Blacknights Entertainment is a London-based entertainment/ promotions/ events management company specialising in mainstream, African and black events. Formed in 1997, the company is rapidly expanding and currently entertains over 20,000 people a year nationwide with high quality events.
Blacknights Entertainment possesses a proven track record of successfully staging and running high profile events and corporate functions, both nationally and internationally.
Previous clients and events have included:
MOBO Awards after party at Ministry of Sound, 2004
Africa Unite Music Group launch party at Cirque, 2005 (featuring platinum-selling artist 2Face, Styl-Plus, South Africa’s number one female singer Lebo and an appearance by Akon)
Kanu Heart Foundation fund-raising gala attended by the whole Arsenal football team and other celebrities at the Hilton Metropole, 2002
Sickle Cell Society Ball at the Charlton Tower Hotel in Knightsbridge, 2006 (attended by the Sugababes and various premier league footballers)
Laffs & Jamz at Club Ntyce and Silverspoon, 2006 (a Nigerian stand-up comedy and music extravaganza – see BBC coverage:
www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/africaonyourstreet/nigerianeaster01.shtml Kennis Music & BEN Television Pre-Nigerian Independence concert at Stratford Rex, 2005 (featuring Shina Peters, Eedris Abdulkareem, Tony Tetuila, 2Face and more)
Joe Budden at Ocean, Hackney, 2003
Eve & The Lox (featuring Rah Digga) at the Temple and Stratford Rex, 2000
Busta Rhymes at Temple, 1996
Blacknights Entertainment also runs regular weekday and weekend club nights, often incorporating themed events such as launches and parties.
Blacknights Entertainment is currently preparing for Virgin Nigeria’s first anniversary party to be held at the Linford Christie Stadium (featuring celebrities – including an expected appearance by Richard Branson - alongside dancers, artists) and the MOBOs (nomination party & official after party). The team is involved in helping to co-ordinate the upcoming Nigeria Music Awards (
www.nigeriamusicawards.com) to be held at the New Connaught Room in Covent Garden on 12 August in which Blacknights Entertainment has also been nominated as ‘Best Promoter of the Year’.
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www.nigeriamusicawards.com Blacknights Entertainment has its own weekly entertainment show on BEN TV (Sky TV 148), ‘Knightflow’.