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American actress and talk show host, Jada Pinkett Smith, has described as “ridiculous and nonsense” a recent rumour that suggests Will Smith had a sexual encounter with actor Duane Martin. In a yet-to-be-released interview on the Breakfast Club with Charlamagne tha God and DJ Envy, Jada revealed plans were advanced to sue …

The 2024 Grammy nominations have arrived, and SZA leads the pack with nine nominations — including record and song of the year nods for “Kill Bill” and an album of the year nod for her chart-topper SOS. Next up are Phoebe Bridgers, Victoria Monét and engineer/mixer Serban Ghenea with seven nominations; …

TikTok is shutting down its $2 billion Creator Fund, a 2020 initiative designed to help pay eligible users making content on the app, a spokesperson for the platform confirmed Monday. The fund was intended to “help support ambitious creators who are seeking opportunities to foster a livelihood through their innovative …

The model and ‘Snowfall’ actor initially sparked romance rumours in December last year. Lori Harvey and Damson Idris have gone their separate ways after a little more than one year of dating. In a joint statement shared exclusively with The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday, Harvey and Idris said, “We are at a point in our …

Alan Fisher (Ireland), an owner and chef of a restaurant in Japan, has broken two cooking-related Guinness World Records titles. First up, he’s claimed the longest cooking marathon (individual) after clocking in a time of 119 hours 57 minutes. That is more than 24 hours longer than the previous record held by Nigerian chef …

Mr Ramsess was declared dead at the scene with three of his children in Atlanta.   According to TMZ, Mr Ramsess, 41, was driving with his five children in a pickup truck on the Interstate in DeKalb County on Halloween night when turned onto an exit ramp and collided with a …

Winners for the 2023 MTV EMA Awards have been announced. The winners were announced on Sunday, November 5, 2023.   Winners included African music stars Diamond Platnumz from Tanzania and Rema from Nigeria. They won the Best African Act and Best Afrobeats Artist respectively.   This follows the organizer’s promise …

This is the fourth time that a Mpumalanga-based contestant has won the Idols SA competition.   Thabo Ndlovu (26) from eMalahleni is the winner of Idols SA Season 19.   The results were announced live on Mzansi Magic (DStv channel 161) and Mzansi Wethu (DStv channel 163) on Saturday, November …

Ghanaian-American singer-songwriter Amaarae is marking her biggest debut on the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart. The singer who recently signed a worldwide publishing deal with Concord Music Publishing in partnership with rights management company Immensum Music debuted at Number 10 on the charts with her single Angels In Tibet. The song has so far spent 3 weeks …

Afro Nation Nigeria 2023, the much anticipated Christmas party for Afrobeats has been cancelled. The shocking news was announced on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. A statement shared reads; “Unfortunately, the Afro Nation Nigeria festival in Lagos will now not be taking place. As event organisers, we hold ourselves to extremely …