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- 15 Jun 2017
DStv Brings BET Award to Subscribers Across Africa
BET Africa announced that music heavyweights Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, DJ Khaled, Big Sean, Post Malone, Roman Gian Arthur and Jessie Reyez will perform at the 2017 “BET Awards” as well as Lifetime…
- 27 Jun 2016
Africa Celebrates as Black Coffee & Falz Win Big at 'BET Awards' 2016
BET Africa (DStv channel 129) has revealed that legendary South African artist Black Coffee has become the first South African artist to win Best International Act: Africa at the BET Awards, while…
- 17 May 2019
Burna Boy, Mr Eazi & Aka Nominated For Best International Act @ BET Awards 2019
BET in Africa, part of the Viacom International Media Networks Africa multimedia entertainment portfolio, today at a press conference in Lagos, announced the local nominations for the BET Awards 2019…
- 13 Sept 2019
Falz, Sarkodie & Nasty C Make History As First African Nominees At BET Hip Hop Awards 2019
BET International has announced the launch of a new category to honour artists from around the world during the BET “Hip Hop Awards” 2019. Artists from Africa, Europe and Canada will compete for the…
- 21 Jun 2017
BET Awards 2017 Performers, Presenters Announced
BET Networks on Wednesday announced that R&B’s brightest stars Mary J. Blige, Maxwell, Xscape and El Debarge along with some of hip hop’s hottest talent including A$AP Rocky, French Montana,…
- 20 May 2016
Wizkid, Nominated for “Best Int’l Act: Africa” At BET Awards 2016
Nigerian superstar acts Wizkid and Yemi Alade have been nominated for the Best International Act, alongside South African trio of hip hop giants AKA and Cassper Nyovest and dance/house legend Black…
- 13 Dec 2017
BET to Broadcast 2017 MOBO Awards Highlights in Africa
BET has announced that they will air a one-hour highlights show of the prestigious 22nd annual MOBO Awards. The world-renowned awards show celebrating the best in urban music, will broadcast…
- 2 Oct 2019
Burna Boy, Nasty C, Teni Others Battle For Best African Act At The 2019 MTV EMAs
MTV on Wednesday announced nominations for the “2019 MTV EMAs,” including six top acts from the African Continent; BET Award winner Burna Boy & BET Award nominee Teni, South African rapper Nasty…
- 21 Jan 2020
VCNI Announces New Africa Executive Leadership Team As Alex Okosi Moves to New Opportunities
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has announced the departure of VCNI veteran Alex Okosi, Executive Vice President and Managing Director of VCN Africa and BET International at the end of…
- 16 Apr 2020
Cassper Nyovest, Lupita Nyong'o Others Join Burna Boy For Global Concert In Honour Of Healthcare Workers
In support of the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic led by the World Health Organization, international advocacy organization Global Citizen has announced an expanded list of artists who will…
- 5 May 2022
South African Media Personality, Bonang Matheba, Joins IK Osakioduwa as Co-Host for 8th AMVCAs
Africa Magic in association with MultiChoice have announced the hosts for the eighth edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards, set to hold on May 14, 2022, in Lagos. The multi-talented…
- 3 Dec 2016
Young Singers Showcased on Glo-Sponsored African Voices
The next episode of the TV magazine, CNN’s African Voices, sponsored by Globacom, is showcasing young musical artistes who are breaking new grounds and providing inspiration to their peers across the…
- 6 Oct 2014
Star-Studded African Artists Perform As BBA Hotshots Launch Show
The Big Brother Hotshots launch showed alive as multiple award winning musicians from Nigeria, Tanzania and South Africa took centre stage. The big night will also see viewers and fans across the…
- 24 Oct 2021
MultiChoice Nigeria Unveils Exciting Lineup of Shows and Series Ahead of this Years Festive Season
MultiChoice Nigeria has unveiled a lineup of new shows, series and other content offerings coming to its DStv, GOtv and Showmax platforms ahead of the festive season and well into 2022. The content…
- 14 Jul 2023
Glo-sponsored African Voices to Feature MC French Montana
Moroccan-American hip-hop artiste, M.C French Montana will this week feature on Glo-sponsored African Voices Changemakers on Cable News Network. Born on November 9, 1984 Karim Kharbouch popularly…
- 15 Feb 2019
Davido Becomes First Nigerian Panelist on Comedy Central Roast
African humour is set to take over the world! This Comedy Central Roast of AKA is set to rally Africans from Lagos to Cape Town to join in the celebration of poking fun at the celebrities they love…
- 10 May 2021
Google’s ‘Eko for Show’ Reveals the Creative Brilliance of Nigeria’s Vibrant City
The commercial hub of Nigeria is known for its bustling sidewalks, busy streets and some of the world’s most congested roads. On the other hand, Lagos’s teeming youth population, top entertainment…
- 28 Nov 2023
Nollywood Targets to Generate $14.82B by 2025
A report recently released by the Nigerian Entertainment Conference (NECLive) has revealed that the Nigerian entertainment industry is projected to reach an estimated $14.82 billion revenue in 2025,…
- 8 Dec 2017
100 Million Fans Expected to Watch Falz First-Ever Solo Concert Live
Nigerian entertainer Folarin Falana aka Falz the Bahd Guy, is wrapping up a great year with a concert that will shake Nigeria to its roots. The multi-talented lawyer-turned-rapper announced on Friday…
- 25 May 2015
GOtv Refreshes Brand Content Experience
GOtv is taking subscribers on a new and exciting journey with a refreshed brand positioning that will reaffirm the brand as a leader in digital television entertainment and as the most affordable and…
- 21 Mar 2024
Ghanaian Musician, Stonebwoy, Stars on Glo-sponsored African Voices Playmakers
This week’s edition of the Glo-sponsored African Voices Playmakers, a magazine program of Cable News Network (CNN) is featuring the unique talent of Ghanaian Afropop and reggae star, Stonebwoy. In an…
- 3 Mar 2016
D'Banj, Pearl Thusi Emerge "Lip Sync Battle Africa" Hosts
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Africa has announced the hosts for Lip Sync Battle Africa, the first localised format of the multi-platform, pop-culture phenomenon to air on the…
- 9 Jan 2023
Yemi Alade Expands Spotify’s EQUAL Universe
Spotify’s EQUAL Africa programme has kicked off 2023 by shining its spotlight on multi-talented Nigerian artist Yemi Alade. Alade, a leading female Afro Pop artist in Africa, is the latest musician…
- 10 Nov 2021
Twitter and ViacomCBS Announce Global Content Partnership, Plans for Twitter ‘Watch Parties’
Twitter and ViacomCBS on Wednesday announced a sizable global deal that will see the social media platform streaming digital content from across the ViacomCBS portfolio of news, sports and…
- 5 May 2023
Nigeria’s Psquare on Glo-sponsored CNN African Voices
Nigeria’s musical duo, Paul and Peter Okoye (PSquare) will discuss their business, personal lives, and how they reconciled, after the breakup that almost ended their careers on this week’s edition of…
- 25 Apr 2013
Onyeka Onwenu, Others Become X Factor Judges
Glo has announced the judges for X Factor, the world’s biggest singing reality TV show, which the company has brought to Africa for the first time. The judges are veteran singer Onyeka Onwenu and…
- 28 Aug 2020
Nigeria’s Yemi Alade, 2 Others Star on Glo-powered African Voices
It is the turn of velvety-voiced Yemi Alade, and two other young African entertainers to feature on African Voices sponsored by Globacom on the Cable News Network (CNN). The 30-minute magazine…
- 6 Oct 2014
26 Housemates, 63 Days, $300,000, Big Brother Africa Begins
The all-singing, all-dancing 9th edition of Big Brother Africa kicked off on DStv on at the weekend, as the 26 housemates showed off their talents to the continent – giving millions of viewers a…
- 31 Mar 2019
Tiwa Savage Becomes First Ever Female Star Brand Ambassador
Tiwa Savage has been unveiled as brand ambassador for Star Radler. The announcement was made at a special event hosted at Muri Okunola Park, on the 29th of March, 2019. She becomes the first…
- 12 Oct 2012
Comviva Bets Big on Mobile Data Growth in West Africa Region
Comviva , the global leader in providing mobile solutions beyond VAS is betting big on mobile data growth in West Africa with its award winning mobile data platform , which helps operators to provide…