Pics: Iyanya, Denrele, others rock as Remy Martin+Jimmy Jatt's tour ends

Pics: Iyanya, Denrele, others rock as Remy Martin+Jimmy Jatt's tour ends

The Remy Martin in collaboration with DJ Jimmy Jatt 25^th year anniversary 6 cities consummated at Road Runner Night Club with a grand showdown that featured guest artistes like Iyanya, Sean Tizzle, Sound Sultan, Emma Nyra, Tekno, Selebobo, Praiz, Yung Grey C, Karma and Cynthia Morgan. Continue...

 

The teeming fans and well-wishers were thrilled to the best of fine champagne cognac and music from DJ Baggio and Cool DJ Jimmy Jatt himself. The night which also saw the 'At the Club with Remy Danceoff' installation take place with celebrity guests including T Billz, Ehiz(MTV VJ), Denrele, Mercy Omo London, Olisa Adibua, Matthew Ohio, Deji Awokoya, D’Tunes, Chuchu Lee, Dj Spinall, Dj Exclusive and many more.

The tour had taken place in Abuja, Benin, Calabar, Port Harcourt and Benin respectively. 

FYI...if you're going to Amsterdam in the summer...:-)

FYI...if you're going to Amsterdam in the summer...:-)

That's a real sign o...lol. And that's designer Donatella Versace. #justforlaughs!

Oh dear! Wizkid takes a shot at Davido...again!

Oh dear! Wizkid takes a shot at Davido...again!

He didn't mention his name but that's clearly a shot a Davido who explained why he was angry with Wizkid in an interview with Sahara TV yesterday. Guess Wizkid is not interested in making up. 

Jay Z/Beyoncé divorce rumor/elevator fight was staged to sell $100m in concert tickets?

Jay Z/Beyoncé divorce rumor/elevator fight was staged to sell $100m in concert tickets?

That's what some folks think. Tonight August 6th is the last night of the North American leg of Jay Z and Beyonce's On the Run Tour, with two more shows in Paris to go, and according to Billboard, the tour has already grossed over $100 million. Now here's where it gets interesting...

Billboard published an article yesterday titled 'Jay Z, Beyonce and the Rumor Mill: Who's Pulling the Strings?' and they spoke with some experts who feel that not only is the divorce rumours all BS, that Jay Z didn't cheat on Beyonce. They also suspect that the elevator beat down with Solange was all staged...all in time for their first joint tour. They say the power couple wanted to be in the tabloids like never before...to sell concert tickets. And they've sold $100m in tickets, making $5.2m per night!

I don't know if I buy this story but read for yourself and see if it makes sense to you. Find it after the cut...

From Billboard.com

For most of their six-year, seven-digit-earning marriage, Beyonce and Jay Z were a glimmering aberration in the world of celebrity rumors: an unflappable married couple seemingly impervious to gossip. In fact, just one year ago, two people tightly controlled the Jay Z/Beyonce media narrative: Jay and Bey. They were the Untouchables.

What a difference a year makes. Actual facts surrounding their private relationship are extremely thin, but the public perception has changed since those "Crazy in Love" days, and it no longer feels like the couple has the same tight, respectable stranglehold on that perception.

In the midst of their first-ever co-headlining U.S. tour, once-dismissed rumors about Jay Z's alleged mistresses started gaining traction. Speculation that Beyonce was changing song lyrics to blast Jay on stage made the rounds. Their On the Run tour, coupled with trouble-in-paradise whispers, was making headlines on the daily -- something even Kanye West's Yeezus tour didn't manage.

Suddenly, it's okay to gossip about Jay Z and Beyonce's marriage. Hell, this random woman released an infidelity accusation in the form of a music video. Things are getting weird.

So what changed? In the mind of Gawker/Defamer staff writer Jordan Sargent, the elevator scuffle with Beyonce's sister Solange on May 5 after the Met Costume Institute Gala was a significant curveball in their happy-couple narrative. "The elevator fight was definitely an unplanned crack in the veneer. It was really the first time they experienced a real tabloid controversy that was totally out of their control," Sargent tells Billboard.

In Sargent's eyes, Jay's taken the brunt of the public pummeling. "Jay is -- from what I can tell -- now seen by many as the no-good cheater breaking up America's own royal couple who, on top of it all, is being dragged around the country by his wife so that she can call him out in front of 50,000 people every night. I don't think that's exactly what he had planned."

Then again, perhaps that's exactly what he planned -- at least, if you have a conspiracy theory-oriented mind. Celebrity publicist Jonathan Hay -- who's worked with clients from Sony to Wiz Khalifa and provides PR crisis management -- spoke to Billboard in a separate interview and speculated this entire affair is just carefully orchestrated tour promotion.

"Always consider the timing in these situations," Hay says. "That staged elevator fight hit the news immediately before the release of their On The Run tour trailer video. The fight gives regular news stations -- beyond just entertainment news -- a headline, which broadens their audience. They're also going to bring up the On The Run tour and ask questions like, 'Will their be drama on the road?' and, 'Is this going to be the final performances of Jay Z and Beyonce?' They created a compelling spectacle, which ultimately creates a demand."

Hay, incidentally, knows a thing or two about creating a compelling spectacle. He openly takes credit for planting those false Jay Z/Rihanna romance rumors back in 2005 to promote her debut single "Pon de Replay." Obviously, that stunt worked alittle.

But doesn't a co-headlining tour of the Carter Dynasty create enough demand on musical merits alone? Why would they need a scandal? After all, the On the Run tour has netted $100 million in revenue in the U.S. alone.

But it's worth noting that many of those tickets were sold after the tour -- and the media onslaught -- kicked off. "These shows sold tremendously well at the end," Omar Al-Joulani, the tour's promoter, told Billboard for a separate story. Only as each date grew closer did sales skyrocket -- which is what led several outlets to incorrectly predict disappointing sales for the tour.

Even if you don't believe the cheating rumors were cooked up by Jay Z, Beyonce or a publicity mastermind, you have to wonder why the media is suddenly so comfortable casting doubt on the previously untouchable couple.

Sargent, for his part, thinks it's the snowball effect running its course.

"Each successive story about their relationship legitimizes the discussion and makes it okay for another story to be written. All these stories -- from gossip blog posts that seem obviously untrue to more reported pieces like the one in Page Six to a meta story like this -- have created enough smoke that people are starting to believe there is fire there," he says, but adds, "I don't think the rumors about their relationship have necessarily changed the bottom line at all."

Similarly, Hay scoffed at the veracity of the stories swirling around the tour. "I saw the report about their lawyers now being on the road with them. Of course there are lawyers on the road with them! They are generating millions of dollars a night," he says (the tour's take is about $5.2 million per show, in fact). "They have an infrastructure. Jay Z is a brilliant businessman. His affairs are in order, no pun intended. Jay Z and Beyonce are not getting divorced. Jay Z did not cheat on Beyonce. It's all theater."

Whatever is going on behind closed doors with Jay and Bey, the On the Run tour itself is a story all its own. "It definitely seems to be the most closely watched tour in a while," Sargent says. "It feels like there are stories each day about what happened at the previous night's show, which is unusual even in the current era of publishing. Because of that I think we'll look back on this tour in five or 10 years as a real moment in time."

Suspected Ebola victim dies in Saudi Arabia

Suspected Ebola victim dies in Saudi Arabia

A Saudi Arabian man who was being treated for Ebola-like symptoms died today August 6th at a hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the country's health ministry said.

According to a post on the website of the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health, the unidentified 40 year old man was being treated for symptoms of the deadly virus in an isolated ward when he suddenly died after suffering a cardiac arrest.

The website stated that the man had recently visited Sierra Leone, one of the countries being ravaged by the deadly Ebola virus and may have contracted the virus there.

This will be the first suspected Ebola-related death outside Africa since the outbreak. The World Health Organization said today that 932 people have so far died from the virus.

Finally...BBM on Lumia Smartphones

Finally...BBM on Lumia Smartphones

For so long, many have waited for BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) on the Lumia smartphone collection.... and, it is finally here! So, Lumians get to the Windows Store on your phone to download the BBM Beta app for free.

Microsoft Mobile made the announcement on Friday, 1^st August, that users could now download the BBM app on their smartphones. But hold on... the app is only available for Lumia smartphone running on Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 8.1 operating system.Continue...

 

To download the app is quite easy; go to the Windows Store on these Lumia smartphones, search for ‘Blackberry Messenger’ or ‘BBM Beta’ app, click on install to download.

The app has also been tailored for Microsoft's Live Tile user interface, and users will find three sections in BBM - Chats, Contacts and Feeds - which can be accessed by swiping through the app.

Sky News says the capital of Nigeria is Lagos

Sky News says the capital of Nigeria is Lagos

First CNN, and now Sky News....are we that unpopular?

Photos: Peter and Paul Okoye's younger sister weds

Photos: Peter and Paul Okoye's younger sister weds

Mary Okoye, the younger sister of Peter, Paul and Jude Okoye is getting married right now in Asaba to her Nollywood actor beau, Emma Emordi. See more pics after the cut. Congrats to them...

“My classmates mocked & called me handicapped' Star The Winner is contestant gets emotional

“My classmates mocked & called me handicapped' Star The Winner is contestant gets emotional

Having a disability is never an excuse for mediocrity. 19-year-old Victoria Ibeabuchi proved this fact many times over, as she took over the stage in a heated duel on Star The Winner Is game show over the weekend.

An undeniable dazzling beauty, Victoria, who had an accident as a child leaving her right hand affected did not let this deter her as she took the stage by storm while delivering a flawless rendition of Asa’s Jailer for a shot at getting closer to the life-changing grand prize of 10million Naira and a brand new car. Continue...

While reliving her experience in primary school, visibly upset Victoria said “Growing up has not been easy for me, I remember been called handicapped, one-handed and that depressed me terribly”.

Victoria who planned to open a home for physically challenged people if she won 10million naira, gave her duel opponent Brigid Oye a good run but lost the round with a slim margin of 49-52 votes from the 101-jury members and got eliminated from the competition.

Lesson learnt, talent overrides disabilities anytime

Click here to watch highlights of Victoria’s power packed delivery of Jailer by Asa, Also see photos fromthe exciting episode 3.

‘Star The Winner Is’ by Star Lager is a singing game show with 10million Naira and a brand new car at stake.  The show’s airing times are as follows Saturdays African Magic 10:00pm, Sundays AIT Network 10:30pm, Sundays WAP TV 10:30pm, Thursdays ONTV 10pm and other stations nationwide.

Visit www.starthewinneris.com for more information and follow #StarTheWinnerIs on social media.

Karrueche Tran tried to hit on Drake and Drake told Chris Brown?

Karrueche Tran tried to hit on Drake and Drake told Chris Brown?

That's the gospel according to MediaTakeOut.com. Lol. Below is how they are reporting it...

The break up of Chris Brown and his longtime gf Karrueche just got a lot more interesting. MediaTakeOut.com spoke with a person really close to Chris Brown - who tells us that Karrueche is a scandalous chick.

According to them, Karrueche tried to get with Drake - while she was still with Breezy.

The insider claims that in recent weeks, Chris and Karrueche's relationship became strained. The insider explained, "Karrueche got a new manager and started changing up. In the beginning she was just a cool chick, that liked to hang out and have fun. Now she was trying to use every opportunity to make money. Chris did not approve." Continue..

The friend claims that Chris was on the verge of dropping Kae - and so she tried to make a KARDASHIAN-TYPE publicity leap. The insider explained, "Kae started texting Drake and flirting. She thought that since he and Chris had issues, that he might be open to date her [just to piss Chris off]."

But Drake was a REAL DUDE - and didn't fall for her TRAP. The insider explained, "Drake immediately forwarded the texts to Chris and told him EXACTLY what Karrueche had done. Chris Brown IMMEDIATELY dropped that heaux."