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Pop Essentials: Zyle Ft Henny C - I'm In Love   This week on Pop Essentials we have Zyle with a sentimental and heartfelt groovy ballad: I'm In Love. The chorus is soothing and bursts into love with a charming and enchanting beat that makes a love expressed feel euphoric. It was listed #5 on the Best Songs of 2022 (Jan to June) as he drops bars about how much he's in love and sounds so elegant and assured about his declarations.  Released as a non-album single the song serves massive energy and you can't help but sing along as it has a memorable touch to it and is a playlist essential. This is one song that'll make you want to fall in love immediately that's how deep it is. Who needs February 14th when everyday you can sing this song?  .                Official Artwork. Official Audio Do Check It.. Avenue Music. Only Good Music.

Entertainment Avenue: Fate The Winx Saga Season 1 Recap  When the world discovered the Winx girls are coming to life everyone went crazy as they've always wanted a live action of the series. Netflix is the platform and Brian Young Serves as the show runner.  A different spin was added to the live action with many controversial changes that led to fans protesting online. With the casting of Elisha Applebaum a white woman portraying an Asian character to Elliott Salt who was seen as Flora's replacement.  A lot of fans were on the fence but decided to give the show a chance and while many warmed up to it and gave it positive reviews some felt it didn't have the Winx factor, it didn't meet the required expectations with the fashion and darker tones but honestly Winx Club Season 1 -4 were really dark and very mature. They had so much depth. With 6 episodes the show started off on a slow pace and started picking up. Conflict among friends, love tria...

Avenue Music: Kaydo - I Riot Kaydo is an impressive rapper who's been doing so well on the digital platforms such as Spotify with his music, this week we check out his recent single: I Riot which is more of a rebellious take with an aggressive beat accompanied by massive confidence of his ready to riot energy. It offers a fun time of getting in trouble for a good cause. He flows into the song with ease and gives you some old school vibes. Do Check It.  Official Audio Link Avenue Music. Only Good Music .

Pop Essentials: Fifth Harmony - That's My Girl   PhotoCred: Fifth Harmony On Facebook. This week on Pop Essentials we have That's My Girl By Fifth Harmony taken from their sophomore studio album 7/27 which served as the third and final single.  Praised by critics and fans for its empowering feel and the upbeat stomps, horns and sizzles the song carries as it shapeshifts to a bursting chorus. Lauren sings " You've been down before, you got up before, you'll be good to go, good to go" offering assurance on the bridge. It's a feel good song full of soul, energy and it pops out!! Highly essential on one's playlist and what's women's month without a girl power anthem? They also have insane remixes that are a pleasant surprise. Do enjoy. .                Official Artwork. Official Visual Official Remixes Avenue Music. Only Good Music .

Entertainment Avenue: Shows That Shouldn't Have Been Cancelled   This week on Entertainment Avenue we talk about the shows that didn't deserve the big boot.  1. Dynasty On The CW Starring: Grant Show. Sam Adegoke. Elizabeth Gillies. Elaine Hendrix It's such a good show, smart,witty and brilliant writing that you can't help but appreciate. Yes Season 1 is the blueprint but this show deserved so much more. It's a guilty pleasure we enjoyed. 5 seasons isn't enough. The Carrington & Colby drama is something we are going to miss. As for Fallon & Liam? True romance, lighting up our screens. We hope someone somewhere out there will revive this show because it was just getting more and more interesting. Official Trailer   2. Durban Gen Starring: Nyaniso N Dzedze. Nelisiwe Sibiya. Mike Dlangamandla.  It was highly anticipated and premiered to massive reception but overtime fans and critics started questioning the storylines as they seemed ...

Avenue Music: Piano Hour by Reya Ray  As promised it's finally here in celebration of his acclaimed single Ngwana Mopulana . Piano Hour serves lengthy bops that satisfy the dancefloor moves and good time vibes. Most of the tracks are with frequent collaborators such as Keen9 & Tash Malikk. Our favorite song is Kedibone  featuring KB Master, Thati T, Lesyara Lesco. TpeeAs & Tash Malikk.   it's one you can't help but immediately fall in love with. It carries the right arrangement and settles you in for a good time, every artist gets a chance to stand out and blend well with others. Stunning word play and beautiful pacing.  Bula Hennessy  is amapiano gold. Reya Ray flows like he's in familiar territory. His versatility as an artist actually shines. It's commercial and like a glass of champagne it's just lush.  Di Putso  on this one you're taken on a journey with a soothing instrumentation that's eargasm at its best. Reya gets sent...

Avenue Music: FLO - Summertime British Girl Group FLO are still on a blazing trail. Summertime taken from their debut EP is accompanied by a fun visual that shows the girls serving vlogger vibes as they take us on a jam packed journey. They've also been doing well on the charts and word on the street is that they have brought R&B back!!!  It's a refreshing visual and song is solid good as it offers nostalgic flavor and a memorable tone of vocal excellence that's so much fun. They recently performed their hits on Vevo DSCVR.  Official Visual Only Good Music. Avenue Music. 

Avenue Music: T Dawg's Sophomore; Phara (Review) T Dawg released his second studio album Phara which he teased during the beginning of the year till its release. Doing well on the charts such as Spotify and receiving impressive reception from peers and listeners, it's a promising offering. Will it be a step from his debut which packs a massive punch and if you haven't listened to it. We suggest you do, available on all streaming platforms.  The title track is quite something else, has a hard hitting groovy beat as T Dawg addresses critics and acknowledges him. Ear friendly arrangement while carrying this classic tone to it.  Facts has a jazzy arrangement to it. It's sounds more fun and colourful, with him switching and showing impressive vocal delivery. This is one of the Standout tracks.  Ntwe Boyima is another pleasant surprise, still carrying the dark atmosphere, T Dawg goes on about struggles in life on the trippy beat. Which gives you that dazed effec...

Star Of The Month: Young Naughty ZA Welcome to Mzansi Avenue. This month, yes women's month, we have the sensational and inspiring Young Naughty ZA who makes music with meaning and wants to remain true to sound and writing. Here's what went down.  McKing: Welcome to Mzansi Avenue, thank you for joining us. How are you? Young Naughty ZA: I'm fine thanks and you? McKing: I'm good thanks. Who is Young Naughty ZA and when did his love for music start? Young Naughty: Young Naughty ZA is an upcoming rapper from Mpumalanga(Bushbuckridge) whose real  name is Naughty True Malope. I  fell in love with music since September 2016 to this day. I am still into it,I'd say I am married to the music game. McKing: Wow, How would you best describe your sound? Young Naughty ZA: I believe my sound is unique compared to all the music I've listened to. It contains all the  different kinds of moods, it's vibey, sad, awake and motivational.  Mcking: Tha...

Entertainment Avenue: Blood & Water Season 2 (Review. The Late Edition) It follows the story of a young woman who uncovers are powerful secret about what happened to her sister and it's stepping in dangerous waters because she can smell the blood as Puleng has to swim with the sharks with her confidant Wade. The first season was acclaimed and award winning. Season 2 picks up where Season 1 left off and Puleng is still determined to uncover the truth no matter what it takes.  We also get to learn more about Reece and my my my was I surprised to see her as a brunette. It gave her a more warm feel while the blonde served bad girl energy but the new color actually expressed her further. She's a survivor among rich friends even though she could end up arrested. Her storyline is just getting started and we cannot wait for the turnout.  I felt Fikile was emotionally active. She's one character who you don't wanna see sad. Her new love interest offered her an es...

Avenue Music: Gift Of Africa - Living Waters Here's one thee most hard working DJs and producers. Gift Of Africa keeps serving project after project to international acclaim. From strong performances on platforms such as Shazam, Spotify and more you can tell he's making music no one wants to miss out on. Living Waters is a 3 track project that gives you his very best. Let's get to it.  Algorithm is club magic. It's a beatboxing refreshment with popping melody that tones into a dance atmosphere.  Cascade  follows the same nature of being a more upmarket sound. It serves dine, get together and chill vibes. Stay has to be my favorite, at first play I immediately fell in love with it. It's got this feel good touch to it, you can get thinking that this must be a love song before the slightly distorted vocals jump in.  These songs have minimal to no vocal assistance but still are powerful enough to work your emotions and get you in zone. That's good musi...

 Miss South Africa 2022 The long awaited Miss SA 2022 finally took place on the 13th of August 2022. Everyone surely had their favourite and peculated on who would be the next Miss SA 2022. It seemed like a very close call when it got to the top 5 and their manner of answering questions was remarkable. Others were cheering for Ayanda, others were cheering for Lebogang Mahlangu, basically everyone had their own personal favourite.  As beautiful and talented as all these ladies were, it came down to Ayanda, Lebogang and Ndavi in the top 3. Lebogang Mahlangu became the second runner-up, with Ayanda Thabethe being the first runner-up. Ndavi Nokeri became Mzansi's new crowned Miss South Africa 2022. Our new Miss SA 2022 is a 23 year old lady from Limpopo, Tzaneen, taking over from Lalela Mswane from KZN.  The 23-year old has a BCom Investment Management degree from the University of Pretoria and is currently working for an asset management firm.  Congratulations To our ne...

Avenue Music: Emails I Can't Send by Sabrina Carpenter   July 15, Sabrina Carpenter released her long awaited 5th studio album which contains the singles: Skinny Dipping. Fast Times & Because I Liked a Boy. Different arrangements, mood and laid-back tones, sexy/sultry electric and records that make you wanna head to the country and breath in the fresh air and bask in the sun not forgetting the dark moments addressed on here. Let's get to it. Fast Times was listed at #2 on the best songs of 2022 so far...by us of course. It's such a charming record, memorable and elegant. James Bond this is your new theme song.  Because I Liked a Boy serves as the third single. With an arrangement that is different and grows on you as she sings her heart out about a love triangle she got bullied for, goes back to speculation that she's the blonde girl Olivia Rodrigo mentions on the first verse and this sparked an online wildfire when Carpenter released Skin which was ...

Avenue Music: Boys World - So What?  PhotoCred: BOYS WORLD On Facebook 11 months after the release romance retro kissed cut Something In The Water  these girls with the vocals are charged with energy and sass on their brand new hit So What . It's pop, has tones of what sounds like dancehall and Hip Hop vibes, blending so well with their voices. It's a stunning comeback filled with confidence, groovy sounds and a song that'll be played more often. It has a Summer Feel to it and we're gonna have fun. We give it a 5/5 And if you're into choreography and fresh fashion, colourful bright hair then this visual will sure inspire the fun and creative in you. Check it. Official Video Only Good Music. Avenue Music. 

Faith Avenue With Oladele Tobiloba Emmanuel We touch on God's will and understanding it. Here's more insight.  THURSDAY, JULY 28TH, 2022. DIVINE CONNECTION DAILY DEVOTIONAL BY OLADELE T•E THEME: DON'T LIVE CARELESSLY! TEXT: [MSB] EPHESIANS 5:17 Don't live carelessly, unthinkingly. Make sure you understand what the Master wants. Living a well pleasing life as a Christ believer is simply choosing not to live carelessly. To live a well pleasing life, there's something that you need to understand and that's what the Lord wants. Necessity is laid upon you as a Christ believer to understand what the Lord wants and then live according to what He wants. How do you know what the Lord wants? It's simply His will and since the will of God is the Word of God, then it's very easy to know that what you ought to understand to live a life that's well pleasing to the Lord is His will. Your struggle to live a life that's well pleasing to the Lord will ...

Faith Avenue with Oladele Tobiloba Emmanuel. A happy and blessed Tuesday to all. Thank you for joining us. Today we touch on God's promises over our lives and how he can never fail us. Here's your daily slice of faith served always fresh.  TUESDAY, JULY 26TH, 2022. DIVINE CONNECTION DAILY DEVOTIONAL BY OLADELE T•E THEME: THE APPOINTED TIME OF FULFILMENT! TEXT: [NKJV] GENESIS 18:14 Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son." For every promise made, there's an appointment time of fulfilment allotted to them. When God sends a word of promise to a man, there's an appointment time for that promise to be fulfilled. God has appointed a time for the fulfilment of His promises for your life and at that time He has appointed, He'll definitely do what He has promised to do. For an appointment time of fulfilment to be allotted, one's wholehearted trust must be in ...

Avenue Music: Keen9 This week we have Keen9 who's best known for his collaborative work with Reya Ray & his distinct style. We had a little chat with a nice game to top things off. McKing:What are you currently working on and what can we expect? Keen9: The past few weeks of June we had a camp Me, TashMalikk and Reya Ray working new bacadi vibes n' piano....we're in the process, we created (one) afro pop mapiano vibe song which Tash plans to drop sometime soon. McKing: Looking forward to it. And what did you learn from that camp? Anything new you discovered about yourself and your artistry? Keen9: Non' I can say about myself , well as for the artistry ofcourse everytime you work with other artists there are always lessons and growth out of it. I'd say I've grown in that regard. McKing: That's awesome. You recently released a record; The Stars are Out... What inspired it? Keen9:Oh yes 😄, in actuality its Metsi's song featur...

Avenue Music: Time For You by King Driez. Eric Jr & Jay Cracker After Livin' Good and getting all turnt up. Now they're in their feelings on this R&B Hip Hop offering, it's dark in tone and serves insight into a relationship. Another one produced by Black 12. While it sounds like an album track, it works well by adding a flavor that's not always the serve, usually when Hip Hop artists get together they rap/sing about other stuff like money and spending it. This one balances Livin' Good . Giving us something to express emotion to.  .                  Official Artwork. Official Audio Only Good Music. Avenue Music. 

Faith Avenue with Oladele Tobiloba Emmanuel: Acting On The Word Of God.  A blessed Sunday and another fresh serve of faith. Highly essential.  SUNDAY, JULY 24TH, 2022. DIVINE CONNECTION DAILY DEVOTIONAL BY OLADELE T•E THEME: ACT ON THE WORD! TEXT: [MSB] JAMES 1:22 Don't fool yourself into thinking that you are a listener when you are anything but, letting the Word go in one ear and out the other. Act on what you hear! Acting on the Word of God is one of the responsibilities of every Christ believer because as much as hearing the Word is important, acting on the Word is very much important. Hearing the Word of God is an act of building up the faith that would influence the confidence to take steps or work on what has been heard to get an evident transforming supernatural result. The things that God will do in and through you can only start becoming evident when you begin to act on the Word of God. The Word of God is what influences the work of God. God can only work...

Avenue Music: Citizen Queen - Waste My Time (Official Video)  PhotoCred: Citizen Queen on Facebook After serving Sass and massive energy on XO, they return with a more sentimental, heartfelt and chill ballad that's rich in tone and comes alive with each note. The chorus has Nina belting while harmonies support her need for her partner to waste her time. They all shine vocally even though this song is more stripped but it packs a punch. The visual is Summer bliss, earthy tones and unison are the serve with them basking in the sun and looking so elegant. Do check it out.  .                   Official Artwork. Official Video Only Good Music. Avenue Music.