LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo-Kuti has made history posthumously as his iconic 1976 album Zombie has been inducted into the 2025 Grammy Hall of Fame. This is the first Nigerian album ever to receive the prestigious honour. The announcement was made by the Recording Academy as part of this year’s Hall of Fame…
LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-When former California Highway Patrol officer turned stay-at-home dad Gregg Musgrove started “treasure hunting,” the 56-year-old certainly never imagined he’d end up with a king’s bounty — the King of Pop, that is. A trove of cassette and DAT tapes containing unreleased Michael Jackson tracks were found in a storage unit deep…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Quincy Jones, the multi-talented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson’s historic “Thriller” album to writing prize-winning film and television scores and collaborating with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and hundreds of other recording artists, has died at 91. Jones’ publicist, Arnold Robinson, says he died Sunday night at his…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Since his death in 2009, Michael Jackson has perennially landed at the top of Forbes‘ annual list of the top-earning deceased celebrities, and this year is no exception. The late King of Pop has notched his eighth consecutive year at #1 on the tally, after bringing in $48 million, although that figure…