Today, March 8th, 2013, marks the globally celebrated annual International Women’s Day. For African women, while there are still tremendous challenges faced within and outside the continent, there are also tremendous strides and achievements made. One such achievement is the appointment of the First Nigerian woman U.S Judge, Judge Bunmi[...]
Ladybrillle Magazine’s Kam Williams provides a nice review of Viva Riva! here. The film continues to gain momentum. Check out the latest news below: “Djo Tunda wa Munga’s MTV Movie Award winning feature film Viva Riva! opens in an unprecedented 18 African countries starting in Kinshasa, The Democratic Republic of[...]
More Nigerian celebrities are confirmed for the 2010 NEA Awards. It looks like it will be a “show stoppah” event. Derenle “were,” Muna, Mo’Cheddah, KSB, Femi, Sound Sultan, DJ Jimmy Jatt join the list of confirmed attendees. The event will be hosted by Idol finalist Omawumi Magbele and comedian extraordinaire[...]
From where twelve time Grammy winner Alicia Keys currently sits, life is great! So great, she wants to share it with her fans. Keys has just launched a competition that allows fans to be one of her five travel buddies on her trip to Africa next year, 2010. If you[...]
December 1st, 2009, Alicia Keys celebrated World AIDS Day with a grand concert in New York at the Nokia Theatre. Her concert took fans down her beautiful music memory lane with her performance of hits like ‘No One,’ ‘Fallin’ and ‘A Woman’s Worth.’ The event which was streamed live on You Tube reached[...]
BIG BUDGET FILMS Ninja Assassin (R for profanity and graphic violence) Korean singing sensation Rain stars as the title character in this high body-count, martial arts saga about a renegade from a secret society of trained killers forced to fight his former comrades when they trail him from the Far[...]
For many of us in the USA, Thanksgiving, only two days away, is a time to gather with loved ones, enjoy great food, loads of laughter and thank God/the powers that be for keeping us safe and healthy, so far. For Florida based singer/songwriter Alache, Thanksgiving indeed embodies these warm[...]
Whitney, Whitney, Whitney! Boy has she come a long way like she sang last night at the 2009 American Music Awards? Who would have tonk it that Whitney Houston would travel the road she has? Anyway, she has come full circle and it was really nice to see her on[...]
For a while, we’ve been wondering what was up with Ms. Keys! She really wasn’t bringing the intense energy to her songs and peformances like she used to. Alicia must have heard us because she “up’ed” her game at the AMAs and gave very impressive performances with Jay-Z and also[...]
Keri Hilson is already in Africa and suprises this season’s Big Brother Revolution Africa housemates with a two hour appearance tonight in the house! In the appearance, she performs two of her songs.
Tracy Reese’s Spring/Summer 2010 collection had a decidedly practical yet chic edge to it. It was clear Tracy Reese, the designer, truly wanted the average woman to know her brand was affordable and accessible, especially in this ongoing economically challenging times. The designer teamed up with mass market beauty and[...]
When Ladybrille Magazine’s Ngozi Mba interviewed Keri Hilson February of this year, she told us she would love to go to Africa! The rising music icon gets to do so pretty soon with platinum recording artist and six time Grammy award winner John Legend. John Legend who has been to[...]
Ready for New York Fashion Week, Spring 2010 shows at Bryant Park? Below is the schedule to begin helping you plan for the premier fashion event in the world.
Kenya, the leading economy in East Africa, prepares to receive 2000 delegates from across the globe for the 8th Annual AGOA conference. The AGOA conference will be held August 3rd-6th, 2009 at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC) in the nation’s capital city, Nairobi. The 2009 AGOA conference is organized[...]