Folk legend Joan Baez called for a new era of activism and slain rapper Tupac Shakur was hailed as a nuanced hero Friday as they entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Grunge icons Pearl Jam, progressive rock leaders Yes, the experimental Electric Light Orchestra and arena packers Journey also were inducted into the … Read more
play videoGhanaians share their views on who wins the Artiste of the Year at 2017 VGMA’s The 18th edition of the Ghana Music Awards comes off this Saturday, April 8 at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) in Accra. On Saturday night, the Charter House event will seek to reward deserving players in the entertainment … Read more
It has been more than five years since Azonto took the world by storm. The popular music and dance brought a new flavour to music in the world. While the world recognises that Azonto originated from Ghana, there seem to debate as to who should be credited with the genre. For several years, rapper Sarkodie … Read more
Raising Readers Ghana, a non-governmental organization started by Broadcast Journalist Nana Aba Anamoah was launched today at Bukom Park. It seeks to cultivate and promote reading among Ghanaian children aged between 6 and 13 years. Rapper Sarkodie was one of the people who attended the launch. Dancehall artiste Shatta Wale donated books to the organization days … Read more
The 18th edition of the Ghana Music Awards comes off Saturday, April 8 at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC). The event is arguably the biggest night on the Ghana music calendar as artistes are recognised for their work over the year under review. This year, no matter who wins the ‘Artiste of the Year’ … Read more
The GN Bank Awards has a new name. The scheme will now be known as GH People’s Celebrity Awards, Enewsgh.com can confirm. Organizers Spyder Lee Entertainment have effected the change to stay off the controversy that rocked the scheme when it debuted in 2015. In 2015 a legal tussle between Spyder Lee Entertainment and Evolution … Read more
The head of a wealthy Singaporean Christian church who spent $35 million in congregation funds on a failed bid to promote his wife’s music career had his jail term slashed on appeal Friday. The case, which involved raunchy music videos featuring celebrities like rapper Wyclef Jean alongside the wife of City Harvest Church’s leader Kong … Read more
Management of Ghanaian hip-life act, Tinny, is offering a 1,500-dollar reward to anyone with information that could lead to the retrieval of valuable items, including pictures and videos which could devastate the artiste if leaked. The items which were contained in a brown GUCCI duffle bag, were stolen when the artiste’s car was broken into … Read more
He is loud and acts ‘crazy’. He is the ‘King of the Streets’ He is loud and acts ‘crazy’. He is the ‘King of the Streets’ and his stagecraft and antics sometimes make people wonder if in private life he is the same rowdy person. Kwaw Kese is none of the above and bears no … Read more
Nii Kweitey Quaynor, the manager of Tinny has revealed that some thieves broke into the rapper’s car and made away with his duffle bag containing his laptop, external hard drive and an undisclosed amount of foreign currency. According to Nii Kweitey Quaynor, the duffle bag loss is a big blow to his artiste because it … Read more
Popular Ghanaian rap musician, Michael Owusu Addo popularly known as Sarkodie, appears to be on the verge of settling down for life, with the woman he loves. Sarkodie’s marriage plans was disclosed by the rapper himself while speaking to Dan Kwasi Prince of dailyviewgh.com on the Hello Ghana Entertainment show. During the interview, Sarkodie said that he … Read more
The 18th edition of the Ghana Music Awards comes off Saturday, April 8 at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC). The event is arguably the biggest night on the Ghana music calendar as artistes recognised for their work over the year under review. As Ghana awaits the awards on Saturday,brings artistes who have won the … Read more
Rapper D Black, Shatta Wale, Flowking Stone, King Promise, Tiffany, Kojo Cue and Lil Shaker are all set to thrill the several patrons who will throng to Vienna City Nightclub this April for the launch of 06 Empire, a record label. The event will also see the outdooring of the label’s new signee Lousika who … Read more
Marion ‘Suge’ Knight claims that his ex-wife and former Death Row Records security chief Reggie White Jr killed Tupac Shakur, and insists he was the real target of the 1996 drive-by. Suge’s attorney Thaddeus Culpepper wrote in a signed affidavit, that ‘Knight has known for many years that Reggie Wright Jr. and his ex-wife Sharitha … Read more
Rapper Sarkodie says signing artistes to his SarkCess Music label is his way of helping said acts get to the level of success they hope to achieve. The ‘Kanta‘ rapper told JOY FM’s Ibrahim Ben-Bako, he believes extending help to talented artistes is the right thing to do and he leaves the creative process in … Read more
Rapper D Black, Shatta Wale, Flowking Stone, King Promise, Tiffany, Kojo Cue and Lil Shaker is set to thrill the several patrons who will throng to the Vienna City Nightclub this April for the launch of a record label. Dubbed “ The biggest launch of 06 Empire “ the event will also see the outdooring … Read more
No rapper quite commercialized hiplife in the late 90s and early 2000 like Lord Kenya. Obrafour is credited for his depth, Nananom, NFL, Reggie Rockstone, Akyeame all as pioneers, and Buk-Bak for a modern sleight, but the Sika Baa rapper (born Abraham Philip Akpor Kojo Kenya) brought abundant traction to the movement, many would argue. … Read more
Ghana’s biggest rap export, Sarkodie is not hoping to change the style of the two artistes he has so far signed onto his label, SarkCess Music. Rather, the rapper, born, Michael Owusu Addo, plans to help remain themselves and grow. In March last year, Sarkodie’s music label signed its first act, Gladstone Akwaboah Jnr., popularly … Read more
Multiple award-winning Ghanaian Rapper, Edem, together with ace Ghanaian Publicist/Author, Elorm Beenie had a very successful music workshop in the Volta Region on Sunday, April 2, 2017. Touching on the topic “Artiste Bookings & Performances”, both gentlemen schooled (Budding) Musicians, Artiste Managers, Event Organizers and On Air Personalities in the Region for over 2 hours. … Read more
Controversial rapper Yaa Pono has confessed he smokes but insists what he smokes is not to be mentioned on radio. The rapper, born Solomon Adu Antwi, revealed that he is a fun-loving social person who drinks occasionally and also smokes. “I drink alcohol sometimes,” he told Ohemaa Woyeje in an interview on Work and Happiness … Read more