VH1 GREATEST SONG OF THE DECADE

Beyonce's Crazy In Love
Greatest Song of The
Decade?
VH1 made a list of the 100 Greatest Songs of 00s
and named Beyonce's 'Crazy in Love' featuring
Jay Z #1 song of the decade.
Here's the top 10
10. 50 Cent / In Da Club
9. Mariah Carey / We Belong Together
8. Jay-Z ft Alicia Keys / Empire State Of Mind
7. Justin Timberlake ft Timbaland / SexyBack
6. Kanye West ft Jamie Foxx / Gold Digger
5. Kelly Clarkson / Since U Been Gone
4. Eminem / Lose Yourself
3. Lady Gaga / Poker Face
2. OutKast / Hey Ya!
1. Beyoncé ft Jay-Z / Crazy In Love
I love Beyonce like mad, but Crazy In Love
song of the decade? I no gree...in fact I don't
agree with this top ten list. What about you?
Meanwhile check out the full VH1 100 songs of the
decade after the cut...
100. Sisqó / Thong Song
99. Carrie Underwood / Before He Cheats
98. 3 Doors Down / Kryptonite
97. Shaggy / It Wasn’t Me
96. Pussycat Dolls ft Busta Rhymes / Don’t Cha
95. James Blunt / You’re Beautiful
94. Daughtry / It’s Not Over
93. OK Go / Here It Goes Again
92. Flo Rida ft T-Pain / Low
91. Creed / With Arms Wide Open
90. Mystikal / Shake Ya Ass
89. M.I.A. / Paper Planes
88. Fountains of Wayne / Stacy’s Mom
87. The Darkness / I Believe in a Thing Called
Love
86. Aerosmith / Jaded
85. Macy Gray / I Try
84. Linkin Park / In the End
83. D’Angelo / Untitled (How Does It Feel)
82. Matchbox Twenty / Unwell
81. Bruce Springsteen / The Rising
80. Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz ft Ying Yang
Twins / Get Low
79. Enrique Iglesias / Hero
78. Plain White T’s / Hey There Delilah
77. Nickelback / How You Remind Me
76. T.I. ft Rihanna / Live Your Life
75. Gavin DeGraw / I Don’t Want to Be
74. Chamillionaire ft Krayzie Bone / Ridin’
73. Nelly Furtado ft Timbaland / Promiscuous
72. Jet / Are You Gonna Be My Girl
71. Colbie Caillat / Bubbly
70. Chris Brown ft Juelz Santana / Run It!
69. Evanescence / Bring Me to Life
68. Ludacris ft Shawnna / Stand Up
67. Leona Lewis / Bleeding Love
66. Snoop Dogg ft Pharrell / Drop It Like It’s Hot
65. Aaliyah / Try Again
64. Jennifer Lopez ft Ja Rule / I’m Real (Murder
Remix)
63. Andrew W.K. / Party Hard
62. Avril Lavigne / Complicated
61. Kelis / Milkshake
60. Ke$ha / Tik Tok
59. Justin Timberlake / Cry Me a River
58. Jason Mraz / I’m Yours
57. Mary J. Blige / Family Affair
56. DMX / Party Up (Up In Here)
55. The Killers / Mr. Brightside
54. Norah Jones / Don’t Know Why
53. Blink-182 / All the Small Things
52. Shakira ft Wyclef / Hips Don’t Lie
51. Natasha Bedingfield / Pocketful of Sunshine
50. Taylor Swift / You Belong With Me
49. Lady Gaga / Bad Romance
48. Kings Of Leon / Sex On Fire
47. Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya, Pink / Lady
Marmalade
46. Kid Rock & Sheryl Crow / Picture
45. Eve ft Gwen Stefani / Let Me Blow Ya Mind
44. Red Hot Chili Peppers / Californication
43. Katy Perry / I Kissed A Girl
42. Train / Drops Of Jupiter (Tell Me)
41. R. Kelly / Trapped In The Closet
40. Fall Out Boy / Sugar, We’re Goin Down
39. Adele / Chasing Pavements
38. Miley Cyrus / Party In The U.S.A.
37. Britney Spears / Oops! …I Did It Again
36. *NSYNC / Bye Bye Bye
35. John Mayer / Daughters
34. Janet Jackson / All For You
33. Johnny Cash / Hurt
32. Maroon 5 / This Love
31. Amy Winehouse / Rehab
30. Gwen Stefani / Hollaback Girl
29. Foo Fighters / Best Of You
28. Madonna / Music
27. Usher ft Lil Jon and Ludacris / Yeah!
26. The White Stripes / Seven Nation Army
25. Nelly / Hot in Herre
24. Missy Elliott / Get Ur Freak On
23. Pink / Get the Party Started
22. Alicia Keys / Fallin’
21. Jay-Z / 99 Problems
20. Britney Spears / Toxic
19. Destiny’s Child / Bootylicious
18. Christina Aguilera / Beautiful
17. Coldplay / Clocks
16. Beyoncé / Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
15. U2 / Beautiful Day
14. Gnarls Barkley / Crazy
13. Green Day / American Idiot
12. Black Eyed Peas / I Gotta Feeling
11. Rihanna ft Jay-Z / Umbrella
10. 50 Cent / In Da Club
9. Mariah Carey / We Belong Together
8. Jay-Z ft Alicia Keys / Empire State Of Mind
7. Justin Timberlake ft Timbaland / SexyBack
6. Kanye West ft Jamie Foxx / Gold Digger
5 . Kelly Clarkson / Since U Been Gone
4. Eminem / Lose Yourself
3. Lady Gaga / Poker Face
2. OutKast / Hey Ya!
1. Beyoncé ft Jay-Z / Crazy In Love
est Songs of 00s
and named Beyonce's 'Crazy in Love' featuring
Jay Z #1 song of the decade.
Here's the top 10
10. 50 Cent / In Da Club
9. Mariah Carey / We Belong Together
8. Jay-Z ft Alicia Keys / Empire State Of Mind
7. Justin Timberlake ft Timbaland / SexyBack
6. Kanye West ft Jamie Foxx / Gold Digger
5. Kelly Clarkson / Since U Been Gone
4. Eminem / Lose Yourself
3. Lady Gaga / Poker Face
2. OutKast / Hey Ya!
1. Beyoncé ft Jay-Z / Crazy In Love
I love Beyonce like mad, but Crazy In Love
song of the decade? I no gree...in fact I don't
agree with this top ten list. What about you?
Meanwhile check out the full VH1 100 songs of the
decade after the cut...
100. Sisqó / Thong Song
99. Carrie Underwood / Before He Cheats
98. 3 Doors Down / Kryptonite
97. Shaggy / It Wasn’t Me
96. Pussycat Dolls ft Busta Rhymes / Don’t Cha
95. James Blunt / You’re Beautiful
94. Daughtry / It’s Not Over
93. OK Go / Here It Goes Again
92. Flo Rida ft T-Pain / Low
91. Creed / With Arms Wide Open
90. Mystikal / Shake Ya Ass
89. M.I.A. / Paper Planes
88. Fountains of Wayne / Stacy’s Mom
87. The Darkness / I Believe in a Thing Called
Love
86. Aerosmith / Jaded
85. Macy Gray / I Try
84. Linkin Park / In the End
83. D’Angelo / Untitled (How Does It Feel)
82. Matchbox Twenty / Unwell
81. Bruce Springsteen / The Rising
80. Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz ft Ying Yang
Twins / Get Low
79. Enrique Iglesias / Hero
78. Plain White T’s / Hey There Delilah
77. Nickelback / How You Remind Me
76. T.I. ft Rihanna / Live Your Life
75. Gavin DeGraw / I Don’t Want to Be
74. Chamillionaire ft Krayzie Bone / Ridin’
73. Nelly Furtado ft Timbaland / Promiscuous
72. Jet / Are You Gonna Be My Girl
71. Colbie Caillat / Bubbly
70. Chris Brown ft Juelz Santana / Run It!
69. Evanescence / Bring Me to Life
68. Ludacris ft Shawnna / Stand Up
67. Leona Lewis / Bleeding Love
66. Snoop Dogg ft Pharrell / Drop It Like It’s Hot
65. Aaliyah / Try Again
64. Jennifer Lopez ft Ja Rule / I’m Real (Murder
Remix)
63. Andrew W.K. / Party Hard
62. Avril Lavigne / Complicated
61. Kelis / Milkshake
60. Ke$ha / Tik Tok
59. Justin Timberlake / Cry Me a River
58. Jason Mraz / I’m Yours
57. Mary J. Blige / Family Affair
56. DMX / Party Up (Up In Here)
55. The Killers / Mr. Brightside
54. Norah Jones / Don’t Know Why
53. Blink-182 / All the Small Things
52. Shakira ft Wyclef / Hips Don’t Lie
51. Natasha Bedingfield / Pocketful of Sunshine
50. Taylor Swift / You Belong With Me
49. Lady Gaga / Bad Romance
48. Kings Of Leon / Sex On Fire
47. Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya, Pink / Lady
Marmalade
46. Kid Rock & Sheryl Crow / Picture
45. Eve ft Gwen Stefani / Let Me Blow Ya Mind
44. Red Hot Chili Peppers / Californication
43. Katy Perry / I Kissed A Girl
42. Train / Drops Of Jupiter (Tell Me)
41. R. Kelly / Trapped In The Closet
40. Fall Out Boy / Sugar, We’re Goin Down
39. Adele / Chasing Pavements
38. Miley Cyrus / Party In The U.S.A.
37. Britney Spears / Oops! …I Did It Again
36. *NSYNC / Bye Bye Bye
35. John Mayer / Daughters
34. Janet Jackson / All For You
33. Johnny Cash / Hurt
32. Maroon 5 / This Love
31. Amy Winehouse / Rehab
30. Gwen Stefani / Hollaback Girl
29. Foo Fighters / Best Of You
28. Madonna / Music
27. Usher ft Lil Jon and Ludacris / Yeah!
26. The White Stripes / Seven Nation Army
25. Nelly / Hot in Herre
24. Missy Elliott / Get Ur Freak On
23. Pink / Get the Party Started
22. Alicia Keys / Fallin’
21. Jay-Z / 99 Problems
20. Britney Spears / Toxic
19. Destiny’s Child / Bootylicious
18. Christina Aguilera / Beautiful
17. Coldplay / Clocks
16. Beyoncé / Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
15. U2 / Beautiful Day
14. Gnarls Barkley / Crazy
13. Green Day / American Idiot
12. Black Eyed Peas / I Gotta Feeling
11. Rihanna ft Jay-Z / Umbrella
10. 50 Cent / In Da Club
9. Mariah Carey / We Belong Together
8. Jay-Z ft Alicia Keys / Empire State Of Mind
7. Justin Timberlake ft Timbaland / SexyBack
6. Kanye West ft Jamie Foxx / Gold Digger
5 . Kelly Clarkson / Since U Been Gone
4. Eminem / Lose Yourself
3. Lady Gaga / Poker Face
2. OutKast / Hey Ya!
1. Beyoncé ft Jay-Z / Crazy In Love

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOKE SILVA

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOKE
SILVA!
Today is the 50th birthday of a star actress,
screen icon, living legend and grand dame of the
Nigerian film industry - the beautiful, the lovely,
the elegant, the talented, the inimitable, the
incomparable, the one and only, JOKE SILVA!
She was born September 29, 1961 in Lagos, to
Chief Emmanuel Afolabi Silva and Dr. (Mrs).
Marianne Abimbola Silva.
She attended Holy Child College, Obalende (Lagos,
Nigeria). She studied English at the University of
Lagos (Nigeria), and later , Drama at the Webber
Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art (London,
England). She got married to her husband,
veteran actor, Olu Jacobs in 1985. Since going
into acting in the early 80s, Joke Silva has
appeared in numerous stage dramas, TV
productions, and movies. Her acting credits
include, Some of her movies include Jero's
Metamorphosis (stage), Mirror in the Sun
(TV), Second Chance (TV), Secret Laughter
of Women, Owuro Lojo, The King Must
Dance Naked (stage), Violated, Silent Night,
Women's Cot, 30 Days, The Amazing Grace,
Sister's Love, Letters to a Stranger, Little
Drops (stage), Bent Arrows, Tango With Me
to name a few - whew!
Joke Silva has received several nominations and
awards in her acting career. These include Best
Actress in a Leading Role (AMAA 2006) for
her role in Women's Cot, and Best Actress in
a Supporting Role (AMAA 2008) for her role in
White Waters, and 30 Days. It is almost
impossible to describe the full extent of the
contribution she has made to the Nigerian film
industry through her talent and example. Join us
in wishing this superb actress and remarkable
woman a happy birthday. Happy birthday Aunty
Joke Silva!

Mother of the Amata dynasty dies

Matriarch of the Amata
Family dies
The mother of Zack, Fred, Ruke, and
grandmother of Jeta, all from the Amata acting
dynasty, has passed away. Mrs Joy Amata died
September 12, 2011 at the age of 81.
Their late father was one of the pioneers of film-
making in Nigeria.

joke silva clocks 50

Joke Silva Clocks 50
Exactly a week from today, screen legend, Joke
Silva, will clock 50, and friends plan to serenade
her. The actress, who has been a source of
inspiration to millions of people has been married
to another acting legend, Olu Jacobs for 26 year

MTV EMA AWARDS, Wizkid,fally ipupa nominated

MTV today announced the nominees for the “2011
MTV EMA” with Lady Gaga leading the pack with
six nominations, and Katy Perry and Bruno
Mars following closely behind with four
nominations. British songstress Adele, who
stands as the top-selling artist of the year, has
been nominated for three awards, with Justin
Bieber and Thirty Seconds To Mars also up
for three. The 18th annual MTV EMA will take
place on Sunday 6 November at Belfast’s
Odyssey Arena, airing on MTV channels around
the world including MTV (DStv 321) and MTV Base
(DStv 322).
New this year is the World Wide Act category,
which celebrates diversity and the breadth of all
the music that MTV has to offer by nominating
incredible artists from all corners of the world.
Fans will be able to vote for an artist/group within
five different regions (Asia Pacific, North America,
Latin America, Africa/India/Middle East and
Europe). The nominee from each region with the
most votes (to be announced the week of 24th
October) will then battle for the “World Wide Act”
distinction - to be bestowed at the show in
Belfast.
Two of the reigning queens of pop will go head
to head at this year’s EMA in four of the same
categories, as Lady Gaga and Katy Perry
compete for Best Live, Best Pop and Best
Female, as well as Best Song, with Perry
nominated for “Firework” and Gaga for “Born
This Way”. Gaga is also nominated for Best
Video for “Born This Way” and Biggest
Fans. Multi-talented singer/songwriter Bruno
Mars is up for four awards, including Best
New, Best Male, Best Push and Best Song
for “Grenade.” Adele has been nominated for
Best Female, as well as Best Song and Best
Video for “Rolling In The Deep”, and Justin
Bieber will compete for Best Pop, Best Male
and Biggest Fans. Thirty Seconds To Mars is
up for Best Alternative, Best World Stage
and Biggest Fans.
As always, the MTV EMA – MTV’s international
celebration of the year’s best in music – features
nominees from across genres, recognizing
today’s hottest acts and global superstars. Foo
Fighters, Snoop Dogg, My Chemical
Romance, Jennifer Lopez, LMFAO, Jessie J,
Beyoncé, Coldplay, Eminem, Arcade Fire,
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Far East Movement,
Kanye West, Linkin Park, Wiz Khalifa and
Kings of Leon are each up for two EMA
nominations.
Also new to the “2011 MTV EMA” is the Biggest
Fans award, which will go to the most
passionate fan base for a particular artist.
Beginning Monday, 19th September, viewers can
vote for their favourite EMA artists by visiting
www.mtvema.com. The more fans engage with
the EMA content featured on the site, the more
their participation and points can boost the
chances for their favourite artist to win.
Here is the list of nominees for the “2011 MTV
EMA”:
BEST SONG
Adele – “Rolling In The Deep”
Bruno Mars – “Grenade”
Jennifer Lopez ft Pitbull – “On The Floor”
Katy Perry – “Firework”
Lady Gaga – “Born This Way”
BEST LIVE
Coldplay
Foo Fighters
Katy Perry
Lady Gaga
Red Hot Chili Peppers
BEST POP
Britney Spears
Justin Bieber
Katy Perry
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
BEST NEW
Bruno Mars
Far East Movement
Jessie J
LMFAO
Wiz Khalifa
BEST FEMALE
Adele
Beyoncé
Jennifer Lopez
Katy Perry
Lady Gaga
BEST MALE
Bruno Mars
David Guetta
Eminem
Justin Bieber
Kanye West
BEST HIP HOP
Eminem
Lil Wayne
JAY Z & Kanye West
Pitbull
Snoop Dogg
BEST ROCK
Coldplay
Foo Fighters
Linkin Park
Kings of Leon
Red Hot Chili Peppers
BEST VIDEO
Adele – “Rolling In The Deep”
Beastie Boys – “Make Some Noise”
Beyoncé – “Run The World (Girls)”
Justice – “Civilization”
Lady Gaga – “Born This Way”
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Arcade Fire
Arctic Monkeys
My Chemical Romance
The Strokes
Thirty Seconds To Mars
BEST WORLD STAGE
Arcade Fire
The Black Eyed Peas
Diddy Dirty Money
Enrique Iglesias
Kings of Leon
Linkin Park
My Chemical Romance
Ozzy Osborne
Snoop Dogg
Thirty Seconds To Mars
BEST PUSH
Alexis Jordan
Big Time Rush
Bruno Mars
Far East Movement
Jessie J
Katy B
LMFAO
Neon Trees
Theophilus London
Wiz Khalifa
BIGGEST FANS
Justin Bieber
Lady Gaga
Paramore
Selena Gomez
Thirty Seconds To Mars
AFRICA/INDIA/MIDDLE EAST (Top vote-
getter will represent Africa/India/Middle
East in the World Wide Act category)
Abdelfattah Grini
Cabo Snoop
Fally Ipupa
Black Coffee
Wizkid
Scribe
The “2011 MTV EMA” will be available to a potential
viewing audience of more than 1.2 billion people
via MTV’s global network of more than 60
channels reaching more than 640 million
households around the world as well as through
syndication. In addition, its convergent
programming and content will reach the entire
interactive community, via MTV’s nearly 200
digital media properties around the world.
Richard Godfrey and Bruce Gillmer are Executive
Producers for the “2011 MTV EMA.”
The “2010 MTV EMA”, held in Madrid, was the
event’s most watched telecast ever with a total of
22.2 million viewers tuning in to MTV and VIVA
channels around the world.