No matter the struggle, no matter the hustle, no matter the "Matters Arising," there is always one unchangeable fact - God is the Ultimate Boss.

Olamide drops another ear-banging tune for the streets, to keep them motivated and renew their hope; produced by the ever-consistent prolific producer, Pheelz Mr. Producer - listen up and share your thoughts. | ENJOY!!!

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Edge Records unveils brand new material from it's recording act, Reminisce; titled "Kpomo," this offering's produced by Tyce. | ENJOY!!!

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As we have it, Nigerian/African International producer, LayLow, now goes by the name of Kelvin Boj; Kelvin Boj has been in Atlanta working as a producer and has a couple of unreleased works with production credits to his name, in conjunction with artistes like Gucci Mane, Rich Homie Quan, Rae Sremmurd and Migos. One of these would be the song titled "Olosho," which features Fetty Wap, as the producer is set to release his début international single as an artiste/producer; check out the snippet for this offering and Follow Kelvin Boj (formerly LayLow) on Twitter via @KelvinBoj. | ENJOY!!!

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With the release of the visuals to his "King Kong (Remix)" which was less than a week ago, G.R.A.P Music's finest act, Vector, lets out a Don Adah produced freestyle for his Northern-based fans; titled "Kanawan Dabo," we expect to see more heat from the bloke in the coming weeks/months. | ENJOY!!!

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Shank gets at his fans and music lovers alike with this sensational tune titled "Kind Of Girl"; listen up and share your thoughts on the J. Fem production. | ENJOY!!!

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Check out the music video by Iyanya performing "Applaudise"; the Triple MG artiste releases the official video, one which is a series of HD pictures, and tells a brief story of Iyanya riding all the storms to marry his girlfriend. The AJE Filmworks directed video also features cameo appearances from a couple of celebrities and stars; watch and share your thoughts.

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Altims is back with another Mavin Remix; listen up and share your thoughts on his Trap Edit for "Indomie," featuring CDQ and Olamide - this comes as a follow-up to the earlier released "BBHMM (Mavins Remix)," which featured Rihanna, Tiwa Savage and Reekado Banks. | ENJOY!!!

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Five Star Music is proud to debut the brand new music video for KCee’s latest single, the mid-tempo R&B offering, "Love Boat," with Afrobeats sensibilities, which has been receiving massive support from the likes of radio and on the internet, among several tastemakers; directed by Nick Roux for Molotov Cocktail, the video for "Love Boat" was shot on location in South Africa and brings KCee’s "Love Boat" theme further to life, exploring the theme around a man’s profession and fight for the love to his lady. On this occasion and as KCee croons on the chorus, "enter my love boat, carry go," there is to be only one winner - share your thoughts on the Diamond Platnumz assisted tune. | ENJOY!!!

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Award winning Ghanaian music group, R2Bees, come through with their KillBeatz-produced offering titled "Gboza"; riding on the trending African rhythm, we also get to see the official visuals for the tune. | ENJOY!!!

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Award winning music duo, Skuki, surprise us with another great tune and this time, they feature YBNL boss, Olamide, on a potential hit; "Over The Mountain" was produced by Bim On The Beat. Skuki is getting ready for the 2nd season of their Campus Concert, which is expected to kick off this summer; listen up and share your thoughts. | ENJOY!!!

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Black Diamond Entertainment proudly presents "Ashimeyin," the 1st official single for the year 2015 from Wande Coal; this tune was produced by Sarz - listen up and share your thoughts. | ENJOY!!!

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A studio session of this offering was released late last year and now, we get to see the full visuals; Alapomeji Ancestral Records puts out the HG2 Films directed visuals for 9ice's "Lord's Prayer," a tune produced by Puffy T and to be seen on his album titled "My Dictionary, Others Diary." | ENJOY!!!


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From the recently released album, "Skillz," the visuals for "Somebody Loves You," a song dedicated from a father to his daughter, is being released; the JJC album, which was released on the 25th of June, boasts of some heavy hitter collaborations, as well as unexpected ones. The album has A-list featured artistes like Olamide, Vector, Seyi Shay, Kate Henshaw, Victoria Kimani, Skales, Ice Prince, Praiz and others; watch and share your thoughts on the Director Q created visual. | ENJOY!!!

TRACKLIST
1. My Life
2. See Us Now ft. Kate Henshaw
3. Save The Last Dance
4. Handle Your Drink ft. Silverstone
5. Motiwa ft. Olamide
6. Milengbe ft. Dre-Sticks
7. Feeling U
8. Eru
9. Shikena ft. Victoria Kimani
10. Jaye ft. Skales, Vector & Justina
11. African Skank
12. International African
13. Yes/No ft. Seyi Shay
14. Social Network
15. Somebody Loves You
16. Thank God ft. Ice Prince & Boy Wonda
17. Forget Me No ft. Praiz
18. Garder La Denniere Danse [French]


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Here's a fresh cut from the Supreme Mavin Dynasty recording artiste, Di'Ja; produced by Don Jazzy, this offering is titled "Amen." | ENJOY!!!

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Check out the self-produced offering from MTV #MAMA Best Hip-Hop nominated rapper/producer, Phyno; he returns with a banging Hip-Hop tune titled "Asai." The Penthauze recording act also drops the Clarence Peters directed visuals to the Rap single, as we see Phyno doing his thing creatively alone on the streets, in very clear crisp visuals, where he totally nailed it; listen up, watch and share your thoughts. | ENJOY!!!

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Off his "Trash Can" EP, comes the offering titled "Marry You," and Ice Prince, the Chocolate City Group recording artiste is proud to release the Studio Space Pictures directed visuals; this marks the 3rd video off the project as Ice Prince makes good on his promises to deliver world class content. | ENJOY!!!

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Original Source: PMAN Revives With Biometric Launch And Anti-Piracy Walk

The Performing Musicians Employers Association of Nigeria [PMAN] is set to return to the mainstream of Nigeria’s entertainment industry; following the judgement of a court of competent jurisdiction in favour of the establishment of an interim care-taker executive committee led by a President in the person of Mr. Pretty Okafor, plans have been building to re-establish PMAN as a respected and reputable entertainment union.

On the 13th of March this year, we successfully unveiled an intended Biometrics Card Scheme at Four Point Hotel on Victoria Island; sequel to the success of that event, we will be launching the project on the 21st of June for the start of it's structured implementation. This event will hold at Planet One - Maryland, Ikeja [Lagos], in conjunction with Airtel and four banks namely Union Bank, Skye Bank, Heritage Bank and Unity Bank; other corporate organizations supporting the launch are Nigerian Inter-Bank Settlement System [NIBSS] and Capital 3 [Corporate Finance Advisers]. We are committed to a quarterly birth of innovative projects for PMAN’s much delayed uplift; the biometric card project is designed to be the starting-point of a broader scheme that will ensure significant levels of protection for Nigerian musicians’ commercial rights. To herald this innovative initiative, a symbolic Anti-Piracy Walk involving a coalition of Nigerian entertainers will hold on Friday the 19th, two days before the launch of the bio-cards.

Nigerian musicians and their colleagues in other entertainment endeavours have been earning far below the commercial value of the works they produce due to a variety of factors that border around absent infrastructure, poor institutional and policy environment. The Pretty Okafor-led PMAN leadership, on the strength of the court judgement awarded in it's favours last year, has done a comprehensive assessment of Nigeria’s entertainment business landscape, the outcome of which informed the introduction of a multi-purpose identity card to Nigeria’s music industry; the bio-card will function as an ATM card - apart from making it possible for PMAN to develop a sound database of persons involved in Nigeria’s music business sector, it will also avail users a CUG [Close User Group] platform that will enable them call their music business associates for a monthly flat rate of just ₦1,000! The viability of this initiative is evident in the participation of 4 banks whose commitment to the project has been very encouraging.

PMAN has been stranded in the wilderness of crises for many years. It's consequent destitute state is a major ‘blemish’ on it's precious existence which recent efforts under the leadership of Pretty Okafor are partly aimed at eliminating; not long ago, Tee Mac returned the original documents of a large expanse of land owned by the Association in Abuja. This development basically constitutes part of the transition to building a world-class secretariat for PMAN; this intention and other unprecedented plans along with the career-enhancing biometric cards project have not emerged without adverse reactions by some members of the Association.

Time has come for a new generation of Nigerian musicians to manage PMAN; some members of the older generation have aligned with this generational shift imperative, while others have been insisting on having the Association in their grip for ‘business as usual.’ Some of the active members of PMAN’s team of young and dynamic leaders are Ruggedman, Sunny Neji, Asha Gangali, Ochonma and Baba Dee. The list also includes Tolu Obey, 2face Idibia and Felix Duke; most encouragingly, some of the elders who have been supportive of PMAN’s revival under a young and innovative leadership are Charlie Boy, Chief Tony Okoroji, Admiral Dele Abiodun and K-One De Ultimate - others are Gentleman Emma Ogosi, Daniel Wilson, Prof. [Sir] Victor Uwaifor, King Sunny Ade and Evang. [Dr.] Ebenezer Obey.

The business potential of Nigeria’s music industry runs in hundreds of billions of Naira, as far as annual revenue-haul is concerned; primordial and protracted crises over the years before now within the PMAN fold have effectively robbed Nigerian musicians of colossal chunks of what they deserve as income from their creative investments. The current executive committee of PMAN seizes this opportunity to urge the constellation of ‘senior generation’ Nigerian musicians that have been quarrelling and threatening to torpedo the efforts of the current young leadership of the Association to emphasize the greater interest of PMAN as a family of enormous potentials and the priceless welfare of Nigerian musicians as a economic imperative over parochial sentiments that have successfully impoverished the organization amid copious potentials! It is only when unity and peace prevail in our Association as currently set on the path of manifestation by a binding court judgement that we will be able to make the progress we deserve individually and collectively to the general enhancement of the Nigerian economy; it is time for Nigerian entertainers to enter the era of being respected as big, informed and organized contributors to the development of the Nigerian economy. There is every reason for us to drop the begging-bowl as a new dawn beckons for our collective socio-economic prosperity!

Thank you.

Pretty Okafor
Interim President, PMAN.

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Following his successful American tour, Sean Tizzle decides to begin the 2nd quarter of the year with a mind-blowing track titled "Abeg"; the track demonstrates true love at it's most humble form. Love is a beautiful thing and you as an individual shouldn't be ashamed to a'beg' for it; enjoy this video and many more chart toppers by Sean Tizzle in the months to come. | ENJOY!!!

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The duchess of DB Records and C.E.O of Poko Entertainment, Tonto Dikeh, sets to give away $1,000 on her #SugarRushTonto contest; a few moments ago, she posted on her Instagram page this morning about this contest as the winner will walk away with $1,000.

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• Post a creative video of yourself on Instagram to @tontolet's "Sugar Rush" song.
• Tag @tontolet #SugarRush #SugarRushTonto and your entry to be Reposted by @tontolet
• The winner with the most liked Reposted Post on @tontolet's Page wins $1,000
• Contest runs from June 5th till July 9th.

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Check out the new music video by Mr. May D, performing "Ale Yi A Bad [Tonight]," as directed by UJ Pro Films. © 2015 Confam Entertainment | ENJOY!!!

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Check out the Mr. Moe Musa directed visuals for "Melo Melo" by Olamide.

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I can only imagine, for the lame who just follow rules and knows nothing about the rule of law, how do you get to educate him on defending his innocence at a point of crucial need?

Let’s look into the issue of an educational institution, say a university - that there would be a change of Vice-Chancellor doesn't mean the entire staff of the institution needs to be changed, same goes for a religious sect and so on.

Experience has always been linked to life as the best teacher to achieving our goal(s). Why not keep a certain entity or personnel in office after his long service(s); therein, he must have gathered enough experience about his office, unless he failed in his duty, can we relief him of his position. Why put in fresh blood every term for the role of experienced old heads? Don’t get me wrong, I'm not saying keep a president in office for eternity till he is weak and feeble or no longer able to deliver - there's a certain rule that guides the electoral process of the emancipation of the office of the president, but does that same rule apply to the changing of cabinets and termination of appointments for civil/public workers in government?

Nigerians are so concerned with menial issues that it becomes evident our minds have been fine-tuned to certain programs as they occur and we tend to be distracted from more important issues [for instance, everyone is keeping a tab on all the ‘trekking’ to Abuja to congratulate the president elect, yet ignoring more crucial issues like what his governance would be like when he resumes office]. We were all cool with "Change" when it was programmed to our face and it did manifest; I don’t feel any remorse or regret saying this, but it would be deceitful and incompetent for us to really say our voice got heard or our vote counted when really, we were just brainwashed by a certain party who capitalized on the weakness of their opposition by popping up in our head and face every now and then and made us come to a decision out of hallucination. That a certain party was weak during it's campaign doesn't necessarily make it a weakling when in power; I'm not one who's affiliated with a certain party or any of it's kind, but truth be told, can't we just stay calm and try being logical at times?

Leadership is about change, but what is a leader to do when faced with ubiquitous resistance? Resistance to change manifests itself in many ways, from foot-dragging and inertia to petty sabotage to outright rebellions; the best tool for leaders of change is to understand the predictable, universal sources of resistance in each situation and then strategize around them. Here are the 10 I've found to be the most common with a total change of cabinet of any sort according to Rosabeth Moss Kanter of Harvard Business Review.

These are 10 reasons people resist change...

Loss of Control. Change interferes with autonomy and can make people feel that they've lost control over their territory; it’s not just political, as in who has the power. Our sense of self-determination is often the first things to go when faced with a potential change coming from someone else; smart leaders leave room for those affected by change to make choices. They invite others into the planning, giving them ownership.

Excess Uncertainty. If change feels like walking off a cliff blindfolded, then people will reject it; people will often prefer to remain mired in misery than to head toward an unknown. As the saying goes, “Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t know.” To overcome inertia requires a sense of safety as well as an inspiring vision; leaders should create certainty of process, with clear, simple steps and timetables.

Surprise, Surprise! Decisions imposed on people suddenly, with no time to get used to the idea or prepare for the consequences, are generally resisted; it’s always easier to say No than to say Yes. Leaders should avoid the temptation to craft changes in secret and then announce them all at once; it’s better to plant seeds - that is, to sprinkle hints of what might be coming and seek input.

Everything Seems Different. Change is meant to bring something different, but how different? We are creatures of habit; routines become automatic, but change jolts us into consciousness, sometimes in uncomfortable ways. Too many differences can be distracting or confusing; leaders should try to minimize the number of unrelated differences introduced by a central change. Wherever possible, keep things familiar. Remain focused on the important things; avoid change for the sake of change.

Loss of Face. By definition, change is a departure from the past; those people associated with the last version, the one that didn't work, or the one that’s being superseded, are likely to be defensive about it. When change involves a big shift of strategic direction, the people responsible for the previous direction dread the perception that they must have been wrong; leaders can help people maintain dignity by celebrating those elements of the past that are worth honoring, and making it clear that the world has changed. That makes it easier to let go and move on.

Concerns About Competence. Can I do it? Change is resisted when it makes people feel stupid; they might express scepticism about whether the new software version will work or whether digital journalism is really an improvement, but down deep they are worried that their skills will be obsolete. Leaders should over-invest in structural reassurance, providing abundant information, education, training, mentors, and support systems; a period of overlap, running 2 systems simultaneously, helps ease transitions.

More Work. Here is a universal challenge. Change is indeed more work; those closest to the change in terms of designing and testing it are often overloaded, in part because of the inevitable unanticipated glitches in the middle of change, per Kanter’s Law that “everything can look like a failure in the middle.” Leaders should acknowledge the hard work of change by allowing some people to focus exclusively on it, or adding extra perqs for participants; they should reward and recognize participants, and their families too, who often make unseen sacrifices.

Ripple Effects. Like tossing a pebble into a pond, change creates ripples, reaching distant spots in ever-widening circles; the ripples disrupt other departments, important customers, people well outside the venture or neighborhood, and they start to push back, rebelling against changes they had nothing to do with that interfere with their own activities. Leaders should enlarge the circle of stakeholders; they must consider all affected parties, however distant, and work with them to minimize disruption.

Past Resentments. The ghosts of the past are always lying in wait to haunt us; as long as everything is steady state, they remain out of sight but the minute you need cooperation for something new or different, the ghosts spring into action. Old wounds re-open; historic resentments are remembered, sometimes going back many generations. Leaders should consider gestures to heal the past before sailing into the future.

Sometimes, The Threat is Real. Now, we get to true pain and politics. Change is resisted because it can hurt; when new technologies displace old ones, jobs can be lost, prices can be cut, investments can be wiped out. The best thing leaders can do when the changes they seek pose significant threat is to be honest, transparent, fast, and fair; for example, one big lay off with strong transition assistance is better than successive waves of cuts.

Although leaders can’t always make people feel comfortable with change, they can minimize discomfort. Diagnosing the sources of resistance is the first step toward good solutions. And feedback from resistors can even be helpful in improving the process of gaining acceptance for change.

Coming to a comprehensive conclusion,

There are so many expectations from the incoming president, General Muhammadu Buhari’s regime.

Buhari’s victory at the March 28th 2015 polls ushered a platform for the APC and it's hordes of supporters who wants to also take their position in government; one thing is certain, for Buhari’s government to achieve whatever they promised, they might have to review and position their faithfuls in key positions of the government, and economy. This throws up the question of what happens to appointments made by the outgoing government whose tenure overlaps the new governments’ developmental programs and rolling policies; some of these includes the YouWIN program, the[b] e-Purse[/b] program by the Ministry of Agriculture, the SURE-P and the Electric Power Privatization, [/b]to mention a few.

Recent appointments that could also be affected would be the [b]Nigerian Ports Authority Chairmanship, the Central Bank Governorship, Tertiary Education Trust Fund Chairmanship, Chairman of the Joint Admission Matriculation Board, SMEDAN Chairmanship, Rural Electrification Agency Chairmanship and other commissions.

In the case of the review of the above, would the Buhari government follow due process and allow the rule of law? Or will personal vendetta be the order of the day?

Pelumi Daniels
[email]pelumidaniels01@gmail.com[/email]

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G-Worldwide Entertainment premieres her frontline artiste's sophomore video, Kiss Daniel's "Laye"; in quick succession to his debut hit, "Woju," the R&B sensational singer reappears in "Laye," a flirty love song with a classy taste of location plus simplicity tailored to perfection. This video also features G-Worldwide Entertainment's recording and performing artiste, Sugarboy, acting as Kiss Daniel's co-pilot; this masterpiece was directed by Aje Films, with multiple locations in East Africa. | ENJOY!!!

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As we patiently await the release of the "Man Of The Year" album by Skales, the Baseline Entertainment recording artiste lets out another offering of this project, the Spellz-produced and Olamide-featured tune titled "Ijo Ayo"; listen up and share your thoughts. | ENJOY!!!

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"Hold You" or "Hold Yuh," is a single released by Jamaican Reggae singer, Gyptian, from the album, "Hold You"; it was released on July 24, 2010 in the United States and was released in the UK on the 7 November 2010 - the song, which peaked at Number 77 on the Billboard's Hot 100 chart, Number 16 on the UK Singles Chart and Number 69 on the Canadian Hot 100, now has an Afro-Refix seeing DJ Tunez and producer extraordinaire, LeriQ, with their additives. | ENJOY!!!

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Mz. Kiss [real name - Akindele Justina Omowunmi] is a rapper, singer, songwriter and performer based in Lagos, Nigeria; born in the early 90's, the artistically diverse and engaging femcee hails from Okiti Pupa in Ondo state, Nigeria. Mz. Kiss started off her music career officially in 2010, when she released her debut song titled “You Go Craze,” followed by her “Holla At Me” freestyle; both songs were independently released and promoted. The songs received positive nods from the media and paved the foundation for her subsequent offerings, “Figure 8” and “Spatacuz"; the videos for "Spatacuz" and "Figure 8" were developed by acclaimed video director, Paul Gambit, and this marked the beginning of their working relationship. Under Gambit Music, the artiste experienced a great degree of artistic growth and cut her teeth as an act to reckon with in the music business; she parted ways with Paul Gambit on peaceful and mutually agreed grounds.

Mz. Kiss caught the eye of Capital Hill/Goretti top executive, IllBliss, whom she met during a radio interview at one of the top radio stations in Lagos; he kept an eye open on her consistent growth as a recording artiste and finally made a move to complete her signing to their stable of hit-making artistes. Her brand new single, "Owo Meta," as produced by Tunex, is her debut single under the new Capital Goretti imprint - a Street Rap Anthem guaranteed to stir up loads of attention for Mz. Kiss; also, look out for Mz. Kiss on the brand new Dammy Krane single titled "Faleela" and her hugely impressive cameo as his love interest. | ENJOY!!!

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Word has it that the Choc Boiz would be re-uniting and we're bound to get a tune from that; just as we anticipate this, check out this tune that came through some minutes ago - M.I, Jesse Jagz, Ice Prince and Loose Kaynon come through on this tune titled "Summer Time." | ENJOY!!!

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Fresh tune from Mavin Records' recording act, D’Prince, as he features Reekado Banks; this one is titled "Nonso" and it’s aimed at encouraging everyone out there passing through tough times to keep their head up, work hard, and eventually they will succeed in whatever they set themselves to achieve - listen up and share your thoughts on the Maleek Berry production. | ENJOY!!!

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Check out this offering from King Money Gang and Rapid Music's T-Twyne, as he clocks plus one; the underground rapper and music producer easily blends in sick Rap bars to Iyanya's leaked song, "Chineke Is Involved." Still clinging to same title, T-Twyne stylishly rapped about being blessed and heading to the top and he titles this, "The T-Mix"; listen up and share your thoughts. | ENJOY!!!

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Effyzzie Music Group presents the music video for "Temperature," which serves as the 5th single off Yemi Alade's critical and commercial successful debut album "King Of Queens"; the love preaching number features the track's producer, R&B singer, DiL. The visuals was shot in London and was directed by Ovie Etseyatse and co-directed by Taiye Aliyu; Yemi Alade decided to release the music video on the 13th of March to celebrate her birthday and launched a singing contest on Instagram where fans get to win an iPhone 6 and go on a dinner with the diva. | ENJOY!!!

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