Meet The Man Chidi Uzoechi

WHAT ARE YOUR ANTECEDENTS IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY.

I started my career managing soul-e in 2005 and we all know the monster artiste he grew into.he is one of the most singularly talented artistes of our time. Then artistes like Jahbless (yes records) gxploits

WHY YOUR PARTICULAR FOCUS ON HIGH LIFE: it is the most widely accepted music in the continent, Europe and the caribeans but what is lacking is the aggression and human resource available to hiphop to be available to the genre. It has huge revenue potentials in terms of publishing aid life performance. It is well rounded sound and with the right management highlife pop will break into European radio/TV revenues from distribution, tours and merchandising.

WHY DO YOU THINK HIGHLIFE POP ISN’T IN THE FOREFRONT OF MUSIC IN NIGERIA.
It is because of the aggressive nature of the hip hop business managers and the shrewd conservative stands of the highlife artistes and their investors. There is a great need for music heads to understand the need to keep Improving the music and expanding the audience reach. For instance Australians would have loved highlife but if its not well developed and not licensed how do they get to know the brand or genre even exists. The Music industry in nigeria should also understand  that paying taxes benefit them greatly.

HOW DOES TAXATION HELP THE MUSIC INDUSTRY
You called music an industry, all the indices to determines actual growth and contribution of the music industry to the economy is absent. Most music businesses in nigeria don’t know they should keep books, undergo internal/external audits and position themselves for external investments or incrative joint ventures. In Nigeria the only way to determine the brand equity of an artiste is through tax audits, fiscal records that authenticate the commercial viability of an artiste/brand

Angry bride marries wedding Guest

A police official said since the bride was already married now, what could anyone do?
An Indian bride has married a guest at her wedding after her groom-to-be had a seizure and collapsed.

Reports said the groom, Jugal Kishore, was epileptic and he had kept the information from the bride, Indira, and her family.

While Mr Kishore was taken to hospital, the angry bride decided to switch husbands.

She asked a member of her brother-in-law's family, who was a guest, to step in and marry her instead. He agreed.

The incident took place in Rampur town in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

According to a report in The Times of India, Mr Kishore, 25, fell to the ground in front of the wedding guests just as he was reaching out to garland Indira.

On his return from the hospital, Mr Kishore pleaded with Indira to change her mind, telling her that he would be ridiculed by friends and relatives if he went home without a bride, but she refused.

Local police official Ram Khiladi Solanki told the BBC that Mr Kishore and his family were initially upset and lodged a complaint with the police.

"But since the bride is already married now, what can anyone do? So the families have resolved the matter and the complaint has been withdrawn," he added.

Telemundo loses an Actress

Mexican star Rojas dies aged 44.

Lorena Rojas died less than a week after her 44th birthday
Lorena Rojas, a popular Mexican actress who starred in more than a dozen soap operas, has died aged 44 following a lengthy battle with cancer.

She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008 and became an advocate for cancer education in Latino communities.

The actress passed away at her home in Miami. Her last message to her fans was sent on Twitter less than a week ago.

In the birthday message, she wrote: "Thank you all for celebrating my birthday with me. Beautiful day."

Rojas starred in such acclaimed Spanish soaps as El Cuerpo del Deseo, Pecados Ajenos, Alcanzar Una Estrella and, most recently, the series Demente Criminal.

The actress' agent praised the 'fans who she loved until the end'
She also appeared in films such as Manos Quietas and Aventurera.

In addition, the actress wrote and recorded an album of children's music called Hijos del Sol, which was inspired by her daughter Luciana.

Rojas was initially thought to have made a recovery after her original breast cancer diagnosis. But in 2012 she was told her cancer had spread to her bones, and last year the tumour spread to her liver.

Her boyfriend, family and friends were by her side when she died, her agent Latin WE said.

A statement from Latin WE said: "Lorena takes a step into eternal life leaving as her greatest legacy the love for animals and for art in all its forms, her tender devotion to her daughter, her passion for life, the appreciation of all her Lobitas and fans who she loved until the end."

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