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We Hold the Key to Representing Africa – Okyeame Kwame

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Sensational highlife artiste, Okyeame Kwame has reiterated the important role of Ghanaian celebrities in showcasing Ghana and Africa to the rest of the world According to him, celebrities with huge following on social media hold the key in representing Ghana and Africa to the rest of the world “We hold the key in representing Africa and Ghana to the rest of the world, so if we do a music video that shows cast the beautiful Ghanaian Adinkra symbols and kente, what it does is that, it immediately sends a signal to all the millions of people that follow us to say that Ghana is not a place with broke hungry children” he said. Okyeame Kwame admonished celebrities to use their influence to change perceptions which will eventually change attitudes and that will lead to more people coming to Africa and Ghana to spend money. Watch video below

“God Knows the truth” – Davido reacts to murder allegation

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Award winning musician, Davido, has broken the silence on Caroline Danjuma’s allegations of him killing his friend, Tagbo. Actress Caroline, had on Tuesday taken to instagram to accuse the Omo Baba Olowo crooner dumping his friend, Tagbo’s body in a hospital after he had died in davido’s car. However, Davido has responded via his Snap Chat account that God knows what truly happened. Davido expressed his sadness and surprise at the death of his “bro”, Tagbo, while also condoling with Tagbo’s family on his (Tagbo’s) demise Davido also expressed his disappointment at the allegations levelled against him, adding that for the sake of his late friend’s memory and for the family, he would not discuss the issue further Meanwhile, after making such damaging accusations against Davido, Caroline has warned journalists to stop contacting her for more information, as any information required should be got from the Police.

Guru And Manager Ray Moni Go Their Separate Ways

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Hiplife artiste Guru and manager, Ray Moni are not working any longer, Zionfelix.net can authoritatively confirm. The two according to the rapper agreed to go their separate ways after their two year contract ended. NKZ Music in a press statement sent out appreciated the efforts of Richard Amankwah aka Ray Moni to sustain his career during the two year period. “The managements of NKZ Music on this day Monday, 2 October 2017 would want to publicly announce that the two-year (2015-2017) management contract between Guru (Nana Yaw Yeboah Maradona) and Richard Amankwah publicly known as Ray Moni has ended hence, the need for both parties to part ways amicably. The team would want to proclaim of his good works, kind heart and impacts he has made unto the NKZ Music team and the Artist. Thank You NKZ MUSIC”

Contemporary Arts From Ghana

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I believe that contemporary African artists are faced with an enormous challenge right now that has exactly to do with the fact that they are 'African', existing in a global situation that currently appears to promote artists as worthy of recognition only if they comply with Western convention and parameters. The task at hand is for their work to be seen as authentically contemporary; 'of the now' without the expectations and assumptions of the viewer diminishing the interpretation and therefore the intrinsic value of those artworks. The work needs to be seen in the light of the particular context under which it was created Lawgreat Saviour at Taifa a suburb of Accra is an extraordinarily optimistic person whose work could be shrouded in bitterness and brutality considering his chosen subject matter but instead is uplifting and meaningful also for me, the epitome of a thoroughly modern, global Contemporary African Artist.. It is also beautiful, the use of ...

“You write the songs, but Peter is the face of PSquare” — Nigerians tell Paul Okoye (SEE REACTIONS)

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So, Today, Paul Okoye claimed he’s the brain behind all of PSquare’s Hit song, and a mistake he made of recent, was to allow his brother, Peter feature in his first solo song, Bank Alert. Now, Nigerians aren’t buying all his claims, and they’ve tagged it as BS! They say without Peter’s personality & swag, those tracks won’t be hits. His tweet has triggered a flood of reactions, with many fans sharing in the popular notion that the pair are indispensible to one another, and are better off together. Some even went far to say, Peter is the face of PSquare, and not Paul. Read some comments below

“Good Music Doesn’t Have An Expiration Date” – Paul Okoye

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Paul Okoye Aka Rude Boy of PSquare took to his IG page to share the photo above on his IG page and he captioned it;

Smile Baba Lashes Out at EL..Says He Is Lazy

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During the 2016 Vodafone Ghana music awards, EL got crowned as the Artiste of the Year even though he faced stiff competition from the likes of Sarkodie, Stonebwoy, Bisa Kdei,SP Kofi Sarpong and VVIP. Quite unfortunately, against the likes of Sarkodie, Stonebwoy, Joe Mettle, MzVee and Medikal, EL couldn’t win the Artiste of the Year award for the second time.As a result of this, entertainment personality and host of Smile Time Africa,Smile Baba, has gone onto social media to vent his anger and disappointment at the “shelele” hitmaker. Below is exactly what he said: ‘’You won Artiste of the Year for 2016 and you went to relax. That’s laziness bro, your mates won same award and became champions across Africa. Opportunity should always meet preparation. Invest in your music.Very talented young man, lyrically good and contently endowed but you need to get up from your slumber and rock Africa with that talent bro.Don’t wait for anyone to come do it for you’’.#SMILEBABA

See oooo!!!!!!Patapaa ‘’Runs’’ Away From The Media ….Decides Not To Grant Any Interview

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Without any doubt, the current hit song on the music scene is ‘’One Corner’’ from the Swedru-based artiste known as Patapaa. The song can be heard on all streets of the country as well as in all clubs. ‘’One Corner’’ is also very popular on social media as many people including celebrities have been uploading their own version of the ‘’one corner’’ dance. As a matter of fact, the song is accompanied by a dance that requires that one secludes one’s self in a corner and perform a sexually stimulating dance. Due to sudden rise to stardom of Patapaa, the Swedru-based artiste has had the opportunity to perform on several platforms and has also been interviewed by several media men and media houses. However, exclusive information available to showbizpunch.com indicates that Patapaa and his management team have decided not to grant any interview to any media house at least for now. When showbizpunch.com tried to find out what the main reason is for such a decision, the management o...

Beautiful photos of the Royal Albert Hall where Wizkid made history

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Recently, Starboy, Wizkid made headlines, after it was reported that he made history, having becoming the first African Artiste to fill up the famous Royal Albert Hall in London. Below are photos of the Royal Albert Hall in London: Incase you missed it; Few days, ago the Ojuelegba singer headlined a solo concert at the hall which contains a little over 5,000 seats, where he performed some of his hits songs, including Ojuelegba (which earned him the admiration of rapper Drake) and Jaiye Jaiye. The successful outing has stirred major conversation about Wizzy’s accomplishments and many fans are already hopeful that he would bring home a Grammy award. This heartwarming update comes just days after American rapper, Joe Budden accused many American artistes of copying the Wizkid’s sounds and refusing to promote him by at least buying his latest album Sounds From the Other Side. “Wizkid’s album came out. We’ve never talked about it, and it’s amazing. I don’t think t...

Tic Tac breaks into top 10 Ghana songs in Nigeria

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Veteran hiplife artiste, Tic Tac, has made it into top 10 Ghanaian songs in Nigeria with two tracks. The songs, with wonderful videos to match and directed by 5teven Films, have made it into Soundcity's top 10 Ghanaian songs Chart in Nigeria. The multiple award winning artiste after a short break, returned with two bangers, ‘Do all’ and ‘Carry Go’. The ‘Do all’, with elements of hip-hop featured Fante rap star, Pappy Kojo. Additionally, his second single, ‘Carry Go’, which also has Raggae Dancehall flavour featured Dancehall artiste, Samini.

True Facts about Don Jazzy and Linda Ikeji’s Supposed Romance (PHOTOS/VIDEOS)

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We often find out about celebrities’ love affairs and gossip from Linda Ikeji blog. But what about the private life of this famous woman? After all, she is so beautiful, successful, and talented. It’s just impossible not to fall in love with such a lady. The last few months her fans and blog audience have been discussing an interesting question: are Linda Ikeji and Don Jazzy dating There’s hardly anyone in this country who do not know who is Linda Ikeji. Her career developed very rapidly and made her one of the wealthiest bloggers in Africa. Don Jazzy is also a successful figure in show business. He is a top producer and founder of the music label, Mavin Records. These couple are worthy of each other. People that have the same level of success are more likely to have a great relationship Don Jazzy and Linda Ikeji together: true or false? Both of them are among the most talked about singles. It’s not surprising that the public is trying to force them to get married. H...