AMERICAN RAPPER RICK ROSS TO HEADLINE A NAIJA CONCERT

Burly American rapper Rick Ross performs in Lagos this Friday 17th August at Eko Convention centre. The concert is dubbed Summer Jam Fest.

MUTHONI OF BLANKETS & WINES A SILENT MILLIONAIRE

Well,she remains one of the most prolific event organizers. Muthoni is makind real bucks. And by the look of things she's one of the loaded Nairobi chics. Let's do the basic mathematics together. "Blankets" costs every reveller 1,500 to get in(except, of course, us press folk :). Judging by the crowd, I'd estimate somewhere between 1,000 and 5,000 people attend this gig. For calculation purposes, let's put the number in the middle, say 3,000 people. So in gate fees ALONE, Muthoni and company mint a grand total of 4.5 MILLION in revenues.
Add to that the sponsorship money that they get from elite advertisers such as Capital FM, who want to reach the wealthy demographic who attends blankets. I'll put that at a modest number of about 500,000 (50k per advertiser), and you end up with a grand total of 5 MILLION SHILLINGS earned in one bloody day! But that's not the best part even!
The best part of all this, is that Muthoni and company have set this thing up such that, despite people paying a whole 1,500, they still have to bring their own refreshments to the venue! So all Muthoni has to do is provide the venue and the music, and the rest of the hassle is up to the fans to sort themselves out! This ensures tremendous margins for the "Blankets" business.

IS LADY JAY DEE EXPECTANT?

Speculations are rife that leading Tanzanian music diva Lady Jay Dee is pregnant. According to the sources,the singer could be in her early stages of pregnancy. ‘She’s expectant and has been slowing down her music career,’said the source that sought anonymity. The diva even cancelde her performance at this year’s Sauti Za Busara music festival in Zanzibar. A spokesperson of Sauti za Busara Ramadhan Journey briefing media said that the music icon who was to perform at the festival scheduled for February 8th -12th will not grace the event because of her medical condition. Jay Dee will instead be represented by her Machozi band. ‘I will not perform at the festival due to reasons I cant explain. Sorry for any inconvenience cause but my band will be there top perform,she posted on her facebook profile. Jay Dee however did not elaborate on her medical condition. Efforts to reach her for comment did not materialize.

D'BANJ'S BOO TO BE THE NEXT BOND GIRL?

Roberto De Niro always did have an eye for hot talent.And thats why when the hot eyed UK paps spotted him with Naija hot movie actress Genevieve Nnaji...they concluded that  a deal was in the offing. And with the Cannes festival already in season...the industry is buzzing with news.
CANNES is a heady place to be at festival time – with random meetings going on all over the place.
Robert de Niro spotted actress Genevieve Nnaji – star of The Mirror Boy – at NOBU 3.14 and got chatting over sashimi. The two are said to have held lengthy discussions. Now the speculations are that Nnaji who is singer D'banj's girlfriend is tipped to be the next Bond girl.