Harry Potter TV series adaptation has been ordered at HBO Max for the first time ever with an entirely new cast.
Based on all seven books in the series published between 1997 and 2007, the live-action series will become a “decade-long series produced with the same epic craft, love and care this global franchise is known for”.
David Zaslav, the Warner Bros. Discovery CEO, announced the development on Wednesday during a presentation that revealed how HBO Max and Discovery+ would be integrated.
“Max’s commitment to preserving the integrity of my books is important to me, and I am looking forward to being part of this new adaptation which will allow for a degree of depth and detail only afforded by a long-form television series,” he said.
Casey Bloys, the chairman of HBO & Max Content, said the new project is an opportunity to discover Hogwarts and the setting of the story in a new way.
Mr. Eazi, the singer, has announced the formation of a new pan-African music group titled ‘Choplife Soundsystem’.
In a statement, Mr Eazi said the group will merge music and community and live events.
According to the statement, the group will also consist of DJ Edu, the UK-based, Kenyan-born Afrobeats selector and tastemaker as its resident DJ, along with an informal crew of contributing DJs, artistes, and producers from across the continent.
“Mr Eazi will be the primary vocalist on Choplife Soundsystem recordings, and will also serve as its MC or Minister of Enjoyment at live events,” the statement reads.
“Choplife Soundsystem derives its name from the popular West African pidgin slang phrase chop life, meaning “enjoy life,” along with the traditional soundsystem that are the backbone of Jamaican music culture.
“In Jamaican parlance, a soundsystem is a mobile crew of DJs and MCs, typically financed by a prominent local business person, who presents music together at public events, such as street parties, clubs and festivals.”
According to the statement, with Choplife Soundsystem,
“Mr Eazi is putting a modern, African twist on soundsystem culture, incorporating genres like Amapiano and Afrobeats to curate the ultimate African party experience both on original studio recordings and at curated live events.
“Inspired to take the vibe and spirit of his successful Ghana holiday party Detty Rave on the road, Mr Eazi “soft launched” Choplife Soundsystem with events in Cotonou, Benin; Stockholm, Sweden; and Kigali, Rwanda in 2022.
“Mr Eazi will announce further details about Choplife Soundsystem, including new music releases, partnerships and live events, later this spring.”
On hispart, Mr Eazi said,
“I’m going back to where I started from, hosting the biggest parties at uni, that was how I started singing.
“I am looking forward to this new and fun ride and I can’t wait for all the music to start dropping and the accompanying live experience.”
Following the song’s massive acceptance by fans and critics, Tiwa Savage delivers the official music video for the track ‘Stamina’ which features Ayra Starr and Young Jonn.
Produced by highly sought-after record producer Magicsticks, ‘Stamina’ serves as Tiwa’s first official single for 2023 (excluding collaborations).
With Ayra Starr and Young Jonn having fun in 2023 with the release of their buzzing singles, ‘Sability’ and ‘Currency’ respectively, and Tiwa Savage smashing different collaborations including Spyro’s ‘Who is You Guy’ remix and Majeed’s ‘Gbese’, it is a no-brainer to expect nothing less than a hit on ‘Stamina’.
The creative music video was shot and directed by the highly revered Clarence Peters.
Heavyweight Nigerian singer David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has shared his thoughts on the talents of buzzing Nigerian rapper Odumodublvck.
Davido, who is currently the talk of the town after he released his highly anticipated studio album titled ‘Timeless’, on March 31, 2023, has been granting several interviews and in a recent one with Apple Music, the DWM singer shared his thoughts about the braggadocious rapper.
According to Davido, before announcing Odumodu’s ‘Declan Rice‘ as one of his favorite songs, made it known that he likes the rapper’s craft and believes he would get bigger than he is now.
The rapper signed to NATIVE Records isn’t afraid to promote his music online and replied to the gesture via his social media page as expected by thanking Davido for the attention.
He Wrote:
WHEN I BLOW I GO BUY YOU 500,000 SUYA AND ONE BIG ZOBO 😩😭🙌
BABA YOU SHOW LOVE WEY YOU NO SUPPOSE SHOW OOOOOO. FOR INSIDE JUNGLE. LION WEY DEY HELP CHIWAWA!!
❤️🥺🙏🏿 @davido #DECLANRICE
Morravey a beautiful 19 year old out to chase her dreams and succeed in this massive music industry. From Port Harcourt to Lagos, she’s left her comfort zone to make her dreams come true. It’s one thing to dream, it’s another to wake up, face reality and bring that dream to reality. Very difficult it is; but even in that difficulty, she choose the tougher option.
Morravey
Signed to Davido’s DMW, Morravey was featured in Davido’s album ‘Timeless‘. She added life to the hit track ‘In The Garden’. Pretty, talented and adaptive, she is that very beautiful flower in the garden.
For someone just starting out, it’s pretty clear she has a place high up in the sky among all other stars. Daniella Daniel was born in March, 2004 she hails from the Treasure base of the Nation, Rivers State.
For being relentless and only chasing her dreams, Morravey is our Woman Crush this week.
Highly gifted Nigerian rapper, Erigga has released a brand new single dubbed ‘Pot of Stew‘. As he usually does, the rapper had a lot of say on the new record. Erigga raps about real-life issues cutting across hate, envy, struggles, crime, and of course, the good life.
‘Pot of Stew‘ will serve as Erigga’s first official single of the year. It comes after he delivered the deluxe edition of his critically acclaimed studio album ‘The Lost Boy‘ which features EBII, YUANG, Jay Teazer, Oga Network, Igosave, Jeriq, PsychoYP, and Odumodublvck amongst others.
The dynamic music video for Davido’s exciting new single “Unavailable” featuring Musa Keys is finally here.
UNAVAILABLE might be the tune but Davido is never unavailable for his fans. They called, and he listened as he releases the official music video of the trending tune ‘Unavailable‘ due to popular demand. The track which is housed under Davido’s latest and 4th studio album ‘Timeless‘ is one of the hottest songs in Nigeria at the moment, charting on various streaming services in good positions.
Produced by the highly sought-after beatmaker Magicsticks, ‘Unvailable‘ counts as the 5th track on the critically acclaimed ‘Timeless‘ LP. The album consists of 17 tracks and includes guest appearances from Angelique Kidjo, Asake, Musa Keys, amongst others. It also includes production and songwriting credits by 1da Banton, Magicsticks, Yung Alpha, Blaise Beatz, and more.
2023 has gotten off to a strong start for the Nigerian music industry with superstars dropping new songs as they aimed to start the year on the front foot. Amidst the 2023 election frenzy, there are several singles that caught the attention of listeners.
A captivating blend of politics, pop culture, and curiosity swept across the Nigerian digital landscape in the first quarter of 2023, Google has revealed the top searches for the year.
In the realm of music, homegrown talent took center stage as Nigerians avidly sought out the latest tunes. Spyro‘s infectious hit, ‘Who is your guy?‘ claimed the top spot, with Ruger‘s ‘Asiwaju’ and ‘Carry me go’ by Boy Spyce and Khaid securing second and third places, respectively.
Gangs of Lagos is a movie about 3 friends dreaming of a life away from the crime slum called Isale Eko in Lagos.
Gangs of Lagos
A young Obalola (Maleek Sanni) thought his life was taking a new turn when he was adopted by Nino (Tayo Faniran) who was the head honcho in the streets. Nino was quite impressed with the young man who was fearless and bold.
Although Nino was a gangster, he was king. The people loved him and respected him because he was a good man. He was going to send Obalola and his friends to school to get a better life but tragedy struck as always when Nino was murdered. The young man and his friends had to serve the greedy and wicked Kazeem.
Obalola (Tobi Bakre) had dreams of leaving the street life. The man wanted to make for himself a new life in San Francisco after a couple of twists that kept him on the street. He wanted better for himself and his friends Ify (Chike) and Gift (Adesua Wellington). After the betrayal that led to the murder of his friend Ify, Obalola and Gift were filled with vengeance. With vengeance comes wrath, and with wrath, power. So they sought it.
Watching this young man in a movie was really refreshing. Coming from all his exploits with group, ‘Ikorodu Bois’ a content creation group recognized by Hollywood. Maleek didn’t disappoint at all, he portrayed the “street smart” required to play the role, he was awesome.
He totally deserves an award for his role. No one could have played it any better than he did. Tough, feisty, energetic and commanding, he did a good job as Obalola and he was great all through.
Seeing her as some sort of tomboy was really interesting. We are all used to seeing the dolled up Queen on the screens but on this one she was a tough tomboy. Her smile was limited and you could tell she was angry a lot of the time.
He totally did an amazing job (unlike what Mr P did in Shanty Town), Chike didn’t look out of place at all and he definitely justified his inclusion.
Ify wasn’t all tough and street smart like his friends he just wanted to catch cruise, have fun, make music and hustle for his future. He was a victim of society and Isale Eko happened to him.
Kazeem was the villain of the movie. Smart, greedy and venomous, he used people and ruled them with fear. The gang leader was not loved, but no one dared do otherwise when he speaks his betrayal was the breaking point.
Teni had little screen time all through the movie. Besides the fact that she was Obalola’s crush from way back and Kazeem’s daughter, the love thing wasn’t necessary I think. Did he even love her? He took revenge without even thinking of her. Revenge leads to more revenge, with the look of pain and hate in her eyes, she might seek revenge if this project continues in future.
VERDICT
Jadesola Osiberu might just be increasing the standard of Nollywood movies. The cinematography, the editing, the fighting scenes on gangs of Lagos was great. I feel the movie should have been some sort of series. Everything just felt a bit rushed, it would have developed slowly. The life’s of the characters would have been x-rayed alot more.
I’ll rate this movie an 8.5/10.
Nollywood movies are coming of age and gangs of Lagos is a step higher than the previous ones taken, hopefully higher steps will keep building until we get to the very top.
Simi, the songstress, has vented her annoyance at a Twitter user who accused Adekunle Gold of copying Burna Boy.
In a Twitter thread on Monday, the user, identified as Benny, argued that Gold has now “formed the habit of wearing similar outfits” with Burna Boy.
Benny claimed Gold has also been imitating the African Giant’s style, pose, and patterns.
The user lamented that the singer’s “plagiarism is so obvious and annoying.”
Benny was reacting to a tweetshared by Israel Adesanya, the kick-boxer, during his after-match party with Gold.
He also accompanied the post with pictures of Burna Boy and Gold in similar outfits.
“The Burna Boy plagiarism is really so obvious and very annoying at this point. man can’t you just be yourself? same posture, same glasses, same smile. Wtf? it’s been going on for a while now and we need to speak on it,” the user wrote.
“Now he’s already linking with Odg’s pals. The most annoying part of it all is that he doesn’t acknowledge that he copies Odg in any way.
“Y’all really want to say this is a coincidence?! LMAOO, na to go sing Last Last remain for am.”
the Burna Boy plagiarism is really so obvious and very annoying at this point. man can’t you just be yourself? same posture, same glasses, same smile. wtf ?! it’s been going on for awhile now and we need to speak on it. https://t.co/nFJCyloOTX
Defending her husband, Simi insinuated that the user chose to be a “troll” because of “idleness”.
The singer also said people who have good things going on in their lives wouldn’t be talking “nonsense” on social media.
“People that have good things going on in their lives really never do shit like this,” the ‘Duduke’ crooner wrote.
“And that’s facts for everyone. When you come on the internet talking nonsense about anyone minding their damn business, your life is most likely sad and you’re distracting yourself. So it’s you I’m sorry for.”
And that’s facts for everyone. When you come on the internet talking nonsense about anyone minding their damn business, your life is most likely sad and you’re distracting yourself. So it’s you I’m sorry for.
