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Photos: 9ice Flaunts New Look In Fresh Photos
Living Things crooner, 9ice is reinventing his image by unveiling a fresh look in a set of new photos just released. The beautiful pictures were shot by Mr Arilabadi.
He steps out boldly in mid-length dreadlocks with ponytails dabbed with a touch of gold dye.
The award-winning singer who recently signed a management deal with Temple Management Company (TMC) is topping the charts with his hit song ‘Living Things.’
He just released a new song TGIF which is part of a new set of work.

The Voice Nigeria is back!!
(Pics: Stephanie coker and IK)
The thrill and excitement of The Voice Nigeria hit fever pitch as the show returned yesterday, Sunday 18th of June 2017 on Africa Magic Showcase (DStv 151) and Africa Magic Urban (DStv 153). The coaches got the show running with a medley of their individual tracks and this set the tone for the contestants’ blind auditions which followed.
At the end of Sunday’s episode, first time coach YemiAlade signed on her first three as IfeomaOnu, JahnomsoIlem and Olanrewaju Omowa joined #TeamYemiAlade, while #TeamTimi signed on Emmanuel Precious and Jahtell. Favour Idugbe who got all four coaches very excited and Afolayan Adeleke joined #TeamPatoranking, while #TeamWaje signed on Zorah Julius.
Season two of the Voice Nigeria is off to a thrilling start and there is even more excitement to come in future episodes!

K1, Shina Peters, Puffy Tee Mentor Participants at Ariya Repete Academy

King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal (KWAM1), Sir Shina Peters and Puffy Tee are among music veterans that will mentor the 40 Ariya Repete quarter finalists at the Ariya Repete Academy scheduled for July 3 at the Conference Hotel, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State.
This is part of the ongoing Ariya Repete initiative, an expanded music talent hunt for Fuji and Juju artistes organised by Goldberg, from the stables of Nigerian Breweries Plc.
Other mentors include members of the Performers Musicians of Nigeria (PMAN), Fuji Musicians Association of Nigeria and the Association of Juju Musicians of Nigeria (AJUMN).
The mentoring programme with the theme “Understanding Traditional Music” is for artistes selected from auditions held in Akure, Ibadan, Ilorin, Ijebu Ode, Osogbo, Abeokuta, Ado Ekiti and Sango-Ota.
The veteran artistes will make presentations on fundamentals relating to appearance, composure, creativity, vocalisation, stage craft as well as other aspects of Fuji and Juju music.
It will be an opportunity for the participants to enhance their skills as they prepare for the quarterfinals on July 7, 2017 in Akure; the semi-finals on July 14 in Abeokuta and the grand finale on July 21 in Ibadan, where the cash prize of N1 million would be won in each category as well as a recording deal each.
K1 De Ultimate, a renowned Fuji artiste, released his first solo album Abode Mecca in 1979 and his most successful album Talazo 84 in 1984. He is known for introducing the sounds of keyboards, saxophones and guitars into Fuji music genre.
Sir Shina Peters, a frontline Juju musician, is well known for his Afro-Beat and intense Fuji-style percussion. He came to limelight in 1989 with his electrifying debut album Afro-Juju Series 1, and has received numerous recognitions for his unparalleled prowess in the art of writing, composition, choreography and musical ability.
Also, Temidayo Babatope Joseph, whose stage name is Puffy Tee, is a renowned music producer who has been in the industry for 21 years. He is the producer behind hit songs like Eleko by Davido‘s new actMayorkun; Yahooze by Olu Maintain; Lorile by X-Project; Away by VIP; Aiye by 9ice and many more.
Commenting on the performance of artistes during the auditions, the Portfolio Manager, Mainstream Lager and Stout Brands, Nigerian Breweries Plc, Emmanuel Agu said he was delighted at the abundance of musical talent in the southwest region and “through Ariya Repete there is the tendency that more can be discovered and nurtured.”
He stated that Ariya Repete Academy is an opportunity to learn new techniques applicable to both music genres from renowned musicians, for the competition and future endeavours.

Nollywood awaits Peter Bunor’s last film, ‘Tribe’

For obvious reasons, Tribe, a film from the stable of IGOSTEVE will pass as one of the most anticipated films in Nollywood. Aside being one of the last films which featured the acting skills of late Peter Bunor, before he took ill and unfortunately died, it has been dogged by many controversies albeit transformations since the film began recording in 2011.
But all that has been rectified now as the producers, Ifeanyi Onyeabor and Steve James have finally closed ranks and are currently in talks with distributors in major African cities for the release of the film. According to the director, Onyeabor, who was also detained by security agents in the course of shooting the film, the African cinema industry should brace up for the film, whose delay is worth the while. “Yes, it has been delayed unduly, but the wait is worth it. The film is dogged by a lot of controversies but everything has been resolved and anytime soon the industry will have a feel of the film and understand that so much has gone into it”.
His partner in the project, Steve James expressed the same optimism about the work. “One unfortunate controversy actually slowed the project down, but thankfully all that have been resolved now. After everything, I discovered that Ifeanyi Onyeabor, actually meant well, and his lawyer and my lawyer sat down and agreed to withdraw the matter from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, though EFCC tried to pursue the matter out of mischief. Ifeanyi is not a fraudster. Everything is over now and we are back again as partners, looking forward to more projects that will shape the landscape of African entertainment.”
Tribe which commenced recording in Ghana, employed the services of actors and crew members from eight African countries and Jamaica after a 3-nation tour for auditions.
The action-packed film has on parade actors like Peter Bunor (Nigeria), Fred Amugi (Ghana), Peachman Akputa (Nigeria), Amanda Ebeye(Nigeria), Kofi Djabi (Jamaica), Ekow Blankson (Ghana), Kafui Danku-Charles-Dean (Liberia) and Williemena Pinky Appleton (Liberia) alongside over two hundred actors who traversed the luscious locations where the film was shot