Forget Lemonade feud against Jigga, Beyoncé and Jay Z’s secret joint album is reportedly complete. After years of rumours, Page Six reports that the highly anticipated album is now finished. According to the report, the effort is slated to drop as a TIDAL exclusive ‘very soon.’ An insider said that it’s the couple’s way of addressing rumours concerning their marriage. ‘Jay and Beyoncé were never going to do an interview to address all the questions that came up after LEMONADE,’ the source explained. ‘It’s more their style to respond through music.’ Although there has yet to be official confirmation from…
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There have been stories about the ‘Soldier’ stars flying around, possibly in a love triangle with Adekunle Gold. So musicians-rumoured-to-be-dating, Falz and Simi were both present at a gig in Lagos on Sunday. It was the party held to celebrate the first anniversary of Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi’s shoe line. There have been stories about the ‘Soldier’ stars flying around, possibly in a love triangle with Adekunle Gold, who was conspicuously missing from the party.
We tried to warn you guys, nobody is touching our boy this 2016! So it’s been confirmed that Wizkid will be going on his first tour with American singer, Chris Brown. The big news was first shared on Instagram by Mavin Records‘ Bizzle Osikoya, who posted a screenshot of the event banner. Wizkid would be performing at Chris Brown’s One Hell of a Nite concert in Amsterdam alongside top acts like French Montana, August Alsina, among others in June. We can’t wait to see him perform! Wizkid is currently topping the global charts of Billboard, Spotify and iTunes with his…
Last night was the 2016 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, and of course, the majority of the nominations went to popular artists who have spent a good deal of time in the Hot 100 singles chart and/or the Billboard 200 albums chart over the past year. The most unexpected result came in the category of Top Rap Album, as the award was given to Meek Mill‘s ‘Dreams Worth More Than Money’. To win the award, he beat out Drake‘s ‘If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late’, Drake and Future‘s ‘What a Time to Be Alive’, Dr. Dre‘s ‘Compton’, and…
From his contributions to the success of Drake‘s hit, ‘One Dance’, to his recent unveiling of new acts on his Starboy Records and also grabbing nominations for the 2016 BET Awards, the year continues to be a fulfilling one for Wizkid. The Starboy, who wears his Ojuelegba heart on his sleeves, continues to sell out arenas all over the continent in the second phase of his world tour. Having successfully performed to packed arenas in Cameroon and Senegal, with the excited crowd defying the rains and filling up the 20,000-capacity venue in the latter country, Wizzy took his tour to…
Ice Prince has revealed that the reason why he decided to wait 3 years before announcing his ‘Super Cool Catz’ label was because he was trying to play safe so as not to dent the image of Chocolate City.
There seems to be a lot going on with Justin Bieber lately, as the singer continues to be overly critical of situations he finds himself in. After recently declaring his decision to stop granting fans the opportunity to take pictures with him, the 22-year-old has now blasted award ceremonies, saying all he sees is ‘fake smiles’. Despite recently bagging the 2016 Billboard awards for ‘Top Male Artist’ and ‘Top Social Media Artist’, Bieber says he no longer finds joy in the ‘scripted’ events, as he feels little or no emotions before or after award ceremonies. ‘I don’t know about these…
Amara Nwankwo, the wife of football legend, Kanu Nwankwo, has revealed that she is not going to encourage her daughter to get married early like she did. She said this in an interview with Punch Newspapers, where she talked about her life after getting married at the age of 18 to the famous football star. Amara said “Having gone through it myself, I wouldn’t say I would like my daughter to do the same. I would like her to experience life slightly a bit more than I did,” “But it all depends on the circumstances and the persons involved. I…
Kris Jenner wants to change her legal name back to Kardashian. “The Keeping Up With the Kardashians” matriarch who divorce from the late Robert Kardashian in March 1991 and married Bruce Jenner a month later want to be called a Kardashian. According to E! The momager revealed to her daughter Khloe that she has already started using the name, she makes restaurant reservations referring to herself as “Kris Kardashian”. Even though her legal last name is Jenner, part of her reason is also because her ex-husband already changed his first name from Bruce to Caitlny Jenner, so why not? “If…
Nigeria’s pop queen, Tiwa Savage and her son, Jamil ‘Jam Jam’ Balogun are on their way to Dubai! Apparently the Mavin artist is back to business after her well documented marriage drama that played out from April 28- 29, 2016. Tiwa however did not disclose whether the trip was for business or a vacation but shared a photo and video to show how she and Jamil were doing. Jamil was fast asleep on the plane. It’s been back to work for Tiwa Savage as her marriage to Tee Billz smashed on the rocks a few weeks ago. As a matter…
France international Lassana Diarra has opened the door to a possible reunion with Jose Mourinho at Manchester United, claiming there’s a clause in his Marseille contract would allow him to leave for free this summer. Mourinho is widely expected to be made United manager on Tuesday following Louis van Gaal’s departure and Diarra, who played under the Portuguese at Chelsea and Real Madrid, is open to the idea of working with the 52-year-old again. Numerous changes have been flagged for the Red Devils squad that failed to gain Champions League qualification and, regardless of who takes over from Van Gaal,…
Manchester United have denied having a pre-contract agreement with Jose Mourinho, who is expected to be appointed as their new manager following Louis van Gaal’s exit. Van Gaal parted company with United on Monday evening following widespread reports his future was in jeopardy despite leading the side to FA Cup glory at Wembley on Saturday. The Dutchman failed to clinch Champions League qualification this season and came under significant pressure for his side’s style of football. Sources have told Theinfostride that Mourinho has agreed a deal to become United’s next boss and is expected to be officially appointed by the…
Neymar has hinted that he sees his long-term future at Barcelona amid continuing speculation as to whether the Brazil star will sign a new contract this summer. Neymar’s current deal with the Catalan club ends in June 2018 and talks over an extension have been ongoing for several months amid rumours that potential suitors such as Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain or Manchester United could pay his €190 million release clause this summer. Last week, Catalan radio station El Club de la Mitjanit reported that another meeting between the player’s representatives and Barca directors had taken place, and a new contract…
Former Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has thanked the club for the “honour” of managing at Old Trafford after it was announced on Monday that he would be leaving his position effective immediately. Van Gaal, 64, oversaw two tumultuous seasons at United and it had long been rumoured that the club would part ways with him following the end of the campaign. United won the FA Cup in their final match of the 2015-16 campaign, but the team missed out on the Premier League top-four and Champions League places and had been criticised by supporters and former players for…
Italy coach Antonio Conte cut several Euro 2016 hopefuls from a preliminary squad on Monday as he unveiled a 30-man squad for the Azzurri’s second pre-competition training camp. Italy will head to the June 10-July 10 tournament in France looking to reach a second successive final, but are facing a formidable challenge after failing to get past the first round at the past two editions of the World Cup. New York City FC midfielder Andrea Pirlo and AC Milan’s on-loan Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli were among the big names missing when Conte named his preliminary squad last week for a…
Mario Gotze says he is looking forward to next season at Bayern Munich, dampening speculation of a move back to Borussia Dortmund or Liverpool to work again with Jurgen Klopp. “I am looking forward to the new season in Munich and will do everything possible to be in top shape for my first training session with Carlo Ancelotti,” Goetze told German daily Bild. After a season spent either injured or largely on the bench under Pep Guardiola at Bayern, speculation had been rife that Germany’s World Cup winner was set either to join up with ex-coach Klopp at Liverpool or…
Stephen Keshi has said that he will take up the opportunity of working in the South African top-flight, the Premier Soccer League. The Nigerian legend explained that if the terms and conditions from any offer suits his choice, he will take up such deal. The 54-year-old further disclosed that he is leaving his door open for other options as well apart from working in the South African top division, the Absa Premier League. “As a professional I am ready to take up an offer provided the terms are okay by me,” Keshi said. “An opportunity to work in South Africa…
Portugal on Monday began preparations for Euro 2016 in Lisbon without talismanic captain Cristiano Ronaldo. The Real Madrid forward and club teammate Pepe will join the squad after the Champions League final against Atletico Madrid in Milan on Saturday. Fifteen of the 23 players named in Fernando Santos’s squad were present at their first training session, with those who played for their club sides at the weekend due to arrive during the week. The team are preparing in Oeiras, on the outskirts of Lisbon, before warm-up friendlies – the first on Sunday in Porto against Norway, before a match against…
Jose Mourinho is on the verge of fulfilling his dream of managing Manchester United after Louis van Gaal’s troubled two-year reign at Old Trafford came to a bitter end. Van Gaal said he was “very disappointed” to be sacked on Monday just 48 hours after leading United to victory in the FA Cup final against Crystal Palace. Missing out on a lucrative Champions League place proved the final straw for the club’s United States-based owners, the Glazer family, and they didn’t let United’s first piece of silverware since the 2013 retirement of legendary boss Alex Ferguson stop them from wielding…
Netherlands international Daley Blind believes sacked Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal deserved more respect, better treatment and faced unfair speculation over his future before being dismissed on Monday. “I always worked well with him and would have been keen that the co-operation lasted longer. The manager of a top club in England is naturally under much more pressure but over the last six months he has not been treated fairly,” defender Blind told reporters at the Dutch team’s training camp in Portugal. “I think a manager like Louis van Gaal, who has achieved so much already, deserved more respect,”…