My Friends Deserted Me When I Was Sick – Paul Play Dairo

Bouncing back after a seven-year break, Paul Play Dairo recalls the medical challenge that affected his career.
After a seven-year hiatus, ace music producer and artiste, Paul Play Dairo, is working towards staging a big come back. Having dropped a total of five singles since March, he says the response has been massive. In spite of the seeming lull in album sales, the RnB star who says he is up-to- beat with current trends in the music scene, still intends to drop a ‘luxury’ album.


“The idea is basically to fill in the gap since my last album and also sample people’s opinion. Thankfully, the online comments have been encouraging. So far, I have recorded 20 songs and some of them have already been released as singles. I am currently tidying my gospel and each track has an element of Nigerian flavor and pop.
“The bulk of the money is no longer coming from album sales because these songs are already online and people are downloading them. Music business is now streamlined to performance and endorsement. I am still going ahead with the limited edition album which will be expensive because that way I will be able to control and monitor the sales and distribution,” he discloses.
When Paul Play launched his way into the Nigerian music scene in 1999, riding on the goodwill and success of his late father, IK Dairo, he enjoyed solid patronage. Within a short period, he also earned an independent voice of his own, springing hit singles that include Mosorire, Happy Day and Yes O!
In 2009, however, his career was threatened when he fell ill in South Africa, while shooting some music videos for his last album and had to be rushed to a hospital. In his absence, the media was awash with speculations over the nature of the illness. It was rumoured that he had cancer, kidney failure to a spiritual attack. Four years after, he has clearly moved on, choosing not to dwell on the nature of the ailment.
According to him, the near-death-experience has taught him some lessons. He talks about a few of them in a low tone saying, “It was taught to be scared of God, and not to depend on man because God is ultimate. You don’t have to trust man, but psyche yourself that people are close to you for one reason or quality or the other. I lost many trusted friends during my ailment and gained a few in the process.
“There were some who said and did things that made me say ‘Oh, even you too’, but you know it is part of life that when things are down you lose your friends. Right now, I am not afraid of anything. I am stronger and can take whatever life throws at me.”
The year 2014 is ‘Paul Play Dairo’s year’, if indications emerging from the soft spoken artiste are anything to go by. For one, he intends to release a Box Set- two albums of highlife and gospel music. The third will be RnB.
He says, “It will be a limited edition because it is going to be expensive.I wanted an album that people will like. That’s the reason for the long silence. My management is considering working with a number of new school acts like Inyanya and Wizkid. I am open to work with any artiste, so I don’t end up being an island in the industry. I don’t want to streamline myself only to a group or set of people. I was taking my time to do things right and face other things. I have been able to keep up with the industry online and the commendation I have been receiving ever since is an indication that people have missed me and want me back on the scene.”
The one-time Globacom Ambassador adds that so much has changed since his temporary exit from the scene. He says, “The music industry has become saturated. Today, everyone wants to sing so there is limited space to get the desired publicity. But artistes who have pedigree will always fit in, no matter what friends,” he explains.
While many artistes of his time, have found it rather difficult to fit into the scene after being away for a long time, Paul Play is optimistic that his fans will embrace his return and warm up to him. He hinges his belief on the fact that Nigerians now embrace indigenous music when compared to the past.
 “If you say it is difficult to come back and then give up things will pass you buy. If the likes of Lionel Richie and Stevie Wonder have stood the test of time, why label yourself as old school? With a good pedigree, people will respect you and with God you can still make a comeback. I don’t intend to stay in music for a long time,’’ he notes.

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(PHOTO) New Miss Universe, Gabriela Isler, Rocks A N160m Swimsuit!

 

Part of the glam life you get to live when you win pageants like Miss Universe.

 

Newly crowned Miss Universe 2013 Gabriela Isler got to rock one of the world's most expensive swimsuits the day after she was hailed as the most beautiful woman in the universe.

 

The jewel-studded swimming costume is valued at $ 1 million, was entirely sewn by hand with nearly 900 carats of gemstones like emeralds, rubies and diamonds.

Simple yet elegant, the swimming costume was transported from Italy to Russia with armed guards.

9ice Opens Up On Seriki, Kayefi, Others Leaving Alapomeji Records

Kayefi, Seriki, Wise, Snow left Alapomeji Records in early 2013

9ice has finally cleared the air on why his proteges left his Alapomeji Records label. In an exclusive interview with NET, the Pop singer says they were free to leave because he didn’t sign any contract with them.

The ‘Ike kan’ singer further explained that he created Alapomeji to serve as a platform for upcoming artistes to only exhibit their talents and move on from there. He likens it to having ID Cabasa when he was upcoming.

‘…It’s like a flag bearer where you can lift people up. I wish there was Alapomeji when I was growing up. When I was growing all I had was a brother who believed in me and he helped me‘.

‘What I did then was putting them on as upcoming artistes. If you ask anyone of them, I never signed an agreement with anyone. I didn’t sign them on, all I did was give them a platform whereby they can exhibit their talent to let people know about them, their content and if they deem it fit to move on they can go and that’s what they did when they all left‘, 9ice told Nigerian Entertainment Today during a visit to this newspaper.

The singer also revealed that he’s pretty cool with all of them, when we asked if they still talk.
‘Yes we do. We talk all the time we call and talk, we still meet at shows‘, 9ice says.

I NEVER SIGNED TO MAVIN RECORDS - WANDE COAL

In an interview with Adesope Olajide on Vox Africa along with DJ Abrantee and Yvonne Nelson, Wande Coal revealed that he was never signed to Mavin Rercords after his former label Mo’Hits Records folded up

‘There’s no beef, there’s nothing so, I mean the song babyface was supposed to be on my album but since we fell out. I was just there, it was void [be]cause I didn’t have any contract‘, Wande Coal replied, addressing the recent controversy over his new single ‘Babyface’.

Don Jazzy had earlier accused Wande of stealing the song, which he claims he owns. Days after a Twitter spat between the popular artistes, Mavin Records released a statement announcing Wande’s exit from the label.

Wande went on talk about why he started off his Black Diamond Entertainment label.
‘Everybody knows I’m Black Diamond; I’ve been with Don Jazzy for a while now. It was something I really wanted to do so I just decided to start my own outfit‘, Wande said.
We are told that none of the Mavin Records artistes are signed to the label and are all working in ‘good faith’ for now.

The singer even joked that he would probably sign Yvonne Nelson to his label, lol

This should also put to rest the rumors that he has signed to D’banj’s DB Records.

       

Lady Gaga Open To Having A Threesome With Boyfriend Taylor Kinney: “That Sounds Like Fun!”

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(E ONLINE) — Lady Gaga is as open-minded as they come, so it’s not too surprising that she would consider having a threesome. During a candid chat with Howard Stern on his SirisXM radio show, the “Do What U Want” singer said she’d be open to bringing another woman into the bedroom if Taylor Kinney asked.

“That sounds like fun!” she said with a laugh. “To be fair, he has stuck it out with me for a very long time, through drug habits and all those sorts of things. So he’s a really lovely, amazing person.”

When Stern asked Gaga if she and Kinney have already had a threesome, she clammed up. “You know what? I’ve spoken a lot about my Taylor and I don’t want to kiss and tell too much,” the New York native said. “I’m a little bit more of a lady than that.”

“Here’s the thing: I’m not the type of person that’s having sex all the time with lots of random people. I don’t do that. I’m in a monogamous relationship, we’re having a good time, we’ve been together awhile…If it were to come up, it comes up,” she continued. “For me, the connection that I feel is so strong that it’s so much stronger than physical. We’re both very protective of our love as well. We treat each other with a lot of care and we’re good to one another.”

Still, it was a somewhat shocking revelation, given that the “Applause” singer rarely talks about her famous boyfriend. “I’m lucky to be with someone who has a great job and he cares about his job,” Gaga said. “He’s an actor. He’s on Chicago Fire.”
How do the two sustain a long-distance relationship when Gaga’s on the road? “We don’t have any rules about calling each other at certain times. We’ll go days at a time without talking. Then we’ll talk every day,” she explained. “The way that it really works is, we trust each other. He’s on his journey, and I’m on mine, and we’re gypsies—and then when we’re together, we’re really in love.”
The pair, who met in July 2012 on the set of Gaga’s “Yoü and I” music video, are in no rush to marry.

“The thought of a wedding to me is exhausting. Why would I put myself through that? I want to go to David’s Bridal,” the musician said. “Here’s my dream wedding: …We get completely hammered, we get the worst dresses we can find and then we go to the courthouse.”

CHECK OUT 9ICE'S ADORABLE SON WITH TONY PAYNE

Zion the adorable son that comes from the marriage of 9ice and Tony Payne before their breakup.