Entertainment
Nigeria, Others Storm New York For Anti-Poverty Fiesta
Leaders of several
countries as well as rocker, Tom Morello, will take part in a second day of the Anti-Poverty Global Citizen Festival in New York, organisers said, yesterday.
The Global Citizen Festival, which “sells” tickets to fans who commit to action to support the world’s poorest, will take place on September 24, in Central Park with headliners, Rihanna, Metallica and Kendrick Lamar.
The festival, which last year featured a crew of visiting speakers, including US Vice President, Joe Biden, and First Lady, Michelle Obama, said it would hold a second day this year aimed at “advocacy and impact” to be held September 22, at New York University.
The Prime Ministers of Belgium, Malta and the Netherlands will attend as well as Australia’s Foreign Minister, Nigeria’s Environment Minister, and actor, Forest Whitaker, Global Citizen said.
Musical attractions will include Morello — best known as the guitarist of politically-charged rockers, Rage Against the Machine — as well as versatile jazz artist, Jon Batiste, alternative pop singer, Regina Spektor, and soul singer, Aloe Blacc.
“Music has been, and will continue to be, an important component of the struggle for a more peaceful, just and humane planet,” Morello said in a statement.
The Global Citizen, which has taken place annually since 2012, recently announced an expansion to India, with hip-hop great, Jay Z, and rockers, Coldplay, to perform for the first time in the country at the November 19, show in Mumbai.
The festival encourages music fans to sign petitions or take other action for causes critical to ending extreme poverty such as putting more girls in school and improving access to toilets.
Entertainment
They Booed, Threw Bottles At Me – Tems Recounts
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
Entertainment
Primeboy Pleads For Mohbad’s Burial
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.
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