Monday, 27 June 2016

Samuel L. Jackson Expresses Gratitude for Family While Accepting BET Lifetime Achievement Award

Samuel L. Jackson took home the Lifetime Achievement Award tonight at the 2016 BET Awards.

Best Movie Scenes Of 2016 So Far

 
We’re not even halfway through and already 2016 is shaping up to be a decent rival to 2015. We’ve had another acclaimed Pixar film in Finding Dory, a Cloverfield sequel to out-do the original, a couple of critically-adored Disney pictures in Zootopia and The Jungle Book, and a Marvel movie that out-Avengered the last Avengers film.

Roland Emmerich Pitches Concept For Independence Day 3

 
Only now is 20th Century Fox beginning to unleash those iconic saucers with Independence Day: Resurgence crashing into theaters today, June 24. That hasn’t quelled Roland Emmrich’s enthusiasm to continue his sci-fi franchise beyond 2016, though, revealing to Empire that he’s already drafted up some ideas for a potential Independence Day 3. Of course, the likelihood of said threequel will hinge on the box office performance of Resurgence but at least for now, Emmerich is envisioning the next installment as an “intergalactic journey.” Strap in folks, we could be leaving Earth behind.

Jennifer Hudson, Stevie Wonder and others Honour Prince with amazing BET Awards Tributes

Two months after Prince's tragic passing, some of the biggest names in R&B came together at the BET Awards to pay tribute to the musical trailblazer.Jennifer Hudson, Stevie Wonder, Janelle Monáe, the Roots, and Sheila E. all brought their best to multiple musical medleys, which ran throughout the night, highlighting hits from the Purple One's legendary career. 

#AHVideoAnalysis: Reekado Banks, YBNL Princess,others on Absolute Hearts Video Analysis

 
It’s a brand new week and with that let me wish you a great week ahead. It is also another brand new episode of Absolute Hearts Video Analysis be rest assured you will be getting the best of video analysis you won’t find anywhere.  As a reminder we have launched the official social media hashtag for the video analysis, the hashtag is #AHVideoAnalysis. You can now follow this hashtag on social media to read up the best music video analysis straight outta Naija, without any further ado here is what we have for you

Finding Dory wins second weekend at the box office against Independence Day: Resurgence

Despite the release of a number of new movies in wide and limited release, Disney•Pixar‘s animated sequel Finding Dory won its second weekend at the box office with $73.2 million, down about 46% from its record-setting opening weekend. It has grossed $287 million domestically so far, making it Pixar Animation’s fifth highest-grossing movie, as it has already surpassed the domestic gross of Monsters University in 2013. It should surpass Up‘s $293 million this coming week and the $340 million the original Finding Nemo grossed in 2003 by next weekend.

Bryan Fuller Talks On Recent Star Trek Rumors

With the franchise celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, Star Trek fans are eagerly awaiting the arrival of both next month’s Star Trek Beyond and next year’s new Star Trek series — the franchise’s first since Star Trek Enterprise concluded its four season run in 2005. Although we’ve seen a teaser trailer, specific details about the new show are few and far between. Moviefone managed to catch up with showrunner Bryan Fuller (Hannibal, American Gods) at this week’s Saturn Awards and got an update regarding some of the Star Trek rumors that have hit the web.

Justice League logo revealed

Warner Bros. Pictures today revealed a first look at the Justice League logo and the first photo of the Batmobile from the highly-anticipated 2017 film.  You can view both the Justice League logo and Batmobile in the gallery below. In addition, the official synopsis for the film has been released and reads as follows:

50 Cent arrested for using the 'F' word on stage

50 Cent forgot to censor his lines on a recent West Indies island music festival.
The G-Unit head honcho was a headliner at Saturday night’s 2016 St. Kitts Music Festival, where he performed his hit song, P.I.M.P from his debut album, Get Rich Or Die Trying.

BET Awards 2016: FULL Winners List

See full winners list below:

Actress Kate Henshaw looks stunning in new photos

 The pictures were shared on her Instagram page, more photos below:

Sunday, 26 June 2016

Kanye West explains concept behind controversial ‘Famous’ video

A number of very famous figures are shown lying together naked in Kanye West’s provocative new ‘Famous’ video, which premiered on Friday night, June 24 and, according to the rapper, plenty of other celebrities told him ‘they want to be in the bed’ when he showed them a preview of the visual.

Why we re-opened Silverbird, Rhythm FM – AMCON

A day after they were sealed by Nigerian officials for loan default, some subsidiaries of Silverbird Group reopened for business on Friday afternoon, with apologies to their “viewers, listeners and online subscribers.”

Drake's 'One Dance' single featuring Wizkid & Kyla sets new record

Drake‘s ‘One Dance‘ featuring Kyla and Nigerian pop star Wizkid has set a new record, becoming the longest-running No. 1 single in U.K.’s Digital Era.

Star Trek Beyond Beams Onto Latest Empire Magazine Cover

 
If Star Wars fans have flocked to Entertainment Weekly’s latest issue to catch up on all of the happenings with Gareth Edwards’ Rogue One, then Empire has piqued the interest of Trekkies near and far after unveiling its latest and striking cover that features Star Trek Beyond.

Rogue One Director Gareth Edwards Weighs In On Reshoot Concerns

 
Acting as the next entry into Disney and Lucasfilm’s rebooted universe, it’s hardly surprising that a laser focus has been placed on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story ever since its inception. That attention threatened to spin out of control, however, when the House of Mouse ordered reshoots of the galactic spinoff earlier in the year, leading many to believe that Gareth Edwards’ promising Anthology movie had careered into troubled waters.

Nicolas Cage breakup from wife of 12 years, Alice Kim

American actor Nicolas Cage and his wife Alice Kim have parted ways less than two months to their 12th wedding anniversary in August.

Phil Lord And Chris Miller Tease Unique Spider-Man Animated Movie

 
Very little is known about Sony’s animated Spider-Man movie, and while rumours point to it revolving around Miles Morales, that’s far from confirmed at this stage. What we do know is that first time director Bob Persichetti will be at the helm, while The LEGO Movie co-director Phil Lord penned the screenplay.

Expect To See Artemis In Arrow Season 5

 
With casting for Arrow Season 5 well underway, we have already found out several of the new heroes and villains we will see next on the show that started DC’s interconnected universe on The CW. One of the latest bits of news to come to light has a bit of a twist – Artemis is coming to the series, but we’ve already met the actress who will be playing her!

Eric Manny Records settles rift with Runtown

EricMany Records, is pleased to announce that all disagreements with its frontline act and superstar artist, Runtown have now been resolved. The resolution which was brokered with the assistance of the law firm of Olaniwun Ajayi LP, a foremost law firm in Africa, was conducted in the spirit of camaraderie.

Expect To See Artemis In Arrow Season 5

 
With casting for Arrow Season 5 well underway, we have already found out several of the new heroes and villains we will see next on the show that started DC’s interconnected universe on The CW. One of the latest bits of news to come to light has a bit of a twist – Artemis is coming to the series, but we’ve already met the actress who will be playing her!

Mr. Robot Season 2 Expands To 12 Episodes

 
USA Network is betting big with Mr. Robot season 2, announcing plans to extend the sophomore run by a further two episodes with a live after show to boot. That means the Golden Globe-winning drama will return next month with 12 episodes as opposed to 10 will air immediately after season 2’s two-hour premiere on Wednesday, July 13.

Sony Still Has Plans For A Spider-Man Cinematic Universe

 
The day that Sony and Marvel decided to bury the hatchet, combine their efforts and work toward crafting a collaborative Spider-Man movie was a turning point. It’s not unheard of for studios to join forces on projects, but for a universal brand like the webslinger, you might expect Sony to happily keep him at home.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: ‘Out of the Shadows’ premieres in Nigeria next month

Kiddies favourite channel, Nickelodeon, has announced the release of the second Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie – Out of the Shadows.

Saturday, 25 June 2016

Model Olajumoke looks dazzling in new photos

 Olajumoke shared the pictures on her page. One more picture after the cut

#BETAward2016: Falz wins 'Viewer’s Choice Best International Act'

Nigerian artiste, FalztheBahdGuy just made the announcement of him winning "Viewer’s Choice Best International Act" in the BET awards. He made the announcement via Twitter. See tweets below:

Matthew McConaughey Keen To Reprise As Rust Cohle On True Detective

 
Matthew McConaughey revealed that he has held talks with True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto about potentially reprising the enigmatic role of Rust Cohle. Appearing on The Rich Elsen Show, the Oscar-winner cautioned that such a return to one of his best-loved roles would need to be handled in “the right way” as opposed to shoehorned in for the sake of fan service.

#AHMusicReview Small Doctor, Jesse Jagz & others on Absolute Hearts Music Review

 
Welcome to another fresh episode of #AHMusicReview Absolute Hearts Music Review and like we normally do we serve you with the best of not just new music but also we criticize, analyse and rate those particular sets of new songs.

More Spider-Man: Homecoming Set Photos Swing Onto The Web

 
It may have only just begun shooting this week, but already a plethora of set photos from Spider-Man: Homecoming have swung online. A few days back we got our first batch, and now we’re getting yet another round, showing off Peter Parker and a number of his classmates.

Legends Of Tomorrow Adds Maisie Richardson-Sellers

 
We already knew that Vixen would be suiting up as a new series regular when DC’s Legends of Tomorrow returns for its sophomore season, but that it wouldn’t be actress Magalyn E.K. in the costume, nor would it be the Mari McCaabe character. Now, TV Line reports that The Originals actress Maisie Richardson-Sellers has been cast as a new incarnation of the animalistic superheroine, Amaya Jiwe.