- Bongo Flava sensation Diamond Platnumz has reached another significant milestone in his music career. The music video for his hit song “Nana,” featuring Nigerian star Mr. Flavour, has surpassed 100 million views on YouTube. The success of “Nana” is particularly notable as it is the second…
- Men who eat spicy food are likely to disappoint between the sheets. Experts have warned that chaps who eat fiery dishes more than three times a week are more likely to suffer from erectile dysfunction and are putting their sex lives at risk. Urologists at the University of South China said: “Our…
- Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny has reportedly been cast in ‘Caught Stealing’. The Grammy Award-winning musician – who has also explored the world of acting with roles in the likes of ‘Bullet Train, ‘Narcos: Mexico’ and ‘Cassandro’ – is said to have signed up for Darren Aronofsky’s upcoming crime…
- Sean Kingston and his mother have pleaded not guilty to fraud. The ‘Beautiful Girls’ hitmaker and 61-year-old Janice Turner have been accused of of falsely claiming they had sent bank transfers for luxury items worth more than $1 million, but on Monday (26.08.24), they denied the charges of…
- Mariah Carey is mourning the loss of both her mother and her sister. The 55-year-old singer shared the news on Monday (26.08.24) that her mother Patricia had passed away at the age of 87 over the weekend, on the very same day as her sister Alison, 63, also died in what she has described as […]
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- Lizzo is “taking a gap year”. The 36-year-old singer hasn’t released an album since ‘Special’ in 2022, and Lizzo has now taken to social media to reveal that she’s taking a break from the music business. Alongside a video post on Instagram, Lizzo wrote: “I’m taking a gap year and protecting my…
- Popular Kenyan celebrity couple Ben Cyco and wife Wanjiru Njiru have announced the birth of their first child. The couple took to Instagram to share the joyous news over the weekend, with Ben posting touching photos of himself cradling their newborn in the hospital. He expressed his overwhelming…
- Men are three times more likely than women to have sex on the mind. A study has revealed that one in eight chaps fear they could be addicts compared to just one in 25 females while men were more likely to be concerned about the amount of pornography they watched. Over 2,800 people in the […]
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- Simone Biles will lift the lid on her “chaotic and dramatic” experience at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris in a new series of her Netflix reality show. After walking out of the Tokyo Olympics back in 2021 to deal with mental health issues, the 27-year-old sports star documented her life and her…
- Nicki Minaj continues to make music because of her fans. The 41-year-old rap star admits that making music remains her “true passion” in life – but her fans, who are also known as Barbz, are the real reason why she hasn’t walked away from the industry. One of Nicki’s followers wrote on X: “I’m so…
- Ashanti has told how her husband Nelly chose their newborn baby’s name “with a lot of pride”. The 43-year-old singer confirmed this week that she and the 49-year-old singer and rapper had welcomed baby boy Kareem Kenkaide Hayes, who the couple have nicknamed KK, into the world on July 18th, and she…
- Justin and Hailey Bieber have confirmed the arrival of their first child. The 30-year-old pop star and the 27-year-old model are proud parents to son Jack Blues Bieber, with the ‘Baby’ hitmaker confirming the news with a snap of the newborn’s foot held by his mom, which he posted on Instagram on…
- Michael Jackson’s mother Katherine has lost her bid to stop a $600 million deal to sell off his songs. The executors of the late King of Pop’s estate – John Branca and A R executive John McClain – who also run the family’s trust announced plans to sell off a portion of Jackson’s tracks to […]
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- Madaraka Festival CEO Simon Javan Okelo has shared new visuals for his ‘Omena’ track, off of the new ‘Madaraka Vibes’ album. The song is a love-letter to the popular Western Kenya delicacy, and the video depicts just that. The song pays homage to the Luo/Lakeside fishing culture, exemplified by the…
- Manuka honey could both treat and prevent breast cancer. Scientists have discovered that the fancy breakfast spread contains compounds that are capable of significantly reducing tumour growth in the most common forms of the deadly disease. The honey also reduced how quickly cancer cells copied…
- A US Army veteran has become the most tattooed woman on the planet. Esperance Fuerzina has been recognised by the Guinness World Records after inking 99.98 per cent of her body over the past 15 years. The 36-year-old, who hails from Connecticut, has also achieved the record for the most body…
- Jenna Ortega believes season two of ‘Wednesday’ will be even more ambitious than the first. The 21-year-old actress plays Wednesday Addams on the hit Netflix show, and Jenna has teased what fans can expect from season two of the series. Jenna told ‘Extra’: “I have, like, really incredible set…
- Charli XCX has brought her “Brat summer” to Kim Kardashian’s Skims range. The singer – who scored a huge hit with her album ‘Brat’ when it was released in June – has teamed up with the reality TV star’s shapewear range for a new campaign modelling the Cotton Rib and Cotton Fleece styles alongside…
- Comedian Auntie Jemimah has announced that she will be going a trek to take her live stand-up comedy show ‘Maitù Mùkabete 2’ to different Kenyan towns. The funnywoman who just sold out her upcoming show by the same name will be taking the show to Nanyuki, Karatina, Diani, Nakuru and Naivasha, with…
- Russell Wilson has quipped that wife Ciara is “ready to have another” child. The 38-year-old singer – who has Future, 10, with former partner Future, and Sienna, seven, and four-year-old Win with her current spouse – welcomed a baby girl named Amora into the world in December 2023, and NFL player…
- Two of Kenya’s most popular new generation entertainers Nikita Kering and Lil Maina have linked up on a new sizzling collab, the remix for the former’s latest song ‘Tonight.’ The new track is a feel-good, stripped down RnB-pop number that sees the two musicians showcase their musical creativity, a…
- World-renowned Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has taken his first step into the world of content creation, launching his YouTube channel, ‘UR Cristiano.’ In an unprecedented move, the Portuguese football legend amassed over a million subscribers within the first 90 minutes of going live, setting a…
- Cardi B is suffering from anemia amid her latest pregnancy. The 31-year-old rap star – who is currently pregnant with her third child – has explained via social media that her skin is more pale than usual because of her health troubles and not because she’s been bleaching it. Responding to the…
- Renowned Kenyan DJ Kalonje has threatened to take legal action against Oga Obinna for defamation claims. Media personality Oga Obinna is facing backlash after alleging that DJ Kalonje, despite being regarded as one of the country’s best DJs, cannot perform live mixes. Kalonje whose real name is…
- Victoria Beckham will be the subject of a new Netflix documentary series. The 50-year-old star – who has been married to footballing legend David Beckham, 49, since 1999 – shot to fame as a member of the Spice Girls in the late 1990s but has since made waves in the field of fashion design and […]…
- A man was bitten on the testicles by a python in Thailand. Thanat Thangtewanon received a painful shock when the reptile clamped its jaws on his privates after it had been hiding on the U-bend of his toilet on Tuesday (20.08.24). Thanat explained that he felt a searing pain through his testicles…
- Ashanti has given birth to a baby boy. The 43-year-old pop star tied the knot with ‘Hot In Here’ singer Nelly, 49, in December 2023 and the couple welcomed baby Kareem Kenkaide Haynes in mid-July, but did not reveal the news until Wednesday (21.08.24) night. A representative for the couple told…
- Jennifer Lopez reportedly chose to file for divorce from Ben Affleck on their second wedding anniversary because she wanted it “to sting”. The Hollywood couple called it quits back in April after almost two years of marriage but they kept their split secret until Jennifer filed court papers on…
- Lindsay Lohan has confirmed ‘Freakier Friday’ will wrap filming this week. The 38-year-old actress has reunited with Jamie Lee Curtis, 65, for the highly anticipated sequel to Disney’s 2003 body swap comedy classic, and she has revealed that yesterday (19.08.24) was the cast’s “last Monday on the…
- Kenyan singer-songwriter Bensoul recently shared his top five lyricists, confidently placing himself at the top of the list. His selection highlights the diverse talents that have shaped his musical journey and showcases the immense influence these songwriters have on the global music scene.…
- Kenyan musician Fidel Shammah popularly known as Charisma or Luhya Heat recently released his debut album titled ‘The Motions’. Charisma catapulted into the music scene as part of the Kenyan music group Le Band and has since made a name for himself in the solo music scene since 2019. The album has…
- Gabiro Mtu Necessary has once again proven his musical prowess with the release of his latest single, “Hera Gima Iw Diel.” Translated from Luo as “Love is like the tail of a goat,” the title immediately intrigues with its vivid metaphor. This traditional Luo saying, which suggests that love is…
- Taylor Swift is set to release a documentary about the ‘Eras’ tour. The 34-year-old pop megastar has been visiting cities around the world since March 2023 with a show that encompasses all of her studio albums to date and is now set to document the whole mammoth process in a documentary that has…
- Nairobi is truly the central sherehe city, and why not? We are a vibe. From pulsating beats that keep the dance floor alive to chic lounges where you can sip on your favorite drinks among the coolest company, there’s something for everyone seeking the perfect night out. We love a good hangout, and…
- Bennifer is over! Jennifer Lopez has filed for divorce from Ben Affleck. The 55-year-old pop superstar was engaged to Hollywood actor Ben, 52, in the early 2000s before breaking up and while the pair famously reconciled in 2021, they have now split up again after two years of marriage. According to…
- Beyonce and Jay-Z’s daughter Blue Ivy Carter is secretly an exceptional pianist. Her grandmother, Tina Knowles, is “really proud” of her 12-year-old granddaughter and cannot wait until she shares her musical talents with the world. She told E! News of Blue Ivy’s hidden talent: “She’s self-taught…
- ‘The Acolyte’ has been cancelled after just one season. The ‘Star Wars’ spin off show – which debuted earlier this year and showed the rise of the Sith around 100 years before ‘The Phantom Menace’ – has been scrapped despite the first series ending on a cliffhanger. As reported by Deadline,…
- Hailey Bieber appears to have hinted she has given birth to her first child with husband Justin Bieber. The 27-year-old model and her singer partner, 30, announced in early May they were expecting a kid – and revealed Hailey was six months along at the time, making her due date sometime in early…
- Watching five hours of TV per day almost doubles the risk of dementia. A study has found that people who spend several hours each day in front of the box had a 44 per cent greater risk of developing the brain condition. Analysis of more than 400,000 people, aged 37 to 73, from the UK […]
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- Universal Music Group East Africa (UMG EA) announces the signing of prolific Kenyan singer, songwriter and producer Njerae into its roster of Kenyan acts. This deal brings forth new opportunities for former independent artist Njerae as they join forces to create commercially successful music and…
- Pitbull insists Kesha’s name was not intentionally removed from their 2013 ‘Timber’ music video credits. After eagle-eyed YouTube users noticed the ‘Tik Tok’ star’s name was missing, it sparked speculation of some sort of revenge by the song’s producer, Dr. Luke. The ‘Fireball’ hitmaker has denied…
- Iggy Azalea believes the music industry is full of “haters”. The 34-year-old rap star has invested her money in the cryptocurrency market in recent times, and Iggy claims that there are some strong similarities between the two industries. Iggy initially wrote on X: “I was made for this space [star…
- After a controversial few weeks that saw her bail out of the Miss South Africa pageant, 23-year-old Chidimma is now set to compete on the Miss Universe Nigeria pageant. The law student, born to a Mozambican mother and Nigerian mother, will now be on the contestant roster for Miss Universe Nigeria,…
- Babajide Isreal Adebanjo, a Nigerian man, has made history by setting a new Guinness World Record for the longest duration of twerking. He achieved this impressive feat in Lagos on January 14, 2024, by twerking continuously for 3 hours and 30 minutes. Guinness World Records recently highlighted…
- In an industry where on-screen romance often blurs the lines of reality, Lenana Kariba has found the perfect partner who keeps his feet firmly on the ground. The father of one is one of Kenya’s leading actors and is starring in a newly released Netflix movie “ A Family Vacation” alongside the…
- Chrome, Kenya’s leading mainstream spirits brand, has unveiled an exciting opportunity for graffiti artists nationwide to design the next iteration of its iconic souped-up matatus, commonly known as Nganyas. This initiative is a key element of the brand’s #HonourTheStreets campaign, which seeks to…
- Arts and crafts are just as good at improving mental health as having a job. Scientists have found that completing creative activities enhances a person’s sense that living is worthwhile as well as their overall happiness and satisfaction. Experts analysed a sample of over 7,000 participants in the…
- Halle Berry is reportedly seeking sole custody of her 10-year-old son amid a bitter dispute with her ex-husband Olivier Martinez. The 58-year-old Hollywood actress is believed to have filed court papers asking to be granted full physical and legal custody of Maceo after previously sharing custody…
- Rihanna has called Dior’s iconic J’Adore perfume “magical” and revealed she’s loved the scent since she was a child. The pop star is the new face of the fragrance – taking over from longtime ambassador Charlize Theron – and she has shot a new campaign in the French palace of Versailles and Rihanna…
- On the evening of Friday, August 9th, 2024, a gathering of passionate individuals convened at Sankara Hotel for the unveiling of a beautiful piece of art, a mural of elephants. This event was more than just an artistic showcase—it was a powerful statement in support of a cause deeply intertwined…
