K'NAAN AT THE BBA LAUNCH!

Somali born, Canadian based musician K’Naan will perform at the opening night of M-Net’s Big Brother Africa on September 6.
The rapper who recently launched his album Troubadour in Europe has become a hit. K’Naan will thrill BBA4 fans with his Wavin’ Flag a single of his new album.

THE SON OF K’OGELO IS SUPER PROTECTED

Just so you know, the Secret Service agents keep watch as the Son of K’Ogelo a.k.a U.S. President Barack Obama goes about his biz.
This particular shot was taken when Obama was returning to the Oval Office after an event honouring NASCAR 2008 Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson at the White House in Washington August 19, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

IDOLS JUDGE SCAR GETS ORANGE PHONE DEAL

The 2007 Idols judge and rapper, Scar Matlhabaphiri recently clinched an unspecified deal with cell phone giant, Orange.
The rapper becomes the first Botswana entertainer to be signed by the cell phone giants in a deal that sees the Orange Company selling Scar branded cell phones-the Scar Pack.

THE NOMINEES FOR 2009 MAMA WITH ZAIN

BEST MALE

2 Face (Nigeria)
HHP (South Africa)
D’Banj (Nigeria)
Nameless (Kenya)
Da L.E.S. (South Africa)

BEST NEW ACT

M.I. (Nigeria)
Shaa (Tanzania)
STL (Kenya)
Bigiano (Nigeria)
Rhythmic Elements (South Africa)

BEST HIP HOP


M.I. (Nigeria)
A.Y. (Tanzania)
Zulu Boy (South Africa)
Jay-Z (USA)
Kanye West (USA)

BEST FEMALE

Kel (Nigeria)
Amani (Kenya)
Lira (South Africa)
Zamajobe (South Africa)
Lizha James (Mozambique)

BEST PERFORMER

P-Square (Nigeria)
D’Banj (Nigeria)
Samini (Ghana)
Nameless (Kenya)
Blu*3 (Uganda)

BEST R&B

2 Face (Nigeria)
Darey Art Alade (Nigeria)
Loyiso (South Africa)
Beyoncé (USA)
Akon (USA)

BEST GROUP

P-Square (Nigeria)
Blu*3 (Uganda)
Gang of Instrumentals (South Africa)
Mo Hits Allstars (Nigeria)
Gal Level (Namibia)

ARTIST OF THE YEAR


2 Face (Nigeria)
D’banj (Nigeria)
Lira (South Africa)
HHP (South Africa)
Nameless (Kenya)

BEST ALTERNATIVE

Green Day (USA)
Coldplay (UK)
Cassette (South Africa)
Zebra & Giraffe (South Africa)
Aking (South Africa)

BEST VIDEO

2Face – Enter The Place (Nigeria)
XOD – I Want You Back (Uganda)
HHP – Mpitse (South Africa)
Da L.E.S. – We on Fire (South Africa)
Wahu ft Bobi Wine – Little Things You Do (Kenya).



The winners of the MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain will be unveiled on 10 October 2009 at the Indoor Arena, Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya. The broadcast of the show, hosted by hip hop legend Wyclef Jean, and featuring performances by Wyclef Jean, Lira, M.I., Samini and Wahu will air to a potential TV audience of 1 billion viewers around the world, via African pay-TV channel MTV base (DStv Channel 322), MTV partner networks around the world and African terrestrial channels including RTGA (Democratic Republic of the Congo), TV3 (Ghana), CTV (Kenya), AIT (Nigeria), STV (Nigeria), TBC 1 (Tanzania), ZNBC (Zambia) and WBS (Uganda), from 17 October 2009.

SING ALONG TO THE LATEST HIT ON KISS 100

It is a eye candy Thursday all over again. In addition you can sing along to Brackets (Nigeria) hit song Yori Yori.
Sing along now…

Love love, ai mh mh mh; well well, yori yori
ai,
chineke meh; am with you ma, love love

mh mh, well well; ape planet, yori yori

bracket le; am with you ma love love

CHORUS 2X

Ma love love, with you everything is well well

Your love dey make my heart do yori yori

Nobody can love you the way I do

Am with you ma love love

VERSE 1

Same thing, same thing way dey make me feel like say you go be my wife

Na the same thing wey been dey make others dey say I dey waste my time

Na because I dey respect you girl, spending for you every night and day

I dey pray for you, because of you I dey fly like butterfly, my love love
Refrain 
Na this thing make people dey say,
I don lose my sense my brain

But nobody can stop me from loving you, am with you ma love love

REPEAT CHORUS

VERSE 2

You see the all the things dey flow,
some surprise to see how I dey love you so
Girl
I dey suspect say them no know say na you be the person we dey make me flow
Uuh
I tell them say you are a blessing and that’s why you are so interesting

Nobody is understanding the way you are, oh my beautiful girl

REPEAT & REFRAIN CHORUS

BRIDGE

Your love dey affect my brain and two e dey make me go insane

E go make sense if you come my place if you no hear am I go talk am again

Your love dey affect my brain, oh my love
I dey go insane
Just leave am the way e be, the way it is oh my love.

REPEAT REFRAIN

OUTRO 

Love love, iya iya,
yori yori iya iya, yori
Decumzy lee e e eehe
Ai chai
my love love my love love
uh my love love

Nobody can stop me from loving you,
am with you my love.

© Bracket