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Tiwa Savage has finally made her debut feature on Apple Music’s Beats 1 Radio, hosted by Hot 97’s radio presenter, Ebro.

In the interview which will go live later today in New York, the Mavin queen proudly noted that she is Africa’s most popular female artiste.

Recall that earlier on today, Davido’s interview with Ebro went live and he talked about his music and why he calls his genre ‘Afrofusion’, and not the popular Afrobeats. You can read up the interesting expository chat here .

Now, Tiwa Savage takes American listeners into her world of African music, but first, she corrects Ebro when he described her as the ‘most popular artiste on the continent of Africa .’

“Popular female ,” she set the records straight and then laughed. “ This sounds like I’m cocky. ”

However, Ebro noted that she works hard, hence is deserving of that massive crown. “Definitely. I work hard ,” Ms Savage agreed.

Ebro said Beats 1 Radio is bringing her to the world and would be promoting her records. “That’s what we are trying to do here,” Ebro said, adding, “We are trying to bring artistes to the world .”

“I feel like a superstar, ” the excited Mavin artiste revealed.

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Laughter really may be the best medicine. It provides a vigorous workout to tighten your stomach and strengthen your heart, and regular laughing may boost your immune system. Leading a busy, serious life, however, can make laughing more the exception than the rule. If you want to live a happy, healthy, joy-filled life, you need to learn to laugh. Read below the jump to learn to make laughter part of your life or get more specific advice by checking out the sections listed above.
Part 1
Finding Humor

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Smile more. Studies have shown that people laugh harder while holding a straw in their teeth, rather than holding a straw in their lips. This is because your body responds subconsciously to the sensation of smiling and assumes laughter will come. If you're ready to start laughing more, smiling more will trick your body into it.[1]
Many people's resting face is a kind of scowl. Train yourself to smile as you're working, jogging, and even while you're concentrating reading a book. Make a nice smile your go-to face.
As you're walking to work or to the bus, make a point of smiling at each stranger you pass on your way. It's a good way to practice and get ready for laughing, and it's also polite.
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Surround yourself with people who make you laugh. You're all ready for a fun night with friends and your college roommate's high school friend decides to start complaining about work. If you're feeling down in the dumps and having trouble learning to laugh, it'll be worse if you're surrounding yourself with "Debbie Downers." Instead of socializing with people who bring you down, hang out with your friends that are always cutting up and making you laugh.
Take control of bad group conversations. If you're in a group of complainers, change the subject. If everyone's talking about things they don't like, talk about things you do like. People tend to spiral and follow suit, so one person can bring the collective laughter down several notches. Bring it back up by asking a silly question or telling a light-hearted story.
You don't have to dump unfunny friends, but make a point of seeking out new friends who make you laugh and who are ready to laugh. When you're around them, you'll be ready to laugh too.
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Watch funny movies and TV programs. Even if your taste runs more to drama or horror, take a break from your usual habits and watch something with Will Ferrell in it. Find the things that make you laugh the hardest and check spend time laughing instead of thinking hard about a plot or being depressed by a documentary.
If modern comedies don't do it for you, check out the Jokers of yore. Watch Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor cut up together, or check out one of Mel Brooks' parodies. Go back even farther and check out I Love Lucy, the Marx Brothers, Abbott & Costello, and Buster Keaton to get some sense of the grandparents of comedy.
It doesn't matter how old you are: Tom & Jerry is funny. Pour a bowl of sugary cereal and recreate the Saturday mornings of childhood.
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Switch off the news. It's harder to laugh if you start every day by listening to a catalogue of atrocities and economic disparity on NPR. Instead, download comedy podcasts or listen to humorous radio programs and get your news fix by reading the paper later in the day.
If you still want a dose of the news but leavened by some humor, checking out the Jon Stewart can keep you (almost) just as informed, but also in a much lighter way.
If you're a newspaper addict, start with the funnies and the human interest stories before you get too deep into the depressing stuff. Switch back and forth to keep your mood light. Don't overdose on darkness.

Part 2
Learning to Relax

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Laugh at yourself. Learning to laugh at yourself is one of the biggest differences between happy people and depressed people. If you can turn awkward moments, mistakes, and shortcomings as opportunities for a good laugh at your own expense, those things will hold less sway over you.[2]
Laughing at yourself helps to distinguish between "who you are" and "what you do." Everyone mucks up at some point, and it doesn't have to define you as a person. Laughing at yourself communicates to both you and the people around you that it's no big deal.
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Don't worry about the sound of your laugh. Everyone's laugh is unique, so as long as yours is polite and the source of legitimate joy, you don't need to worry about having an "ugly" laugh. There's no such thing.
If you're uptight about laughing and constantly worried what people will think of you, it's hard to really let go and have fun. If you're hanging out with the kind of people who make fun of someone for laughing, find new friends.
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Take your time. You're probably a busy person, but learning to take time out for yourself and spend time just being yourself will lighten your mood significantly and keep you calm and ready to laugh. Ambition and work are good things, but in moderation, so learn to temper your goal-making and your competitiveness with a willingness to laugh at yourself and enjoy your life.
Make sure you do something you enjoy each day. Unwind by playing a record and smiling to yourself, having your favorite drink. Keep control of your mood.

Part 3
Practicing Laughter

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Force a few chuckles. When you're alone at your house, or when you're driving to work, try laughing a few times as realistically as you can. Often, your body needs a kind of jump start to get in the mood for laughter. Even if you don't find something particularly funny to laugh at, just making yourself laugh can get you started on a healthy giggling fit.
Start with three short "ha" sounds and do several sets of forced laughs to get started with. You'll be surprised at how quickly forced laughs can turn into legitimate ones.
Think of something you found funny in the past and laughed at. Recall it during your laugh session to help stimulate the laughs.
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Pay attention to the physical sensations of laughter. Regular laughing may boost your immune system, oxygenate your blood, tighten your stomach muscles, and release healthy chemicals in your brain that boost your mood. When you laugh, put your hand on your diaphragm and feel it. When you practice laughter in the future, make sure you can feel it deep in your body.
Treating laughter as an exercise will keep your funny muscles strong. Practice laughing with a wide grin and a deep belly chuckle. You'll feel better afterward.
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Commit to laughter. If you decide that you're going to laugh more, make yourself laugh at least once every day. Practice sets of laughing on your way to work, or after you get home and you want to unwind a bit.
At work, schedule regular laugh breaks. Better than a cigarette, take fifteen minutes to cue up a funny YouTube video and have a healthy chuckle to keep yourself productive and relaxed.[3]
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Try laughter yoga. If you find it hard to stimulate laughter when you're all alone, many cities have "laughter yoga" groups, with a guided laughter practice. Like regular yoga, laughter yoga is guided by trained professionals who can help get you chuckling as if it were an exercise routine. While it may seem silly to laugh in a big group of strangers, many people attest to its health benefits and the effect of laughter yoga on mood.[4]

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Have your own sense of humor too. Make your own joke- something that is truly funny to you.
Although the best laugh is generally from a person, it is helpful to go online and search for funny quotes, jokes, pictures, stories, etc.
A lot of people don't like their laugh because of the way they look while laughing and not because of the actual sound. If this is the case, don't forget that you can just put your hands up to your mouth when you laugh.
Make sure that the way you laugh is acceptable to others by looking around while you laugh. (If so, good. If not, work on it.)
Make funny faces in the mirror that will make you smile and eventually laugh.
Say a funny joke.
Think of some happy or funny memories. Doing this will make it easier to conjure up a laugh.
Visualize ridiculously crazy pictures or events. For example, consider a rat chasing a bull.

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YES TECHNO P5

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theEYe21:
Being a born again means being a changed person, transformed person with a renewed mind, replacing old bad habits with new good habits. So you can be a born again both ways, whether you're a Christian or not.Born again is a terminology used for religion or Christianity while the general term is being a renewed or a transformed person

ok. but i'm talking about born again in the christian view

theEYe21:
Yes! You can be a Christian without being born again, and you can also be a born again without being a Christian. My definition of being born again is having integrity, being transformed by the renewing of your mind, proving what is good, acceptable and perfect.

I don't really get it, can you please explain more

PEOPLE MISUNDERSTAND THINGS A LOT, MAKING ONE CONFUSE,
SO I JUST WANTED TO KNOW. CAN YOU BE A CHRISTIAN WITHOUT BEING THE BORN AGAIN ?

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Our music industry has taken our image, stumbling along, improvising, and just doing enough to stay relevant, despite the lack of the basics. We still lack cohesive licensing and publishing, giving away music for free, and depending on limited sources of income. That’s why we don’t have true record labels in Nigeria. We are settling for a peculiar version of the music business, and plodding along with whatever comes our way.

This year has been no different, with the conversations on the need to restructure the industry being bellowed from stages and mics at conferences, symposiums, music workshops, seminars and social media. No day goes by on Nigerian Twitter without these topics raised.

On the creative end, we have seen a great number of singles pumped into the mixed zone, and promoted. The turnover on music websites ‘new music’ and ‘new video’ categories are astronomical. There have been new shots, old shots, upshots, and failed shots. Everyone, and anyone, is currently working their way through their next music release. But we have only had 9 mainstream albums.

Pulse Music scratches the underbelly of Nigeria music industry, digging deep into the first half of the year, and coming out with five key observations from the duration. See them below.

No True Nationwide Hit Single

As earlier said (or written), the year has had singles thrown into the country from every corner. From the heavyweights such as D’banj, Don Jazzy and his muses, to the emerging acts of the game such as ES Plus, and Sammy Davids. But there has been no true hit single.

Pulse Music last week released a comprehensive list of the hottest songs of the year so far, and trust me, none of them has achieved nationwide penetration and victory at the charts and playlists. We have had many who picked up steam, but failed to run with the title.

Why? A number of factors are responsible. Promotion has become more expensive just at the dollar has appreciated against the Naira. There is less available funding for projects, with many tight budgets being handed to executors and pluggers to run with the music. The quality of the music is still present, but we just need more exposure given to the work.


African Pop Music is going global

When the first file of Drake adding a bar on Wizkid’s ‘Ojuelegba’ was released last year, everyone went bonkers. Here is the biggest pop superstar of the world, rocking to an indigenous pop song from Nigeria and hopping on a verse. That move has become the catalyst for something bigger, speeding up the recognition of the abundant genres of music that has become the lifeblood of this continent, and exporting these sounds.

Wizkid will later star with Drake on ‘One Dance’, a song that is currently leading the US and UK Billboard Hot 100 chart. The spillover of these moves has seen Sony Music Entertainment sign Nigeria’s Davido, East African Bongo Flava star, Alikiba, and Ghana’s first Afro-electric dance musician, Okunta Kinte. Ayo Jay has been given a deal by RCA Records, and Tiwa Savage just got an international management deal with Jay Z’s Roc Nation.

African music is currently blowing up outside the continent, and Wizkid is leading the charge, as he has recorded with Swizz Beatz and many more.

No New Breakout Star

This year has also lacked a standout emerging star. You can point to the past five years to point out a class of top performers that have made the cross from underground to big stars, with a hit single. But this year which has been near-abysmal for many established artistes, has been worse for the hopefuls. 2015 gave Nigeria Kiss Daniel and YCee. 2016, er, has given us, er, no one. Not one star has been found so far from our teeming population of musicians.

Hip-Hop Keeps Depreciating

Every rapper in the country that has tasted mainstream success, and known the highs and trappings of commercialization of art, is no longer a rapper. They are all searching for that pop record. Every year, as our music descends further into the black hole of pop music, we have had many acts adapt to theb trend and stay relevant. This has affected the growth of many other genres, who have lost purist acts to the lure and lucre of pop music.

Hip-hop has been the worst hit, with many decamping to the pop style for a hit record. Vector has been trying out a balancing act to little effect. M.I Abaga still lacks a hit song, but Olamide and Phyno are killing it. The duo who are regarded as the best acts in the genre, came together for a collaboration that gave Nigeria ‘Fada Fada’, an urban Highlife single with no sliver of rap attached.

Experts predict that this will only get worse, as subgenre listenership drops and pop music keeps up its expansion with each new release.

The Legal Route Has Become Embraced For Dispute Resolution

When Shizzi took his case against Tunde Ednut to his lawyers, few might have seen it as a lone act of escalation in the music industry. They weren’t wrong to think this way. For too long, disputes in the music industry have been too reliant on social media for a resolution. And although, that has not changed, the legal route has been pursued many times this year. DJ Zeez will have to refund HF Records over N22 million. Skales and his ex-manager Osagie Osarenkhoe had to be held in Police custody by Baseline Music. Runtown had to fight through injunctions in two continents to get to a settlement with his boss at Ericmany Entertainment.

Sometimes, a visit to the bookstore can turn into one anxiety-filled fest (yes, I’m speaking from personal experience). So many books to choose from—so little time to read! And how do you even know if you’ll like the story? Well, here’s a quick hack: Pick out a book that served as the basis for one of your favorite movies. Why: You’ll already be familiar with the characters and the plot, but you’ll have a new chance to see if fleshed out in its poetic ~literary~ form. Of course, we all know Harry Potter and Twilight fall into this camp, but here are 12 movies you might not know were based on amazing books.

1. Clueless = Emma by Jane Austen
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While Cher Horowitz was probz too popular to find time to read Jane Austen, the author’s 1815 classic novel, Emma, sets the framework for the cult favorite movie. Cher is basically an updated Emma in an Alaïa dress. Get it here.

2. He’s Just Not That Into You = He’s Just Not That Into You by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo

2009’s rom-com He’s Just Not That Into You packed an all-star cast: Jennifer Aniston, Bradley Cooper, Ginnifer Goodwin. And while the movie told a fictional story about a bunch of couples, it’s actually based on a self-help book. It’s full of timeless, tough-love advice, and it’s perfect for anyone playing the field. Get it here.

3. She’s The Man = Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
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Amanda Bynes’ 2006 comedy might be amazing (it’s brilliant, shhh!), but William Shakespeare penned the plot in 1623 with his play Twelfth Night. The movie, obviously, is a modern update, but it gives lots of nods to Shakespeare’s original. Sebastian, Duke, Olivia, and Viola are all character names in both the movie and play. Get it here.

4. Carol = The Price Of Salt by Patricia Highsmith

The Cate Blanchett-Rooney Mara romantic drama Carol was an Oscar favorite in 2015. It’s based on a revolutionary 1952 novel, which author Patricia Highsmith originally published under a pseudonym. Get it here.

5. Slumdog Millionaire = Q & A by Vikas Swarup
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If you haven’t seen Slumdog Millionaire, please remedy that ASAP. The Oscar-winning movie tells the life story of a teen from Mumbai, and it’s riveting stuff. The novel it’s based off of, Q & A, is equally a can’t miss, as it delves further into the main character’s rise from the slums to game show TV star. Get it here.

6. The Imitation Game = Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges

A biography about the “founder of computer science” might not sound *exciting* off the bat, but Alan Turing was truly fascinating: In his short life, he helped fight the Nazis, laid the groundwork for modern computers and artificial intelligence, and struggled as a gay man in a homophobic world. His story inspired the powerful movie The Imitation Game, and the book delves even deeper into the fascinating life of Turing. Get it here.

7. Mean Girls = Queen Bees And Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman
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If only Cady Heron had a copy of this book while navigating high school. The 2009 non-fiction book Queen Bees And Wannabes explores the clique-filled world of high school and gives tips on how girls can survive “the jungle” and their own personal Regina George. Get it here.

8. Mrs. Doubtfire = Alias Madame Doubtfire by Anne Fine

Robin Williams’ classic cross-dressing comedy is actually based on an English novel from 1987. The movie will help you imagine the perfect Mrs. Doubtfire while reading. Get it here.

9. Jaws = Jaws: A Novel by Peter Benchley
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The timeless shark story Jaws started as a thrilling book of the same name by Peter Benchley. Published in 1974, Benchley spent lots of time researching real-life shark data while writing the story. Feel free to play the movie’s soundtrack while your read to *enhance* the experience. Get it here.

10. How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days = How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days: The Universal Don’ts of Dating by Michele Alexander and Jeannie Long

The winning Kate Hudson romcom How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days actually began as a how-to dating book. Similar to the movie’s plot, authors Michele Alexander and Jeannie Long dispel their advice on what not to do within the first 10 days of dating a guy. I’d like to pick up a copy just to see if “don’t buy a love fern” is included. Get it here.

11. Pitch Perfect = Pitch Perfect: The Quest For Collegiate A Cappella Glory by Mickey Rapkin
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The idea for the aca-awesome movie came from journalist Mickey Rapkin’s non-fiction book exploring the world of college a capella. The book provides more of the history behind a capella groups (Gregorian chants, anyone?) and focuses on three real college groups competing for glory. Get it here.

12. 10 Things I Hate About You = Taming Of The Shrew by William Shakespeare

The plot for the iconic ’90s movie—starring Julia Stiles and a hunky Heath Ledger—was penned in the late 1500’s by one Williams Shakespeare. Stiles, naturally, serves as the “shrew” in the modern update. Read Willy’s play to see the original inspiration in all it’s iambic pentameter glory. Get it here.