- Beyoncé led among nominees with nine nods for her album “Renaissance.” Kendrick Lamar scored eight nominations, while Adele and Brandi Carlile each got seven.
- Comedian Gallagher, best known for his watermelon-smashing comedy routine and many popular specials in the 1980s, died Friday morning, according to his manager Craig Marquardo. He was 76.
- The car number plate KDJ 037G is currently the number one Trending Topic on Kenyan Twitter and whilst it may sound ominous, it's actually a very innocent number plate whose currency has been pushed by popular Twitter user Alinur Mohammed.
- Gospel legend Ben Githae has spoken out about his support of Raila Odinga in the 2022 General Election and his knack for making songs that go on to be mega hits on the campaign trails.
- Drake and 21 Savage have been sued by Conde Nast, the publisher of Vogue magazine, for using the Vogue name without permission to promote their new album "Her Loss."
- Leslie Phillips, the British actor who starred in the Carry On movie franchise and later voiced the Sorting Hat in the Harry Potter films, has died at the age of 98.
- Rihanna, who gave birth to her first child in May, said she really had to think when she was asked to headline the Super Bowl halftime show in February 2023 in front of a global television audience of millions.
- Ahead of the release of her upcoming EP, The Other Side, Kenyan songstress Nikita Kering’ has been announced Spotify’s EQUAL Africa artist for November.
- Kenyans woke up Monday morning to a heart warming video which surfaced online showing a nurse entertaining an admitted child with brilliant dance moves.
- Aaron Carter, a former child pop singer and younger brother of Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter, has died, a source close to the family told CNN. He was 34.
- More than a few people have said they were leaving Twitter after Elon Musk bought the company, but his former girlfriend, Amber Heard, appears to have actually split with the social media platform.
- Cameras flashed as stars of the highly-anticipated sequel to Marvel's "Black Panther" walked the red carpet at the "Wakanda Forever" premiere in London.
- During a recent “Happy Hour with Adele” Q and A session, the singer noted that one of the women who asked her about songwriting “said my name perfectly!”
- Houston officials vowed to deliver justice in the killing of rapper Takeoff, with the chief of police calling the 28-year-old Atlantan a “peaceful” man and urging any witnesses to the shooting to come forward.
- Police in Lagos, Nigeria, are currently questioning eight domestic workers of Afrobeats star Davido over the death of his three-year-old son who reportedly died by drowning.
- In a rambling 16-minute video shared by WmgLab Records on YouTube Saturday and seemingly recorded at some point after Adidas ended its business relationship with West on Tuesday, the artist appears to address a crowd of paparazzi and bystanders gathered outside a building as he exits.
- Several people who were once close to the artist formerly known as Kanye West told CNN that he has long been fascinated by Adolf Hitler — and once wanted to name an album after the Nazi leader.
- After launching high-fashion collections, a lingerie line, and a makeup brand, becoming a billionaire and having a baby, megastar Rihanna is making a highly anticipated return to music this week, her reps said Wednesday.
- Comedian Eric Omondi has hinted at enlisting the help of Embakasi East MP Babu Owino to table his 'Play 75% Kenyan music' Bill before the National Assembly.
