ERIC WAINAINA POSTPONES ALBUM LAUNCH

Afro fusion act Eric Wainaina has changed the dates for launching his album Love and Protest due to ‘unforeseen and unavoidable circumstances’.
According to his Facebook page, Eric posted an update on Monday informing his fans that the launch dates have had to change. “So ladies and gentlemen let's mark our calendars for the 10th, 11th and 12th of September instead. Hope to see you all there!”

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.

VALERIE KIMANI AND LUPITA NYONGO IN MTV SERIES

The MTV Staying Alive Ignite drama series started shooting in various locations in Nairobi this week. One of the sets of the educational show was at the Zen Gardens on Wednesday 19.



One of the notable cast members is Lupita Nyong'o who is playing the lead role – Ayira, a beautiful and vivacious college student who is using her body to give her family a better life.



Ayira is friends with Sindi an exac opposite played by TPF1 winner Valerie Kimani.



The TV drama is directed by South African Teboho Mahlatsi famed for producing Yizo Yizo a hard hitting TV drama which pushed the envelope in very way possible and challenged societal attitudes towards taboo subjects as HIV/AIDS and homosexuality. He has also directed Jacob's Cross which currently airs on KTN.

ON PROBATION

This Saturday 29 will be the first TPF3 eviction. The evictee will be hosted at the Carnivore Restaurant in conjunction with Hot 96 Inferno Dj's.

The eviction party is titled " Tusker Project Fame 3 eviction at the Backpin Night hosted by Hot 96 Inferno Dj's".

Backspin basically takes the revellers back into time by playing old school/ new jack songs.

This information is exclusive only to you. It is confirmed that this is where the eviction shall be held.

This are the four on probation
Nina (Rwanda)



Caroline (Tanzania)


Ng'ang'alito (Kenya)


Kelvin (Tanzania)

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

MICHAEL JACKSON TO BE BURIED NEXT WEEK

After nearly two months since Michael Jackson died at the age of 50, he will finally be buried next week, on what would have been the pop star's 51st birthday, August 29, New York Daily News reports.
The singer's father, Joseph Jackson, told the paper that Jackson will be buried at Los Angeles' Forest Lawn Cemetery in accordance with plans that were finalized over the past few days.

WYRE’S WOW THE NIGERIAN FANS

Wyre, DBanj and Ikechukwu

Wyre the Love Child wowed crowds at the August 1 Sound City Music Video Awards in Nigeria’s Eko hotel. The singer who has just released his second solo album called 10 Years Wiser, was given rave reviews by Nigerian press who described his performance as ‘energetic’ and ‘able to hold on his own’.
Nigerian acts got on stage with Wyre to show their support for the Love Child.

Wyre and Tuface


Wyre and Ikechukwu


Tuface Idibia, Ikechukwu and Nigeria’s darling D Banj the Koko Master danced with Wyre during his performance.
Spark Africa Management and Nigeria’s One Management facilitated his visit to Nigeria.