African popular music

Reckitt Wins First-Ever Gold Lion & Total of Six Wins at Annual Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity

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Friday, June 23, 2023
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CANNES, France, June 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reckitt, the company behind some of the world’s most recognizable and trusted consumer brands, was awarded six Cannes Lions – including its first-ever Gold Lion - at the 70th Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, the most prestigious international advertising and creativity showcase. 

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  • CANNES, France, June 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reckitt, the company behind some of the world’s most recognizable and trusted consumer brands, was awarded six Cannes Lions – including its first-ever Gold Lion - at the 70th Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, the most prestigious international advertising and creativity showcase.
  • Reckitt’s presence at the Cannes Lions Festival focused on championing the value and transformative power of creative work to advance societal change, as well as move business goals forward.
  • Reckitt invited creatives to pitch ideas for how to further evolve the #SkipTheRinse campaign through a competition to crowdsource creativity.
  • The winner will receive a fully paid trip to Cannes Lions 2024 and may have their idea adopted by Reckitt.

AFROPOP SENSATION YEMI ALADE JOINS NONPROFIT WINFUND AS GLOBAL AMBASSADOR AND ANNOUNCES EXCLUSIVE LONDON ENGAGEMENT DURING HER AFRICAN BADDIE WORLD TOUR 2023

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023
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LONDON, May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nonprofit group WiNFUND is pleased to announce Nigerian Afropop sensation Yemi Alade as its global ambassador. As part of her African Baddie World Tour 2023, the singer/songwriter, actress and activist will champion the healthcare access-boosting start-up, including with an exclusive London concert experience at the renowned Lio London club on 12 June 2023.

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  • LONDON, May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nonprofit group WiNFUND is pleased to announce Nigerian Afropop sensation Yemi Alade as its global ambassador.
  • As part of her African Baddie World Tour 2023, the singer/songwriter, actress and activist will champion the healthcare access-boosting start-up, including with an exclusive London concert experience at the renowned Lio London club on 12 June 2023.
  • Her exclusive London show will be live-streamed around the world as a special ticketed event, so fans anywhere can join the movement with a WiNFUND NFT and help African women-led health start-ups.
  • Yemi Alade, WiNFUND ambassador, said: "It is an honour to represent the WiNFUND on a global stage.

Highly Anticipated Documentary 'The Kings of Kilimanjaro' Sets the Record Straight about Black Indigenous Mountain Guides and Marks Culmination of Four-Year Journey for The Frank Bros

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Monday, April 10, 2023
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LAKE TAHOE, Nev., April 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Making its world premiere, "The Kings of Kilimanjaro" marks the culmination of a four-year journey for the filmmaking duo, The Frank Bros. Shot during an exciting climb up the mountain, the film offers an immersive look into the little-known world of the Black Indigenous Chagga Mountain Guides. Conveniently forgotten by history, these incredible athletes – chefs and porters and guides – are the ones who make each ascent of the legendary Mt. Kilimanjaro possible.

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  • But that history is wrong…'
    LAKE TAHOE, Nev., April 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Making its world premiere, " The Kings of Kilimanjaro " marks the culmination of a four-year journey for the filmmaking duo, The Frank Bros.
  • Shot during an exciting climb up the mountain, the film offers an immersive look into the little-known world of the Black Indigenous Chagga Mountain Guides.
  • Conveniently forgotten by history, these incredible athletes – chefs and porters and guides – are the ones who make each ascent of the legendary Mt.
  • A momentous celebration of the bravery, resilience, and compassion of the Black Indigenous Chagga Mountain Guides, the film is streaming exclusively on www.KingsOfKilimanjaro.com .

Rising Nigerian Pop Singer Prescott Armani Drops New (EP) - Far Away

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Tuesday, November 24, 2020
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AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Big news for afrobeat fans looking for energetic and addictive music this season rising Nigerian AfroPop singer Prescott Armani has announced the release of his extended-play pack of happiness that will set the feet tapping without control.

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  • AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Big news for afrobeat fans looking for energetic and addictive music this season rising Nigerian AfroPop singer Prescott Armani has announced the release of his extended-play pack of happiness that will set the feet tapping without control.
  • The EP "Far Away" aims to excite every listener and give them a reason to shake whatever shakable this festive season.
  • I have done my job to the best of my ability and can speak with confidence that my music will pleasure my listeners," he added.
  • https://open.spotify.com/album/3NQy5IaRInmKZmMOMtjOPn?si=H9CbnPuaR26XGtc...
    YMR Music is a Texasbased independent digital music distribution, publishing, and licensing service founded in 2005.

LiveXLive And Afro Nation Launch Exclusive Content And Distribution Partnership

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Wednesday, July 31, 2019
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A global content and distribution agreement which grants LiveXLive exclusive livestreaming, video, video-on-demand, virtual reality, mobile, theatrical, and television rights, the partnership launches with a livestream of the debut Afro Nation festival, taking place August 1st through 4th on the beaches of Algarve, Portugal.

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  • A global content and distribution agreement which grants LiveXLive exclusive livestreaming, video, video-on-demand, virtual reality, mobile, theatrical, and television rights, the partnership launches with a livestream of the debut Afro Nation festival, taking place August 1st through 4th on the beaches of Algarve, Portugal.
  • Headlined by Wizkid, Davido, and Burna Boy, the inaugural Afro Nation festival sold out in less than 36 hours.
  • "Afrobeats, Reggae and Dancehall are made for the sunshine, so it's fitting Afro Nation has found its home on the beaches of Portugal.
  • "Partnering with Afro Nation to distribute this amazing music and content globally aligns perfectly with LiveXLive's central goal of connecting people and cultures through music," said Robert Ellin, Chairman and CEO of LiveXLive.