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The piece has been criticised for promoting racist tropes and catering to a Western caricature of people of African descent. The painting features three hideous-looking monkeys with massive lips named Alara, Ajero, and Orangun. Depicting black people with exaggerated facial features or as monkeys in Western media has for long …

Temilade Openiyi, known as Tems, received the Breakthrough Artist of the Year honours at the prestigious Billboard Women in Music event on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. At the Billboard Women in Music Awards, held at the YouTube Theatre at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, California, Tems was honoured as the Breakthrough …

An Enugu State High Court has sentenced Chiamaka Ifezue to death by hanging for the murder of a 27-year-old makeup artist, Ijeoma Nneke.    The court presided over by Honourable Justice Kenneth Okpe, in a two-hour judgement on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, found the accused, Chiamaka Ifezue, guilty of killing …

An upcoming artist identified as Bank Alat, has stated he is entitled to Singer, Fireboy’s money claiming they drank garri together before Fireboy made it in the music industry.   Bank Alt shared a tweet on Monday night, February 5, which reads; Happy birthday Fireboy I remember when you never …

Pablo Ruiz Picasso was born in Málaga and spent most of his life in France, but it was arguably in Barcelona that his evolution as the most celebrated artist of the 20th century began. The family moved to Barcelona in 1895 when Picasso was 13 and he lived and studied …

Nigerian artist, Lola Mewu is currently attempting to break the world record for the longest painting marathon.    Months ago, she announced that she was going to attempt to break the Guinness world record for the longest hour spent painting. Guinness World Records gave their approval, and Lola began painting at …

Mohbad‘s music continues to enjoy commercial resurgence following his demise. On September 12, 2023, Nigerians received the rude shock of the passing of one of Afrobeats’ finest talent Mohbad who passed away at the young age of 27.

Performer faces as many as 12 years in prison after their punk rock rendition of the Lord’s Prayer went viral. A drag queen in the Philippines has been arrested after their recital of the Lord’s Prayer dressed in an outfit resembling Jesus Christ triggered outrage in the mostly Catholic country. …

Tucker Carlson is ginning up old controversies, as he plans to air an interview with Larry Sinclair, a convicted con artist who made wild claims that he smoked crack and had sex with the former President Barack Obama. The interview is set to air Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. on …

Nigerian music sensation Ayra Starr has reacted after the Headies failed to award the Best Female Artist on stage. The 2023 Headies Award took place on September 3, 2023, at the …