Dagrin Movie: ‘We Have No Case To Answer’ – Virgin Atlantic

The Management of Virgin Atlantic, has stated that it did not infringe on copyright laws concerning the biopic of late Nigerian rapper, Dagrin . This follows the release two weeks ago, by the producers of the biopic Stingomania, saying the airline had infringed on their  copyright by allegedly listing and airing the movie as part of Virgin’s in-flight entertainment for passengers on their planes.

An official in charge of press matters at Virgin Atlantic’s corporate office at Ikeja, Lagos, Bennet Scot, who spoke with NET, says the Richard Branson-owned airline ‘has no case to answer.’

‘Virgin Nigeria has not infringed on any laws concerning this matter and any legal issue regarding this is to be resolved by the global production company and the producers‘, said the official.

When probed further if Virgin Atlantic had no case to answer in the matter, she replied ‘I’m afraid so‘. She however refused to comment further on the issue.

Stingomania Records, had brought a lawsuit against the company for what it alleged were flagrant disregard of copyright laws on the protected work, ‘Ghetto Dreamz’.

Stingomania says it is suing the airline for damages to the tune of N1Bn (N1,000,000,000) as well as N50M as cost of prosecution.

Catholic League Fires Nicki Minaj for Dragging the ‘Pope’ to the Grammys

                          Minaj and ‘The pope’ on the Red Carpet at the Grammy Awards 2012

She might not have won any awards on Sunday, February 12, 2012, but new age hip-hop artiste Nicki Minaj sure did get a lot of attention at the 54th Grammy Awards where she delivered a rather provocative performance.

Minaj came dressed to the Grammy’s in a large Versace designed red robe with a man dressed like the Pope. As if that wasn’t enough – levitated, spoke in tongues and acted possessed with the man on stage.

That’s not all; during the performance a short video clip was played on the screens for the audience at the Staples Centre, LA and viewers back home to watch – The clip was a re-enactment of the 1971 ‘demonic possession and exorcism’ movie The Exorcist.

The problem is, she seems to have bitten more than she can chew as the Catholic League have fired out at her asking if she might be possessed.

The Catholic league is not just unhappy with Minaj but also the Recording Academy, organizers of the awards.

‘Whether Minaj is possessed is surely an open question, but what is not in doubt is the irresponsibility of The Recording Academy. Never would they allow an artist to insult Judaism or Islam.’ Catholic League President Bill Donohue said in the press release titled Is Nicki Minaj Possessed?

‘It’s bad enough that Catholics have to fight for their rights vis-a-vis a hostile administration in Washington without also having to fend off attacks in the entertainment industry. The net effect, however, will only embolden Catholics, as well as their friends in other faith communities’, Donohue continued.

TILLAMAN VALS NIGERIAN GIRLS WITH SPECIAL SONG

As we celebrate Valentine’s day, Prince TILLAMAN has put all the dance and club songs aside to give the ladies a real treat.

In his words, “I wish I can go from door to door to give all ‘em girls a Val’s present each but since I can’t, here is a song which I see as the ultimate song for the perfect woman and it goes out to all the Nigerian girls out there!“.

The download link is (http://www.4shared.com/mp3/zBMrQU5z/Tillaman_-_Different_Level.html)

Six of Six – Adele Wins All At Grammy Awards 2012!

She is one of many artiste who had their signing from online site and forums from myspace,just as justin Bieber through a youtube video.Well her name is Adele and she walked away as the biggest winner from the Staples centre where the 54th Grammy Awards was held yesterday Sunday, February 12, 2012.

The 21-year-old whose album ‘21’ made the top selling albums in 2011 walked away with the awards for ‘Record of the Year’, ‘Album of the Year’, ‘Song of the Year’, ‘Best Pop Solo Performance’, ‘Best Pop Vocal Album’ and ‘Best Short Form Music Video’.

“This record is inspired by something that is really normal and everyone’s been through it…a rubbish relationship,” the British soul singer said when accepting the final award of the night.

She later performed one of her biggest songs ‘Rolling in the deep’, her first performance after the infamous throat surgery in November. She received a standing ovation.

It wasn’t all about Adele though as the ceremony also saw a number of performances from award winners, including the Foo Fighters, Chris Brown and Lady Antebellum.

The death of Whitney Houston however brought a solemn feeling to the awards show especially when R&B singer Jennifer Hudson performed ‘I Will Always Love You’ as a tribute to the late singer who died just a day before the awards.

This years awards show was hosted by Queens veteran rapper LL Cool J.

Check out the list of winners below…

BEST RAP ALBUM – Kanye West ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’
BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM – Booker T. Jones ‘The Road From Memphis’
BEST DANCE RECORDING – Skrillex ‘Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites’
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONICA ALBUM – Skrillex ‘Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites’
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM – Tony Bennett & Various Artists ‘Duets II’
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE – Foo Fighters ‘Walk’
BEST HARD ROCK/METAL PERFORMANCE – Foo Fighters ‘White Limo’
BEST ROCK SONG – Foo Fighters (songwriters) ‘Walk’
BEST LATIN POP, ROCK, OR URBAN ALBUM – Mana ‘Drama y Luz’
BEST REGIONAL MEXICAN OR TEJANO ALBUM – Pepe Aguilar ‘Bicentenario’
BEST BANDA OR NORTENO ALBUM – Los Tigres Del Norte ‘Los Tigres Del Norte and Friends’
BEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM – Cachao ‘The Last Mambo’
BEST AMERICANA ALBUM – Levon Helm ‘Ramble at the Ryman’
BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM – Alison Krauss & Union Station ‘Paper Airplane’
BEST BLUES ALBUM - Tedeschi Trucks Band ‘Revelator’
BEST FOLK ALBUM – The Civil Wars ‘Barton Hollow’
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM – Bon Iver ‘Bon Iver’
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE – Corinne Bailey Rae ‘Is This Love’
BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE - Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona ‘Fool for You’
BEST R&B SONG – Cee Lo Green, Melanie Hallim, Jack Splash (songwriters) ‘Fool for You’
BEST R&B ALBUM – Chris Brown ‘F.A.M.E
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE – Jay-Z & Kanye West ‘Otis’
BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION - Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie ‘All of the Lights’
BEST RAP SONG – Jeff Bhasker, Stacy Ferguson, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West (songwriters) ‘All of the Lights’
BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE – Taylor Swift ‘Mean’
BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE – The Civil Wars ‘Barton Hollow’
BEST COUNTRY SONG – Taylor Swift (songwriter) ‘Mean’
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM – Lady Antebellum ‘Own The Night’
BEST NEW AGE ALBUM – Pat Metheny ‘What’s It All About’
BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO – Chick Corea ’500 Miles High’
BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM - Terri Lyne Carrington & Various Artists ‘The Mosaic Project’
BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM – Corea, Clarke & White ‘Forever’
BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM - Christian McBride Big Band ‘The Good Feeling’
BEST GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE – Le’Andria Johnson ‘Jesus’
BEST GOSPEL SONG – Kirk Franklin (songwriter) ‘Hello Fear’
BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC SONG – Laura Story (songwriter) ‘Blessings’
BEST GOSPEL ALBUM – Kirk Franklin ‘Hello Fear’
BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM – Chris Tomlin ‘And If Our God Is for Us…’
BEST REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM - Rebirth Brass Band ‘Rebirth of New Orleans’
BEST REGGAE ALBUM – Stephen Marley ‘Revelation Pt. 1: The Root of Life’
BEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUM – Tinariwen ‘Tassili’
BEST CHILDREN’S ALBUM – Various Artists ‘All About Bullies … Big and Small’
BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM – Betty White ‘If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won’t)
BEST COMEDY ALBUM – Louis C.K. ‘Hilarious’
BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM – ‘The Book of Mormon’
BEST SHORT FORM MUSIC VIDEO – Adele ‘Rolling in the Deep’
BEST LONG FORM MUSIC VIDEO – Foo Fighters ‘Foo Fighters: Back and Forth’
RECORD OF THE YEAR ’Rolling In The Deep’ Adele
ALBUM OF THE YEAR – ’21′ Adele
SONG OF THE YEAR – ‘Rolling In The Deep’ Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth (song writer award)
BEST NEW ARTIST – Bon Iver
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE – Adele ‘Someone Like You’
BEST ROCK ALBUM – Foo Fighters ‘Wasting Light’
BEST POP DUO – Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse ‘Body and Soul’
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM – Adele ’21′

Komije’ – DJ JImmy JATT Ft Orezi, I.G.H.O, Sauce Kid, Muna

No diss but there’s just something about DJ Jimmy JATT that places him light years from his peers (Light years is measured in distance by the way). Over the years, he has stamped his brand on our hearts and minds, redefining the art of disc jockeying while establishing himself as a preeminent music brand. He’s released bestselling mixtapes; played the biggest gigs on the continent, run his own TV show for years and only recently launched his Snap Back cap merchandise. Boss status verified.

JATT pioneered the DJ compilation album in Nigerian with his first release ‘The Definition‘ back in 2006. Now he’s back with a follow up release.

The first single off this project, which was released a while back features rising pop act Orezi, rappers I.G.H.O, Sauce Kid and femcee Muna.

Not bad for a first single, the video does much to justify the bumpy song too. Cameo appearances include Ikechukwu, D’Prince, Konga, Skuki and Peter Clarke