TRACK LIST FOR KELLY ROWLAND’S NEW ALBUM “TALK A GOOD GAME”

kelly’s latest project “Talk a Good Game” set to hit stores on June 17th in the UK and June 18th in the US.

The album includes input by producers Boi-1da, Mike WiLL Made It, The-Dream and Harmony Samuels, and also collaborations with Wiz Khalifa, Pusha T, The-Dream and Destiny’s Child members (which she was a member), Beyonce and Michelle Williams.

Here is the full track list of Talk a Good Game album below:

Samklef drops video for Suwe Rmx ft Olamide & starring Baba Suwe

 A-list talented producer and artiste, Samklef drops the brand new video for the earlier released banging - Suwe Remix featuring Olamide, brought to you by Klef Records, directed by Samklef and styled by tianastyling. Enjoy...

Eva Longoria Graduates With Master's Degree

The 38 year old actress proves you're never too old or too busy to continue your education as she graduates with a Master's degree in Chicano Studies at California State University in Northridge.

Janet Jackson Joins the Billionaire Club

Not only is Janet Jackson married to a billionaire, she's also a 10-figure money maker herself. According to Variety, a tally of the 47-year-old’s earnings from her successful concert tours ($458 million), films like For Colored Girls and The Nutty Professor ($304 million), album sales ($260 million), and sponsorship deals ($81 million) has her exceeding the one billion dollar milestone.

This past February, Janet informed the world that she married fashion tycoon Wissam Al Mana in a hush-hush ceremony. Al Mana is a shareholder in Saks Fifth Avenue stores in Dubai, Doha, Bahrain and Kuwait; and director of Al Mana Retail.

Surprisingly, despite her late brother’s massive success, King of Pop Michael Jackson never reached the billion dollar mark. The few who have include Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, J.K. Rowling and Madonna, who was recently inducted after her last tour.

As for Ms. Jackson, she has no plans to stop raking in the dough. The singer confirmed that she is “working on a new project.”

Jim Iyke and Nadia Buari confirm their relationship on Twitter

 Nadia Tweeted what you see above and Jim Iyke followed with his own Tweet below...

There are actually people who think this is a publicity stunt?

2Face Idibia, D’banj, M.I, Tiwa Savage Others Light Up Star Music Trek 2013

Nigerian Superstars 2Face Idibia, D’banj, Psquare, M.I and Tiwa Savage are amongst the 22 Nigerian artistes selected to perform at this year’s Star Music Trek.

 A star-studded sign-on and announcement ceremony, which officially heralded Star Music Trek 2013, held at Rhapsodys Lounge, Victoria Island on Wednesday 22nd May 2013.

The exclusive event witnessed attendance from celebrities, industry top shots, consumers as well as the media who witnessed an exciting sign on with the star performers, symbolizing the commencement of the hugely anticipated yearly concert.

This year’s performers are 2Face Idibia, D’banj, Psquare, M.I, Tiwa Savage Timaya, Sound Sultan and Wande Coal. Others are Obesere, M.I, Mr Raw, Dr Sid, Ice Prince, J Martins, Naeto C, KC, Tiwa Savage, Seyi Shey, Kas, Phyno, Yinka Best, Olamide, Juke Box, Da Beatz and Crystalz.

This year’s Star Trek 2013 will span 10 weeks and will berth in 10 cities across the country, namely Aba, Abeokuta, Agege, (-Lagos) Asaba, Enugu, Festac (-Lagos) Lokoja, Nnewi, Owerri, Lokoja, and V.I (Lagos) and will kick off on Saturday June 8, 2013.

D’BANJ SIGNS DURELLA

D’Banj and Durella have buried the hatchet and reconciled. Not only that, the Koko Master has also welcomed Durella into his record label, DB Records. D’Banj signed the star recently and we should see more collaborations coming from the two artists soon.

Fashion Photos: Eku Edewor, Praiz, Toke Makinwa, IK Osakioduwa & Susan Peters at the #Tinsel1000 Event in Lagos

I’m sure by now, You’ve seen the highly awaited 1000th episode of Nigeria’s most successful soap opera,“Tinsel” and to commemorate the big feat, they have organized a huge ceremony at the Eko Convention centre, Victoria Island, Lagos.

With Praiz being the voice behind the show’s new theme song, we’re not surprised he’s billed to perform at the event. The event which is taking place tonight 23rd May, 2013, has so far seen special guests including Eku Edewor, Toke Makinwa, IK Osakioduwa and Susan Peters with more still on the way.

Check out some shots of the stars at the event and what they wore. Keep refreshing BellaNaija.com for more photos from the event.

Toke Makinwa

Media personality Toke Makinwa showed up to the event in an emerald green floor-length dress which features a likewise green sequined bodice. The dress is by April by Kunbi and Toke completed her look with pink lipstick and silver earrings.

Toke Makinwa & Flytime Host, Tracy

Praiz

Nigerian R&B Singer Praiz looks dapper in a black double-breasted waistcoat and pants. He wore a suited ensemble by Mai Atafo with a floral paint-splattered white shirt and sleek black shoes.

IK Osakioduwa, Osas Ighodaro, Praiz & Seyi Shay

Eku Edewor

Media personality Eku Edewor was inspired by the character, Daisy in “The Great Gatsby” as she exuded elegance in this sequined gold piece styled by Bubaai with a 20′s era golden head piece.

IK Osakioduwa

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s Finance Minister is Forbes’ 83rd Most Powerful Woman in the World | See Who Else Made the List

Today Wednesday 22nd May 2013, Forbes released its annual list ofThe World’s Most Powerful Women.

According to Forbes, the list is made up of 100 women who made the most impact. They include top politicians and CEOs, activist billionaires and celebrities.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s finance minister also makes the power list. The 58 year old Harvard-educated finance minister who has spent one year in office after a failed bid for the World Bank presidency, moves down from the 81st position to the 83rd.

Joyce Banda, President of Malawi is up from the 71st position to the 47th and Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, President of Liberia also makes the list. She is at the 87th position, down 5 from last year.

On the international level, Angela Makel, a German chancellor and a member of the 27-member European Union retains the number one slot.

Dilma Rousseff (President of Brazil), Melinda Gates (Cochair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation),Michelle Obama (FLOTUS – First Lady of the United States) and Hilary Clinton round up the first five list. Ranking 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th respectively.

And the most powerful global celebrities are musician/actress Beyonce Knowles Carter, media mogulOprah Winfrey, actress Angelina Jolie, actress Sofia Vergara, musician Lady Gaga, TV personalityEllen DeGeneres, musician Shakira Mebarak, author J.K Rowling and supermodel Gisele Bundchen.

To see the full list, CLICK HERE

BBC Report: One of the London ‘beheaders’ might be a Nigerian

In a twist that might shock many, there are indications that one of the two attackers of the Woolwich, South London killing may be of Nigerian origin.

According to BBC News 24 report: “The BBC understands that one of the attackers may be of Nigerian origin.”

Names have been mentioned but we are not publishing the rumoured names until they are confirmed.

His background or motivation to take part in what has been considered by the UK Police as a terror attack cannot be ascertained at this moment but we shall keep you updated on the details of the story as we get them.

A man was killed yesterday afternoon in Woolwich, South London by two black men wielding machetes.

Both attackers were said to have waited gangster-style around the victim until law enforcement agents arrived the scene. A shootout ensued and a female police officer reportedly shot the attackers.

According to an unconfirmed report, “Two black men in a blue Vauxhall car rammed into the soldier on John Wilson Street, then jumped out of their car and started attacking him with meat cleavers.”

One of thee attackers was caught on camera trying to justify the attack saying he “apologises that women have to witness this today. But in our land our women have to see the same….”

Watch the chilling video below. Viewers discretion is advised.

EME's Niyola releases two dope singles - Crazy + Toh Bad

NIYIOLA

EME's first lady; NIYOLA releases 2 new singles After  the awesome impression she left with Don’t Delay Me and features alongside Banky W, L Marshall and BurnaBoy, Niyola drops CRAZY and TOH BAD. Love is the central theme and Niyola shows us her romantic, playful and ability to fuse her dialect to give touching sounds. Crazy was produced by Masterkraft ...the songs shows how exiciting love can be

Niyiola-crazy >>> download

Niyiola-toh bad >>> download

Photo: Tiwa Savage Unveils Debut Album Cover “Once Upon a Time”

It’s almost here! Tiwa Savage‘s debut album “Once Upon A Time”, one of the most anticipated albums in the Nigerian music industry, is about to drop. In lieu of its arrival, a select few of industry people have been invited for a private album listening party. There, they’ll get the exclusive privilege to be the first people to ever hear the full compilation.

With the likes of Nigerian music divas, Waje & Omawumi who also dropped albums this year, 2013 is definitely the year for the female Nigerian artist.

Comedian AY writes autobiography

Popular comedian Ayo Makun, known simply as AY has written an auto biography titled - AY's Diary: Just Laugh. The book, which was written last year and being published in Rome, is a revelation of the meteoric rise and secret of a highly creative entrepreneur in the Comedy Industry. 

Against the background of AY’s very successful Open Mic Platform that discovered the likes of Seyi Law, Elenu, Akpororo, Mc Shakara, Emeka Smith, Ajebo, Pencil and others, the book will also be giving invaluable clue to younger comedians and all those who are interested in the business of comedy, on the need of having compulsory education as a personal empowerment before launching fully into the business of comedy.

Meanwhile, AY's next show, AY Live will hold in Abuja June 16 (Father's Day)

Snoop Lion Gives Fans The Best Of Both World's At MTV's Africa All Stars Concert In South Africa

The first ever MTV Africa All Stars concert which held at the Moses Mabhida Stadium, People’s Park, Durban South Africa was one to remember for music lovers.

As promised, international rap icon now turned reggae popstar, Snoop Lion, gave fans present an unforgettable experience as he delivered performances from both his brands, Snoop Dogg and Snoop Lion.

Starting with classic hits tracks like Snoop Doggy Dogg, P.I.M.P, California Love, I Wanna Love You, Snoop thrilled fans with a medley of chart toppers throughout his music career as well as a thunderous performance of Endowed remix with Nigerian pop superstar, Dbanj. He later transformed from legendary rapper to cool reggae superstar as he sang songs from his ReIncarnation album.


The concert featured top African acts like 2Face, Dbanj, Fally Ipupa, Flavour, Zakes Bantwini, Professor, Zahara, Big Nuz and Camp Mulla.

Top African DJ’s, DJ Caise and DJ Cleo were also on ground to keep music lovers dancing through the night with a wide selection of both local and international music.

The MTV Africa All Stars concert was put together by MTV Base and Kwazulu-Natal Province. 

Kate Henshaw Lost It?!

She was dressed like this to Fred Amata's recent 50th birthday party. And yes she is an A-list actress. African Culture killing or losing it totally. Still we love our Katie :D 

Make a difference this Children’s Day with Jumia.com

As the world gets ready to mark yet another Children’s Day, your number 1 online retailer, Jumia.com has introduced a charity give-back initiative using its social media platform. 

“In celebrating this year’s children’s day, we at Jumia in addition to other onsite initiatives will be giving back to the less privileged children in the society using our Facebook and Twitter pages. This is an initiative that will require the support of our friends on social media, how? It starts with a like or follow on Facebook and Twitter respectively. 

We are very grateful to our friends who have supported the cause so far; as we speak we have already raised N5, 877 in the first day. ”, this was according to Opeyemi Adetomiwa, community manager at Jumia.com.

All it takes is for every ‘like’ on the Jumia Facebook and ‘follow’ on their Twitter pages, N1 will be donated to a charity on children’s day. SO, all you need do to put a smile on the face of that needy child this Children’s Day is to ‘like’, ‘follow’ and ‘share’ with your own friends, it’s that simple.

Click here to start ‘liking’, you could be the reason for that kids smile.

 Jumia.com.ng is the leading and most trafficked e-commerce company in Nigeria, according to globally renowned web information service Alexa.com. Our website enjoys about 70,000 unique visitors daily, making us 5th most viewed local content site in Nigeria, Jumia.com.ng sells a broad range of products including fashion, consumer electronics and home appliances, mobile devices, books, baby’s toys and gifts, fragrances, beauty products, games, event tickets; Visit www.jumia.com.ng . 

Winning Cancer... Vast & Smash (of Bracket) at their “Temperature” Video Shoot

The news broke earlier this month that Vast, one half of the popular Afro Pop group – Bracket, had been diagnosed of Lymphoma, a type of cancer of the blood, and was undergoing treatment in the UK. As it turned out, the cancer was detected early and has been treated. Along with very healthy photos of himself uploaded to his Instagram page, the captions read:

“I am full of energy and totally healed because the incident is old news. I was healed since February.” [sic]

Later on, he decided to clear the air on the matter as he posted yet another with the following caption:

“I am strong, healthy, and full of energy. I thank the Lord for that and I also thank all my fans for being there… kisses”

We’re certainly glad that he is alright and surely hope the best for him for the rest of his treatment, if any.

Back to the matter of Bracket‘s music, the two, Smash and Vast, who seem to have been on hiatus for a while now, have seriously been cooking up something great for us to taste. Their “Temperature” music video is slated to drop before we know it and we should also be expecting a solo effort from Vast anytime soon, aptly titled “Cupid Man”.

Here’s a caption from Vast‘s Instagram where he teases on what to expect from his solo work.

“Being a romantic,understanding,and a caring friend is worth more than being a rich friend.u don’t become a friend because u have d money,u become a friend because u u love and care. – “d Cupid man”.

It seems he’s going to get the ladies swooning again. For now though, here are a few photos fromBracket‘s “Temperature” shoot in the UK and guess what, Clarence Peters was on the scene. There’s a touching hospital scene where Vast goes to see his leading lady; talk about turning the tables.
Check on it!
 

Photo Credit: Instagram

Mo'Nique Loses 80 pounds, Encourages "Big Women" to Avoid Surgery and Diet Pills

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Mo'nique wasn't loving when there was mo' of her to love.

So, three years ago, the Precious actress decided to change her lifestyle and lose weight in a healthy way. Now, 80 pounds lighter, the 45-year-old star is opening up about her super slimdown.

"I'm the best Mo'Nique I've ever been," she told NYC radio show Hot 97 Tuesday. "And I still have a ways to go."

Twitter

Part of the secret behind the Oscar winner's fitter physique is committing to walking at least 10,000 steps a day, which she keeps track of on a pedometer, and mixing up her workouts, which include weight lifting, yoga, basketball and running. She also tweets updates on her progress and messages of encouragement for others trying to get in shape.

But Mo'Nique didn't just lose the weight for her own sake: She did it for her family, thanks in part to husband Sidney Hicks' encouragement. When she weighed in at "close to 300 pounds," she recalls saying to herself, "OK sis, you got these babies. The twins are 7,Michael's 9, Shalon's 22.' And I want to meet their babies. So, I said, 'Let me stop being selfish and eating everything.'"

"And I ate everything," she admits. "I was a food junkie."

Part of the reason she's being so open about her gradual, healthy course of action is that she wants it to inspire others. "I want women to see, especially us big women, that you don't have to let them cut you and suck it out," she says. "You don't have to let them staple you up. You don't have to let them give you a pill. You don't have to let them put a band around your organs. If you just put the work in, baby, I promise you, it comes off."

And it sure looks like Mo'Nique's hard work is paying off!