Shatta Wale has said even though hard work and good branding are the trademarks of most Nigerian artistes, the influx of their music in the country does not speak well of music industry in Ghana. Despite the above claim, the Dancehall artiste stated he is nevertheless threatened nor intimidated by the Nigerian entertainment crooners in … Read more
Highlife legend Nana Ampadu, has promised a pleasant surprise for the people who will attend Citi FM’s Music of Ghanaian Origin [#MOGO2017] dinner dance. Nana Ampadu will be thrilling the patrons of the event alongside the likes of AB Crentsil, Amandzeba Nat Brew, Adane Best, Kwabena Kwabena, Okyeame Kwame and some other surprise acts. These … Read more
Kofi Kinaata’s songs, especially his latest hit “Confession” has been making waves in the Ghana Music Industry and beyond; but how to meet fans’ expectations in his subsequent songs is really giving the musician a serious headache. Speaking to Showbiz in a recent interview, Kofi Kinaata revealed that he has been put under continual pressure by … Read more
The Vodafone Ghana Music Awards race is heating up and it seems issues that dirtied that reputation of the scheme are back to haunt it. Wading into the controversial topic, Ghanaian gospel act, Bro Sammy, has said he sees no issue with musicians paying bribes to win awards. Earlier, George Quaye of Charterhouse Ghana was … Read more
Come March 25, patrons of Ghanaian highlife music will witness another historic musical concert dubbed ‘Music of Ghanaian Origin’ (MOGO) at the plush Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel in Accra. The MOGO concert which is being organised by Citi FM has been running for over a decade. It is a highly-anticipated highlife music festival which has … Read more
The cast and crew of Ghana’s very own epic, WogbeJeke, which has thrilled Ghanaians over the past couple of years, will perform at this year’s Music of Ghana Origin (#MOGO2017). Wogbejeke, a delightfully overwhelming experience, captures over two thousand years of history in two hours. Over the past couple of years, the production has been … Read more
Media mogul Abeiku Aggrey Santana is hot for failing to agree with musician Ennwai who thinks 4syte TV charging Ghanaian musicians Gh3000 to Gh5000 is wrong. The host of Okay FM drive time show on Wednesday evening opposed Ennwai’s opinion when he called the musician on his show to explain why he was ranting on … Read more
Former member of defunct music group Dobble, Ennwai has talked against the decision by 4syte TV station to charge Ghanaian musicians gargantuan cash but airs foreign music videos for free. The angry singer on Wednesday afternoon in a series of Facebook posts expressed sharp disapproval of the station’s plan to take between Gh3000 and Gh5000 … Read more
Citi 97.3 FM has announced an exciting line-up of acts for this year’s Music of Ghana Origin (MOGO) celebration. The annual event that seeks to promote Ghana’s indigenous music forms, especially Highlife, would have some of the most revered names in the industry on March 25, 2017 to celebrate sixty years of authentic Ghanaian music. … Read more
UK-based Ghanaian music duo, Reggie N Bollie say they would be glad to perform at this year’s Ghana Music Awards. According to them, they would not hesitate to perform at Ghana’s biggest music awards night on April 8. The first runner-up at the 2015 X-Factor UK music reality show said the organizers of the event, … Read more
King of ‘Kologo’ music; King Ayisoba, will on 24th of March, 2017 embark on an international tour to promote Ghanaian music through live musical performances in some European countries. King Ayisoba, who took the country by storm a couple of years ago by emerging the overall top winner at the 2007 MTN Ghana Music Awards … Read more
Stonebwoy has been representing Ghana on many world stages. The Dancehall artiste, who has built a reputable name for himself, was in Oslo over the weekend, to celebrate Ghana’s independence at a show. However, he wasn’t alone. The singjay who has kept his love life a secret, was spotted with Nigerian-born-UK-Singer Waliyah. Waliyah, who has … Read more
Richard Kwasi Siaw Akrofi, known in showbiz as Ex Doe, has warned his close pal Chicago to stop claiming ownership of DAAVI MEDE KUKU, a song that brought lots of controversies and began what is termed the first “beef” between two Ghanaian musicians. DAAVI MEDE KUKU was the most popular Ewe hiplife song in 1996. … Read more
By:Onipa Ba Ghana @60 Presidential Address Ignores True Inventor And Icon Of Ghana’s Highlife Music: The Late E. K. Nyame. I am a staunch NPP supporter. I have been supporting the progressive ideals of the party from inception in the UP era through the enlightening practices of the Progress Party administration to where we currently … Read more
Never be under the impression that Jupita has a brother in the Ghanaian music industry whenever you see him hanging out with a colleague musician. The dancehall musician has told Hitz FM’s MzGee point blank that Nigerian reggae-dancehall singer and songwriter Patoranking is his only brother he has in the music business. He added that … Read more
Obrafour headlined the Nkrumah Hall Week Celebrations’ artistes night at the University of Cape Coast and before the event, he granted an interview on ATL Fm. Speaking on several issues, Obrafour talked about the Ghanaian music industry as a whole and it’s future. Asked by the presenter what he thinks about the current ‘beef’ between … Read more
The 2017 Ghana Music Honours was held on Saturday, March 4 at the National Theatre. Expectations were indeed met by the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) the organizers of the event, who did a good job pulling off the long anticipated show. Of course, the big names in the Ghanaian music industry like; VVIP, Sarkodie, MZvee, … Read more
Listen to the lyrics of Ghana @60 Independence Mixand download the mp3 track for the newly released track titled: Ghana @60 Independence Mix. Happy Independence Day Ghana! One Love Africa Sound System and African Wolf presents Ghana @60 Independence Mix hosted by DJ Manni. The mix features hit songs from Ghanaian music acts like Stonebwoy, … Read more
There’s little doubt about the dwindling fortunes of highlife music in Ghana, especially when it comes to the awards scheme that rewards popularity and relevance of artists – the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA). While the genre, which is touted to be the bedrock of all other genres of Ghanaian music flounders, one artist gets … Read more
Mr. Osborn, a musician is alleging that Ghanaian musician, Nana Quame originally known as Henry De-Mensah stole his songs in 1999. Mr. Osborn called into Agyemang Prempeh’s Rainbow Church programme on Rainbow Radio 87.5fm after his regular Sunday radio preaching. The musician who was bitter and cried through his submission revealed on the show that … Read more