Winners of Rémy Martin Danceoff 2015 arrive for a week of Fun & Adventure in Dubai & Abu Dhabi

The winners of the Rémy Martin Danceoff 2015 have arrived in the United Arab Emirates for their week-long trip. Landing in Dubai on the 6th January 2016, the thrilled members of Cuebase Dance Crew are already having a truly exciting and amazing time.

They visited the Burj Khalifa which is the tallest building in the world, witnessed the amazing fountain show at the Dubai Mall; went Skiing at the Ski Dubai (an indoor ski resort), and had a fine dining experience at Kanpai in the Souk Al Bahar.

“It’s the stuff of dreams”, A member of the crew said in utter astonishment after checking in to their 5 Star hotel – Al Ghuria Rayaan by Rotana. They now move on to Abu Dhabi to witness and dance at the Abu Dhabi international Dance Festival and to more fun activities.



Cuebase dance crew won a prize of N2 Million naira and a trip to the UAE as first prize with first runners up (Strange Forces crew) and second runners up (The invisible soldiers) walking away with N500, 000 and N250, 000 respectively in the 2015 edition go the Rémy Martin Danceoff.

The competition continues this year with a bigger plan to reward youths on their creativity and passion.

Elle Magazine’s February Issue is all about Women in Television!

Elle Magazine’s February Issue is all about Women in Television! See their Covers with Priyanka Chopra, Taraji P. Henson, Viola Davis & More

Elle Magazine is celebrating women in television with their February 2016 issue.

It is the magazine’s sixth annual Women in Television issue and for their 5 covers they have tapped Julia Louis Dreyfus (Veep), Taraji P. Henson (Empire), Viola Davis (How to Get Away With Murder), Priyanka Chopra (Quantico) and Olivia Wilde (Vinyl).

See the features below.

2016 BAFTAs | See Full List

dris Elba, John Boyega, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet & More Nominated for the 2016 BAFTAs



The nominees for the 69th British Academy Film Awards have been revealed. Check out the full list of films nominated for this year’s leading British film awards.

Best film
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Carol
The Revenant
Spotlight

Outstanding British film
45 Years
Amy
Brooklyn
The Danish Girl
Ex Machina
The Lobster

Outstanding debut by British writer, director or producer
Alex Garland (director, Ex Machina)
Debbie Tucker Green (writer/director, Second Coming)
Naji Abu Nowar (writer/director, Theeb), Rupert Lloyd (producer, Theeb)
Sean McAllister (director/producer, A Syrian Love Story), Elhum Shakerifar (producer, A Syrian Love Story)
Stephen Fingleton (writer/director, The Survivalist)

Best film not in the English language
The Assassin
Force Majeure
Theeb
Timbuktu
Wild Tales

Best documentary
Amy
Cartel Land
He Named Me Malala
Listen to Me Marlon
Sherpa

Best animated film
Inside Out
Minions
Shaun the Sheep the Movie

Best director
Adam McKay, The Big Short
Steven Spielberg, Bridge of Spies
Todd Haynes, Carol
Ridley Scott, The Martian
Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu, The Revenant

Best original screenplay
Bridge of Spies
Ex Machina
The Hateful Eight
Inside Out
Spotlight

Best adapted screenplay
The Big Short
Brooklyn
Carol
Room
Steve Jobs

Best actor
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Matt Damon, The Martian
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs

Best actress
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Brie Larson, Room
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Maggie Smith, The Lady in the Van
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn

Best supporting actor
Benicio del Toro, Sicario
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation
Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies

Best supporting actress
Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Julie Walters, Brooklyn
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Rooney Mara, Carol

Best original music
Bridge of Spies
The Hateful Eight
The Revenant
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Best cinematography
Bridge of Spies
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Sicario

Best editing
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant

Best production design
Bridge of Spies
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Best costume design
Brooklyn
Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road

Best make-up and hair
Brooklyn
Carol
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant

Best sound
Bridge of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Best special visual effects
Ant-Man
Ex Machina
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Best British short animation
Edmond
Manoman
Prologue

Best British short film
Elephant
Mining Poems or Odes
Operator
Over
Samuel-613

EE Rising Star (voted for by the public)
Bel Powley
Brie Larson
Dakota Johnson
John Boyega
Taron Egerton

Supermodel Hotness X3! Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer & Cindy Crawford for Balmain’s S/S16 Campaign

Have you ever seen a more perfect photo?

For Balmain by Olivier Rousteing‘s Spring/Summer 2016 campaign, 3 super models – Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford & Claudia Schiffer, ensure the campaign is sizzling hot.

Showing off the brand’s S/S16 collection originally debuted at Paris Fashion Week, the models bathe in the sun while rocking the luxe pieces. The images were shot in black & white by Steven Klein and directed by Pascal Dangin.

The campaign is uber fab, check it out.



Photo Credit: @BalmainParis (Instagram)

Amandla Stenberg is TeenVogue’s Feb ’16 Cover Girl!

She talks being Called the ‘N-Word’ & More in Interview with Solange Knowles...

When we first got introduced to young black actress, Amandla Stenberg, she was the young Rue, who battled alongside Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games Part 2. Prior to that, the world got a whiff of her strong voice and character after her video – Don’t Cash Crop by Cornrows – went viral.

After that moment, her name was added to the list of young African/American women revolutionizing the walls of African/American beauty today.

For the February 2016 edition of TeenVogue, Amandla sits with fellow Black beauty reformer, Solange Knowles for an interview between ‘sistas’. In a few minutes they touch on race, Natural Hair, cultural appropriation, being a black actress, the machine that is Hollywood and more.

‘Read excerpts from the interview and see shots of Amandla for the magazine below;

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On being called the ‘N-Word’ and realizing she would have to take a stand as a Black actress in Hollywood
It was when I was 12 and I got cast in The Hunger Games, and people called me the N-word and said that the death of my character, Rue, would be less sad because I was black. That was the first moment I realized being black was such a crucial part of my identity in terms of the way that I was perceived and how it would affect any line of work that I wanted to pursue. I often find myself in situations where I am the token black person. It can feel like this enormous weight. I have definitely had moments when my hair felt too big or like I needed to make myself smaller.

Smaller and easier to digest. And that’s still something that I struggle with now, you know? But I think, honestly, social media has changed that in a lot of ways because in the past you could look only to movies or TV or music or celebrities in order to feel like you had representation. Now you can go on Instagram and you can see a girl who looks like you who is killing the game and expressing herself. Just being able to see that is so affirming.



Does she get tired of discussing the topic of natural hair?
Yo — yes! It’s so funny. I have many white friends who come up to me and they’re like, “Amandla, so this weekend I’m going to go out, and I was wondering if it’s OK if I could wear cornrows just on Saturday?” [Laughs] I’m tired of talking about who can have whichever style. Because I’ve said my thing.

But I’m not tired of talking about hair in the sense of it being an empowering thing. I know when I used to chemically straighten mine, I did it because I wasn’t comfortable with my natural hair. I thought it was too poofy, too kinky. So for me, personally, when I started wearing it natural, it felt like I was blossoming because I was letting go of all the dead hair and all the parts of me that had rejected my natural state. But, you know, it’s not like that for all black girls. Some have their hair straight because that’s just how they like it, and it doesn’t mean that they accept themselves any less.



On being friends with Willow Smith, Lorde, Tavi Gevinson, Kiernan Shipka…
Oh, man. Well, Kiernan has been by my side since the beginning. Willow is amazing. I feel like we were just meant to be friends. We were kind of vibing off each other from afar, and then she hit me up and was like, “Let’s hang out!” She has the most magnetic, radiant energy ever. Whenever we hang out we just laugh and we sing and we dance and we go hiking. And then Tavi — I was the biggest Rookie fan since forever. I checked it daily, hourly. Then Rookie asked me to do an interview, and now Tavi is one of my closest friends. We talk about everything and bounce ideas off each other; I send her some of my scripts, and she sends them back. I have a friend who has this thing called “shine theory,” which basically says that when you become friends with other 􏰀powerful, like-minded people, you all just shine brighter.

Read more from the interview on TeenVogue.com.

Keturah King Lands the Cover of Made Magazine January 2016 Issue

Keturah King is starting off the New Year with a double-cover feature on Made magazine’s January 2016 issue.

The fun-loving host of CNN African Voices looks just about ready to conquer the world as she talks to the magazine about what she has been up to and what she has planned for the New Year.

Check out her second cover on www.mademags.com.

Photo Credit:
Photography: Clement Ogoh
Creative Direction & Styling: Tokyo James

DZRPT TV’s ‘Breakfast Club’ is Back!Monalisa chinda

Watch Monalisa Chinda talk about Marriage, Domestic Abuse & More

Nollywood actress Monalisa Chinda is the latest star to drop by on DZRPT’s The Breakfast Club.

On this episode Monalisa Chinda really brings out her fun side.

She talks about her career, shares marriage advice, talks about domestic abuse and also addressed a controversial statement that was credited to her about her being under a man.

The show is hosted by Ireti of DZRPT Media, Tec’ of the rap duo ShowDemCamp, filling in for celebrity producer Kid Konnect is Alex Bawa of Bang & Kosher!

Watch.

credits: BN TV