Duffy and Alexandra Burke were the UK's top-selling musicians of the year, according to official sales figures.

Many new celebrities became parents this year.

Hollywood loves breaking box-office records, yet studio executivesaren't griping that their 2008 lineup will fall a bit shy of theall-time high set a year earlier. With the overall economy in the pits, movie moguls are just gladto have weathered the

Sculptor Robert Graham, whose massive bronze works mark civic monuments across America, died Saturday after an illness. He was 70. Graham died at the Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital with his family at his side, including his

Grammy-winning jazz musician Freddie Hubbard, whose style influenced a generation of trumpet players, has died at age 70.

Folks who grew up as television came of age will delight in a 20-stampset included in the Postal Service's plans for 2009 recalling earlymemories of the medium. Lucy and Ethel and Joe Friday are just some of the characters that

Singer-songwriter-producer Delaney Bramlett, who penned such classicrock songs as "Let it Rain" and worked with musicians George Harrisonand Eric Clapton, died on Dec. 27. He was 69.

Talk about catching them young. The Bird's Evidence, an anthology of 18 short stories, majority of which were written by the students of Government Technical College, Ungoggo, Kano state, delivers on two levels.

The Angolan musician, José Matias "Mamukueno", is preparing to release, soon, his promotional single entitled "Tambuleno".

WHEN about 50,000 guests turn up at the U. J. Essuene stadium, Calabar, penultimate weekend to experience how the Globacom Rock N Rule train would berth in the Calabar city of Cross River state, the least Mr Edet Ernest, a

ON Music Plus, his music show on Record TV, Herbie Kay strikes me as a person that will draw just as many people that like him as those that hate him.

Ecstatic Oluiwadamilare Okulaja aka Durella has been tipped to become Nigeria's next superstar after winning the MTV & Zain Advance Warning Grand Final.

As part of efforts to showcase Nigerian models to the world and upgrade the standard that currently prevail in the Nigerian modeling and entertainment industry, Idea Media, a world class production and entertainment company would be bringing a contingents of

Arising from a media briefing the executive of the Lagos State chapter of the Performing Musicians Employers Association (PMAN), has reiterated its determination to protect the interest of its members while assuring the same of an improved welfare package. Addressing

THIS year's edition of the Kora All-Africa Music Awards in which Oliver Mtukudzi and UK-based rapper Jusa were nominated from Zimbabwe, has been postponed to April 11 next year.

ZTV'S annual music video awards will this year be financially rewarding to both the winning musicians and the voting public.

CONGOLESE kwasa kwasa musician Kanda Bongo Man arrived in Harare yesterday ahead of his one off show at the Harare International Conference Centre slated for tomorrow (Tuesday).

SUNGURA rivals Alick Macheso and Tongai Moyo are billed to share the stage for the first time in over a year at the 2008 Miss Tourism Zimbabwe national finals slated for the Rainbow Towers on December 30.

RAINS that pounded the country on Unity Day kept people away from the Mayor's Cheer Fund Music Gala at Chibuku Stadium.

He quit a well paying and promising banking career to tow an uncertain, ill-defined path- music. Although with a retired broadcaster and classical music composer for a father, his father will not hear of any of his children not plying