Beazley Designs of the Year Award Shortlists Nigeria’s World Cup Jersey for a Win

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Though the world cup ended over a month ago, Nigeria’s jersey is still on a winning streak, charming eyes, hearts and wallets from the onset. Nike unveiled Nigeria’s eye-catching line for this year’s World Cup in Russia, sending the whole world into a frenzy to buy their own jerseys. Both the home and away shirts reportedly sold out online within three minutes. British GQ also named it the tournaments best kit, describing it as “eccentric and off-the-wall in the best possible way.”

The latest is a nomination for London’s Design Museum‘s Beazley Designs of the Year, which Rihanna’s inclusive make-up line, Fenty Beauty, works by Gucci, Burberry and costumes from Black Panther are also shortlisted for. Even with Nigeria’s loss at this years World Cup, the kits, designed by Matt Wolf (home kit), managed to build an energetic moment around and within the country.  It is written on Design Museum’s site that Beazley Designs of the Year began in 2008, this year will make it the 10th annual event where “hundreds of design experts from around the world nominate the most innovative and thought-provoking designs from the past 12 months”. This year’s top picks fall across fashion, architecture, digital, transport, product and graphic design. The winners are set to be announced in November.

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Watch AKA’s video for “Fela in Versace” featuring Kiddominant

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Off AKA’s album Touch My Blood, “Fela in Versace” has been on the number 1 spot on Metro FM’s Top 40 in South Africa. He premiered the video for the track on MTV Base South-Africa earlier this week. Like the song, the video directed by Nate Thomas, illustrates status, money and extravagant living. Afrobeats music producer, Kiddominant kicks off the music video with an entourage in Versace walking behind him with swag. As the video progresses, the cast and video vixens burn clothing items that are supposedly Versace. A clip of AKA performing at a live concert is shown, and he also delivers his verse, name dropping Fela and Nelson Mandela, while wearing Versace and wrapping himself around Nigeria and South Africa’s flags.

Check out the music video below.

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Listen to Meekdona’s ambitious single, “Dreams 2 Reality”

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As a result of staggering streaming numbers around the world, hip-hop’s dominance has seen the genre take on pop traits over the years. The incorporation of spacious trap beats, melodic (often mumbled) rhythm and catchy ad-libs have infused more color to Hip-hop’s gritty attitude and perhaps, made the genre more accessible to outsiders. Alhough the more conservative hip-hop fans would rather distant themselves from the pop-fueled mumble rap style, Meekdona clearly doesn’t give a damn as he releases a new trap-fueled single, “Dreams 2 Reality”. Over the glossy beat produced with layers of synths, percussion and a bouncy drum pattern that’s sure to get head bopping, he brags about “Stacking Papers” and his “Billion Dollar Dreams”. While “Dreams 2 Reality” might not have the most inspirational lyrics, Meekdona’s attempt at marrying the brash traits of conventional rap with melodic vocals is an ambitious one.

Listen to Meekdona’s “Dreams 2 Reality” below.

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ICYMI: Listen to Yung L’s new dancehall record, “Bam Bam”

Yung L continues his dancehall fascination on new single, “Bam Bam”

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Yung L makes the type of music that gets people hyped at clubs and makes those who aren’t in the club wish they were at the club. Though his last single, “Abba Father”, explored a lesser known spiritual side, he returns to his dance music specialty for “Bam Bam”, his latest single. Chopstix produces the pacy House fueled instrumentals for “Bam Bam” with Afropop harmonies and traditional drum riffs. The upbeat harmonies evoke an ecstatic performance from Yung L, switching flow as erratically as the dancefloors he describes in his lyrics; “Too Many Girl In’a The Party/ Girl Dem High To The Sky/ Girl Dem High Like Boom-Bye-Bye”. Asides the vivid representation of the joys of partying, he also manages to offer some commentary on the current conversation on dancefloors since 2Baba’s “Amaka” dropped earlier this year; “Amaka Disappoint Me, She Put Me On A Loooong Thing”.

You can listen to Yung L’s “Bam Bam” below.

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Watch Yemi Alade in the video for her latest single, titled “Issokay”

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While on tour in North America, Yemi Alade shot a video for her latest release, “Issokay”. While Yemi Alade layers the Egar Boi-produced dance beat with cheeky lines about her superiority, the video follows her on a tour through Toronto, Canada. In the Ovie Etseyatse-directed video, Yemi Alade and her group of casually-dressed black dancers groove airily to the beat against a backdrop of the city’s landscapes and buildings, showcasing African dance steps in the almost isolated areas. The still on-going tour made a stop at the Essence Street Style Festival over the weekend, where Mama Africa and her tour band, Over Sabi Band, performed as one of the headlining acts. Her next stop, according to the official tour website, is Houston, Texas on the 6th of October.

Watch Yemi Alade’s “Issokay” here:

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Listen to “Wagon” by OluwaBawa

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Rap isn’t the most popular genre on radio, but innovative rappers have always found ways for their hip-hop records to appeal to radio’s lightweight sensibilities. For OluwaBawa’s latest single, “Wagon”, he raps over a catchy House beat. DJ Java produces the track with layered synth samples, percussion, and a throbbing base that invites listeners to a party. Thematically, “Wagon” is about the two extreme emotions his love interest evokes; “It’s Magic, It’s Tragic/ She’s A Bad Girl Looking For Romancing/ She’s Dancing”. Though most of the lyrics show him to be obsessed with the song’s muse, the partying ambiance that the beat creates draws listeners to the entertaining motif of OluwaBawa’s lyrics.

You can stream OluwaBawa’s “Wagon” below.

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Kunle Afolayan to showcase new clothing line at “Africa Fashion Week Nigeria”

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The 5-time award-winning actor-turned-director, Kunle Afolayan is about to embark on a new career venture. Afolayan who has been immensely acknowledged for his movie, “The Figurine” recently launched his clothing line, Ire Clothings and released “Kunle’s Kembe” as the introductory collection.

“Kunle’s Kembe” is inspired by traditional baggy trousers of the same name, which have featured in many movies showcasing the Yoruba culture; Afolayan wore it to play his role in “October 1”. Since he commercialised them, a few celebrities have been spotted in the trousers. Even the governor of Lagos, Adewunmi Ambode has been photographed with a pair of “Kunle’s Kembe”.

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Kunle Afolayan describes the brand as ‘Trado-modern’.  In a recent interview about the brand, the filmmaker said that the goal is to merge traditional fashion with modern fashion, “it is one of the things about our heritage that has captured the pop culture. The motive is trado-modern, and I am glad to be promoting it. This attire is one of the products that I intend to also use to promote Lagos”. 

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Afolayan’s interview also revealed that the Kembes were released to test market demand, stating that Ire Clothings is working on other outfits that will be released for sales in due time. Owing to the feedback from the Kembe’s sales, the movie director is now pushing further into the world of Fashion; Ire Clothings has been announced as one of the 95 that will be featured at the Africa Fashion Week Nigeria, set is to hold between the 15th and the 16th of September at the Lagoon Restaurant in Victoria Island, Lagos.

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Olamide’s life and times is in full colour for “Logba Logba” video

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It has become increasingly inevitable that every year promises a different Olamide. Though you might expect his knack for constantly reinventing himself to have an adverse effect on his fan base, he has proven time and time again that he can always make hit songs that aren’t derivative. Coming off the euphoria of the “Wo” sound that brought us the now viral ‘Shaku Shaku’ dance, Olamide has gradually moved on to a less erratic beat, favoring the mellow vibe that high-life and Caribbean-fused-Afropop offers.

His latest single, “Logba Logba” is his 6th release for this year and Killertunes produces a shoulder-shrug paced instrumental with layers of percussion, sweeping synths, rattling samples and a bouncy drum sample. The mid-tempo mix provides the background music for Olamide’s melodic rendition, filled with Yoruba idiom-esque lyrics. “Logba Logba” serves as a reminder of Olamide’s ethos to live the moments to the fullest, without any worry for the future. It’s a marker for his confidence in his popularity and talent.  And the video Unlimited LA directs, captures these sentiments in a series of shots showing Olamide in comfortable clothes at a wild party, then Olamide in a suit, partying with classy models.

Watch the video for Olamide’s “Logba Logba” below.

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6 videos you should see this week

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Soti – “Eko Remix” Feat. Falz

Despite the allure of the city and the dreams it promises, Lagos isn’t exactly the ideal place to live in. On “Eko (Remix)”, Soti’s latest release, she features Falz for an ode to the city that sells dreams as fast as it crushes them. In the hands of Paul Gambit, the director behind the colorful video for “Eko (Remix)”, this sense of uncertainty comes to life through an array of spontaneous shots, showing a beautiful birds-eye view of the city, people working at a construction site, people counting money in their office, and people sitting at their office desks. Although the song’s lyrics were already pretty clear, the follow-up video portrays the reality it described more vividly.

Anthony Bourdain – “Parts Unknown”

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The 3rd episode of Anthony Bourdain’s “Parts Unknown (Season 10)” is set in Lagos Nigeria, where the now deceased chef and author got to experience some of the city’s “high-energy and entrepreneurial spirit”. His journey is documented in a 42-minute video that has now earned an award for “Outstanding Picture Editing For A Nonfiction Program” at this year’s Emmys. The mood of the video seems to mirror the frenzy and contrast that exists in the city, opening with scenes of ambition driven rowdy markets and a pacy drum score for background music. The video goes on to show the luxurious side of the city through an interview with Banky W and club owner, Shina Peller before showing the more rural and unsupervised Makoko community. He eventually gets into the food business at hand, trying out the local cuisine. The episode has been described by Bourdain saying, “our episode in Lagos, Nigeria, is one of the true highlights of the season and a piece of work I’m very proud of” on his online journal.

Hennessy Cypher – “Team Reminisce”

Although Hennessy VS Class offers rap battles, where the winner of the prestigious Hip-hop competition is announced, the Hennessy Cypher exhibitions often delivers the more entertaining moments of the competition. Team Reminisce set the standard for the show with a performance featuring Ifex G, Bobbi Phillie and Oladips —three rappers from across the country, who embellish their bars with their indigenous traits.

Kanye West & Lil Pump – “I Love It” Feat. Adele Givens

When the pictures of Kanye West in his over-sized slides surfaced on the internet, many chalked it up as another oh-so-Kanye avant-garde shoe design. And though the slides have already gone viral in its own right, it still came off as a big reveal when Kanye and Lil Pump put out the video for “I Love It”, wearing magnified clothes. The video, executive produced by Spike Jonze, debuted at the Pornhub Awards, where Kanye was the creative director. The bizarre scene reflects the song’s eccentric lyrics with Kanye singing “I’m a sick fuck/I like a quick fuck” five times.

Cassper Nyovest – “Gets Getsa 2.0”

Cassper Nyovest’s latest single, “Gets Gesta 2.0”, scratches the trendy itch for 90’s nostalgia through a remake of “Get Gesta” by Kwaito legend, Doc Shebeleza. The house instrumentals are however modified to an hip-hop bounce courtesy of Gemini Major’s production. Cassper raps in his indigenous language, delivering cocky lines to heighten the party mood of the song. The video director shoots the video for “Gets Gesta 2.0” on a bright day, showing Cassper Nyovest performing at a front porch before appearing at a car showcase in the night.

Elon Musk – “Joe Rogan Experience podcast”

Elon Musk has seen a lot of media attention recently with the latest being his appearance on Joe Rogan Experience podcast. He sat down with the shows host and spoke about a wide variety of topic for the 2-hour duration of the video. Though the conversation was informal enough to contain some blunt words (and an actual marijuana blunt), Elon addressed several purposeful topics like the dangers of artificial intelligence, the justice system, social media culture, global warming and naturally, some of the more lesser-known interesting functions of the Tesla.

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Krizbeatz teams up with Mayorkun and Reminisce for “Poker”

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Krizbeatz revives his near-year-old debut album,  ADM (Afro Dance Music)with a Mr. C directed video for “Poker”. Standing as the fifth track on the star-studded album, “Poker” features Mayorkun bragging about a woman’s reckless attraction towards him, and Reminisce glorifying his love interest’s physique with lines designed to accommodate brags about his sexual prowess. Mr C directs a that sets the trio in tropical-themed, neon-lit rooms dancing casually to the mid-tempo beat Krizbeatz produces.

Watch the video for “Poker” here:

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Watch Brymo’s Introspective video for “Bá’núsọ”

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“Bá’núso”, Brymo’s latest video release is a one man video that shows the singer calm and placid. “Bá’núso”, which loosely translates to keep your secrets to yourself, is the third video release from Brymo’s album Oso. On it, he sings about the importance of privacy as he tenderly counsels anyone who would listen to “Bá’núso”. Singing over tranquil piano instrumentals, Brymo illustrates using proverbial lines sung entirely in Yoruba, to advise meditation, introspection and self-reliance as tools for surviving the fast-paced world. 

Brymo wears the character of a sacred leader in the video for “Bá’núso”. He is tucked in a plain sheet like the genteel leader of a sacred tribe and performs his lyrics in a single camera frame focused on his face. The scene alludes to that of a sacred leader who’s sharing his teachings with his flock, or a Yoruba preacher counselling his congregation. Brymo employs an array of enunciated facial expressions to communicate his message, as he sways meditatively to the instrumentals.

The video, directed by Victor Adewale and Samuel Obadina and shot in Gbagada, sets Brymo in a dark room with a single camera lighting.

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DJ Obi took over Tinie Tempah’s Disturbing Ibiza series to end Europe Summer Tour

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Many DJs out there do have multimillion dollar contracts. If you don’t believe it, take a look at DJ Obi, who pulled off an exciting summer with his team, and ended it with a bang. In just two weeks, DJ Obi travelled to three cities in Europe —London, Amsterdam and Ibiza— to cover a number of sets. He started his End of Summer Series on August 24th at London’s famous music celebrating centre, Boiler Room. While there, he was joined by The NATIVE DJs, BBK’s DJ Maximum, with live performances from Skepta, Lethal Bizzle and Boj amongst others. On Wednesday the 5th, DJ Obi performed his final set at Tinie Tempah’s Disturbing Ibiza series at Ushuaia beach hotel, which has rapidly become an annual  tradition to the island with a line-up that covers hip-hop, R&B, grime, afrobeat and more. While at Ushuaia, DJ Obi shared the stage with DJs and artists including DJ Charlsey, Donae and M.O. He’ll be announcing more international dates in the following months.

Meanwhile, take a look at DJ Obi doing his thing at Boiler Room here and at Tinie Tempah’s Disturbing Ibiza series in Ushuaia below.

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Vegedream’s “Ramenez La Coup A La Maison” inspires an African World Cup celebration

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The UEFA Nations League competition that took place last weekend saw the French team play against Netherland in a match they won 2-1. But given that this was their first match on home soil since their triumphant World Cup campaign in Russia, the celebration after the match took an overly festive tone. The French national stadium was turned into a concert venue for over 80,000 supporters to party with the ever thrilling Les Bleus squad.

After the initial parade (at the famous Champs-Elysées in Paris) failed to satisfy the estimated 300,000 fans who had gathered in the streets, the post-match celebration on Sunday gave the fans a show befitting of their victory. Les Bleus’ most celebrated trait since they won the competition in July has been their rousing team spirit. And they displayed that again as the squad brought out Hip-hop artist, Vegedream, to perform his hit song, “Ramenez la Coupe à la Maison (Bring the Cup Home)”. 

His performance marked the highlight of the night with the Afropop melodies prompting dance moves from the players. As could be expected, the popular ‘Shaku Shaku’ featured on the world stage and emphasized both the team’s diversity and proficiency of music to bring cultures together.

See the video of the French national team’s World Cup celebration below.

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PatricKxxLee’s “H3llywood Blvd” is an irresistible tribute to finding your happy place

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The world, as I’m sure you’ve noticed, is not a very happy place. The lucky ones who are naive enough to stay away from the news might be able to ignore the globe fizzing out on a short fuse, but for deeply feeling folks like PatricKxxLee, that’s not an option. Channelling his depression on his emo-records may guarantee that his music resonates with other deeply feeling people, but it takes a toll on his mental health. After releasing “Ghosts Love Me” with a press release, announcing his decision to take a break and seek proper help, he gets right back into his struggles with depression on his latest single, “H3llywood Blvd”. Only this time, he seems more aware than ever.

PatricKxxLee’s voice glides over the somber synth led beat he produces with slow building drums, repeating “Hollywood Boulevard” like a lost memory of something he can no longer reach, or a dream that never happened. Though his lyrics “Heart Still Pierced And My Life Moves Fast/ I’m Still Shitfaced and My iPhone Cracked/ Fuck!” are woven around his troubling reality, there’s an unmistakable sense of hope; “In Hollywood Boulevard”. With the catchy throbbing base, “H3llywood Blvd” is a desperately sad song that somehow manages to be as euphoric too.

Listen to PatricKxxLee’s “H3llywood Blvd” below.

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Davido teams up with Ichaba for “Man Must Chop”

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DMW’s latest team effort “Man Must Chop” sees label leader, Davido and Ichaba singing their appreciation of things life has to offer. Over beats produced by in-house producer, FreshVDM, the duo sing about the blessings that come with money, Ichaba longing for the material possessions that are often attached to living a lavish lifestyle in Nigeria —“make I live in banana Island like Adenuga”. Davido takes the backseat on “Man Must Chop”, providing only the chorus, a hook and off-topic lines about an unnamed woman and her body. While Ichaba sings lines encouraging listeners to do all they can —even illicit activities; “do the wire”— to earn that money, because “man must chop”, by any means necessary.

On the accompanying video for “Man Must Chop”, Ichaba and Davido surround themselves with the wealth they sing about, further illustrating what Ichaba explains is the benefit of the hustle. Director Q directs a video that follows the duo from a neon-lit parking lot, where they’re surrounded by models, to lively party scenes where they show off their fortune with champagne and wads if cash in hand.

Watch Ichaba and Davido’s “Man Must Chop” here:

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Wizkid says he intends to build schools around Africa with his proceeds from Nike

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Wizkid’s debuted “Starboy”, his newly released collaborative jersey with Nike this week. Along with the launch of the line, the singer has also announced plans to dedicate his personal proceeds from sales to improving education in Africa. Sold at $64, the Jersey, which Wizkid says was inspired by Nigeria’s Super Eagles, has his hometown, ‘Surulere’, emblazoned on the lower back, green and white trimmings reflecting the Nigerian flag on the sleeves and Wizkid’s “Starboy” graphic is highlighted across the chest.

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In a tweet following the official release, Wizkid announced his decision to dedicate his proceeds to his chosen cause; “Using my own profits from this business partnership with Nike to build a school back home in Lagos. #Educationforeverychild”, asking fans to nominate countries and areas they believe are in dire need of more schools. According to his tweet, Starboy intends to start in his hometown, Surulere and extend his efforts across Ghana and Benin Republic. He, however, expressed hopes to build at least one school in every African country.

Earlier this year, Wizkid was announced as one of the headliners at Global Citizens’ annual Charity concert, Global Citizen Festival, focused on raising awareness and proceeds for alivating poverty global poverty. As a Global Citizen ambassador, he has called on the state Lag0s State Government to join the initiative in ending the poverty cycle through proper education. However, his first personal philanthropic endeavor coming as a collaboration with Nike is no surprise considering Nike’s history with philanthropy. In recent years, ‘The Nike foundation’, has dedicated time and advocacy efforts to providing quality education to girls in the developing world with their ‘Girl Effect’ project in as their contribution to the fight against global poverty. It

UNICEF Nigeria recently revealed that Nigeria is currently the country with the most uneducated children in the world, 65% of which are girls. Though Wizkid hasn’t given details as to what level of education he intends to concentrate his efforts, this commitment, perhaps in collaboration with established non-governmental organisations, along with Nike’s dedication to providing quality education for girls, will contribute to the global efforts currently committed to solving the problem of poor education in African nations.

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Tetta’s new single, “Shut Doors Shut Love”, digs into the pains of romance

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Tetta intimately knows how her guitar serves her and she exploits the solemn ambiance it creates to lay some heartfelt lyrics on her new single, “Shut Doors Shut Love”. Over the soothing mix of synths, strings and backup vocals, she performs an emotive set, addressing a lover that ruined romance for her. The song is almost unbearably gloomy with her storytelling, describing in some detail how her heart got ripped out of her chest; “I Heard You Told Your Ex I’m Your Cousin”. For anyone who has been through similarly heartbreaking situation, the graphic depiction of her relationship woes is exactly what makes “Shut Doors Shut Love” so riveting.

You can stream Tetta’s “Shut Doors Shut Love” below.

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Creative Arts Emmy Winners 2018: Anthony Bourdain’s Lagos Docu, John Legend, Rick and Morty, SNL & More

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The Creative Arts Emmys ceremony took place last night in the lead up to the 2018 Emmy Awards show, which is set to air live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Monday, Sept. 17.

There’s a long list of winners with people and shows we have a special soft spot for.

Anthony Bourdain’s CNN series Parts Unknown took home an award for Season 10 Episode 3 —a 42 minutes embodiment of the high-energy and entrepreneurial spirit of Lagos. With an editing style that brought the show to another level, Parts Unknown: Lagos earned an award for “Outstanding Picture Editing For A Nonfiction Program”.

Parts Unknown: Lagos beckons you in with a full-bodied hug through Bourdain’s living experience in Makoko (Nigeria’s Venice), interview features from Blessing Ebowe, Banky W and Quilox CEO, Shina Peller, and more importantly Bourdain’s experience with the indigenous food and culture. Before his passing earlier this year, Bourdain wrote on his field notes, “our episode in Lagos, Nigeria, is one of the true highlights of the season and a piece of work I’m very proud of”. The chef turned writer and television host, remembered for his infectious enthusiasm, also received an award for “Outstanding Informational Series or Special”, making two posthumous Emmys for Parts Unknown.

John Legend took home the award for “Outstanding Variety Special (Live)” for his work as a producer on the NBC special “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert”. His win made him an official EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) winner. “Before tonight, only 12 people had won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony”, Legend said in an Instagram post. At just 39, Legend joins every other celebrated winner of EGOT.

Saturday Night Live bagged 7 good wins, with former child-star actor and comedian, Kenan Thompson winning his first Emmy for “Best Music and Lyrics”: “Come Back Barack”— a song he co-wrote for SNL. Dave Chappelle, Donald Glover’s “Atlanta,” “Rick and Morty,” “Queer Eye,” and several others took home awards too.

Check out the full list of winners below:

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
Seth MacFarlane, American Dad!
Alex Borstein, Family Guy **WINNER**
Seth MacFarlane, Family Guy
Russi Taylor, The Scariest Story Ever: A Mickey Mouse Halloween Spooktacular
Dan Castellaneta, The Simpsons

Outstanding Animated Program
Baymax Returns (Big Hero 6: The Series)
Bob’s Burgers
Rick And Morty **WINNER**
The Simpsons
South Park

Outstanding Short Form Animated Program
Adventure Time
Robot Chicken **WINNER**
Steven Universe
Teen Titans Go!
We Bare Bears

Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour Or More)
American Horror Story: Cult
The Handmaid’s Tale – “June” **WINNER**
The Handmaid’s Tale – “Seeds”
Ozark
Twin Peaks

Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Period Or Fantasy Program (One Hour Or More)

The Alienist
The Crown
Game Of Thrones **WINNER**
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Westworld

Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Program (Half-Hour Or Less)

Atlanta
Barry
GLOW **WINNER**
Grace And Frankie
Silicon Valley
Will & Grace

Outstanding Production Design For A Variety, Reality Or Reality-Competition Series

Bill Nye Saves The World
Dancing With The Stars
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Saturday Night Live **WINNER**
The Voice

Outstanding Production Design For A Variety Special
Carol Burnett Show 50th Anniversary Special
The 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards
60th Annual Grammy Awards
Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert **WINNER**
The Oscars

Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series
Atlanta
Barry
GLOW
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel **WINNER**
Silicon Valley

Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series

The Crown **WINNER**
Game Of Thrones
The Handmaid’s Tale
Stranger Things
Westworld

Outstanding Casting For A Limited Series, Movie Or Special
The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story **WINNER**
Godless
Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert
The Looming Tower
Patrick Melrose

Outstanding Casting For A Reality Program

Born This Way
Project Runway
Queer Eye **WINNER**
RuPaul’s Drag Race
The Voice

Outstanding Choreography

The Late Late Show With James Corden
Routines: The Greatest Showman, Crosswalk the Musical
Chloe Arnold, Choreographer
So You Think You Can Dance **WINNER**
Routines: Brand New, To Make You Feel My Love
Mandy Moore, Choreographer

So You Think You Can Dance
Routines: Change Is Everything, Strange Fruit
Travis Wall, Choreographer

So You Think You Can Dance
Routines: The Man That Got Away, L-O-V-E
Al Blackstone, Choreographer

So You Think You Can Dance
Routines: Prism, Say You Won’t Let Go
Christopher Scott, Choreographer

Outstanding Cinematography For A Multi-Camera Series

The Ranch
Donald A. Morgan, ASC, Director of Photography

Superior Donuts
Patti Lee, Director of Photography

Will & Grace **WINNER**
Gary Baum, ASC, Director of Photography

Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour)

Atlanta **WINNER**
Christian Sprenger, Director of Photography

Barry
Paula Huidobro, Director of Photography

The End Of The F***ing World
Justin Brown, Director of Photography

GLOW
Christian Sprenger, Director of Photography

Insecure
Patrick Cady, ASC, Director of Photography

Mozart In The Jungle
Tobias Datum, Director of Photography

Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series (One Hour)

The Crown **WINNER**
Adriano Goldman, ASC, ABC, Director of Photography

The Handmaid’s Tale
Colin Watkinson, Director of Photography

Legion
Dana Gonzales, ASC, Director of Photography

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
M. David Mullen, ASC, Director of Photography

Ozark
Ben Kutchins, Director of Photography

Stranger Things
Tim Ives, Director of Photography

Westworld
John Grillo, Director of Photography

Outstanding Cinematography For A Limited Series Or Movie

The Alienist
PJ Dillon, ISC, Director of Photography
Fahrenheit 451
Kramer Morgenthau, ASC, Director of Photography

Genius: Picasso **WINNER**
Mathias Herndl, Director of Photography
Godless
Steven Meizler, Director of Photography
Twin Peaks
Peter Deming, ASC, Director of Photography
USS Callister (Black Mirror)
Stephan Pehrsson, Director of Photography

Outstanding Cinematography For A Nonfiction Program

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown – “Lagos”
Morgan Fallon, Director of Photography
Jerry Risius, Director of Photography
Tarik Hameedi, Director of Photography

Blue Planet II – “The Deep”
Gavin Thurston, Photography

Blue Planet II – “One Ocean”
Ted Giffords, Photography
Roger Munns, Photography

Chef’s Table
Adam Bricker, Director of Photography

Jane **WINNER**
Ellen Kuras, Director of Photography
Hugo van Lawick, Archival Photography

Outstanding Cinematography For A Reality Program

The Amazing Race
Joshua Gitersonke, Director of Photography
Alan Weeks, Cinematography by
Ryan Shaw, Cinematography by
David D’Angelo, Cinematography by
Petr Cikhart, Cinematography by

Born This Way
Bruce Ready, Director of Photography

Deadliest Catch
David Reichert, Director of Photography
Charlie Beck, Director of Photography
Kelvon Agee, Director of Photography
Ben Staley, Director of Photography
Josh Thomas, Director of Photography

Life Below Zero **WINNER**
Danny Day, Director of Photography
John Griber, Director of Photography
Mike Cheeseman, Director of Photography
Simeon Houtman, Director of Photography
Terry Pratt, Director of Photography

Queer Eye
Garrett Rose, Director of Photography

RuPaul’s Drag Race
Michael Jacob Kerber, Director of Photography

Outstanding Commercial

“Alexa Loses Her Voice” – Amazon
“Earth: Shot On iPhone” – iPhone
“In Real Life – Monica Lewinsky” – Anti-Bullying
“It’s A Tide Ad” – Tide
“The Talk” – P&G – My Black Is Beautiful **WINNER**

Outstanding Period Costumes

The Alienist
The Crown **WINNER**
Genius: Picasso
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Outlander

Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes

Fahrenheit 451
Game Of Thrones **WINNER**
The Handmaid’s Tale
A Series Of Unfortunate Events
Westworld

Outstanding Contemporary Costumes

The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story **WINNER**
black-ish
Empire
Grace And Frankie
This Is Us

Outstanding Costumes For Variety, Nonfiction Or Reality Programming

Dancing With The Stars
Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert
RuPaul’s Drag Race **WINNER**
Saturday Night Live
Tracey Ullman’s Show

Outstanding Directing For A Variety Series

Andre Allen
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee – “Episode 2061”
Paul Pennolino
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver – “Episode 421”
Tim Mancinelli
The Late Late Show With James Corden – “Episode 0416”
Jim Hoskinson
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert – “Episode 438”
Carrie Brownstein
Portlandia – “Riot Spray”
Don Roy King **WINNER**
Saturday Night Live – “Host: Donald Glover”

Outstanding Directing For A Documentary/Nonfiction Program

Bryan Fogel
Icarus
Brett Morgen **WINNER**
Jane
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick
The Vietnam War • Episode 8: The History Of The World (April 1969-May 1970)
Chapman Way and Maclain Way
Wild Wild Country – “Part 3”
Judd Apatow
The Zen Diaries Of Garry Shandling

Outstanding Directing For A Reality Program
Bertram van Munster
The Amazing Race – “It’s Just A Million Dollars, No Pressure”
Patrick McManus
American Ninja Warrior – “Daytona Beach Qualifiers”
Nick Murray **WINNER**
RuPaul’s Drag Race – “10s Across The Board”
Ken Fuchs
Shark Tank – “Episode 903”
Alan Carter
The Voice – “Live Top 11 Performances”

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Drama Series

Game Of Thrones – “Beyond The Wall”
Tim Porter, ACE, Editor

Game Of Thrones – “The Dragon And The Wolf”
Crispin Green, Editor

Game Of Thrones – “The Spoils Of War”
Katie Weiland, ACE, Editor

The Handmaid’s Tale – “June” **WINNER**
Wendy Hallam Martin, Editor

Stranger Things – “Chapter Nine: The Gate”
Kevin D. Ross, ACE, Editor

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Comedy Series

Atlanta – “Alligator Man”
Isaac Hagy, Editor
Atlanta – “Teddy Perkins”
Kyle Reiter, Editor

Barry – “Chapter Eight: Know Your Truth”
Kyle Reiter, Editor

Barry – “Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast And Keep Going”
Jeff Buchanan, Editor

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – “Pilot” **WINNER**
Brian A. Kates, ACE, Editor

Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing For A Comedy Series

The Big Bang Theory – “The Bow Tie Asymmetry”
Peter Chakos, Editor

Mom – “Crazy Snakes And A Clog To The Head”
Joe Bella, Editor

One Day At A Time – “Not Yet”
Pat Barnett, ACE, Editor

Roseanne – “Darlene v. David”
Brian Schnuckel, ACE, Editor

Will & Grace – “Grandpa Jack” **WINNER**
Peter Beyt, Editor

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Limited Series Or Movie

The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story – “Alone”
Emily Greene, Editor

The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story – “House By The Lake”
Shelly Westerman, Editor

The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story – “Manhunt”
Chi-Yoon Chung, Editor

Twin Peaks – “Part 8”
Duwayne Dunham, Editor

USS Callister (Black Mirror) **WINNER**
Selina MacArthur, Editor

Outstanding Picture Editing For Variety Programming

Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2018
Brad Conlin, Editor
Tom Jarvis, Editor

Dave Chappelle: Equanimity
Jeff U’ren, Editor

Drunk History – “Heroines”
John Cason, Editor

Full Frontal With Samantha Bee Presents: The Great American* Puerto Rico (*It’s Complicated)
Jesse Coane, Editor
Charles Divak, Editor
Daphne Gomez-Mena, Editor
Andrew Mendelson, Editor
Tennille Uithof, Editor

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver – “Wax President Harding (segment)”
Anthony Miale, Editor

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver – “Border Patrol (segment)” **WINNER**
Ryan Barger, Editor

Outstanding Picture Editing For A Nonfiction Program

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown – “Lagos” **WINNER**
Hunter Gross, ACE, Editor

The Defiant Ones – “Episode 3”
Lasse Järvi, Editor
Doug Pray, Editor

Jane
Joe Beshenkovsky, ACE, Editor
Brett Morgen, Editor
Will Znidaric, Editor

Wild Wild Country – “Part 3”
Neil Meiklejohn, Editor

The Zen Diaries Of Garry Shandling
Joe Beshenkovsky, ACE, Editor

Outstanding Picture Editing For A Structured Or Competition Reality Program

The Amazing Race – “It’s Just A Million Dollars, No Pressure”
American Ninja Warrior • Daytona Beach Qualifiers
Queer Eye **WINNER**
RuPaul’s Drag Race
The Voice

Outstanding Picture Editing For An Unstructured Reality Program

Born This Way
Deadliest Catch – “Battle Lines”
Life Below Zero – “The 11th Hour”
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked – “10s Across The Board”
United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell – “Sikhs In America” **WINNER**

Outstanding Hairstyling For A Single-Camera Series

The Crown
Game Of Thrones
GLOW
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Westworld **WINNER**

Outstanding Hairstyling For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special

Dancing With The Stars
Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert
RuPaul’s Drag Race **WINNER**
Saturday Night Live
The Voice

Outstanding Hairstyling For A Limited Series Or Movie

American Horror Story: Cult
The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story **WINNER**
Genius: Picasso
Godless
The Last Tycoon
Twin Peaks

Outstanding Interactive Program

The Daily Show With Trevor Noah
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver **WINNER**
The Late Late Show With James Corden
Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Original Interactive Program

Back To The Moon
Blade Runner 2049: Memory Lab
Coco VR
NASA JPL: Cassini’s Grand Finale **WINNER**
Spider-Man Homecoming VR Experience

Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media Within a Scripted Program

Mr. Robot
Rick And Morty
Silicon Valley
13 Reasons Why
Westworld **WINNER**

Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media Within an Unscripted Program

CONAN Without Borders **WINNER**
The Oscars
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Watch What Happens Live! With Andy Cohen
America’s Got Talent
Dancing With The Stars
Saturday Night Live
So You Think You Can Dance
The Voice

Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Variety Special

60th Annual Grammy Awards
Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert **WINNER**
The Oscars
Super Bowl LII Halftime Show Starring Justin Timberlake
71st Annual Tony Awards

Outstanding Main Title Design

The Alienist
Altered Carbon
Counterpart **WINNER**
GLOW
Westworld

Outstanding Makeup For A Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic)

Game Of Thrones
GLOW
The Handmaid’s Tale
This Is Us
Vikings
Westworld **WINNER**

Outstanding Makeup For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special (Non-Prosthetic)

Dancing With The Stars
Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Saturday Night Live **WINNER**
The Voice

Outstanding Makeup For A Limited Series Or Movie (Non-Prosthetic)

American Horror Story: Cult
The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story **WINNER**
Genius: Picasso
The Last Tycoon
Twin Peaks

Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup For A Series, Limited Series, Movie Or Special

American Horror Story: Cult
The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Game Of Thrones **WINNER**
Star Trek: Discovery
Westworld

Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score)
Game Of Thrones – “The Dragon And The Wolf” **WINNER**
Ramin Djawadi

Marvel’s Jessica Jones – “AKA Playland”
Sean Callery

Once Upon A Time – “Leaving Storybrooke”
Mark Isham, Cindy O’Connor, and Michael Simon

SEAL Team – “Pattern Of Life”
W.G. Snuffy Walden and A. Patrick Rose

Star Wars Rebels – “Family Reunion – And Farewell”
Kevin Kiner

Westworld – “Akane No Mai”
Ramin Djawadi

Outstanding Music Composition For A Limited Series, Movie Or Special (Original Dramatic Score)

Alias Grace – “Part 1”
Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna

The Commuter (Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams)
Harry Gregson-Williams

Crazy Diamond (Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams)
Cristobal Tapia De Veer

Godless – “Homecoming”
Carlos Rafael Rivera

March Of The Penguins 2: The Next Step **WINNER**
Cyril Aufort

USS Callister (Black Mirror) • Netflix
Daniel Pemberton

Outstanding Music Direction

Bruno Mars: 24K Magic Live At The Apollo
Bruno Mars, Music Director

Elton John: I’m Still Standing – A Grammy Salute
Davey Johnstone, Music Director

The Oscars
Harold Wheeler, Music Director

Super Bowl LII Halftime Show Starring Justin Timberlake
Adam Wayne Blackstone, Music Director

Tony Bennett: The Library Of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song **WINNER**
Gregg Field, Music Director

Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics

“Totally Gay”
Music & Lyrics by Mark Rivers
Big Mouth – “Am I Gay?”

“In The Market For A Miracle”
Music & Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
A Christmas Story Live!

“High Crimes and Misdemeanors”
Music & Lyrics by Jonathan Coulton
The Good Fight – “Day 450”

“Just Getting Started”
Lyrics by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman, Music by Dave Grusin
If You’re Not In The Obit, Eat Breakfast

“Come Back Barack” **WINNER**
Music by Eli Brueggemann
Saturday Night Live – “Host: Chance The Rapper”

“The Buddy Song”
Music & Lyrics by Steve Martin
Steve Martin & Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget For The Rest Of Your Life

Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music

Godless **WINNER**
Carlos Rafael Rivera

The Last Tycoon
Mychael Danna

Marvel’s The Defenders
John Paesano

The Putin Interviews
Jeff Beal

Somebody Feed Phil
Mike S. Olson, Bridget Ellen Kearney, Michael Calabrese, and Rachael Price

The Tick
Chris Bacon

Outstanding Music Supervision

Atlanta – “Alligator Man”
Jen Malone and Fam Udeorji

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel **WINNER**
Robin Urdang, Amy Sherman-Palladino, and Daniel Palladino

Stranger Things – “Trick Or Treat, Freak”
Nora Felder
This Is Us – “That’ll Be The Day”
Jennifer Pyken

Westworld – “Akane No Mai”
Sean O’Meara

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series

Katt Williams, Atlanta **WINNER**
Sterling K. Brown, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Bryan Cranston, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live
Donald Glover, Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

Matthew Goode, The Crown
F. Murray Abraham, Homeland
Cameron Britton, Mindhunter
Gerald McRaney, This Is Us
Ron Cephas Jones, This Is Us **WINNER**
Jimmi Simpson, Westworld

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series

Wanda Sykes, black-ish
Maya Rudolph, The Good Place
Jane Lynch, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Tiffany Haddish, Saturday Night Live **WINNER**
Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live
Molly Shannon, Will & Grace

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series

Diana Rigg, Game Of Thrones
Samira Wiley, The Handmaid’s Tale **WINNER**
Cherry Jones, The Handmaid’s Tale
Kelly Jenrette, The Handmaid’s Tale
Cicely Tyson, How To Get Away With Murder
Viola Davis, Scandal

Outstanding Actor In A Short Form Comedy Or Drama Series

Miles Tagtmeyer, Broken
DeStorm Power, Caught The Series
Alexis Denisof, I Love Bekka & Lucy
James Corden, James Corden’s Next James Corden **WINNER**
Melvin Jackson Jr., This Eddie Murphy Role Is Mine, Not Yours

Outstanding Actress In A Short Form Comedy Or Drama Series

Kelli O’Hara, The Accidental Wolf
Diarra Kilpatrick, American Koko
Christina Pickles, Break A Hip **WINNER**
Lee Garlington, Broken
Naomi Grossman, Ctrl Alt Delete
Megan Amram, An Emmy For Megan

Outstanding Narrator

Sir David Attenborough, Blue Planet II **WINNER**
Carl Reiner, If You’re Not In The Obit, Eat Breakfast
Morgan Freeman, March Of The Penguins 2: The Next Step
Charles Dance, Savage Kingdom
Liev Schreiber, 24/7 – “Canelo-Golovkin”

Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program

Ellen DeGeneres, Ellen’s Game Of Games
Jane Lynch, Hollywood Game Night
Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, Project Runway
RuPaul, RuPaul’s Drag Race **WINNER**
W. Kamau Bell, United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell

Outstanding Television Movie

Fahrenheit 451
Paterno
The Tale
USS Callister (Black Mirror) **WINNER**
Flint

Outstanding Variety Special (Live)

The 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards
60th Annual Grammy Awards
Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert **WINNER**
Night Of Too Many Stars: America Unites For Autism Programs
The Oscars

Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)

Carol Burnett Show 50th Anniversary Special
Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2018
Dave Chappelle: Equanimity **WINNER**
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee Presents: The Great American* Puerto Rico (*It’s Complicated)
Steve Martin & Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget For The Rest Of Your Life

Outstanding Short Form Comedy Or Drama Series

aka Wyatt Cenac
An Emmy For Megan
Grey’s Anatomy: B Team
James Corden’s Next James Corden **WINNER**
The Walking Dead: Red Machete

Outstanding Short Form Variety Series

Between The Scenes – The Daily Show
Carpool Karaoke: The Series **WINNER**
Creating Saturday Night Live
Gay Of Thrones
Honest Trailers
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – Cover Room

Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction Or Reality Series

The Americans: The Final Season
Anthony Bourdain: Explore Parts Unknown **WINNER**
The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story: America’s Obsessions
Jay Leno’s Garage
Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen

Outstanding Children’s Program

Alexa & Katie
Fuller House
The Magical Wand Chase: A Sesame Street Special **WINNER**
A Series Of Unfortunate Events
Star Wars Rebels

Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Special

Icarus
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond – Featuring A Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention Of Tony Clifton
Mister Rogers: It’s You I Like
Spielberg
The Zen Diaries Of Garry Shandling **WINNER**

Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Series

American Masters
Blue Planet II
The Defiant Ones
The Fourth Estate
Wild Wild Country **WINNER**

Outstanding Informational Series Or Special

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown **WINNER**
Leah Remini: Scientology And The Aftermath
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman
StarTalk With Neil deGrasse Tyson
Vice

Exceptional Merit In Documentary Filmmaking

City Of Ghosts
Jane
Strong Island **WINNER**
What Haunts Us

Outstanding Structured Reality Program

Antiques Roadshow
Fixer Upper
Lip Sync Battle
Queer Eye **WINNER**
Shark Tank
Who Do You Think You Are?

Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program

Born This Way
Deadliest Catch
Intervention
Naked And Afraid
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked
United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell **WINNER**

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program

The Amazing Race
American Ninja Warrior
Project Runway
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
The Voice

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour)

Game Of Thrones
Homeland
Star Trek: Discovery
Stranger Things **WINNER**
Westworld

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation

Atlanta **WINNER**
Ballers
Barry
Star Wars Rebels
Vice Principals

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Limited Series, Movie Or Special

American Horror Story: Cult
Fahrenheit 451
Godless
Twin Peaks
USS Callister (Black Mirror) **WINNER**
Waco

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Nonfiction Program (Single or Multi-Camera)

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown **WINNER**
Blue Planet II
The Defiant Ones
Jane
The Vietnam War • Episode 6: Things Fall Apart (January 1968-July 1968)
Wild Wild Country

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour)

Game Of Thrones **WINNER**
The Handmaid’s Tale
Mr. Robot
Stranger Things
Westworld

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Limited Series Or Movie

The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Fahrenheit 451
Genius: Picasso **WINNER**
Twin Peaks
Waco

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation

Barry **WINNER**
Family Guy
Modern Family
Mozart In The Jungle
Silicon Valley

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Series Or Special

60th Annual Grammy Awards
Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert **WINNER**
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
The Oscars
The Voice

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Nonfiction Program (Single or Multi-Camera)

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown **WINNER**
The Defiant Ones
Jane
The Vietnam War
Wild Wild Country

Outstanding Special Visual Effects

Altered Carbon
Game Of Thrones **WINNER**
Lost In Space
Stranger Things
Westworld

Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Supporting Role

The Alienist **WINNER**
The Crown
Gotham
The Handmaid’s Tale
Mr. Robot

Outstanding Stunt Coordination For A Comedy Series Or Variety Program

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Norman Howell, Stunt Coordinator

Cobra Kai
Hiro Koda, Stunt Coordinator

GLOW **WINNER**
Shauna Duggins, Stunt Coordinator

Saturday Night Live
Brian Kenneth Smyj, Stunt Coordinator

Shameless
Eddie Perez, Stunt Coordinator

Outstanding Stunt Coordination For A Drama Series, Limited Series Or Movie

The Blacklist
Cort L Hessler III, Stunt Coordinator

Blindspot
Christopher Place, Stunt Coordinator

Game Of Thrones **WINNER**
Rowley Irlam, Stunt Coordinator

Marvel’s The Punisher
Thom Williams, Stunt Coordinator

Westworld
Doug Coleman and Brian Machleit, Stunt Coordinator

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Series

The Big Bang Theory
Dancing With The Stars
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Saturday Night Live **WINNER**
The Voice

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Limited Series, Movie Or Special

Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2018
Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert **WINNER**
The Oscars
2018 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony
Super Bowl LII Halftime Show Starring Justin Timberlake

Outstanding Writing For A Nonfiction Program

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown – “Southern Italy” **WINNER**
Anthony Bourdain

The Defiant Ones – “Episode 1”
Allen Hughes, Lasse Järvi, and Doug Pray

Icarus
Bryan Fogel, Mark Monroe, and Jon Bertain

Jane
Brett Morgen

Mister Rogers: It’s You I Like
JoAnn Young

The Vietnam War • Episode 8: The History Of The World (April 1969-May 1970)
Geoffrey C. Ward

The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards, co-hosted by Colin Jost and Michael Che, will air live (Monday, September 17th) on NBC, starting at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

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AFRIMA 2018: Shekinah, Maitre Gims, Simi, Nasty C Dominate Nominations

The trailer for Genevieve’s directorial debut “Lionheart” is out, Watch it here

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Genevieve started out as an actor, but she’s been financing and producing movies under her production company, The Entertainment Network [TEN] and developing her directing career for a while now. The trailer for her directorial debut, “Lionheart” is finally out.

“Lionheart” will have its first appearance at the 43rd edition of Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) , which is set to take place from 6th to 16th of September, 2018. On TIFF’s website, their set goal is to create spaces for women to thrive by supporting women behind and in front of the camera. This goal reflects in TIFF’s final rollout, which features films with strong female leads as well as movies, directed by black women, including Genevieve’s debut directorial film, “Lionheart”.

What’s more, MPM Premium —a distribution company based in Paris— has picked up “Lionheart” for international sales. MPM’s International sales manger, Ricardo Monastier commented on the film’s impact saying it is “a captivating and humorous movie that not only reveals the talent of Genevieve as a first-time director, but also sharply portrays a fast-changing society”. TEN has also signed a deal for “Lionheart” to be released on Netflix later this year.

“Lionheart” brings a traditional perspective to the global problem of female workplace discrimination. Emil B. Garuba, Genevive Nnaji, Chinny Onwugbenu, Ishaya Bako and C.J. Obasi are writers of the story and it stars Genevieve as Adaeze, a young woman with an executive position at Lionheart —a bus company owned by her father (Pete Edochie). When her father falls ill, Adaeze assumes that, given her value to the company and the diligence she has exhibited over the years, she would be awarded the responsibility to hold the fort while her father recovers. To her astonishment and that of her colleagues, she is passed over in favour of an uncle, Godswill (Nkem Owoh).

As seen in the trailer below, “Lionheart” is set in Enugu, with a few glimpses of Kanyo O. Kanyo, who plays the rival working to bring the company down, and Onyeka Onwenu as Adaeze’s mother.

In a statement released by Genevieve, “Lionheart” is the beginning of a journey to explore and express her creative interpretation of story-telling, particularly African stories. She states, “Africa is a possessor of the most compelling stories as yet untold, and we are determined to tell our stories, our way, through our voices, to the world”.

Along with “Lionheart”, Genevieve Nnaji will also appear on the TIFF screens with British-Nigerian actor Adewale Akinnouye-Agbaje, who also has a directorial debut, “Farming”, a movie based on Akinnouye-Agbaje’s life as a foster child after his Nigerian family “farmed” he and his siblings out to white families. The film also stars Kate Beckinsale, playing Akinnouye-Agbaje’s abusive foster mother, as well as Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Damson Idris.

Have a look at the trailer for “Lionheart” below.

Featured Image Credit: Lionheart – Trailer

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The Weekend Shuffle: ‘My Car’ by Tony Tetuila

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Artist: Tony Tetuila

Album: My Car

Year: 2001

Label: Kennis Music Records

Rating: 🐐 🐐 🐐 🐐

 

Before Tony Tetuila’s debut solo album, he had been one-third of Nigeria’s biggest hip-hop-inclined group at the time – The Remedies.

Established in 1997, The Remedies were made up of Eedris Abdulkareem, Eddy Montana and Tetuila. Signed to Kennis Music Records since their inception, they fit perfectly at the self-proclaimed best record label in Africa. Helmed by the legendary radio DJ Kenny Ogungbe, Kennis was the first indigenous label of the 90’s to capitalise on the new wave of television programming and electronic production to build a steady audience.

The group scored their first hit with the timeless “Shakomo”, a rolling ditty that combined the best of the increasingly popular American hip-hop music, drawing uncanny parallels to the Bad Boy’s iconic remix of 112’s “Only You”. Then came the singles “Jealousy” and “Belinda”, the preludes to their critically received debut album, Peace Nigeria.

Like any great boy-band fresh off success, there were calls from fans and critics alike for a solo run from the frontman. In the case of The Remedies, this was for all intents and purposes Eedris Abdulkareem. Whilst they all remained independently signed to Kennis Music, Abdulkareem’s album marked the end of the group’s two-year run at the top of the game. Due to Montana’s close family ties to label boss Kenny Ogungbe, he was the next to be offered a chance alone in the spotlight. With his label-mates achieving contrasting levels of success, next up was Tetuila.

Tony Tetuila had no delusions going into the production of his solo album. He was the last man standing with the label due to his original contractual obligations. Kennis wanted an album as quickly as possible, but like any label, they wanted a sign that there was an audience yearning for a solo Tony Tetuila album. Enter: lead single and album title track, “My Car”. Built on a heavy bass riff and thumping percussion, the former Remedies man delivered a hilariously accurate take on a motor accident in Nigeria. Tetuila’s storytelling seemed to hone in on urban life in Lagos and the relatability of the tale propelled his music beyond just the nightclubs and the bars, but to the streets. It didn’t hurt that the music video for the song managed to incorporate a few jabs at former labelmate Eedris Abdulkareem, and pay homage to Bola Tinubu, the Lagos state governor at the time.

“My Car” became a critical success, and most importantly for Tony and the label, a commercial success, fast-tracking the production of Tetuila’s debut album. In a situation that seemed to suit both parties, Tetuila was able to stay true to his sound due to the success of the single, with Ogungbe allowing him to have creative control of the LP. Simultaneously, the label was happy to plug into the Tony Tetuila “Street Champion” brand, thus providing them good reason not to commission big-budget music videos, as it simply was not what the people wanted.

Despite being from an era when American hip-hop and its mannerisms were beginning to gradually seep into Nigerian popular culture as the marker for cool, My Car celebrates Tetuila’s Yoruba heritage, with distinct strains of fuji, updated to what was then considered as contemporary sounds. His traditional instrument of choice was the talking drum, substituting its more organic, earthy sound for the more popular electronic drum arrangements that producers favoured at the time. A number of collaborators including Pastor Goody Goody, Ice K and Ruggedman helped add much-needed variety to the LP.

This album was Tony Tetuila’s way to prove himself capable of sustaining a solo career. Essentially written off after the break-up of the group. My Car presented a way to catapult himself back into the limelight. And most importantly, he was calling the shots for once. In Remedies, the label heads had always deferred to Eedris Abdulkareem and allowed him steer the group’s music. Going solo allowed Tetuila the opportunity to tell the kind of stories that mattered to him, often specific in scope yet somehow universal in sentiment. My Car saw Tetuila narrate the most ordinary of uniquely Nigerian experiences, a style of songwriting that had previously been reserved exclusively to niche genres like Fuji and Highlife. It showed record labels and artists that it was possible for artists to rise from the ashes of a group and go it alone, simply by being themselves.

Humour can be such an effective tool in music, but over the years, artists in every genre have utilised it very differently. Eminem’s infamous opening lines of his career, “Hi kids, do you like violence?” foretold the story of an artist who would use humour to temper his darker world. In Nigeria, humour was introduced to Afro-Pop music as a necessity in the late 20th century: it was the only way to make the increasingly hip-hop inclined songs accessible to the public. These days, humour is pretty much embedded in the troll-like culture of millennial online interaction. In music, you hear it in Falz’s “Brother Taju” schtick, Mr Eazi’s deadpan sarcasm and many others. With My Car, Tetuila became one of the first artists to truly incorporate humour and tongue-in-cheek social commentary into his music videos. It was an approach to music video storytelling that Eedris Abdulkareem would capitalise on a year later with his “Mr Lecturer” visual series that swept the nation into a frenzy, and started a revolution against the sexual harassment of students in Nigerian schools.

The formlessness of Afro-Pop has robbed the sound of a tangible history, leaving us with a murky timeline of singles and albums, marked by shifts and turns in songwriting and composition. My Car is not a genre-defining album, nor is it a perfect musical masterpiece. But what makes the album resonate so much is the honesty and transparency behind it all – and this is what makes it an essential album to truly understand where Nigerian music is now. The satirical social commentary displayed in the title track can be seen replicated in the hits of today, such as D-O’s “Chop Elbow”. The pseudo-love song “Only You”, sees Tetuila try and convince his girl that he’s ready to be serious with her — a narrative all too familiar in the current crop of dance-floor fillers. It’s taken 17 years, but the seed Tetuila planted has grown into a whole generation of artists happy to be themselves. For that alone, he’s a legend.

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Stream Tony Tetuila’s My Car via Apple Music

Mayowa Nicholas confirmed second year in a row for Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show

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Despite the exclusive cast for Victoria Secret’s annual event, Nigerian-born model, Mayowa Nicholas—who has been confirmed to walk this Victoria Secret Fashion Show 2018—is getting a second call from the highly coveted fashion event. Last year the model was forced to forfeit her walk after she was denied a visa for last year’s show in Shanghai, China. There are no confirmations yet for where this year’s edition of Victora’s Secret will hold but there are rumours, it may be New York where Mayowa Nicholas already has a portfolio.

Earlier this week the angels for the next edition of Victoria Secret’s fashion show were announced. Mayowa will walk this year’s runway with Leomi Anderson, Georgia Fowler and Kelsey Merrit and Gizele Oliveira amongst who have also taken to social media to celebrate getting “the call”. The event, scheduled to hold in November, has been one of most televised fashion events in the world since its inaugural edition in 1995. The exclusive list of confirmed models who will walk this year’s show, join a long hall of famous faces who have ascended to supermodel status since walking Victoria’s Secret’s runway.

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