CypressGH.COM: June 2015

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

GHANAIAN MUSIC DUO, TRIPPLE 2, RELEASES NEW FOR GODFLOW

Finland based Ghanaian music group, Tripple 2, have this week released an exceptional music video for their current hit song, Godflow. Shot in various locations in Finland, the video has received some positive reviews by music connoisseurs.

Featuring the multitalented Danny Whyte, the video for Godflows tends to challenge the group to exhibit their versatility to the rest of the world as they attempt to establish themselves as Africa’s best music group in the diaspora.

Directed and shot by one of Finland’s best video director, Tuomas Nurmi, Godflow gives viewers another reason to appreciate music and the arts in general.

The song is produced by the hottest Finnish producers Aleksi Nurmi and mastering was done by the internationally recognized Henkka Niemistö of Chartmakers.

International Model Victoria Michaels has appealed to the government to encourage, promote and support the Fashion Industry financially in order to boost the Industry.

According to her, the support will go a long away to change the face of the industry as pertained in other African countries. She noted that financially some countries have pumped monies into the Fashion Industry and has made it what it is today. We can also do same.

Speaking after being unveiled as the brand Ambassador for the African Fashion Week London (AFWL) at the launch held over the weekend, Victoria Micheals by the Communications Director of Africa Fashion Week London, Yetty Ogunnubi she also expressed her joy and looked forward to the week celebration.

“I am optimistic that this would pave a way for all Ghanaian designers to showcase their talent”.

The popular 5 piece musical Pop sensation, Muzart, will now officially be known as a trio as they bid farewell to two band members who have decided to create Smiley Freaks. Smiley Freaks comprises of Producer and DJ, Jabu Jnr, and guitarist, Sol Stringer, while the other 3 members will continue as Muzart.

Muzart had their last performance as a 5 member band at the DSTV Delicious Festival to rave reviews and will now going forward perform as a trio consisting of Rorisang Thandekiso (lead vocalist), Refentse (Vic) Chauke and Tazzy Lehutso both on keys.

Asamoah Gyan, the captain of Ghana’s senior national football team, the Black Stars, has made a donation of USD10,000 to Kwabena Kwabena’s Save a Life Foundation.

This follows the football star’s realization of how the lives of a lot of children in Ghana are lost each year to the painful hole-in-heart condition.

Multiple award-winning Ghanaian highlife musician, Kwabena Kwabena who initiated the Save A Life Foundation received the donation and thanked the Captain for the kind gesture.

The Kwabena Kwabena’s Save A Life Foundation was set up to raise funds for children who cannot afford to undergo a heart surgery.

Since its inception, the foundation has gone a long way to save over six hole-in-heart patients on the waiting list of the National Cardiothoracic Center.

Contributions and pledges generously made by corporate bodies, the general public as well as friends of Kwabena Kwabena are what keep the initiative alive.

The maiden edition of the Golden Movie Awards Africa organized by NMJ Ghana turned out to be a great success with DKB saving the day.

The awards nite took a different turn and became more entertaining and fun when Ghana's comedy king DKB took over the mc platform from KSM who has retired to become the emperor of comedy.

DKB received lots of applause to every joke he presented, he indeed saved the day by giving it a ligther note. He caught the eyes of Nigeria's biggest comedy merchant AY organizer of AY LIVE, who came backstage to acknowledge his good works.

The night saw top dignitaries from the movie industry in Africa such as Ramsey Noah, Ay, Ini Edo, Joycelyn dumas, Shirley frimpong Manso,Too sweet Annan and Grace Omaboe with performance from Nana yaa, Pat Thomas, Irene Logan, Eazzy and Offie kudjoe.

Ghanaian musician D Black has signed onto music streaming site TIDAL owned by Jay z.

The latest move means the Ghanaian musician has another opportunity to sell his trade digitally.

Backed by heavy artiste-power/numbers, TIDAL is also owned by a number of high profile global acts including Jay Z’s wife Beyonce, Usher, Rihanna, and Nicki Minaj, among a host of others.

A subtle campaign for greater commercial recognition, TIDAL was launched to offer better value for the works of signed-on acts.

The service offers CD-quality music and music video streaming with extensive curated editorial expertise. TIDAL says it has access to more than 30 million songs and 75,000 music videos.

Yemi Alade Slams BET Awards Organizers Over Poor Treatment

African artists who were nominated for the 2015 BET Awards have been reacting to the humiliation they faced at the event which was held in Los Angeles.

The organizers of the event had fixed the African category hours before the main event and had ordered that winning artists from Africa should be handed over their Awards backstage.

This, angered majority of African artists and fans who said it was humiliating and insulting to Africans as a whole.

Yemi Alade who was one of the African nominees has however reacted via her Instagram account concerning the alleged humiliation.

She opined that what the event organizers did was shameful and a mockery to the African artists present at the event, wondering why the African category should be held earlier before the main event and why African artists should be told to collect their plaques backstage.

See What She After The Cut.....

Blue Ice Invincible, Ghana’s first 72 hour deodorant, is shining the spotlight on five Ghanaian men who are invincible, to congratulate them on accomplishing amazing feats and being leaders in their fields, as part of a campaign to launch the new cutting edge deodorant.

The list comprises of men from a variety of fields including entertainment, media and literary arts and according to Blue Ice Invincible, they all have one thing in common - they are invincible.

Brand Manager for Blue Ice Invincible, Richard Kumassah said: “Our campaign is based around leaving the heat behind so that you can get on with your day and accomplish your goals.

We have selected five men who do just that. They dream big, set their own standards, are unbeatable and extraordinary and so in our minds are invincible.”

The Top 5 Invincible Ghanaians Are:

1. Nana Asaase : A highly talented and widely respected poet and spoken word artist with an intense African style, who blends English with local languages providing tasteful Ghanaian literary art.

Award winning South African Sport Television Presenter and MC, Carol Tshabalala, leaves for Canada today as she is set to Program Direct the 6th FIFA Women’s Football Symposium taking place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Vancouver, Canada from 3rd July 2015 till 5th July 2015.

The annual FIFA Women’s Football Symposium is attended by Presidents of various football federations and associations from across the globe as well as esteemed guests and is not open to the public.

The First Lady of Sport, Carol Tshabalala, previously hosted the FIFA Women’s Football Symposium in 2011 and this year as Program Director, Carol Tshabalala, will moderate panel discussions with all the world’s football federations for women.

Platforms like the FIFA Women’s Football Symposium are important to Carol Tshabalala as they allow for the engagement in discussions about moving women’s football forward, an area close to Carol Tshabalala as an advocate of the advancement of women in sport.

Danny Jordaan, as the President of the South African Football Association, will also be in attendance at the 6th FIFA Women’s Football Symposium in Candada, representing South Africa.

Whilst in Canada, Carol Tshabalala will also attend the semi-finals, and finals of the FIFA Women’s World cup.

WatsUp TV ( Official TV Show ) & ( African Hit ) To Premier On Viasat 1 From 4th July & 6th July.

After hitting the screens with by far the most entertaining Music Video TV show on the continent; WatsUp TV is set to unveil yet another blockbuster show on Viasat1 TV.

The new 1 hour show labelled the WatsUp TV Official TV Show will get viewers more compelling and innovative segments they have been yearning for to build their leisure interest.

In a special interaction with the CEO and Producer, Abd Traore he explained the need to create this concept for the Ghanaian entertainment show audience.

The show officially premieres on the 4th of July 2015 and will be shown every Saturday at 1PM.

It comes with incredible segments which include: Fresh Videos, News, WatsUp TV Interviews, Spit on it, Event Report and Now showing.

On Saturday 27th June 2015 at the maiden edition of Golden Movie Awards Africa, they were honoured for their impressive contributions to the film industry, at the State Banquet House ,Accra.

Nigerian movies 30 Days In Atlanta and Knocking On Heaven’s Door and Ghanaian movies including Devil In the Details, and Made In Agege were the biggest winners at the 2015 Golden Movie Awards. Knocking on Heaven’s Door won the Best Film nod while Devil in The Details bagged the Best Director nod for Shirley Frimpong Manso.

Also, top Ghanaian musicians graced the event with their performance as artistes who performed included Legendary Pat Thomas, Irene Logan ,Nana Yaa, Kwame Yeboah , Eazzy and a host of others.

Let’s See If Their Expectations Turned Into Reality After The Cut......

Broadcaster and conference host Henry Bonsu will receive a GUBA Outstanding Journalist and Broadcast Personality award on the 4th July 2015. The Ghana UK Based Achievement (GUBA) Awards, held annually to recognise and celebrate success of Ghanaian individuals and businesses in the UK, shall take place this year at the Hilton Metropole Hotel in Edgware Road, London.

Currently, Bonsu is an international MC and has hosted summits at the UN General Assembly in New York, as well as Brussels, Kigali and Abidjan, to name a few. This work specialises on global economic development, with a particular focus on Africa.

Bonsu also hosts business events such as the Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards, the African Banker Awards and the Global African Investment Summit, and he is a member of the Equality and Diversity Committee of NHS England.

A graduate from Magdalen College, Oxford University, Bonsu initially worked as a researcher, and producer on popular current affairs programmes, such as: BBC Radio 4’s Today and BBC 2’s Black Britain, and as a presenter on BBC London 94.9, and a panellist on The Wright Stuff on Five. He was a major investor in Colourful Radio, the former DAB and satellite station, securing interviews with the biggest names in UK politics, and tackling burning issues in our community.

Bonsu has been an analyst on Sky News and Al Jazeera, presented shows on satellite channels such as Vox Africa and BET International, and has worked as a print journalist for specialist newspapers like The Voice and Caribbean Times, as well as mainstream papers such as The Times, Express, The Guardian and The Evening Standard.

The 2015 edition of the BET Awards took place in Los Angeles Sunday with Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj and Beyonce winning big.

Kendrick Lamar opened the 2015 BET Awards with a powerful performance of "Alright."

British singer Sam Smith continued his hot streak at music awards shows, picking up the night's first prize for best new artist beating out the likes of Fetty Wap and Bobby Shmurda.

Ghana had solid representation in Stonebwoy and UK-based act Stormzy also going home with awards in their respective categories.

Held at the Nokia Theatre, the event was hosted by “Black-ish” stars Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross.

After creating series of TV shows airing on different channels in Ghana, the management of WatsUp TV is set to launch yet another hit showbiz show on GhOne TV.

The program focused on promoting African Music Videos will air videos from both Francophone and Anglophone countries but will be a bit bias with Ghanaian and Nigerian content.

The program to be hosted by two young budding divas on screen yet; LEE & TERENA MARIA will give viewers the best relief they have ever wanted in their leisure quest.

In an exclusive discourse with the producer & CEO, Abd Traore he explained the need to create this concept was to meet the demand from the Nigerian, French, Ghanaian viewers’ communities and the African entertainment show audience.

Stormzy Wins At BET Awards in Best International Act – UK

UK- Ghanaian based musician Stormzy has won the award for Best International Act – UK at the 2015 BET Awards.

The 21-year old beat popular UK-based Ghanaian act FUSE ODG to win the category. The category also had Lethal Bizzle, Little Simz, Mnek, and FKA Twigs as the other nominees.

A member of U.K.’s grime scene, Stormzy has been rapping since age 11 and had aspirations to pursue engineering at one point. However, the calling to do music was too strong for him to ignore and he has since pursued it full time.

His award was another big win for Ghana after Stonebwoy scooped that of Best International Act – Africa.

UK-Ghanaian based act FUSE ODG has take a swipe at the organizers of the BET Awards for what he says is total disrespect towards musicians in the various International Act categories.

In a tweet Sunday, 28th June,2015 shortly after he lost out on this year’s Best International Act – UK award, FUSE said:

“… the reason why i didn’t come is because you give awards backstage. You have no respect for our hard work and achievements.”

BREAKING News !!! Stonebwoy Wins "Best International Act, Africa" At 2015 BET Awards

Ghanaian Reggae and dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy has won his first award for Best International Act, Africa at the pre-taped ceremony, ahead of the main Awards in Los Angeles.

Livingstone Etse Satekla aka Stonebwoy beat competition from Ghana’s Sarkodie who has been twice-nominated, and won one in the process, as well as South African cool kid A.K.A, and Nigerian beauty Yemi Alade. Other contenders included The Soil (South Africa), Fally Ipupa (DR Congo), Wizkid (Nigeria), and Sauti Sol (Kenya).

Cypress Ghana congratulates Stonebwoy for this award and for making Ghana proud.

On September 12 the Asantehene, Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II will join an affluent audience of 1600 at the historic Ace Theatre, located at 929 Broadway, Los Angeles, California for .

This prestigious venue will host the 5th Annual Nollywood & African Film Critics’ Awards ( NAFCA) and NAFCA Honors 2015. These awards will draw filmmakers and dignitaries from over 30 countries and will be covered by over 400 media partners.

The Nollywood & African Film Critics’ Awards also known as The NAFCA, is an internationally recognized awards show that exhibits and honors the achievements of individuals in the film industry and individuals whose professional careers have been marked by extraordinary personal and professional accomplishments.

The NAFCA Special Honors award was presented for the first time in 2011 to President Nelson Mandela. Recipients of this award in subsequent years include: His Imperial Majesty Kabiyesi Alaiyeluwa Oba Okunade Sijuwade Olubuse II The Ooni of Ife, President Paul Biya, President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia, Honorable Ama Muna Tutu the Cameroon Minister of Arts and Culture, Dr. Folorunsho Alakija, Oscars’ award winner Louis Gossett Jr., Hollywood actors Glynn Thurman and Keith David among others.

Hip Lifer Ticles Explains His 47 Songs + New Video ‘Salamatu’ Set For July 2nd

Fast rising artiste Francis Anane as called in real life but musically known as Ticles has explained his 47 songs journey to Tigomusic.com.gh yesterday.

The rapper who gave a good performance at the Y1079fm area code at the West Hills malls disclosed that he will be releasing 47 songs in a month plus a song called ’47 songs’.

Fans and people get it wrong when I say I will be releasing a song called 47 songs, they think it is just a title to a single. Yes, it is a title to a new single and also a journey to satisfy my following with so many songs of about 47, he noted.

He mentioned that some fans are attacking him that he does not have so much songs and more over he will be wasting the songs.

In his response, the rapper under ThinkersBag Music said ‘nobody wastes music, if my fans receive even one out of the 47 songs, that is enough fulfillment as compared to releasing just two singles and you don’t know which one will be accept.

A lot of Ghanaian stars have gathered in Los Angeles for this year’s BET Awards which started on Thursday, June 26th.

Sarkodie and Stonebwoy who have been nominated for the Best International Act, Africa category and Mzvee for ‘Viewer’s Choice Best NEW International Artist’ , have been joined by their colleague Ghanaian stars Majid Michel, John Dumelo, DJ Mensah, DJ Abrante, Chase and others to witness the event.

See More Photos From The Stars After The Cut.......

Nigeria’s music superstar Wizkid, has shed light on the circumstances surrounding his new endorsement deal with Nigeria’s telecommunications giant, Globacom.

In a statement released in Lagos by his Manager, Mr. Sunday Are, Wizkid said Globacom is a brand he had admired for a very long time considering its strong persona and its very massive impact and image in the entertainment industry in Nigeria.

“Globacom is huge in my industry and I see the evidence of the company’s commitment to improving the industry and the lives of its practitioners everywhere I turn. To be honest, it’s been a dream to have a working relationship with the Glo brand. An opportunity to turn this dream to reality came, and I took it.”

“It’s an incredible blessing to be sought after by arguably Nigeria’s two most powerful brands at the same time. My decision to go with Globacom this time is not an act of spite against MTN. I simply seized an opportunity to move from Yellow land to greener pastures. God ble

Ohemaa Mercy Launches ‘Tehillah Experience 2015′ On August 2

Multiple award-winning gospel musician Ohemaa Mercy has launched the second edition of her “Tehillah Experience” concert l. The concert which first edition was held 3 years ago starts on August 2 at the International Central Gospel Church – I.C.G.C Calvary Temple, Spintex Road in Accra with powerful song ministration from seasoned Ghanaian artistes.

The concert, described by the organisers, Ohemaa Mercy Ministries, as a “revolution in the Christendom” is expected to provide the means for Christians to have a fulfilled “praise and worship time” with their Creator. Apart from the Wobe Ye Kese singer, other artistes such as Cwesi Oteng, Ceccy Twum, Noble Nketsiah and Joe Mettle who are billed to perform have the responsibility to satisfy the worship needs of patrons who will throng the venue.

Speaking at a press launch held at the Silver Lounge, Accra Mall, on Tuesday, Mr. Isaac Twum Ampofo, a member of the organising team, said the event has been designed to give credence to the importance of “praise and worship in the life of a Christian”.

Dr Sid. Shares New Adorable Photos Of His Daughter On Social Media

Mavins Proud daddy, Nigerian singer-songwriter and dentist, Dr Sid shared new photos of his princess-Sydney. is she not Charming?!!

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Singer and writer Etcetera writes on President Buhari and the few weeks he's spent in office as president.

Read below...!!!

If there is any group of individuals who can manufacture shock, political punditry out of nothing, it is the All Progressives Congress. They cried out that Jonathan was doing a terrible job as President of Nigeria. They said his inability to run the Federal Government is the reason our country has lapsed into wholesale chaos. He is the reason corruption decimated our population, turned brother against brother. He is the reason our military became weak and our borders constantly breached by Niger, Chad and Cameroonian gendarmes.

He is the reason our cities have all lost power and we have reclined back into the dark ages. He is the reason why thousands of wild dogs/Boko Haram roam our streets and rip our children apart. With democracy being an institution where we worry about how many people ‘agree’ about certain things, APC must be concerned that Nigerians are actually seeing that Buhari is not the messiah we need. When I wrote that Nigerians shouldn’t celebrate Buhari yet, a lot of his sympathisers reached for my scalp with all types of derogatory vocabularies.

Starr 103.5 FM presenter, Jon Germain, has released a brand new banger off his upcoming studio "Enigma" album.

The song titled "Breathless" features two of Ghana's finest rappers, D-Black and Lighter TOD.

Listen To The Track After The Cut....

Ghanaian Actress Yvonne Nelson left Ghana days ago to Los Angeles but nobody knew her destination when she was leaving. The actress late Friday evening posted a picture of herself standing on a red carpet with “BET Awards” showing behind her.

Certainly, it was clear that Yvonne Nelson was in L.A for the awards but how Yvonne Nelson announced her presence at the event grounds on her instagram page is just funny.

Yvonne Nelson did not just go the usual way of saying that “I’m in L.A for BET” or “BET here I come” but rather decided to take a picture with the BET background and say something about her boobs which we all know will draw our attention to the fact that she is in L.A for the awards.

She wrote “My boobs look big how did that happen?? ” checking in at Staples Center which is a large multi-purpose sports arena in Downtown Los Angeles. When did Yvonne actually realised that her bobs are becoming bigger. I love Yvonne Nelson for what she just did.

Sarkodie, Stonebwoy, Majid Michel, John Dumelo and other Ghanaians stars are already in L.A preparing for this year’s Black Entertainment Awards.

Where will you be on the 26th and 27th of June?

Even if you have plans ditch them and come and have an up-close experience with your favorite football stars at the plush Kristal night club, Osu.

Legendary multimedia in collaboration with primeval media brings warm up and after party of the Stephen Appiahs’ testimonial match.

Come and party with stars such as : Emmanuel Adebayor, Pavel Nedved, our very own Stephen Tornado Appiah, Micheal Essien and Baby Jet Asamoah Gyan.

For VIP table reservation call Isaac on. 0249765012

Friday, June 26, 2015

Berla Mundi And Ama K Abebrese Host ‘Moments With Mo’ Spin Off On EbonyLife TV

As EbonyLife TV clocks 2 on July 1st, the channel has perfected plans to launch spin-offs of Moments with Mo in key countries across the continent in a move that is aimed at consolidating and reinforcing the position of the talk show, which has become famous as Africa’s first and only syndicated daily Talk Show, as the true pan African leader in the talk genre.

The Moments with Mo spin-off will be launched simply as Moments and will closely mirror Moments with Mo in structure and style. However, Moments with Mo, hosted exclusively by Africa’s Queen of Chat herself, Mo Abudu, still remains on air across the continent and on cable TV in the United Kingdom but will now appear occasionally for only a limited number of VIP interviews.

Moments will be launched in four flagship countries, to include South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana, being the first phase of the roll out, on July 01, 2015, to coincide with EbonyLife TV’s 2nd year anniversary celebration of creating and broadcasting original, premium and inspiring content with an African soul that showcases the best of Africa for a Global Black audience.

BBA winner Dillish Mathews arrived in London a few hours ago for her magazine signing with Glam Africa Magazine taking place tomorrow.

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Industry Nite, a weekly event pulling together promising artistes, super stars artistes, record label executives, brand managers, music producers, video directors, DJs, artistes managers, media, and fans will host All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA on Wednesday July 1, 2015 in a special edition at Spice Route on Adeola Odeku, Victoria Island, Lagos.

In partnership with Beat 99.9 FM, AFRIMA industry nite for Nigeria music industry stakeholders will be hosted by Beat FM’s Jimmie and Olisa Adibua with DJ Spinall as the official DJ. The best part about this event is that it’s FREE!

All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, in partnership with the African Union, AU is conceptualised to celebrate, showcase and reward the musical culture of the African race in 34 award categories. Entry submission for the awards is currently ongoing on the AFRIMA website (www.afrima.org) and will close on July 20, 2015 across the world.

It appears that she is tired of her single life. With her beauty and hourglass figure, Sista Afia doesnt have a man warming her bed after all

After releasing her single titled Kro Kro No with Bisa Kdei, Sista Afia has been accepted by the public; the song has become everybody’s favorite and she is currently one of the sexiest female musicians in Ghana.

Not long ago, Sista Afia stated publicly that she is single and not even ready to mingle but with what she posted on her timeline, it seems the only man who has a guaranteed visa to her world is Panathinaikos player, Michael Essien.

She posted a picture of the footballer with the caption..

See What She Wrote After the Cut......

Award winning South African Sport Television Presenter and MC, Carol Tshabalala, is currently in New York as she was invited to attend the NBA Draft 2015 which took place yesterday, June 25th.

Whilst in New York, Carol Tshabalala attended the Seed Academy Summer Party at the popular Club Marquee in Chelsea.

The Seed Academy runs a program that assists kids from Senegal with programs for NBA scholarships. The Seed Academy was founded by NBA Africa President Amadou Gall Fall.

Below Are Pictures From The Event After The Cut......

Fuse ODG will be performing at Glastonbury Festival 2015 this year.

“I will be performing and representing Ghana at Glastonbury festival. I’m the only African artist headlining a big stage there.” he told Live 91.9FM’s Jay Foley in an exclusive interview. He will be performing for 45 minutes.

He skipped the Black Entertainment Television(BET) Awards 2015 where he is a nominee to play at the festival. In 2013, Wanlov, Mensaa and Deborah Vanessa performed at the festival.

Glastonbury Festival is a five-day music festival that takes place in London. This year’s event started on June 24th and will end on June 28th. The festival hosts dance. comedy ,circus and other arts. The first edition was held in 1970.

The organizers of Fashion Icon Awards cleared the air on reasons why Doris Adom-Asomaning was dropped as 2015 Brand Ambassador few days to the grand finale of the event.

In a statement released by the Event Director, Bashiru Olu confirmed that the organizers parted ways with the Ambassador for her failure to meet up with the event’s scheduled.

He added that Doris was NOT working on sponsorship for the event as BRAND AMBASSADOR as claimed in her interview with Ghanaweb.com but she signed another CONTRACT with the organizer as a professional “MARKETER” of Ebony & Ivory Production Ltd for a percentage and as at a week to the event when her appointment as Brand Ambassador was terminated, no sponsorship was confirmed from Doris (Marketer) as she claimed in her interview with Ghanaweb.com except the venue arrangement she facilitated.

Also Doris did not arranged photo shoot herself as claimed, the organizer made arrangement with top photographer Emmanuel Bobbie, designer Mina Evans, House of crammer stylist and gave her two option of make-up artist to choose from; despite the fact that the photo shoot wasn’t part of the contract signed but unfortunately her personal commitment and unnecessary demand couldn’t let the photo shoot happened for two weeks which led to delayed of promotional materials including event tickets.

Asamoah Gyan and Sarah are the new stars in town that Ghanaians are talking about. A 22 year old lady whose name is given as Sarah Kwablah came out saying that Asamoah Gyan has impregnated her.

Wait, she earlier said the skipper raped her and she wants a mansion with maid and $1000 every month.

This issue got people on social media networks talking because Gyan is a public figure so the issue concerns many people. Aside the rape charge which has hit Asamoah Gyan, he is also accused of sodomizing the girl.

Asamoah Gyan’s layer has come out to deny the rape case and sodomy but admitted that the two had sex but it was consensual.

Ghanaians Share Their Opinion On The IssueAfter The Cut .......

Accra Brewery Limited, (ABL), in collaboration with its sister company, Voltic (GH) Limited (Voltic), has officially launched Beta Malt, months after the soft launches of the brand in Kumasi, Bolgatanga, Tamale and Wa.

The event which was characterized by glitzy moments of entertainment, at the ABL’s Club 31 premise also saw the official unveiling of Mzvee as the brand ambassador of the non-alcoholic beverage.

Prior to the commencement of the event, trade partners of the two companies consisting, Key Distributors, Wholesalers and Retailers were conducted round ABL’s newly inaugurated multi-million dollar packaging facility.

The novel product which is produced with the finest raw materials was designed with a touch of class, having been packaged on the newly installed state-of –the- art, UD$15m Sparkling Soft Drink (SSD) Packing line, which produces 32,000 bottles per hour. The brand which adds to ABL’s non-alcoholic brand portfolio has been designed in a handy 330ml PET pack offering consumers and customers convenience at an affordable price.

Lawrence Nana Asiamah Hanson known widely as Bulldog has fired at Reggae act Blakk Rasta after Blakk faced Parliament’s Privileges Committee over alleged comments he made claiming that over 80% of Members of Parliament smoke Maurijuana (wee).

Bulldog wrote on his Social Media Platform;

NEXT TIME…

I never knew you could be remorseful. Blakk Rasta next time learn to respect your elders… You have brought disgrace to your parents, I am very sure you got proper upbringing but you paid no heed. Open your mouth that wide again and you will face the full rigors of the law.

You sit on your show maligning and make a mockery of personalities the least opportunity you get. I don't blame you but the people who put you on radio.

For a firm like multimedia that has produced the finest of presenters and journalists in the broadcasting industry this mars it's reputation. I wonder if anyone supervises Blakk Rasta's show? Or maybe HITZ FM doesn't have a programs manager. OH SORRY! Okraku Mante is.

Okraku Mante put a padlock on Blakk Rasta's slanderous lips, that's your job as a manager, to put your staff in check and stop hopping from one station to the other professing doom for Ghanaian artistes.

Always claiming Shatta Wale is disrespectful, Sarkodie is arrogant and countless belittling remarks you make about ghanaian artistes and their managers. Or you are also an "Errand Boy" and not a programs manager? Clean your house first.

Beautiful actress Yvonne Okyere has announced her comeback to the silver screen, after almost a decade of being away.

Yvonne made her TV debut in ‘Bloody Mary’, in which she starred alongside late Suzie Williams. Afterwards, Yvonne had stints with several series including ‘Remnants’ and Shirley Frimpong Manso’s ‘Different Shades of Blue’ in 2006, which was the first TV series from Sparrow Productions. ’

Since then she starred in ‘About to Wed’, an award-winning TV comedy series, alongside John Dumelo, Prince David Osei, and Beverly Afaglo. Yvonne, who played the character of Anne Fofo earned her first award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in that series.

Yvonne took a break from acting in 2008 to pursue her other passion, Law, in the UK. Whiles in the UK, she did not shy away from the arts but joined the UK acting Guild Equity. She earned her position as treasurer for the Equity Yorkshire Branch due to hard work and honesty.

Black Entertainment Television (BET) Award nominee Fuse ODG won’t be at the award ceremony on June 28th,2015. His schedule makes it difficult for him to be physically present at the show.

Jay Foley, who is covering the event for Live 91.9FM made this known this in an interview with Berla Mundi on the station’s evening Drive show Route919.

Fuse is nominated in the Best Pop & alternative category alongside Jeremy Loops, Jimmy Nevis, Prune Circle , all from South Africa and Nigerian Nneka.

#EIBNetwork will bring to its listeners live broadcast of the event. Stay tuned into Live 91.9 FM, Starr103.5FM , Ultimate106.9FM, Kasapa 102. 3 FM and Empire 102.7 FM for all the exclusives from behind the scenes, red carpet updates and hot gossip news from the BET awards to be held in Los Angeles.

Kweku Sintim-Misa (KSM) To Host Maiden Edition Of Golden Movie Awards Africa

Finally we have an MC for the maiden edition of the Golden Movie Awards Africa.

With the Highly anticipated Golden Movie Awards Africa holding two days away from now (June 27th), organizers are leaving no stone unturned in their bid to create a night of African movies to celebrate talents of the continent's rising and established movie stars.

Being organised by NMJ Ghana , Ace Ghanaian satirist cum TV personality, Kweku Sintim-Misa (KSM) have been drafted as hosts of the first edition of Golden Movie Awards Africa .

The award show slated to take place Saturday, 27th June,2015 at the State Banquet Hall, will celebrate excellence in the creative art industry and honor individuals for their outstanding achievements in the film industry.

The world had heard him long before he featured Kwabena Kwabena and M.anifest on ‘Adansie’.

Multi-instrumentalist and music maestro,Kwame Yeboah has signed on to perform at the Golden Movie Awards slated for the 27th of June 2015 inside the State Banquet Hall.

Kwame Yeboah who was once the band leader for the famed Osibisa has worked with artistes across the country counting from names like, Steven Wonder, Craig David, John Legend, among others, locally worked with names like Amanziba, tagoe sisters and till date will be performing live come June 27th.

“The show will see performances by Legendary Pat Thomas and her daughter Nana Yaa , Ofie Kodjoe and a host of other artistes and will be a great night of music and everything else you can imagine”, organisers promised.

Live FM’s Jay Foley arrived in the United States of America early this morning where he will be covering the Black Entertainment Awards.

Live 91.9 FM will from June 25th to 28th broadcast live the 2015 edition of the BET Awards.

The EIB Network-owned station will bring to its listeners all the side events from the BET Experience as well as the main event on June 28th.

This year’s ceremony has a lot of Ghanaian interest with Sarkodie and Stonebwoy being nominated for the Best African Act category while MzVee comes in at the Viewer’s Choice (Best International) category.

The live coverage of the event officials at the station say stays true to its Music Play Station policy, which also builds into the solid theme of the scheme.

Foley will go behind the main acts, stages, and dress rehearsals, to build up to the June 30 event.

Multiple award winning South African artist, AKA, has received a BET Award nomination in the category Best International Act: Africa, and will attend the prestigious 15th annual BET Awards ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday, 28th June 2015.

AKA is nominated alongside South Africa’s The soil, Ghana’s Sarokdie and Stonebwoy, Nigeria’s Wizkid and Femi Alade, Kenya’s Sauti Sol and DRC’s Fally Ipupa.

AKA will arrive in Los Angeles tomorrow, Friday, 26th June 2015 where he will prepare for his BET Hip Hop Around The World Experience performance taking place at the LA Convention Center on Saturday, 27th June 2015 at 8:00pm. AKA was selected to perform at this build up event to the BET Awards as part of a showcase of Hip Hop stars making waves outside of the USA.

"I'm looking forward to enjoying LA and the BET's. It's a big deal to be nominated amongst Africa's finest artists at the awards. I'll be coming straight off the back of my UK tour so it's going to be nice to have some warm weather for a change. The performance at the BET Hip Hop Around The World Experience is definitely going to be a highlight for me" shares AKA.

Former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Dr. Joyce Rosalind Aryee, will be honoured with the GUBA Black Star Inspirational Woman Award at the 5th GUBA Awards on July 4th, 2015.

The award recognises her achievements in creating and paving the way for women in a patriarchal Ghanaian society; in particular, leading the Ghana Chamber of Mines and being the first woman to head the African Chamber of Mines.

The GUBA Black Star Awards are a staple part of the GUBA awards, created to recognise established and consistent achievers within the Ghanaian community. The awards ceremony will take place at the Hilton Metropole Hotel, Edgware Road, London.

Dr Aryee is a distinguished leader, speaker, and mentor. She is the founder and Executive Director of Salt & Light Ministries, a Christian para-church organisation in Ghana. She is a distinguished stateswoman who has dedicated over thirty-eight years to the service of Ghana, serving as Secretary of Information and Education in the PNDC government, and as a non- cabinet minister at the National Commission for Democracy, from 1983 to 1991.

Organizers of the Africa Fashion Week London (AFWL) will officially launch the week celebration come tomorrow Friday, 26th June, 2015.

The launch will highlight the details of the event which is slated to hold at the Prestigious London Olympia from August 7th-8th, 2015. At the launch, brand Ambassador Victoria Micheals would disclose how she intends to use her brand to push and market Ghana at the Fashion week celebration in London.

Expected to be in attendance at the event to be held at the African Regent tomorrow 26th June, 2015 will be Victoria Michaels Management, Officials of the African Fashion Week London and some Partners of the Event.

In an interview with Victoria Michaels’, she hinted that the “mission of AFWL is to increase the visibility and awareness of our designers by providing them with an affordable global showcasing platform”. She went on to say that the Africa Fashion Week will create the needed International atmosphere for Ghanaian Businesses, exhibitors, designers and models.

Africa Fashion Week London (AFWL) is Europe's largest lifestyle and catwalk event of African-inspired design. It combines a collaborative catwalk and exhibition, highlighting the industry’s established and emerged African designers.

Ghanaian soul music singer Ofie Kodjo will on Saturday 27th June treat the crowd across Africa to some wonderful tunes at the maiden edition of Golden Movie Awards Africa.

Ofie, who has performed around the world for the past 30 years on such shows as BET’s ‘Walk of the Fame’ and ‘Celebration Gospel’, will be joined by Legendary Pat Thomas and her daughter Nana Yaa, world class instrumentalist and leader of the famous ‘Ohie Beye Ya’ (OBY) Band, Kwame Yeboah and a host of other musicians to deliver great tunes to fans.

The Golden Movie Awards organised by NMJ Ghana will see 32 awards in various categories go deserving stakeholders in the Africa film industry.

According to the organisers, the star-studded event is expected to be an exciting one. The event will be preceded with a pre-nominee cocktail party at the Oak Plaza hotel on Friday, June 26th.

Caroline Sampson Issues PRESS STATEMENT On Mzbel’s Baby-Daddy Drama

Award winning radio/TV personality and brand ambassador for Woodin, Carloine Sampson has come clear over brewing controversies sparked by a “misrepresentation by certain media outlets” regarding her recent comments on the identity of the father of Ghanaian musician MzBel.

Read Full Statement:

I have been excited about this opportunity as a guest host of the Celebrity Fan Zone on Viasat 1 since its conception. I am a little disappointed that, after an exciting start, there is an ensuing controversy brewing over a misrepresentation by certain media outlets, blogs especially regarding my statements as it pertains to MzBel and my relationship with her. It is my professional disposition, to lend clarity to the issue.

The onslaught of attacks and vitriol on various social media platforms and blogs due to this false representation of my statements regarding my knowledge of MzBel’s story and an implied friendship with her is unequivocally false. I have the contact info of celebrities as a media personality.

Couple of years ago, there was a rumour circulating the media regarding who had fathered MzBel’s son. As a mother myself, I felt obliged to confirm the story from a media standpoint before towing the line of the rumours. I reached out to MzBel via BBM at the time to ask if the rumours of who the father of her child is was true. She responded and confirmed that it was true.

I did not approach her as a friend. She was aware of my occupation as a media personality and that was the end of the conversation. I had no existing relationship with her and she freely shared the info, giving me the impression that it wasn’t something she cared to keep private given the fact that she knows i am a media personality.

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