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UK MUSIC NEWS: MOBO WINNERS KREPT & KONAN SIGN TO VIRGIN EMI RECORDS
UK rap duo Krept & Konan (the duo won ‘Best Newcomer’ at the MOBO Awards this past Saturday) announced today that they have signed to Virgin EMI Records. Its official, we just signed our 1st major record deal with @VirginEMI /Universal!! Big up our new ANR @GlynAikins pic.twitter.com/pmfv3YXM6g — KREPT #YoungKingz (@kreptplaydirty) October 23, 2013 Virgin EMI… hmmmmm…. This will be interesting. I always laugh when excited UK acts post photographs of themselves signing their contracts and then photographs of themselves flanked by […]
AUSTRALIAN WOMAN HOLDS ‘AFRICAN THEMED’ BIRTHDAY PARTY, ACCUSED OF RACISM BY INTERNATIONAL WEBSITES
An Australian woman, named Olivia hosted an ‘African themed’ birthday party and then decided to share the photographs on her Facebook page. Olivia’s Facebook page was exposed by Tumblr user BlackinAsia who wrote: Blackface, elephant and gorilla costumes, warpaint, Native American headdresses (?!) and more …. I’m at a loss for words,” In an attempt to defend herself Olivia said: “It was my ‘African themed’ party and it was honestly made that theme because I have always wanted to go to Africa (to teach English) […]
UK NEWS: MAYOR BORIS JOHNSON APPOINTS RAY LEWIS AS NEW ‘GANGS CZAR’
Via The London Evening Standard Boris Johnson has appointed a new Gangs’ Czar to “revitalise” City Hall’s response to the problem in the wake of the Evening Standard’s Frontline London campaign. Ray Lewis has been given the “special brief” by the Mayor, in addition to his role as mentoring adviser, and has convened a gangs round table at City Hall bringing together thinkers and community leaders this Friday as well as calling for a gangs summit in the spring. In an exclusive […]
UK EVENT: AN AUDIENCE WITH ANGIE LE MAR
THE QUEEN OF UK COMEDY IS BACK WITH A SPECIAL ONE-OFF SHOW – AN AUDIENCE WITH ANGIE LE MAR Taking place at the New Testament Assembly, 7 Beechcroft Road, London SW17 7BU on November 30 it will combine the healing power of laughter and the inspirational sound of gospel music. The event will feature the Queen of UK Comedy, performer, presenter, producer, actress, writer, director ANGIE LE MAR in her first stand up show for 10 years, and Award winning and […]
UK NEWS: BBC CANCELS ‘COMIC RELIEF’ EXPOSÉ
Via The Telegraph The planned broadcast of a Panorama investigation into Comic Relief has reportedly been cancelled after a string of BBC executives ruled themselves out of making decisions about it. The documentary is understood to examine how the charity allegedly invested £150 million of its funds for up to eight years, before handing the money to the causes for which it had been raised. Some of the money was allegedly invested in tobacco firms and an arms company. By the end […]
UK NEWS: YOUTH BROADCASTER SB.TV WINS PRIVATE EQUITY BACKING
via The Guardian Jamal Edwards’s popular YouTube video channel SB.TV is to bring on board its first private equity backer, in a deal valuing the business at £8m. Edwards, who started SB.TV seven years ago at the age of just 16, has struck a deal with technology and music investment specialists Miroma Ventures. Edwards has built SB.TV from its roots in urban music to more mainstream appeal – its most popular video is an exclusive of Ed Sheeran singing You Need Me, […]
VIDEO: MOBO AWARDS 2013 (POST SHOW INTERVIEWS)
ARTICLE OF THE DAY: WHO STOLE ALL THE BLACK WOMEN FROM BRITAIN?
Check out this interesting and without a doubt some will say “controversial” article about black women and our place within British mainstream culture, via the The Diaspora Diva blog. “No other group in America has so had their identity socialized out of existence as have black women…. When black people are talked about the focus tends to be on black men; and when women are talked about the focus tends to be on white women”. (hooks, bell:1981). Here in the UK, the visibility of black […]
UK NEWS: MOBO AWARDS 2013 – THE WINNERS
The MOBO (Music of Black Origin) Awards 2013 took place last night in Glasgow, Scotland. Check out the full list of winners below. Best African Act – Fuse ODG Best Album – Home, Rudimental Best Female in association with Tresor Paris – Laura Mvula Best Gospel – Lurine Cato Best International Act – Kendrick Lamar Best Jazz – Sons of Kemet Best Male – Wiley Best Newcomer in association with HTC – Krept & Konan Best Reggae Act – Sean Paul Best RnB/Soul Act – Laura Mvula Best Song in association with […]
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