Though Nazzaro made sure to make it clear that this split was initiated by the singer and not the other way around.
Contrary to reports circulating on the internet, “she wasn’t dropped,” Nazzaro told Rolling Stone.
“We initiated for her to be released. It was a positive split for her. It’s giving her back creative control.” He says the exit “took a little while to figure out,” but has been final for “a month or so.”
According to Rolling Stone Tinashe is no longer listed on the label’s roster page on its website.
Tinashe publicly announced her RCA signing in a YouTube video in 2012. She released her major-label debut, Aquarius, in 2014.
That album included her breakout single “2 On,” which eventually earned a platinum certification.
Two years later, Tinashe put out the Nightride mixtape, and two years after that, she released the Joyride album, which included collaborations with both hip-hop stars (Future) and indie darlings (Little Dragon).
Tinashe in Baywatch video
However, as noted by Rolling Stone, the two sides have had rifts that have occasionally surfaced to the public over the course of their business connection.
In a 2016 Rolling Stone interview she cited “creative differences” with the company, and then (shortly afterwards) she says that their A&R department pushed her to write a song despite the fact that she couldn’t “get behind the lyrics.”
Despite those hiccups, Nazzaro says that the recent break-up was an amicable one, and that it was “a respectful separation on both sides.”
He added that “it was time to part ways,” and that they’re currently deciding if they need new partners.
We
must be seeing things. This can’t be right. Tongues-wagger songstress and
actress Vimbai Zimuto unblushingly walked on and ruined the romantic
ballad King Trevor Dongo’s date.
That
is so awkward, although it is in a romantic way.
We
mean, not an actual date, but like a scene in a romcom or music video.
So,
as you might have probably heard, the two Vimbai Zimuto and Trevor
released their duet on Valentine’s Day entitled ‘A Lil Bit More’.
The song is about two adults who have been BFFs since their salad days. They know each other’s habits, quirks and obsessions.
They have been there to see the good and bad in each other and have stuck with each other through thick and thin.
Now,
as all adults do, they have opened themselves to the world of romance and are
both dating, not each other but other people.
Unbeknownst by them or by the boy played by Trevor, there is a part of their friendship that they have never talked about.
Vimbai wants more than friendship. She wants Trevor, who by the way happens to be in a resplendent relationship with another girl.
Well,
something gotta give, as we all know that falling for your best friend is not
easy. You don’t know whether you should let him know or not because of
course, you wouldn’t want to risk losing the friendship.
At the same time, it’s also heartbreaking to see him and be near him almost every day because you just fall harder each time.
We understand your struggles, but there is also a fine line between a fairy tale and a waste of time.
That
being so, what did Vimbai then do?
Well,
she takes a chance when she sees Trevor and his girlfriend enjoying their
date and as nasty girls do, she walked over and steals the man in broad
daylight.
Hopefully,
the feeling is mutual.
The
video to the song was Directed by SAP (Studio Art Pictures) and stars
award-winning choreographer John Cole.
Part
of what we could say is it makes good TV.
Video
aside, there’s also that delicious, almost unbearable musical climax beneath
this song. The vocals blend and lyrics of obsession is near irresistible.
With all the attention going to Jah Prayzah and Winky D, arguably the country’s two top acts, Zim hip Hop artists also dropped some great body of work.
Four hip hop videos were released and seem to have set the tone for what looks to be an intresting musical year.
This was a clear
hint to artists that music lovers are no longer satisfied with a head-banging
or harmonically rich track only but the complementation of camera work.
Apart from the
genres of the chart topping duo (Winky D and Jah Prayzah) Zim hip hop artists
also begun this year on a high note.
Since
the beginning of this year a few local hip hop productions have been released
and they are all trailblazing.
The
energy levels with new artists in the game Probeatz and Union 5 are the best
hints of what’s ahead.
The
renowned beatboxers joined the rap gang as Probeatz released a well rounded
video of ‘Very Limited Edition’ and Union 5 also introduced himself with an
electrifying ‘Hona Magetsi’.
On
the other hand Takura never disappoints both with vocals and in the camera
frames of the elite director Aaron Mheta of AM Pictures.
Mr
Okay Okay set the pace as he unveiled ‘Noise’ a good tune on a trap beat.
The absurdity of
Gary Mapanzure and Hillzy ‘TV Room’ is deeper than you think.
The duo delivered
one of the best Valentines gifts in form of TV Room. The much awaited
collaboration met the expectations and had a good reception online.
As videos adds
value to a track- local directors are playing a pivotal role on upping the Zim
Hip Hop levels.
SimDoc, AM Director, Andy Cutta, Blaqs, Naxo films just to mention a few are doing a great work by showcasing a high level of creativity.
In the evolution of music, there was a time when this art used to be about real talent; encapsulating timbres, well-meaning lyrics, blood-tickling accompaniments.
Agonisingly, an open-handed goodbye to that trend.
Thanks to the advent of aggressive rock n’ roll, hip hop and whatever that 808-laden form of music we hear everywhere these days.
Any form of noise that can make a sound and has a sonic pattern is now music and is bopping, making mediocre artists into overnight stars.
The point here is, in a hugely biased world where music absorption is determined by who has bigger and louder fan camps, lesser known and little-celebrated mushrooming virtuosos’ game-changing creative contributions continues to go unnoticed or little attention is paid to them.
Blame it on the powerful music labels for making the professional musician landscape way too tight to make room only for a handful of artists who they feel deserve to be on the front lines.
Such a reflection is what we got when we were going through a batch of Valentine’s Day “ballad” releases that came to our radar.
Almost every artist that matters, romantically, released something, it was either a piece of music, video, snap or a statement.
Yes, that still counts as a release.
Neo-soul artist Adrian Tate aka Mr Ekeskuzu Me also threw his hat in the Valentine’s game with the release of his latest single “Murudo”
Quite possibly the sweetest and balmiest three minutes twenty-three seconds ever recorded for Valentine’s Day this year, the song comes with an appetitive video courtesy of Dir Dave.
To the uninitiated readers in the neo-soul world, this genre is all about punch-you-in-the-gut emotion, which is why it never really goes out of fashion.
From the pioneers in the face of D’Angelo, Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill, and Maxwell, it’s a timeless genre that’s gripped us for decades and continues to with the new-age phenomena such as Adrian Tate.
Adrian’s “Murudo” can best be described as “of ripienos talking and vocals tickling”.
Here the soft, hazy harmonies combine with heartfelt lyrics so utterly devoid of artifice or florid touches that they could melt already-melted ice cream.
At no point do you ever doubt that Adrian is the real deal; his saccharine vocals have the air of someone who has found himself inescapably in love.
As satiny as it gets, his voice is barely a velvety whisper at times, as he coaxes and cajoles us all into a wet mess.
And then there’s that titillating belle in the video… hot enough to sweat every men’s collar.
Valentines are about love and usually, you wouldn’t love a fast, abrupt uptempo song to make love to.
All that needed is a soft, soul, mushy tune that proclaims love from its crescendos, melodies and lyrics.
Well, a hat tip to us. This soulful ballad could become your new love-making cult gem that you can get boo’d up to.
If it happens that Gemma Griffiths lost her voice today, she can sure trade the microphone for a modelling career.
Not only is she on everyone’s’ lips right now, the singer is serving some bod goals too.
In the midst of all the attention following her blockbuster collaboration with Winky D on the song MuGarden, Gemma’s stock just rose over night.
In between playing with the python, rearranging Wink D’s dreadlocks, the Garden experience provided a picture perfect moment to capture her mouthwatering stunning body.
Taking to Instagram early morning today (15 Feb) the singer simply captioned the picture “I found the “MuGarden” ?.
Since perfect love only exists in fairy tales, let’s get classical or say let’s revisit a unique classical Greek myth, shall we?
Cupid, the god of desire, attraction and affection, the son of love goddess Venus and god of war Mars was a handsome-looking lad.
This fiery youth evolved to carry a bow and arrow with magical properties that, when shot through a lover’s heart, will bring their affection right to your doorstep, making him the perfect symbol for Valentine’s Day.
While this may just be a legend, we have an even better way to shoot straight to a lover’s heart or cure a broken one on this special day.
It is through music. Today, as love is in the air everywhere, the digital waves are saturated with scads of ballads being released as soundtracks to celebrate the phenomenal day of Valentine.
Earlier on, we shed a green light on the impeccable video by Jah Prayzah and Misred entitled Kunerima.
Now, we’re coming back to you with yet another roarer.
True to their word, Winky D and Gemma Griffiths have delivered on their promise and released their highly anticipated song and video, MuGarden.
Speaking of tapping into worlds beyond our intuition, while Jah Prayzah took us to what could probably be the 1960s, Winky D and Gemma snaffled us to the undated time of creation, a world that was only lived by the first couple that ever put its feet on mother earth – Adam and Eve.
Tailored by SOS Media Production, the video shows us the two having a perfect time in the middle of what appeared like an imaginary Garden of Eden.
We all know the story of Adam and Eve. It has been told repeatedly before in all the forms of good literature.
For one, it’s a story of a beautiful relationship that turned lethal after the two gave room to deception and betrayal.
For others, it’s a love story that played out the way it was supposed to, you may have heard.
Whatever the case was, Winky D and Gemma are recreating the narrative, giving it a new shape.
The duet is about wanting to preserve a perfect moment that may pass, but might at least be extended and treasured in memory.
It’s a plea, in a sense, for love unattained of course, but the body-moving, carefree approach leaves little doubt to the two’s sincerity.
The song finds them in full-on Cupid’s-arrow love-struck mode and if love is a drug, then they were on a heavy dose when they make Mugarden. Simply stated, plainly sung, no one can accuse the two of overdoing it.
Some songs are about being in love. This cannonball is a testimony to the awesome, world-shaking power of love itself. It may ring a little sentimental but what is the purpose of Valentine’s Day if not to get a little mushy?
For two singers who are approaching the peaks of musical achievement through astounding ambition and innovation, this restrained and simple love song shows just how talented each was beneath it all.
It is a fascinating experience to see Gemma, a fan of Winky D’s work, finally getting to collaborate with him.
A well-realised creative pairing, the two trade sensual verses with a smooth, tenderness in a treacly ballad that might just make you want to tap or hum along as well.
Notably, the lyrics are among some of Winky’s most nuanced and lovely to date. What could be more perfect for this holiday?
Could this duet be considered to be the gold standard against which all romantic standards are judged?
Watch the video and listen to the song, then you let us know what you think in the comments section below.
A pop career does not only requires a steady stream of catchy music, but a whole lot of visuals to go with it.
It works best if you can create something truly original, sure, but often pop music videos are a big old mashup of diverse images drawing on everything from modern art, fashion photography, history, cinema, and street culture.
Even then, it’s not guaranteed that the result will truly strike people and get them talking.
A carefully deployed movie-like recreation, though, is almost certainly sure to grab people’s attention (nostalgia sells), and pretty much everyone’s done it at this point.
As most of us seem to know by now, Jah Prayzah has been creating African classic film-esque and rom-com-ish videos, from the mediocre visuals of Sungano to the par excellence Dzamutsana oculars.
Apparently, the star continues to ascend with every release, despite a few missteps.
Well, it’s Valentine’s week and the Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe-bred virtuoso is back with another eye scorcher from his recent album Chitubu, for the world pleasure.
The new video, Kunerima, shot and directed by Vusa Blaqs stars the alluring and coquettish media personality Samantha “MisRed” Musa.
Lucky for us, at least after those cosy, intimate and cheek-to-cheek pictures of the two we won’t be running around telling that they are an item.
In the video the tantalising MisRed plays the role of Jah Prayzah’s love interest, a role she delivers immaculately.
Set in perhaps in the 1960s epoch, the creative pair profiles in vintage outfits and they look stunning in them, well enough to make all the pop stars of that era and their raunchy video vixen smirk.
With Misred playing all difficult to get despite Jah Prayzah’s relentless sincere proposals, Kunerima is the mushy definition of a love song that becomes all the more powerful for it.
It has all the trappings of a by-the-numbers hopeless romantic ballad: the swooning, arpeggiated opening, a crescendo upbeat accompaniment, and lyrics whose blatant emotional manipulation ought to fall right apart under scrutiny.
“Dzinderandasimandicharidiridzirarichatumbukirakuvariye (hope we get it right)/sango remasangotichayambukadzivatichiteverashiridziye”
There’s real, undeniable hunger in JP’s luminous and robust vocal, the push and pull of the registers is subtler than expected, and the words reveal layers where true fidelity fights to overcome lingering despair.
For all that could be said, Kunerima is lullaby-simple in its structure. JP has again managed to woo us over with his creative input, echoing the way that when love feels right, it’s somewhere between a no-brainer and a miracle.
If there’s anyone out there whose heart doesn’t melt just a little when they watch this video, we’ll eat our hat.
The world seems to agree: the song has 180k and counting views on YouTube by the time of this publication.
By the way, we never imagined the 1960s this beautiful. Thanks to Jah, Misred and whoever was behind this video for the visual flashback. Where does that leave us as, time-watchers? That’s a case for another day.
Watch the video below and share with us what you think about it.
Jah Signal has made some revelations that there are powerful people in the music industry who are out to get him.
The musician was responding to an article published by Hmetro on Wednesday February 13.
In the article headlined ‘Jah Signal Beds 15 Women in 6 Months’ Signal’s ex wife alleges that the dancehall singer bedded 14 other women when they were still married.
The ex-wife identified as Presh also accused the musician of infecting her with an STI.
Jah signal denied the allegations.
In an Instagram post he said there were industry gurus against his growth who are out to get him.
“We as a brand are going through a growth process and we are entering into a new dimension of penetrating other avenues of business and we understand that there are influential people in the upper echelons of the industry that are gunning to “Kudira Jecha” into our growth plan by smearing dirt onto the Jah Signal brand,” he wrote.
He however did not elaborate but went on to say that he is “an advocate and works with his Jah Signal Foundation to raise awareness about the stigma, treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS and the image of Jah Signal bedding over a dozen women goes against our brand core values.”
He said the story that he bedded multiple sexual partners is malicious.
“We categorically refute claims peddled in the H-Metro on the basis the claims and story is unfounded, untrue and has malicious intent to damage the integrity and growth of the Jah Signal and Swaah Family brand.”
He says his focus is now on bringing new music and the preparations for his UK tour in April 2019.
They are singers, models, socialites, Fashion designers and bussinesswomen commanding attention wherever they set foot and body.
These women dominate our social media newsfeeds, they have set and broken trends and have everyone following them.
As we celebrate the amazing women Great Zimbabwe is blessed with, we introduce our inaugural Zimbuzz Zimbabwe’s Sexiest Top 15.
As an Entertainment, Fashion and Celebrity blog, Zimbuzz set up a panel of industry experts who included photographers, fashion designers, journalists, fashion bloggers, social media junkies and random people to come up with 15 of Zimbabwe’s sexiest women.
The judges submitted their top 5 and the votes were tallied to come up with the 15.
Our second edition will be decided by public vote and details will be availed later during the year.
Zimbuzz Zim's Sexiest Top 15 for 2019As a blog, Zimbuzz come up with a panel of judges that included photographers, fashion designers, journalists, fashion bloggers, social media junkies and random people. Each panel member then came up with their top 5 which was tallied to come up with the 15. However starting next year the choice will be made via a public vote
The reigning Zim Hip Hop Best Female artist Natasha Muz has released her first single of 2019.
She shows off her singing abilities which were visible even in her previous rap songs.
Zvenharo is a pop song laced on a RnB/Dancehall fused beat, On first listen you get the anticipation that she is going to switch over to her husky energetic raps.
That didn’t come, she sings throughout the entire three and a half minutes with such versatility of a veteran.
But we are not too surprised because a closer listen to her 2018 breakout song Handizi Tsaga point to a vocally gifted artist.
She seem to have found good chemistry at No Limits Entertainment the producers of her first hit song whom she has trusted once more with the 2019 jam.
The song which dropped February 12, two days shy of the red-hearted ‘holiday’ for lovers known as Valentine’s explores the love subject where the other part is putting effort while the other is almost passive.
In the song Natasha sings for the neglected lover, demands to be loved, laments about mistreatment all in one sad but beautiful piece of music.
February is jamming with new releases with others set to drop on the 14th but the early releases have been nothing but good music…I think we gonna have a good year.
