PHOTO: MEET DAREY’S SON FEMI ART-ALADE

Darey attends Faceoff with protege Mo’Eazy, and son Femi, on Sunday April 15, 2012 R&B singer Darey was also at FaceOff last Sunday. And he brought along his cute son Femi who we’re told insisted on following his dad all the way from Abuja to shoot some hoops too! And when little Femi got his opportunity, he didn’t shy away from the ‘big moment’. 

‘Daddy carry me‘, Femi asked daddy Darey as he grabbed the ball… It’s the first time the R&B giant will be stepping out publicly with his son.

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DAREY,JODIE, OTHERS TOP NMVA 2011 NOMINEES LIST

The much anticipated nominee list for the yearly Nigerian Music Video Awards (NMVA) is finally out. And for the first time since its inception, the organizers are scoring a first in the business with the introduction of two new categories of awards, Best Southern Africa Video and Best Western Africa Video to cater for our West and South African brothers and sisters.

Leading the pack on the nominee list is Darey and Jódie with four nominations each. The duo is closely followed by Goldie and Freestyle who have three nominations in the kitty. Others are Omawunmi, Sammie Okposo, Dipp, T.I.V and Tipsy with two nominations.

This year’s award recognizes the upcoming acts and also music video directors with excellent videos.

This year’s show in the words of Cally Ikpe organiser of the show promises all the trappings of a world class event.

“We cannot afford to take chances with our standards as the whole entertainment industry is also agog wit expectation and everyone is looking forward to the huge event.”

And with the judges promising a transparent judgment based on merit, the gladiators are assured that only the best will be chosen for honours.

In furtherance of the organizers believe for traditional values, this year’s event has been tagged ‘Celebrating Our Cultural Heritage.

And to add value to this year’s event, the Federal Ministry of Tourism had during the week endorsed the project as a viable national brand deserving all institutional and corporate sponsorship. It may interest you to know that this year’s edition of the award will be hosted by the Lagos State Government.

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Darey Replaces Olisa Adibua as Host of Glo Naija Sings!

R&B singer Darey Art-Alade has officially been announced as the new host of the popular Glo Naija Sings talent show. The news was broken via the Glo Naija Sings Twitter account (@glonaijasings) tonight.

Darey, who was only yesterday announced as co-host for this year’s edition of Gulder Ultimate Search, takes over the Glo assignment from Olisa Adibua who has hosted the past two editions. No official release from the producers yet, and we cannot say for now, why Adibua, was dropped.

And there are even more changes : former Soundcity VJ Derenle Edun has also been added on board as a ‘behind-the-scenes’ presenter.

Former Glo Naija Sings host Olisa Adibua who has anchored two editions or the talent show will now assume the role of a resident judge. Olisa, with his vast knowledge and experience in music and entertainment, will be evaluating contestants from far and wide…

Also Tosin Martins will serve as a vocal and performance coach, while producer Dokta Frabz resumes his role as music director.

And to spice things up, it has been announced that a celebrity will join Olisa during each episode as guest judge.

After weeks of preliminary recordings across the country, we’re told Glo Naija Sings will commence on Sunday 21, August 2011.

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