Tag "Music"

Poetry 1 Comment

Of a Friday Night in Lagos, a Gay Man, His Lover and Afrobeat

Of the seven deadliest sins in my country A man loving another man is the first three.   It’s Friday in Lagos meaning it’s the unholy cocktail traffic, TGIF, Friday

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Lil Nas X may have just finally told us what sex role he plays in new song ‘Holiday’

Lil Nas X is making the yuletide gayer than ever before with his latest release, Holiday. The Old Town Road rapper went all out on the Christmas-themed track. The video

Fiction 25 Comments

FROM RAINBOW TO NOTHING

It had rained earlier and the concrete is cold and slippery as I climb over the bridge and stood on the tiny ledge. A vicious wind blows at me, as

The Happenings 3 Comments

Gay Couple wows the Coaches at ‘The Voice’ Blind Auditions

They’ve got the voices, the moves, and the chemistry that comes with being in a loving committed relationship. Is there nothing Adam and Jerome can’t do?! Armed with tight microphone

The Happenings 5 Comments

Shania Twain Talks About LGBT Equality

Shania Twain believes her 1997 hit “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!” contributed to changing attitudes about sexuality and equality. “A lot of straight men sing ‘Man! I Feel Like

The Happenings 12 Comments

Taylor Swift Is the Highest Paid Woman in Music

It comes as no surprise that Taylor Swift is the highest-paid female artist in music today and sits at the top spot on Forbes’ World’s Highest-Paid Women in Music list,

Editor's Desk 46 Comments

Lemonade: A Review by Chizzie

Lemonade is good, so good that when I was contacted via email by PP to write a review on it, regardless of my ever busy schedule these days (coughs), I had to

The Happenings 14 Comments

The Piece About The Stakes of Beyoncé’s ‘Lemonade’

Originally published in theatlantic.com Beyoncé’s next big release is called “Lemonade,” and that’s about all the public knows about it. Last weekend an esoteric trailer announced its existence, triggering competing

The Happenings 15 Comments

Sound Sultan says Nigerian “crap music” is due to pressure from fans

Artiste Sound Sultan recently traced the poor quality of music currently renting Nigeria’s airwaves to undue pressure from fans not interested in professionalism. The musician in Lagos said that the

Series (Non-Fiction) 26 Comments

Chizzie’s Jukebox (Episode 5)

Given up on love? Tired of breaking your walls down only to build them up again and reinforce them with barbed wires and metal bars? Convinced that love sucks? Here