Sports & Entertainment

MediaCity Mauritius (MCM) Ltd has announced the development of the first integrated, international hub for the media and creative industries in Africa. MediaCity Mauritius will be the home for international production companies; creative agencies; video game companies; broadcasters; and global media companies, within the smart city of Beau Plan in Mauritius. The media city will host the infrastructure and technology required...

The Head of Angola's Contemporary Dance Company (CDCA), Ana Clara Guerra Marques, has announced the launch of promotion on an upgrading dance course as part of the Organization's diversity program. Marques explained that the course is directed to dancers, choreographers and dance teachers to improve the technical, interpretive, and creative dance skills of professionals in Angola. The course is scheduled to...

The Camerounian comedy industry is probably at its infancy at this time in comparison to the immense growth the sector has seen across the globe, especially in Europe and America. This slow-paced growth has seen some rapid nudging in recent times following the tremendous progress that has graced the industry in other African countries such as Nigeria and South...

As a way of encouraging the stay home policy, Disney just announced At Home with Olaf, a new series of Frozen spin-off shorts created by Hyrum Osmond and starring Josh Gad, both working from home. What is perhaps most impressive is that the series is not some long-in-development, but rather something which Disney has only put together recently with the...

Pink has never "prayed" so much.  Whilst she and her young son Jameson battled coronavirus symptoms, she "cried and prayed" like never before. The 40-year-old singer and her three-year-old son - whom she has with husband Carey Hart - are "feeling better" now but had been "really, really sick", with her little boy suffering the most. And the 'Beautiful Trauma' hitmaker...

Kelly Rowland has released a new single and music video for the track, ‘Coffee’. The new track is synonymous to Rowland’s 2019 single ‘Crown’, an anti-bullying song with the aim of empowering young girls to rock their hair with confidence. Speaking about Coffee, Rowland tells ESSENCE, “To me, ‘Coffee’ is about embracing your individuality, sexuality, or imperfections. Not comparing yourself to...

Universal Music France (UMF), a company of Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, discloses a recently signed partnership with The Aristokrat Group, a prominent African entertainment company known for discovering & developing one of the biggest acts in the African Music industry today – Burna Boy. With over a decade of experience in developing young...

One of Nigeria’s favourite veteran actress recently took to social media to announce she was restarting her music career that has been put on hold for years. Omotola Jalade sounded very determined about getting back into music, reminded her fans about when she revealed she was going to do all she wanted to do after the pandemic. The post reads: “Yasss!...

Africa’s much-loved reality show, Big Brother Naija (BBNaija), is about to hit the screen again for its fifth season. According to the organisers of the show, Multichoice, the show will premiere in July 2020. In a statement by Multichoice, the Chief Executive Officer of MultiChoice Nigeria, John Ugbe said, “Big Brother Naija has been widely regarded as one of Africa’s biggest entertainment exports,...

Earlier in the day, the news of popular Nigerian actress, Funke Akindele Bello hosting a birthday party for her husband, JJC Skillz, despite the government’s ban on social gatherings, went viral. https://twitter.com/sisimiaa/status/1246689222284718080 Video source: bbc.co.uk In a bid to defend her actions, the actress took to social media to explain why she hosted a party amidst the lockdown. According to Funke, a.k.a Jenifa,...