2011 Channel O Music Video Awards: Nigerians Dominate With 18 Nominations

Are Nigerians shooting more music videos than the rest of the African countries on the continent? Are their videos better? The 2011 Channel O Music Video Awards seems to answer these questions with a “yes.”  Nigerians dominate the South African awards show with 18 nominations.  See below for full nominees list. Click here to learn …

Wizkid, Social Media Star, Ladybrille Man of the Month (Ladybrille Exclusive)

“I“n July 2010, Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Facebook had exceeded over 500million users. Similarly, in 2009, media reports showed You Tube had surpassed over 100million users, and registered billions of page views per day. Currently, statistics on Twitter users show the social network has over 22million users, with an average of 10-15million active users. …

Obi Asika Nominated as ‘Entertainment Executive of the Year’ at the 2011 NEA Awards

Congratulations to January 2011 Ladybrille Man of the Month, Obi Asika aka Tower of Power, who opened the year with a powerful bang and has kept the momentum going. The Storm Records executive has just been nominated at the 2011 Nigeria Entertainment Awards, USA , as an ‘Entertainment Executive of the Year.’ Also, back when …

2011 BET Awards: 2Face, D’Banj, Tinie Tempah, Ice Prince, D-Black, Who Makes the Cut?

The 2011 BET Awards is right around the corner and will be held on June 26, 2011 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Last year, we had a pleasant surprise when the network nominated, in the BET International Category, M.I., Wale, P-Square and Ghana’s Kojo Antwi, among others. Africa was very excited! But, what …