ET recently announced the nominees for the 2010 awards and MI & P square were announced as nominees for best international act. They were nominated in the same category that contains other heavy weights like Hip Hop Pantsula (HHP), K’Naan, Kojo Antwi, Corinne Bailey Rae, Sade, Chipmunk, Dizzee Rascal, and Estelle .

As the date for this year’s Hip Hop World Awards draws nearer, many people are wondering who will host the fifth edition of Nigeria’s most glamorous music awards. Ever since its debut in 2006, the Hip Hop World Awards has always had a penchant for picking hosts that add colour, fun and sparkle to the event.

News reaching us says Olayitan Olanipekun Oladapo a.k.a. Dagrin has passed away. He died this evening at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) in Lagos. The soft spoken, talented Nigerian rapper had an auto accident and was rushed to LUTH.

The highly anticipated nominees list of Hip Hop World Awards 2010 was unveiled on Tuesday, April 6,at a brief breakfast event held at the awards secretariat in Lagos. But why were some of the biggest songs of 2009 were missing from the list?

For a limited time only, TROY is offering you an amazing 6 nights in the beautiful city of Cape Town. Airfare, airport transfers, accommodation, daily breakfast & dinner, porterage & 2 city tours are all included in this wonderful package for the low price of 2,200 USD per person sharing double occupancy rooms & 2,500 USD per person in single occupancy rooms.

After three-and-a-half years developing the online portal for information on African music, Museke.com is honoured to announce the launch of the annual Museke Online Music Awards (MOAMA’s). Museke.com started out in 2006 with the aim of becoming a one-stop-shop for everything related to African music in every genre.

As released by the screening committee on Tuesday April 6, 2010
Only music materials released into the Nigerian market between December 2008 and November 2009 are eligible for nomination for Hip-Hop World Awards 2010.

On March 13, 2010, Nigeria’s leading entertainment company hosts Future Awards winner for Producer of the Year, Jesse Jagz, in honour of the release of his debut album, JAGZ OF ALL TRADES. The listening party will hold at Tribeca, VI, Lagos.

Media, VIPs and industry stakeholders will be in attendance, strictly, by invitation; with special appearances by the D’Prince, Da Grin and Jesse’s fellow Choc Boiz, MI and Ice Prince. The Chocolate train stops at Abuja on March 27, at A-Lounge; and Port Harcourt on April 4, at Eddy’s Wine Bar

Siji, spent much of his early childhood in Lagos and London before going to the US to further pursue his musical ambitions. His cultural heritage combined with the political and social movements of the age, exposed a young Siji to the insurgent, politicized music of the Afrobeat legends Fela Kuti, King Sunny Ade, Tony Allen as well as the soulful grooves of Marvin Gaye, Al Green, and Otis Redding…

The organizers of The Future Awards 2010 have announced the second edition of the annual The Future Pre-Awards “Do Something” Conference. It holds on Saturday, 6 February 2009, a day before the awards night.