weeks to go until the auditions, R&B boss Banky W has been announced
as a judge! Although he won't be the only judge on the show as other
judges will soon be unveiled,Banky will be helping identify the brand
new VJ who will become one of the key faces of the music network,
hosting programmes on MTV Base and on the MTV Base Block on STV.
Meanwhile, the EME chairman is set to release his long awaited fourth
album 'R&BW' after much anticipation. After his last solo release 'The
W Experience' in 2010, the 31-year-old has spent the past two years
building the EME label, nurturing the likes of Wizkid and Skales and
also signing more artistes(Shaydee, Niyola) to the label.
In January, Mr W announced that he would push back the release of his
album until the state of the nation got better. In June, he along with
the EME crew released their first
ever compilation album 'Empire State of Mind'. He will be releasing
his two new singles. 'Yes/No' and 'Good good loving' produced by
Cobhams Asuquo and Spellz
respectively.