‘Oleku’ video is a leak
Contemporary music imprint, Chocolate City, has announced that the music video of Ice Prince’s viral single, ‘Oleku’ is a leak of its yet-to-be edited version. According to Hembadoon ‘Hemba’ Ande, PR manager of the label: “The video was leaked onto Youtube by a privileged individual on 20, January 2011.”
At the time of its release, the video director – Mexx – was yet to deliver the edited and ready-to-view version, Ms. Ande also said. At press time, the ‘Oleku’ video, which was posted on Youtube.com by a user identified as Rudeboy4real5, has received over 1,500 views with four comments.
Two of the commentators posted unprintable words to express their disappointment in the video quality.”The Chocolate City camp is currently working on taking legal actions over the perpetrators of the leak,” Ms. Ande said.
Jazzman Olofin is ‘READY TO GO’
RB and Hip-Hop crooner, Jazz-man Olofin has released his third solo album, ‘Ready To Go’. The onetime member of X-Appeal alongside Lexxy Doo, released the 13-track album over the weekend.
Jazzman who had hits such as ‘Raise Tha Roof’ and ‘Shake Something’ to his name within the past decade, has made a come-back onto the Nigerian mainstream music. He first released the Dagrin-assisted single ‘Erekere’ last year before the premiere of the album over the week-end.
The album features appearances from former X-Appeal mate and buddy, Lexzy Doo, as well as Chocolate City rapper and multiple award winner, MI with productions from OJB.
Oprah Winfrey to reveal “family secret”
Oprah Winfrey will be giving her daytime talk show fans something to talk about next week. She is staging a family reunion on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” on Monday and said she plans to reveal something she’s recently learned that only a few people close to her know.”I thought I’d seen it all. But this, my friends, is the miracle of all miracles,” Winfrey said in a promotional clip. “I was given some news that literally shook me to my core. This time, I’m the one being reunited. I was keeping a family secret for months, and on Monday you’re going to hear it straight from me,” she added.
Her production company, Harpo, declined to provide further details on Friday. Winfrey was born to unwed teens and was raised at various times by her grandmother, mother and father and stepmother in Mississippi, Wisconsin and Tennessee.
She got pregnant at age 14, but her baby died a short time later. Earlier this week on Piers Morgan’s CNN show, she said she wouldn’t be where she is today if she had had the baby.
Steven Spielberg to produce musical TV pilot
U.S. network NBC has picked up a musical from … Steven Spielberg? Yup, it’s true. “Smash,” based on an idea by the busy producer (who has “Terra Nova” and “Falling Skies” on tap), is an hourlong musical series that follows characters who come together for the exhilarating ride of putting on a Broadway musical.
In other words, a scripted “making of” series that may be prime for broadcast TV, due to the success of Fox’s “Glee.” Written and executive produced by playwright and TV producer Theresa Rebeck, the project will also be executive produced by Spielberg, Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey for DreamWorks TV; Craig Zadan and Neil Meron (“Chicago,” “Hairspray”); and Marc Shaiman and Scott Witt-man (“Hairspray” songwriters).
Shaiman and Wittman will write original songs for the project. Michael Mayer, director of Broadway’s “Spring Awakening” and “American Idiot,” is in negotiations to direct. “I Hate That I Love You,” from 20th Television, was also ordered to pilot by NBC.
According to the logline, it is a “twisty, single-camera romantic comedy in which a straight couple introduces two of its lesbian friends to one another and what results is both instant attraction and a pregnancy.” Jhoni Marchinko of “Will and Grace” will executive produce and write.
These are the first pilot orders from new NBC entertainment chief Bob Greenblatt.Marisa Guthrie in New York contributed to this report.
