POLICE ASSURES WATER-TIGHT SECURITY AT 2017 COSON WEEK

 

The Lagos State Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mr. A. A Mohammed has assured that security will be first class at all the 8 events of the 2017 COSON Week which begins in Lagos this Sunday, October 29. 

Mr. Mohammed who was speaking at COSON HOUSE in Ikeja when he met with the Chairman of Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON), Chief Tony Okoroji, emphatically stated that the Lagos Police Command is ready for the COSON Week, and that signals are being sent to the relevant police units to ensure that security is water-tight. 

FINAL NOMINEES OF THE COSON SONG AWARDS MADE PUBLIC

 

FINAL NOMINEES OF THE COSON SONG AWARDS MADE PUBLIC

 

As Nigerians hold their breath for the 2017 show of all shows, the COSON Song Awards, the nominees for the big award event which is the climax of the much talked about COSON Week 2017, has been released.

As the nation’s glitterati and paparazzi get ready with the most sizzling fashion to be on parade at the Balmoral Convention Centre, Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, on Sunday, November 5, 2017 to celebrate Nigeria’s best of the best, arrangements are being concluded for the COSON Song Awards ‘Red Carpet Fantastico’ to roll out at 5.00 pm. The COSON Song Awards is strictly, strictly and strictly, by a Passport like classified invitation.

Music fans across the world can participatein deciding the winners who will take home the bronze work called ‘Awoko” by voting for the nominee of their choice and texting the listed code numberof the song to 0818 060 8737. For instance, if your choice for Best Song in Melody is ‘Bank Alert’ by P-Square, you text SA11 to 0818 060 8737.If your choice for Best Song in Lyrics is ‘No Forget’ by Adekunle Gold, you text SA25 to 0818 060 8737.

The Nominees are as follows:-

BEST SONG IN MELODY (SA1)                                                           (CODE)

1.      Bank Alert – Psquare                                                                              (SA11)

2.      Made for you – Banky W                                                                       (SA12)

3.      Eleko–Mayorkun                                                                                   (SA13)

4.      Osinachi–Humblesmith                                                                          (SA14)

5.      Medicine – Timi Dakolo                                                                         (SA15)

2017 COSON WEEK EXPLODES WITH BUMPER EDITION OF ‘THE NIGERIAN MUSIC MACHINE’ – THE FULL GLOSS STUNNER

An important part of the events of the much advertised COSON Week 2017 which grips the nation from October 29 and climaxes on November 5 will be the publication of a new bumper edition of the Nigerian Music Machine, the full gloss magazine with never before seen photographs and text, tracking the highpoints of key aspects of the effervescent Nigerian music industry, the people, institutions and brands driving the industry. Thousands will get to read the magazine during the COSON Week and long after. 

The 2017 Nigerian Music Machine will be food for the eyes, a collectors’ item that will be read and read for many years. Every article is being written by a writer who knows his onions. The Nigerian Music Machine will provide records, information and entertainment not available anywhere else. It will be the authoritative reference material on the industry.

I AM VERY ANGRY AT THE ATTEMPT TO DISCREDIT THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY SUMMIT – CHIEF TONY OKOROJI

On the 17th and 18th of July. I attended the Creative Industry Summit held at the Expo Hall of Eko Hotel & Suites, Lagos. No one sent me a special invitation to the summit. I have always been interested in any serious conversation that can bring progress to the Nigerian creative sector. I therefore went to www.creativenigeria.org, the heavily advertised website of the summit, to register, cancelled previous engagements and attended the summit on both days and I was happy I did.

To the best of my knowledge, most of the stakeholders who thronged the venue on both days of the summit registered on line like me and no one who showed up was turned back. I was in no way involved in the organization of the summit neither was I listed as a speaker. I enjoyed listening to the recommendations made by speaker after speaker to addressing the nation’s challenges in developing a truly vibrant creative sector. Having organized similar events in the past, I could not but appreciate the effort made to put together such a successful event. At the end, I sought out Ms Taiwo Olukunle of Think Tank Media whom I was told developed the idea for the summit and executed it. I was meeting Ms Olukunle for the first time and I commended her for what I thought was a very professional job.