the video, according to a report by MTV Base, a new blonde haired Wizkid is seen sporting an all-white outfit with some swamp green boots in the opening scenes.

    The video itself was wonderfully shot in the studio with dancers who are clad in African-face paint and African prints which ignited more admiration for Wizkid for projecting African.

    However, a fan took to his twitter handle to remind Nigerians that Wizkid also did not show up in the video of ‘One Dance’ by Drake..So we shouldn’t be angry if Drake also didn’t show up in his video.dr

    Wizkid in his response to his fans, said: “Had a family emergency during ‘One Dance’ video shoot, and Drake was on tour when we did ‘Come Closer’. No bad blood, one love still” .
    Meanwhile the tweet has been deleted.

    In 2016, the singer was absent during Drake’s video shoot for ‘One Dance’, and failed to make the final cut.
    According to some section of fans, it was payback time.

  • Banky W and Praiz faceoff on MTV Base ‘SET P’ week

    Banky W and Praiz faceoff on MTV Base ‘SET P’ week

    In line with this month’s theme, Catch Feelings February on MTV Base, award winning R&B singer and “The Wedding Party” star act, Banky W will go head to head with X3M music artiste, Praiz in a lyrical face-off on the channel.
    Still basking in the euphoria of Nollywood’s top grossing movie, “The Wedding party”, Banky W will enjoy massive airplay for some of his hit tracks while battling for the top spot on MTV Base with award winning singer, Praiz.
    This week’s theme tagged, “Set P” will feature the best of round-the-clock entertainment, hilarious  ‘Message to my Crush’ voxpops  and exclusive interviews with top Nigerian superstars including the cast of “The Wedding Party” as they share their experience on MTV Base.

  • D’BANJ, FALZ TO LEAD MTV BASE PROGRAMMING ‘REVOLUTION’

    MTV Base is set to transform its identity from a music channel into a fully-fledged general entertainment channel, creating content targeted at Nigerian viewers.

    Some of the new content MTV Base will start airing from April 29 include Lip Sync Battle Africa, hosted by D’Banj and Pearl Thusi, a new series of popular magazine show The Bigger Friday Show presented by Falz The Bahd Guy, and an all-African version of successful video clip format Ridiculousness. Other initiatives on-screen and on-the-ground from April include a 2016 VJ search – the first since Ehiz Okoeguale won in 2013, a weekly News Roundup, and a new series called I Dare You.

    MTV Base will also be giving young people the chance to be part of the MTV world by interacting with and featuring on the channel.  With an increased focus on connecting with fans and viewers across Nigeria, the channel will be hitting the streets far beyond Lagos to capture content, news and experiences all over the country.

    “MTV Base is allying our music leadership and star power with viewer interaction and User-Generated Content, to create an all-new MTV Base as you’ve never seen it before, with a cheekier, more irreverent tone,” said Alex Okosi, SVP & MD, VIMN Africa.

    “This profound shift in our programming and consumer strategy creates a rejuvenated channel and entertainment that will reflect the experience, dreams and lives of Nigerian youth. Similarly, our new slogan or pay-off line, ‘My Life, My Base’ reflects this new focus on viewers’ lives.”

    Viewers can also compete in two new challenges – #LSBChallenge and #BFSChallenge – offering the audience a chance to appear on MTV Base by submitting personalised content on Instagram and Twitter using the hashtags #LSBChallenge and #BFSChallenge.