CONFIDENCE ANGRY WITH GHANA DJ AWARDS ORGANIZERS

With anticipation riding high on the countdown to Ghana DJ Awards, information reaching Scratch Magazine indicates that Confidence Haugen, CEO of Aphrodisiac Night Club and contestant of Big Brother Africa 2011 has uttered her displeasure at the selection board of Ghana DJ Awards for tagging MC Commotion as an MC at Rockstones, instead of ‘Aphro’.

According to our source, Confidence argues that MC Commotion should have been nominated for her club, Aphrodisiac Night Club instead of Rockstones Office since that was where he attained his popularity from.

She was said to have further accused the selection board for the first ever DJ Awards for not being fair to her after grooming MC Commotion to be one of Ghana’s finest MCs and should have rather acknowledged her company’s effort on this event.

THE SISTERS ARE BACK AGAIN ... WITH A BANG!!!

For several months, Ghana and the world has been deprived of its weekly dose of the most enlightening, frank, opinionated and captivating conversation about the issues affecting women due to a heated political atmosphere.

On Thursday January 31st, 2013, at 7PM on 97.3 Citi FM and on citifmonline.com, all of that will change.

Sister Sister, the most enthralling all-female radio discussion show hosted by Programmes Manager of 97.3 Citi FM, Jessica Opare-Saforo, returns to your radios in superior style.

With a host of new topics, resolute and informed guests, amazing new forms of interaction and so much more, the 2013 season of Sister Sister looks to revolutionize evening talk shows on radio.

For the first time in Africa, an all-female radio talk show will be streamed live in Google Plus Hangouts on air to allow listeners and viewers from across the world to participate and contribute to the conversation live!

For the first time also, the entire season will be streamed live on citifmonline.com, the most comprehensive news website in Ghana.

NANA AMA MCBROWN INJURED IN ACCIDENT ON N1 HIGHWAY

Actress, Nana Ama McBrown, sustained varying degrees of injuries when a vehicle she was travelling in was involved in a road crash on {the George WalkerBush Highway} N1 road in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

She has been admitted at the surgical ward of the 37 Military hospital in Accra.  According to her boyfriend, Maxwell Mensah who was with her in the car from a movie location, a vehicle crossed them on the highway and all of a sudden they found themselves in the hospital. Maxwell Mensah had his arm broken,but Nana Ama is still being attended to by doctors.

A doctor at the 37 military hospitals who spoke to Citi News confirmed that she had fractured her left arm and was currently at the Trauma and Emergency Unit of the hospital receiving treatment.

Some of the movies to her credit include Asoreba, He is mine, My Own Mother, Friday Night, Evil Heart, Pastors Club, The Pastor’s wife and The End.

GOLDEN HAIR & FASHION SHOW ON FEBRUARY, 15TH

Golden Hair & Fashion Show happening on the 15 th of February at Holiday Inn Hotel at 7:00pm, is aimed towards bringing 20 avant-garde fashion designers, Top fashion Hair Stylists, Professional make-up artists, music artistes and High fashion photographers, in Ghana and beyond all together on one runway.

Also to mark the successful completion of the Certificate in modeling program by the second batch of models graduating from Gold Model Agency & School and the official launch of our website.

TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE FOR GH30CEDIS REGULAR AND GH50CEDIS VIP. OUTLETS ARE FRANKIES(OSU), KOALA, SILVERBIRD STORES AND FRANKIES INSIDE THE ACCRA MALL.

R2BEES PUSHES BACK ALBUM RELEASE DATE

The date for the release of R2Bees’ upcoming album Da Revolution II, which was set for February 1, after an earlier postponement, has been pushed further again. The album will now be launched on March 29, the group has said. Preceding the March 29 launch, will be the release of new singles, the group says.

“Our Album ‘Da Revolution II’ has been pushed further back, 29th march without fail, sorry guys but new singles will hit you soonest….thanks,” they posted on their Facebook page on Sunday afternoon.

It is not clear what called for the postponement but sources say the reason isn’t too far from their supposed relationship with local mobile phone production company Rlg, which is going to be made formal in the coming days. The group were in South Africa recently to shoot a commercial for the company, ahead of what is said to be, a mouthwatering endorsement deal.


BY :Ameyaw Debrah

MAJID MICHEAL TO JOIN SOAPIE - TINSEL

According to sources,  actor, Majid Michel will be joining M-net Africa’s hit soapie,  TINSEL. A production crew from TINSEL is said to have flown into town over the weekend to shoot scenes involving the Ghanaian at a location somewhere was Cape Coast. He joins a list of Ghanaian actors to take up roles in the TV series including  Okafar Asiedu Ejeani, Juliet Asante, Omar Sheriff Captan,Leonora Okine and Chris Attoh (who is still on the show)

By Ameyaw Debrah

GHANA DJ AWARDS TICKETS OUT ON MONDAY, JANUARY 28TH

Merqury Republic has announced that tickets for the 2013 Ghana DJ Awards will start selling from Monday, January 28th to Wednesday February 13 at Peace FM, Silverbird stores, Joy FM and Koala.  Ticket booking is available on 0307034351.

The maiden awards ceremony scheduled for the National Theatre of Ghana on February 15 will witness performances from 20 top artistes including DJs from Ghana, South Africa, Nigeria and dancers from Cote Divoire.

JOEY B TO RELEASE STRAWBERRY GINGER & AZONTO BOMB MUSIC VIDEOS

Undoubtedly everyone's pick for the next big thing in Ghanaian music , Joey B is set to release two music videos for his hit songs 'Strawberry Ginger' featuring E.L and the Nshoona music produced 'Azonto Bomb' in coming weeks. Following his feature verse on D-Black's VERA, the young act has been on the lips of the ladies because of his good looks and his rap skill and style have hiphop heads praising him as well.

After being signed to D-Black's Black Avenue Muzik label, the Strawberry Ginger man was strategically featured on 'VERA' to create a big buzz around the rapper. 2013 sees the time for him to release his first music video. The young rapper is said to be in the studio working on his debut album, but is currently on holiday with D-Black and the rest of the Black Avenue Muzik crew in Johannesburg, South Africa.
 

The music video for Joey B's 'Strawberry Ginger' will be released in the February 2013 with Azonto Bomb following up directed by none other than Pascal Aka .
 

BY CypressGH

MY MONKEY LOOKS LIKE CHRIS BROWN - SISTER DEBORAH

Model, Television host and fashion designer Deborah Vannesa whose song won her an international interview on CNN has revealed that her pet monkey resembles American singer, songwriter, rapper and actor Chris Brown.

Interestingly, Deborah, sister of Wanlov De Kubolor, has named her monkey Kiko aka Kiko-Brieezy, the same nickname Chris brown uses.

Monkey Kiko can be described as a ‘celebrity monkey’ after it appeared in a CNN interview for the role it played in the ‘Uncle Obama’ hit-track and also followed Deborah to some of her public music performances.

“I’m not saying Chris Brown looks like a monkey but rather, my monkey looks like Chris Brown…The funny thing is, Chris Brown also owns a monkey and we both posted pictures of our monkeys on twitter”, Deborah told NEWS-ONE in an exclusive interview.

The ‘Uncle Obama’ hit maker also added that not only did  the  11-month-year-old monkey in a way looked like Chris Brown but it had blonde hair and could dance like him too.

BOUNCE TO THE BEAT BY LIGHTER

Lighter is ready to step it up in 2013 with a new banging song title 'Bounce To The Beat' his worldwide fans would bounce to. Audio: My Kinda Girl by D-Black feat. Sarkodie
'Bounce To The Beat' has the potential of becoming a major country wide chart buster for Lighter! Well, he prays it happens, because this track screams success.

Lighter is ready to go. The TOD Records CEO tells Ghana Music.com that the release date for his new album, is set in stone. "It's locked, it's dead-locked. It's time to go!," he said.

Lighter is particularly excited about this new single and hopes his numeorous fans bounce along to it anytime they hear it played.

BY Nii Atakora Mensah, Ghana Music.com

GHANAIAN ACTOR TO HAVE ‘SEX IN THE CALABASH’

Last year, it came as a shock when Africa’s young multitalented Cornelius Phanthomas (Kobi Rana a.k.a Boys Kasa) celebrated his birthday with his fans over Kelewele and palmwine. The media made a laugh at the crazy concept but could not help marveling at the thousands of fans that crowded Labadi Trade Fair to enjoy the humble celebration with the down-to-earth singer, choreographer, actor, screenwriter, producer and director.

This year promises hotter entertainer/fans reunion with the introduction of SEX IN THE CALABASH, a surprise Kobi does not want to explain. He will also officially release his new hit songs ‘BOYS KASA’ and ‘DING DONG’ ft Dr. cryme.

Talking about his movies, Kobi  has been schooling for some time to improve on his writing and directing skills. He is currently working on two movies and 4 television series. His movie ‘LOVE AND FACEBOOK (once upon a time online)’ shows on locations in Accra, Cape Coast, Sunyani and Takoradi this valentine’s day.

BOLA RAY TEAMS UP WITH ST.ANTHONY'S SCHOOL TO DONATE TO SOS VILLAGE

Over the past years, and in the first month of each year, JOY FM Drive Time host Bola Ray with the assistance of his wife, children and friends, donate to the SOS Children’s Village in Tema.

His continued love was appreciated by managers of the Village as he was made an Ambassador in 2011. At the end of each month, an unspecified amount of money is deducted from his basic salary and goes directly to the SOS Children’s Village.

It’s another year and the ace radio personality is gearing up to donate items to the Village on Saturday [January 26]. The donation is part of his ambassadorial activities to the Village.

In a chit chat with the award winning radio presenter, he said he enjoys putting smiles on the faces of the less privileged in society. Consistently, he’s admonished others to follow suit.

This weekend the Empire Entertainment CEO teams up with the St. Anthony’s Preparatory School in Accra, to once again put smiles on the faces of the children at the village.

The school, which is marking its 50th anniversary celebrations, will be represented by good old George Laing of ‘Kyekyekule’ fame.

SARKODIE TO LAUNCH BOTTLED WATER !!!

Sarkodie is keen on taking advantage of his fame while it lasts. The BET award winner is preparing to launch a bottled mineral water that would be sold commercially.

HolicH20 as it would be called, the product will join his chain of branded merchandise materials that should put him one step ahead of the game in the coming years.

Images of how the bottled water would look like, have started making media rounds with close fans of his, leading the crusade in drumming it home.

by Enewsgh

LYDIA FORSON JOINS HIT SA SOAPIE, SCANDAL !?

Ghanaian actress, Lydia Forson may join the cast of  highly-rated South African TV series,  Scandal. NewsOne reported on Monday that: “The award winning Ghanaian actress, according to unconfirmed reports had already touched down in South Africa to join the other cast members for the series”. The actress sort of confirmed it on twitter and instagram this week she shared some pictures at the airport and some comments.

A popular production that is shown on both South African and Ghanaian television, Scandal! is produced by Ochre Media. It is about the people who work for the fictitious Johannesburg-based newspaper The Voice, with their pressurised deadlines, the chaos of breaking news, the fight for increased circulation and ad spend to their (no longer) private lives and personal angst.It premiered in
2005.

By Ameyaw Debrah

POSTPONEMENT OF ACCRA NIGHTLIFE AWARDS TO FEBRUARY 16TH

Edge Media Group in Osu Accra , organizers of the maiden rLG Accra Nightlife Awards have announced a new date for the maiden edition of the rlg Accra Nightlife Awards which was initially booked for Saturday 26th of January 2013 at the Event Haven, Trade Fair. The Chief Operations Officer of EDGE Media Group, Mr Kelvin Nii Quartey stated that the change of date was to make way for the Headline Sponsor of the Awards (rlg) to play their current active role in televising the on going African Cup of Nations.

The new date is Saturday February 16th 2013. He further stated that the voting process has therefore been extended till Thursday 14th February 2013. He maintained that USA Rapper Cassidy is still billed to perform at the Black Tie, Strictly by Invitation Accra Nightlife Awards and the Venue still maintains at the Plush Event Haven Trade Fair.

By Ameyaw Debrah

2013 VODAFONE GHANA MUSIC AWARDS SETTING UP NEW VGMA BOARD

The VGMA Board is currently being set up and will be made up of music industry personalities representing the various sectors of the industry. The Board will be responsible for categorising and collating the entries submitted as well as shortlisting the final list of nominees for each category.

They contribute 50% of the votes scoring for the industry awards categories and 30% for the public awards categories.

Past members of the VGMA board have included Abraham Ohene Djan, Hammer, Bessa Simons, Pauline Oduro, Obuor, Diana Hopeson, Fred Kyei Mensah, Sammy Forson, Amandzeba and Mark Okraku Mantey. Meanwhile, the nominations are ongoing so all musicians with releases last year are being encouraged to submit their entries to Charterhouse.

Submission of entries end on 31st January, 2013. The VGMA is sponsored by Vodafone.


By Ameyaw Debrah

RLG TO SIGN BIG ACTS WITH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS

Snippets of information picked up by Joy Entertainment, which is flying around and spreading fast point to the fact that the Ghanaian-owned telephony and computer assembly company Rlg would soon announce the signing big acts this year.

They include musicians, actors and actresses and even DJs.

These deals are believed to be running into millions of dollars, a move which is believed to be one of the company’s biggest statements yet. These signed deals are said to leave Rlg with a league of brand ambassadors that can even hold a full fun packed event!

Myjoyonline.com is informed that the talks for these signings have been going on for a while, but no confirmation has come out on who exactly has been signed and for how much.

BOMAYA ANNOUNCES BREAK-UP WITH PROMZY ON FACEBOOK

At the time Promise Naa Okasa better known as Promzy of I’m in Love with Bomaye fame was preparing engagement plans with her lover Bomaye, it appears Bomaye was thinking otherwise.

Alex Biney aka Bomaye, the king in the 13-week I’m in Love with Bomaye reality show which ended some months ago on Multi TV has called it quits with Promzy.

He pasted on his Facebook wall “My dear fans and friends, it's with deep displeasure that I address you. Firstly I want to personally thank all of you who supported me from the Big Brother platform to the I’m in love with... Project to any future endeavour I may pursue, I appreciate you guys a great deal because your support has established my presence in Ghana and Africa as a whole. Thank you and I love you.

“Promzy and I have ended our engagement, the decision was mutual, I'll always adore her and we will remain great friends, the split marks a new chapter for both of us. I wish you and your loved ones all a happy new and a prosperous 2013”.

AGYA KOO GRANTED BAIL

Popular actor and comedian Agya Koo has been granted bail in the sum of GHc20,000 with two sureties to reappear, Tuesday.

Agya Koo, known in real life as Kofi Adu, was arrested last Friday and spent three nights behind bars after he reported to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) headquarters in Accra following allegations of fraud against him.

One Mr Kwarteng filed a report of fraud against Agya Koo that he had taken an amount of GHc3,800 from him with the promise of helping him travel to the United States of America.

13 more people also reported to the police that the comedian had defrauded each of them of an amount of $1,850 also with promises of securing US visas for them.

AGYA KOO ARRESTED BY CID

According to reports, celebrated Ghanaian comedian, Kofi Adu popularly known as Agya Koo has been arrested by the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Headquarters in Accra. This comes in after previous news that the actor had already left the country before a warrant was issued by an Accra Circuit Court for the comedian to answer allegations of fraud made against him by  Stephen Kwarteng.

According to the reports, he arrested on Friday when he called at the unit to answer questions on the alleged fraud. He might not be granted bail immediately since the warrant of arrest issued by the judge did not state that he should be given a police bail. Agya Koo would face charges of attempting to smuggle and defrauding by false pretense. He had insisted that his lawyer,  Nkrabea Effah Dartey, be present before he would write his statement or be interrogated.

However, after several hours of waiting, the police took him to the crime scene at the American Embassy where his victims said the had converged to claim their US entry visas which were never forthcoming.

By Ameyaw Debrah

GOTV LAUNCHES IN GHANA

GOtv Ghana Limited, a sister company of MulticChoice Ghana Limited on Thursday launched a new and affordable digital television service called GOtv. GOtv uses the latest generation Digital Video Broadcast standard and will be the first operator in Ghana to launch a DVB-T2 digital pay TV service.

GOtv Ghana Director, Cecil Sunkwa-Mills said, DVB-T2 technology is the most advanced Digital Terrestrial Television technology worldwide. GOtv utilizes the DVB-T2 technology standard, which allows for no less than 21 channels per frequency, this is different from DVB-T1 technology, which only allows for 12 channels per frequency.

Kingsley Afful, GOtv Business Manager speaking at the launch said “GOtv service was specially created to make available an affordable digital television product for all.”

He added that, “When people think of digital television they immediately imagine it has to be expensive, this is not the case with GOtv, which offers great family entertainment at affordable prices. Ghanaians are now set to benefit from easy access to an increased number of digital channels, with enhanced picture and sound quality synonymous with digital television.”

NO BAIL FOR DEEBA IN RAPE CASE !!!

Ghanaian musician,  Akyeampong Deeba, also known as Richard Nimo and Kofi Akyeampong, was yesterday remanded by the Accra Circuit Court pending his extradition to the United Kingdom to stand trial  for allegedly defiling his stepdaughter. He was arraigned on five counts of defilement and another count of assault, but his plea was not taken. He will reappear on February 7, 2013.

The facts of the case, as narrated by Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr Cletus Abedamlora, were that in December 2012, INTERPOL Accra received a request of arrest warrant from its counterpart in London to the effect that between 2004 and 2008, while living in the UK, the accused person had a relationship with a woman who already had two daughters, aged eight and six, from her previous relationship.

Subsequently, Deeba and the woman had two children from their union. Initially, they lived separately, but when the woman went on night shift, Deeba took care of the home and cared for the children. That, the prosecutor said, continued until September 2008 when Deeba returned to Ghana to pursue his musical career.

COURT ORDERS ARREST OF AGYA KOO

The Accra Circuit Court has issued a warrant for the arrest of popular Ghanaian actor and comedian, Kofi Adu, also known as Agya Koo, for allegedly defrauding an individual of GHC 3,800 by false pretence.

The warrant, issued in Accra on January 8,2013, directed the police to apprehend Agya Koo and produce him before the court to answer charges of fraud leveled against him by a complainant.

But the ace comedian, who had initially cut off the call to him by the Daily Graphic, with the explanation that he was busy at work, later called to deny having collected that amount of money from Mr Stephen Kwarteng, the complainant, although he admitted knowing Mr Kwarteng.

The Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, Commissioner of Police (COP), Mr Prosper Agblor, told the Daily Graphic yesterday that a report of fraud had been made against the suspect by Mr Kwarteng, who alleged that the comedian had taken GHc3,800 from him on the pretext of helping him travel to the United States of America (USA).

JOSELYN DUMAS TO HOST "THE PILLOW TALKS"

4syte TV Female Personality of 2012 Joselyn Dumas is planning to blow Ghanaians mind with a new online show. The show titled  ‘The Pillow Talks’ will be a female skewed online show that seeks to address women’s issues on relationship. The Pillow Talks is a women community where the real issues are addressed it’s way.

The actress cum presenter for the past few years in the entertainment industry has contributed a lot. The actress not long ago disclosed that radio presenter K.O.D is the man behind his success. He revealed that he is the man who saw the talent in her and mold her to become who she is now.

The Pillow Talks show will be launched soon but for the mean time, you can follow the yet to be launched online show on twiterr @ThePillowTalks and like the facebook fanpage The Pillow Talks. It’s going to be fun, exciting and educative

Source : omgghana.com

CASSIDY CLEARS UP RAPE ALLEGATIONS AHEAD OF GHANA TRIP

During a recent interview with Glocawear Radio, Cassidy discussed various topics including his on-going beef with Meek Mill, focusing on his new music and clearing up rumors with his involvement in a rape case.

Following the 10 minute diss record titled “R.A.I.D.”, which was a response track to Meek Mill’s “Repo”, the Philly rapper plans to no longer respond. Instead he revealed that he is looking forward to focusing on his upcoming album.

“If [Meek] don’t answer back or say nothin’ else or influence me to keep goin’ at him, I’ma just do what I do,” Cassidy explained. “I got a lot of projects I’m workin’ on, my next album, my next mixtape. I got a lot of music that’s about to drop so I can stick to that but who knows what he gon’ do.”

In addition, Cassidy touched on the rape allegations that AR-Ab revealed on the internet. The rapper wants it to be known that he’s not out here “taking p*ssy.”

CHEMPHE HONOURED AGAIN BY GLOBAL CONGLOMERATE

Ghana’s King of RnB Chemphe, after a successful launch of his double P (Campaign for Peace and Against Poverty) project in Accra in 2012, has received one of the biggest surprises of his life.

Chemphe devoted most part of 2012 to pursue his social projects which he made very good strides in the Central and Greater Accra region.

The artiste intends providing basic facilities to “hasuodzie” village, one of the beneficiaries of the project.

Chemphe believes that efficient education and resource allocation is one of the most strategic ways of curbing poverty in Africa. Chemphe added that though the project is funded by his record label (E-Jam Records), he won’t hesitate to accept corporate bodies and media who want to join the campaign since there is a lot to be done.

He mentioned that though the “Global Citizen” song is getting good airplay in Norway where it was released last year, Ghana is about to experience the real outcome from the lyrics of the song.

STAKEHOLDERS MEET OVER GHANA MUSIC INDUSTRY STUDY

Ghana’s music industry and the entire Creative Arts Industry have never had any sort of data or research to quantify their contribution to the Nation’s GDP. This has made it extremely difficult for past Governments to make any budgetary allocation to the Industry. This has led to what some people believe to be a neglect of the Industry.

The Musicians Union of Ghana, MUSIGA is spearheading a research to know the contribution of music to Ghana’s GDP. This project, which was launched in Accra last December witnessed an open Stakeholders Forum at the auditorium of the British Council in Accra on Tuesday January 15th 2013.

30MINITZ GETS NEW SLOT ON VIASAT ONE

Music TV show, 30minitz  gets a new time slot on Viasat .The show which used to air at 9pm every Thursday has been re-scheduled to start airing at 12:30 noon every Saturday on Viasat 1. The new time according to producers, will take the show closer to the show’s audience and provide them exclusive access to the show’s content every week.

30minitz is an exciting local music show on Viasat 1 Ghana that provides television viewers the opportunity to see how their favourite music stars collaborate to record new songs and film videos. The show has since August 2012 provided exclusive access to music fans and TV viewers to their favourite music stars as they recorded new songs and filmed new videos. Some of the music stars the show has hosted  thus far include Samini, Kaakie, Eazzy, Jupiter, Okyeame Kwame, D’black, EL, Raquel, Chemphe, Tinny,5five, D3, RnM, Asaase Aban and Natural face

30minitz is hosted by Sadeeq Abdulai Abu who co-executive produces it as well.

2131'S TAVERN MARKS 1ST ANNIVERSARY WITH FUNNY FACE AS BARTENDER

2131's Tavern bar is a year old. Started 12 months ago by Television and radio personalities Jay Foley, and Jeremie Van-Garshong and their business colleague Jeffery Ohene Aboagye, Tavern has grown into a popular urban pub and restaurant. Tavern 2131 would mark a year in business on Friday, with comedian Funny Face as Bartender for the day. The occasion will also see musical performances from Atumpan, Lousika, Gemini, Edem, Trigmatic, Sarkodie, 4X4, EL, D-Black, and C-Real.

“I am very grateful to all who have tasted our food inside Tavern 2131. I can testify that the main reason why we also have good client is our services in Tavern 2131 is incomparable. There is more to come this year” says Jay Foley.

By Ameyaw Debrah

NIKKI SAMONAS TO HOST A NEW FASHION SHOW ON VIASAT ONE

Model and Actress, Nikki Samonas will be the host of a new TV show to be aired on Viasat 1, FashionGh, producers have revealed. FashionGh is a half an hour TV show that seeks to highlight latest trends and exciting happenings in the Ghanaian and African fashion space.

Every week, Nikki Samonas will host viewers and grant them exclusive access to A – list fashion events and shows, introduce them to celebrities making huge fashion statements on Red Carpet and showing off the latest fashion trends.

The show will also seek to give viewers fashion and Beauty tips as well interview one fashion Icon every week.

I AM NOT BISEXUAL - DEBORAH VANESSA

Model, Television Presenter, Fashion Designer and Singer, Deborah Vanessa (kid sister of controversial musician Wanlov The Kubolor), is one of the newly emerged musicians making waves very fast on the music scene and the fact that she has not been sighted with a male, be it a friend, lover or husband, has sparked speculations that she may be a lesbian.

“Hell no, I’m not a lesbian, I’m not even a bisexual, I’m straight and I love men,” she said in an exclusive interview with NEWS-ONE.
She explained that even though she is not a fan of gay and lesbian relationship, she does not believe that people should be condemned based on their sexuality.

“I don’t think they should be condemned because we are all human beings and we need to respect their rights and their sexualities. Since we are not God, we can’t explain why a person feels a certain way,” she said.


Meanwhile, the entertainer says she is enjoying the popularity her song ‘Uncle Obama’ is getting after her interview on CNN to clarify issues on the song. She said the number of views on her YouTube page shot up massively after the interview

Source: News-One

CAPTAIN PLANET & VODAFONE OFFICER SET TO MARRY

After all the speculations that have surreptitiously made rounds about their love relations, Sylvanus Dodji Jeffrey aka Captain Planet, a leading member of the group 4x4 has come out to confirm the relationship between himself and a top chief Marketing Officer of Vodafone.

The two are preparing feverishly to tie the knot.

For this and more juicy stories grab a copy of "Razz" to find out who this beautiful lady is and the many ‘beautiful things’ he has out of love done for Captain Planet.

Source: Razz

GHANA MUSIC AWARDS 2013 OPENS FOR NOMINATIONS

Aside from football, Music is undoubtedly one of Ghana’s biggest passions and no one event stirs up our passion be it joy, anger, frustration, excitement…you name it, other than the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards.

Though it takes place at one particular time of the year, its impact is felt throughout the year as it serves as the barometer against which the Ghanaian music industry is measured.

This year the event enters its 14th year and one cannot help but wonder what it has in store for us. A cursory look at last year’s music scene saw a lot of good releases which will make this year quite competitive with releases from R2Bees, 4X4, Eazzy, VIP, Kwaw Kesse, Stay Jay, EL, Lousika, D-Black, Keche, Herty Borngreat and other talented musicians, that enjoyed massive airplay and had the general public singing along to these songs.

As we await the launch of this year’s event the nominations are currently open and collation of entries has started. According to the organizers, Premium event organizers Charterhouse, the month of January is being dedicated to the collection and collation of entries and research has already started.

SARKODIE TO COLLABORATE WITH FUSE ODG

Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie and global azonto ambassador, Fuse ODG are not letting out much but it seems the two have wrapped up recording of a new collaboration together.

Both have shared photos of themselves together with producer Killbeatz in a studio.

Sarkodie posted the photo on instagram saying, “Just Killed Inequality Track”. Fuse ODG also wrote on twitter:

“Just finished a crazy studio session with my bro sarkodie in ghana prod by killbeatz.

Source: Ameyawdebrah.com

GHANAIAN ACTRESS, AMA K ABEBRESE TELLS ONE DIRECTION TO REPRESENT GHANA FAIRLY

Ama k tweets to one direction Ghanaian actress, Ama K Abebrese tells One Direction to represent Ghana fairly Award winning Ghanaian actress, TV host and producer, Ama K Abebrese who was recently voted the 100th most influential person in Ghana by eTV Ghana has hit back at international boy band, One Direction for painting a picture of abject poverty in Ghana after their short stay in Ghana for charity work.

One Direction member, Niall Horan revealed on twitter on Tuesday that they visited the city of Accra in Ghana and will never forget the heartbreaking poverty he saw there. He wrote in a series of posts:”Just arrived back from Accra, Ghana! Best life experience ever! This Red Nose Day please get involved!… I’ve seen the slums right in front of me! This is no joke! They really need your help! Poverty is real!… Massive thanks to Red Nose Day for taking us to Ghana! It was incredible! Real eye-opener! We take so much for granted over here!…”

ICE PRINCE GETS SARKODIE, WIZKID, M.I,KHULI CHANA ON "ABOKI REMIX"

Ice Prince aboki Ice Prince gets Sarkodie, Wizkid, M.I, Khuli Chana on Aboki RemixIce Prince’s most recent hit single “Aboki” is getting a complete makeover. The remake of what is already a good song, Aboki will feature some of Africa’s A-list celebrities. In an attempt to give the song an African feel and punch, Ghanaian act Sarkodie together with Wizkid and M.I from Nigeria, and South African artiste Khuli Chana, all make appearances on the yet-to-be-released song.

One surprise inclusion, which will get music lovers talking, is Nigerian actress Mercy Johnson. It is not clear what she brings to the table but seeing as she’s experimented with music at some point, it makes her inclusion somehow interesting.

By Ameyaw Debrah

GHONE ON "LAUGH LOUD GH" TALENT SEARCH

Apart from music, one of the fastest growing industries in Ghana, as far as entertainment is concerned is the comedy industry. Ghana can boast of comedy legends such as Hon. Fritz Baffour, Kwaku Sintim Misa(KSM) and Benson Ohene Boateng aka Funny Face who is undoubtedly putting Ghana on the world map when comedy is mentioned. 

For over 8 years, Charterhouse Ghana, owners of GhOne entertainment TV and producers of the biannual night of 1000 laughs series have entertained Ghanaians and also unearthed some commendable comedy talents both locally and continentally. In line with their policy to help unearth and nurture brighter and more commendable talent, while contributing their quota to the development of talent in Ghana and youth empowerment, GHOne is coming out with a comedy reality TV show dubbed Laugh Out Loud GH

Set to be the biggest search in the history of GH Comedy, the show welcomes every comedian from every corner of GH to audition. It is opened to individual comedians as well as group comedy acts. So if you think you have the attitude and style to crack ribs like the very best in the business then Laugh Out Loud Gh is the right platform for you to launch your comedy career.

GHANA DJ AWARDS FINALLY SET FOR FEBRUARY 15

The wait is finally over as Ghana DJ Awards organizers, Merqury Republic, announce February 15th as the date for the highly anticipated event which was postponed last October due to unforeseeable circumstances.

Courtesy Blue Jeans Energy Drink, Fiesta Condoms, Bensung Institute, Stallion Motors  and Scratch Studios, the much awaited annual event which comes off at the National Theatre a day after Valentines at 7:00pm has  been repackaged with more exciting features under the theme ‘Rhythm Nation’ and  promises to become one of the biggest awards events in Ghana.

“We thank all the DJs, industry personnel, our fans and the press for bearing with us and supporting the movement through difficult times. It is our promise that things will be better in the coming years” Chief Executive Officer of Merqury Republic has said in a statement.

According to the organizers, prior to the main event on the D-day, there will be a press cocktail/ briefing to give insightful information to accredited media personnel who will cover the program.

Also, unlike many award winners who receive nothing for their honors, the GHANA DJ AWARDS will give to its awards winners GHC500 for every award, coming along with some special goodies from the sponsors including computer software training programs from Bensung Computer Institute.

I AM NOT IN ANY RELATIONSHIP - YVONNE NELSON DECLARES

Sassy actress, Yvonne Nelson has reacted to speculations that she is back into the arms of Nigerian singer Iyanya, insisting she is still single.

News went viral Tuesday that the actress and the Kukere hit singer had patched up their differences that emerged late last year and were now in love again.

Late last year, the actress was reported to have taken to social media site, Twitter, to announce her displeasure over a relationship gone bad with an unnamed man – believed to be Iyanya, born Iyanya Mbuk.

Her comments led to heated and nasty exchanges between the Ghanaian actress and renowned Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh, who was reported to have started a relationship with the singer.

NERO-X WINS MAIDEN EDITION OF BORN STARZ

After weeks of auditions and competition, Takoradi-based singer and guitarist, Joseph Nkrumah Buabeng, a.k.a Nero-X, has emerged winner of the first edition of Born Starz.

The final showdown of Born Starz came off last Friday at the Accra International Conference Centre with fierce competition among the finalists Prince, Divinity Blazers, Felicity, Nero-X and Maame Esi.

The contestant who wowed the crowd the most, Prince, the only rapper among the finalists, failed to sail through to the top three. This was because the voting results did not favour him. Judge David Oscar, who hinted Prince as his favourite at the semifinal, was disappointed as Chris Attoh announced the end of the road for him. Dance group Divinty Blazers also put up an exceptional performance which earned them praises from Ben Brako, Paulina Oduro and David Oscar. However, their votes were not enough to help the group to progress.

After a second round of performances by the top three, Felicity Borkerty placed third, and wins a small LED TV, a water boiler and sandwich maker, and a mentoring session with a celebrity; Maame Esi Elizabeth Awortwi, who came second, goes home with a medium-size LED TV, a water boiler and sandwich maker, and a mentoring session with a celebrity; and the winner Nero-X, will be leaving for the UK on an all-expense-covered trip in March. 

BENNY BONSU REPLACES AMA K. ABEBRESE @ VIASAT ONE

Ms Benny Bonsu, former Executive Producer & Sports Operations Manager of London 2012 Olympics, has taken up a new portfolio as Head of Own Productions at Viasat1 Ghana. She replaces Ama K. Abebrese, who until September 30th 2012 was managing all Own Productions.

Benny is well respected and established in the media & sports environment with over 10 years experience. Started off as a journalist for MVP24/7, a successful online magazine entertainment strand, Benny became part of the groundbreaking team of journalists who wrote and interviewed some of the world well loved celebrities when in London such as Tony Parker, Dwayne Wade,  Demar DeRozan,  Abou Diaby, Kevin Prince-Boateng, Andrey Arshavin, Darren Bent, Jermaine Defoe, Kolo Toure, John Pantsil, Derek Safo, David Lammy, Gordon Brown and Tony Blair.

Aside from that, she has also gained notoriety as a talented writer. Her writing gained popularity due to the upfront and straight to the point approach she adopts when writing her blog “Bedroom Diaries Of A Black Woman” which made her an overnight sensation in the UK & USA, she was also the editor for the entertainment magazine “AKWAABAUK” and have been involved in TV as the presenter of the Bedroom Diaries Of A Black Woman Season 1 & 2 and various other shows for OHTV, BBC, NBA Europe and also gained her own radio show on Break London as the “Lady of chat & soul” which aired three times a day during drive time in London. 

ADELE JOINS GIRL GROUP D3 !!!

The girls in D3 have cooked up a sizzling hot new look for 2013 and the boys are going to love it.

In their latest photoshoot, the girl band also introduces their new member. 21 year old Adele is replacing former group member, Angela, who is taking a break from music to concentrate on her education as she preps for her final exams.

Talented and equally easy on the eyes, Adele fits in perfectly as the girls go for the fabulously feisty look in their hottest pictures till date.

The photoshoot is also a prelude to the release of the girl’s much anticipated sophomore single which features Richie.

The single is set for release on Wednesday16th January, 2013 with the radio premiere on YFM’s Dryve of Your Life with JOEL.


BY: Ghana Music.com

DAUGHTERS OF GLORIOUS JESUS ROCK @ SECOND EDITION OF BACK 2 BACK

Hours before the inauguration of the president, Daughters of Glorious Jesus Staged their annual Back 2 Back Concert at the Accra International Conference center where a throng of fans and Christians gathered to worship and praise God on behalf of Ghana.

With a shout of praise and thanks giving led by renowned radio presenter, Bernard Avle the trio were welcomed on stage where they entertained the audience with a one and half hour session of all their classic hits since 1989.

The night was started by a sensational performance by Cwesi Oteng who did well to give the audience a feel of the heartwarming performances ahead. He was immediately followed by Pastor Helen Yawson and then Tagoe Sisters took the teaming audience to another level for the next 20 minutes.

Gentle and soul touching Pastor Joe Beechem lead the way for the coming of the ‘Daughters’.  He was encouraging and the audience loved him.

SARKODIE FOUNDATION TO LAUNCH SOON !!!

According to Duncwills Entertainment, the management team of  Sarkodie,  plans are far advanced for the launch of a Sarkodie Foundation. 

The Sarkodie Foundation, will launch sometime this year, management sources have disclosed. The launch of the Foundation will come in handy to compliment the intended unveiling of his Clothing Line Sark Collections , as well as other initiatives planned for him this year.

Management sources have said Sarkodie intends to leverage the advantages that comes with the Foundation to improving the lives of the vulnerable in society, particularly children.

Currently enjoying enormous appeal at home and abroad, Sarkodie apart from the Clothing Line and Foundation, goes into 2013 with a third studio album Sarkology, in hand .

ASEM & SAMINI DROP 1ST SINGLE OF "CLOSE FRIENDS" JOINT ALBUM

Ghanaian award-winning music acts, Asem and Samini have dropped the first single off their recently announced joint collaboration album, ‘Close Friends’. The single, ‘Runnin Away’ was produced by Magnom Beats, and as expected it is a blend of dancehall and rap. Check it out!!!


By Ameyaw Debrah

JAY FOLEY GOES INTO VIDEO DIRECTING

Radio and television host John Foley is venturing into video directing. The 4Syte TV co-host directed the most recent videos of Lousika, Atumpan and Gemini, all three acts managed by his label 2131. An official statement from 2131 suggests that Jay Foley “will soon enroll in a video school in London to upgrade his skills”. “Trust me I have not been in school yet but I’m doing great works and people can testify to that. Lousika’s Get Money is a blast; I was surprise myself with the end product,” Foley says.

 Watch: Get Money by Lousika – Directed by Jay Foley

DKB REPLACES KOJO FREMPONG AS HOST OF "BOYS BOYS"?

Ghanaian comedian and Big Brother Stargame housemate, DKB who once sat in for Kojo Frempong the host of Viasat 1’s ‘Boys Boys’ may host the show permanently. Rumours have it that Kojo Frempong will not return to host the show due to misunderstanding between him and Viasat 1. Boys Boys is a programme that tickles the approach and way of thinking of men when it comes to issues of their interest. The host brings a touch of humour and fun as he discusses the issues ranging from fast cars to bachelor pads, cocktails, whisky, bikes, technology…and of course women!!!

By Ameyaw Debrah

US RAPPER, CASSIDY STORMS GHANA FOR RLG ACCRA NIGHTLIFE AWARDS

The RLG Accra Nightlife Awards which is scheduled on 26^th January 2012 . This years award which is been hosted by EDGE 53 and title Sponsor RLG Communications is a said to happen at  Even Haven inside Trade Fair Centre La ,a suburb in Accra.

According to the organizers of the RLG Accra Nigthlife Awards,Cassidy is been headline to perform on the night with couple of Ghanaian Artiste in support . The American Hiphop artiste Cassidy ,real name Barry Adrian Reese will be the first international act to perform in Ghana this year.

Cassidy would touch down to rock Ghanaian based fans.Though much is expected of Cassidy to do, he promises to put up his best for the show.

 By Kwame Marrydman

IWAN TAKES ON BANDANA FOR DISSING HIS MUM

The first Ghana music industry beef has been registered for 2013 and it comes from dancehall acts Bandana and IWAN. The two are taking their feud to facebook and according to Bandana, IWAN was the instigator. Bandana explains:

“IWAN came back from London went on radio, poured a whole lot of insults on me. He said Rastafaria is older than my mother and father. They went to Volta region, told the fans to stop listening to any Shatta movement music because I preach violence. I went to Akuma village on the 29th of December, 2012 for a show and his MC said it open in the mic and I quote: ‘If you don’t like Shatta Movement say fire burn!!!’”.

#GM1623 OUTDOORS FIVE PIVOT MODELS

#Gm1623 will soon outdoor its TOP 5 models to be used as Pivots for the TRENDS success. Organizers say that these TOP 5 models were selected out of many Models chosen by its head of Image and Style, Christabel Addottey.

The models after their outdoor will be found in majority of tertiary schools with the #Gm1623 BOX. Ladies are asked to spot the models who will be branded in the T-shirt of the trend and pick a number. Now, each number will lead you to win as a part of the #Gm1623 to raise the essence of beauty among ladies across all ages.

Organizers, Signup International also noted that the models will also be found across some selected corporate houses within the capital. ‘#Gm1623 is for every kind of lady, whether middle class, tertiary, graduate or in school. In a nut shell so far as you a gorgeous, elegant and intelligent lady’, Eugenia Dela Aya (PR) lamented.

#Gm1623 is the biggest trend growing on all social media platforms, to follow the TREND or to know more about how to spot the #Gm1623 models in your offices or campuses, just use the trend tag #Gm1623 on twitter, flicker, Instagram, tumblr, Facebook, Pinterest and google.

#Gm1623, is tagged to be the biggest gathering for all. Join the fun as we prepare for the show down.

Source: Nana Yaw Wiredu