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‘The industry is starting to corrupt you’: Nkosazana Daughter’s dance divide fans (video)

Nkosazana Daughter has become a shining star in South Africa’s vibrant music industry, and this time, her dance moves sparked a fire on Facebook. Her soulful voice captured millions across the continent. From humble beginnings, she worked tirelessly to reach the top of the charts. Collaborations with top artists pushed her career to new heights.

Music Industry Says Goodbye to Legal Heavyweight Joel Katz

Photo Credit: Joel Katz, courtesy of the Katz family Powerful longtime music attorney Joel Katz, whose clients included James Brown, B.B. King, Willie Nelson, and the Recording Academy, has passed away. He was 80 years old. Joel Katz was the founding chairman of the entertainment and media practice at top law firm Greenberg Traurig, and

Industry expert and YouTuber Adam Saunders launches new books to break down the barriers of music theory to make songwriting simple

(Image credit: Trinity College London Press) Songwriting can often feel like puzzle-solving. Bridging sections together, making choruses shine, and ensuring songs have emotion and movement sometimes feel like a task akin to cracking the Da Vinci Code. Possessing a solid grasp of music theory will help, but knowing where to start can be challenging, and

Misinformation in F&B: How industry is fighting back

Misinformation is rife in food and beverage, with inaccurate claims about ingredients, products and production processes, made every single day. And not only can these claims be damaging to the industry, they can also be dangerous to consumers. “Misinformation within this sector is pervasive, with significant consequences for public health and market dynamics,” says Aditi

Industry executives predict “more thoughtful” new wave of space deals

Voyager Technologies, the lead partner on the Starlab commercial space station, confidentially filed plans for an IPO in January. Credit: Voyager Technologies ORLANDO, Fla. — Space company executives project a new wave of investment and consolidation in the industry that one called a “more thoughtful” version of the previous surge five years ago. During a

U.S. Hotel Industry Experiences Positive Growth in December; Tampa and New York City Lead the Pack

Oahu Island was the only major market to experience decreases in all three key metrics. Image Credit The Resort Group    According to CoStar's data for the week ending December 21, 2024, the U.S. hotel industry reported a year-over-year increase in occupancy, average daily rate (ADR), and revenue per available room (RevPAR).  Tampa demonstrated the highest

It is time to hold the food industry to account for its role in the declining health of Americans

— OPINION — By Ron Erickson Recently, I visited the immense breakfast cereal aisle at my local supermarket.  I was curious to learn from the labels of cereals marketed to children the daily value of the sugar in a single serving. Fifty years ago, as a young attorney and policy wonk, I worked with Robert B.

Healthcare industry aligning on AI model cards, and other innovations

As the artificial intelligence policies developed under the Biden Administration come into focus and a new inauguration approaches, one healthcare AI leader says he's optimistic about the future of public-private partnerships in the space.  ...

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Will Bitcoin Boom in 2026? Keeping Cryptocurrency Players Informed

By NFTevening March 6, 2026 Bitcoin has served to define the cryptocurrency community since its initial launch in 2009. While representing nothing more than an interesting investment opportunity at one time, this stablecoin has since become extremely popular throughout the online gaming community as an alternative payment method. However, even Bitcoin is not immune to

At climate summit, African leaders call for a bigger role in energy transition

African leaders called for regional cooperation and more climate investments, as the second Africa Climate Summit opened this Monday in Addis Ababa. Heads of state urged the continent to play a bigger role in the transition to a cleaner global economy. Speaking at the opening event, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said it's time to

USA Cruise, Morocco Take Control, Brazil Advance On World Cup Day 9

```html id="s7wthc" ``` By Newspot Nigeria Sports Desk Day Nine of the 2026 FIFA World Cup brought four more group-stage matches and a clear theme across the schedule: teams that needed control went out and took it. The United States defeated Australia 2-0 to book a place in the next round, Morocco edged Scotland to

Cancer: Nigeria empowers patients with N50m lifetime

….As 200 beneficiaries get N100.000 each  AKOR SYLVESTER, Abuja The federal government has unveiled a N50 million Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) Fund to support cancer patients to enable them to meet the challenges of transportation, accommodation, feeding and other non-medical issues. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Adekunle Salako, who

A befitting garland for UBA GMD, Alawuba @ 60

THOMAS IMONIKHE 08051000465 There is no iota of doubt that the Group Managing Director (GMD) of United Bank for Africa Plc and Chairman Body of Banks’ CEOs, Oliver Chukwudum Alawuba, an astute banker and one of Nigeria’s top corporate business leaders, who clocks three scores Saturday June 20, has made tremendous impact in the nation’s