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Duke D2 makes an emotional return with his new single “Story” and gets quite transparent with his fans on the song. If you follow Duke D2 a lot on social media, it’s quite apparent he took a hiatus from music to spend time with family (his son). The “Wawane” singer left an encouraging post on his Facebook Fan page sharing the meaning behind the inspiration and emotional song: HMMMM THIS IS ME 6 YEARS AGO AND NOW . I KNOW WHERE I'M FROM AND HOW FAR GOD HAS BROUGHT ME SO I REALLY DUN CARE WHEN PEOPLE WHO DUNNO MY #STORY SAY SHIT ABT ME....I JUST DE DO MY THING!!!! #STORY.” Sorting out his feelings and emotions; Duke D2 talks about how “Story” song came about. Mentioning that Ghanaians thought he had run away from Ghana and relocated to America which is not so. The 'Story' song was produced by Pee GH and music video well directed by Will Drey of Flash One Films. Speaking openly about everything that’s been going on in his life, Duke D2 opens things up by...

Airtel Ghana through its CSR programme has taken over 30 pupils from La Wireless Cluster of Schools and their teachers on a tour of Logos Hope Ship, the world’s largest floating book fair at the Tema Port. The on-board book fair – a selection of over 5,000 quality different titles at affordable prices covers a wide range of subjects including science, sports, arts, languages and philosophy with children's titles, medicine, academic texts, dictionaries, cookery, hobbies, and atlases among others. The visit was primarily to expose the pupils to wider literatures and explore the various books on display as well as give them the opportunity to choose from the wide array of books to stock their school library which was sponsored by Airtel Ghana. Hannah Agbozo, Legal & Corporate Affairs Director at Airtel Ghana stated “Books play a critical role in the education of our children. Today we are touring one of the world’s most famous book fair with pupils from La Wireless to give them...

Values for Life, a non-profit organization founded by actress and current Deputy Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Dzifa Abla Gomashie held an event dubbed ‘A Night With Female Legends’ to celebrate and honour some of the biggest names in Ghana’s creative art industry. Among the legends that were honored on Wednesday were Asabea Cropper, Grace Omaboe, Grace Nortey, Awurama Badu, Efua Dorkeno, Naa Adjaley, Wilhelmina Mensah, Naa Amanua and many others. The night for celebrating female legends was hosted by Naa Ashorkor and Gladys Owiredu with performances from most of the honorees. They were also joined in a set of thrilling performances by Becca and Elivava. Hon. Dzifa Abla Gomashie hinted that the event was long overdue, adding that Values for Life decided to host the event because unlike their male counterparts, little is often heard or seen from the female legends. See More Photos From The Event After The Cut...

22-year-old Teedum Nke-ee and Hannah Agboola, 22, have been crowned Mr and Miss Nigeria UK. The pageant took place on Saturday, September 24th in the Islington Assembly Hall, London. Agboola, a recent graduate of Middlesex University with a degree in Business Management is an aspiring actress. Her aim is to use the performing arts...dance, drama and music as a platform to boost the confidence of today's youth. "I wish to bridge this gap; to give poorer people the opportunity to create pathways to success in Nigeria and also in UK," said Agboola. Nke-ee is a student and part time model, who hopes to use the opportunity to create, achieve and activate his charity initiatives. His current project 'Back to School' is targeted at the states affected by Boko Haram insurgency and 'End early child marriage' which involves the empowerment of girls across Nigeria. "I plan to make a difference adding my own visions and missions to make the Mr and Miss Nigeria ...

Smart device maker Infinix held a product launch in Ghana on September 16, 2016 to announce the NOTE3 smartphone and XE02 noise-cancelling headphone as two new products.  This all new smartphone is the 3rd generation of Infinix NOTE Series, with the industry-leading “5 min charge: 200 min talk” as its primary highlight; the XE02 noise-cancelling headphone also comes with a high-performance, automatic noise-cancelling IC able to reduce up to 95% of all noise. These two new products have been drawing wide attention since they were released. Infinix has also established strategic partnerships with famous local carrier MTN and e-commerce platform Jumia in order to co-provide local consumers with comprehensive services across the industry chain. This product announce conference was attended by Bryan Hou, Head of Marketing, Bruno Li, West Africa Manager, Kinmo Cai, Ghana Country Manager of Infinix, and MTN, Jumia partners also made speeches and witnessed the introduction of the NO...

In the wake of his recent single releases and sterling performances at some mini concerts in aid to promote his new project, one of Ghana’s rising rappers Tee Rhyme has received great commendation by his senior colleague and producer Cabum. The ‘Frimpong Mmbratie’ tag liner and OM Music artist cum producer, Cabum Chedeshi made this revelation during a session between the two rappers on their ‘Bokoor De3’ project which was recently released. Cabum, who referred to the stylish rapper as, ‘My Son’ had this to say; The Koforidua based rapper has been making some grounds for himself lately after his locally hit song ‘Yabaata’ released, Tee Rhyme has gone on to release singles with Gallaxy, Koo Ntakra, Luther, Cabum himself on two separate songs.

American hip hop star,Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn, known professionally as Future  will perform at the 2016 MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs) in October. The awards will for the first time be held in Johannesburg at Proticket Dome In South Africa. The Turn Off The Lights hit-maker will join an array of local acts, who will also perform on the night. Following his performance at the MAMA award show, Future will stage an extra live performance, treating fans to tracks like Turn on the Lights, Same Damn Time and Stick Talk. An amazing 2016 has seen Future’s star rise higher than ever before thanks to the release of his critically acclaimed mixtape Purple Reign, swiftly followed by the launch of his fourth solo album EVOL. In March 2016, he completed his first, 22-date American tour, then went on to win Best Group with Drake at the BET Awards 2016 for their collaboration Jumpman, before scoring 10 nominations at the BET Hip Hop Awards 2016, and performing a riveting live renditi...

Award winning musician Guru has denied reports  that he has parted ways with Ray Moni.  The reports which are rife on social media suggested that Guru is no more working with his Manager. But Speaking exclusively to cypressgh.blogspot.com the rapper who is preparing to release the Gold album said Ray Moni is not even his manager as was being  suggested but rather his executive producer. "I think people don't  really know the difference between a manager and an executive producer. Ray Moni was not my manager but an executive producer and doubling as an acting manager".

Young Dreams (Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke) is all about celebrating adolescence depicting the lives of two teenage girls, Gunjan and Rachna. The teenage years mark the real beginning of a person's blossoming youth and the events that occur in one's life in this period leave permanent imprints affecting his/her personality. The teenage years are when one faces their first crushes, loves, despair of love, mistakes, joys of friendship, togetherness, heartbreaks, emotional turmoil, rebellious feelings etc. “The show is full of hope, aspirations, longing, desire and yearning” says Cecil Sunkwa-Mills, General Manager, Multichoice Ghana. This story tries to encapsulate all these fine nuances of life beautifully and give the audience a taste of their growing up years. The idea is to enrich the lives of the viewers through an endearing content which will remind them of their carefree wonder years.

Y esterday, news broke out in Nigeria that British-Nigerian actor and writer, Kalu Egbui Ikeagwu was arrested by the police following a robbery and homicide case. He has released a statement stating what exactly happened. Read that below Just to clear the air, I have this to say. I was literally abducted at gunpoint by earring wearing men purported to be policemen (they were five) in an unmarked Hiace bus with civilian number plates and fake identity cards.  They first claimed to be working on an abduction Abuja case which changed to a robbery case, all while in transit. Even on getting to the police station I was not allowed to go in to the premises but was held outside .  I repeatedly asked to go into the station where I'd feel safer to ask whatever questions that were burning in my mind regarding my traumatic experience. It did not happen. Instead they told me a phone used for a kidnap was being sought for,later the story changed to robbery then back to kidnap. A...

Come October 1 and 2, the city of Houston, Texas will host the inaugural Houston Afro-Creole Music Festival, which promises to appeal to the city’s diverse population. The Afro Creole Fest will take place at the Hobby Event Center on Saturday October 1st, 2016 and will feature a mélange of creole sounds from the Caribbean islands of Dominica and St. Lucia, American Zydeco Bands and African, Hip-Hop and Soca Genres via a host of DJs from around the Region. According to event organizer Jon Glen Bannis, the idea for the festival came about due to a lack of representation of Creole culture in Houston events. “We come from an Afro-Caribbean and Francophone background, so our music has influences of French and African culture. Apart from our Independence activities which caters to Dominicans and our invited guests, we do not see much creole music on large events here in Houston. Though this is the first year we hope that over time we can bring together a great mix of African, Caribbean an...

From registering to casting the first ballot, becoming a first-time voter is a process. But often times, young voters are clueless about the voting procedure, and their electoral rights. Which is why the Electoral Commission of Ghana’s decision to begin an educational series on GTV dubbed, “Ask the EC” has been lauded. The programme, created to serve as a platform for the public to seek answers to issues bothering their minds on this year’s general election, represents a good opportunity for first time voters to understand how voting works and the steps it takes to become an informed voter. Chairperson of the EC, Mrs Charlotte Osei, who announced this ingenuity earlier this year, expressed hope that the programme would help first time voters know more about the Electoral Commission and how it operates, as well as sensitize them to their civic rights and responsibilities. Project Lead for the First Time Voters Project, Sandra Ankobiah, has added that this resourcefulness is important...

 The Accra International Conference Centre came to a standstill on Sunday September 25th as the Accra Symphony Orchestra singers rocked the stage with operatic performances. Audience were thrown into a state of positive shock when the singers  and instrumentalist dressed in sophisticated costumes dished out operatic tunes mixed with renditions of African beat from Osibisa from Ghana, Manu Dibango of Cameroon, and Fela Ransome Kuti of Nigeria. The four phases of the performances seemed not enough even after the show ended.The two and a half hours of the seated event saw audience from different sectors enjoying the show from start to finish amidst applause at every stage. This concert cannot be missed on a peaceful Sunday evening with the entire family, it’s the perfect evening to relax and be treated to the best Orchestra musical performances ever.

Founder of Achievers Media, Barr Rex Idaminabo, has been honoured as the 2016 Youth Supportive Personality of the year by Peace Ambassador Agency an organisation that promotes national peace and integration. The Awards comes right after Forbes rated entrepreneur who founded the prestigious African Achievers Awards was honoured by the Cambridge University in London and ranked among the 100 Most Influential Young Africans. He is also the first ever West African member of the Advisory Council of the World Leaders Forum in Dubai and co-founded of the globally hosted Young CEOs Business Summit which just hosted its second Europe Convention in Germany. Rex Idaminabo has formerly received the coveted British Awards for African Development from the British Parliament and has hosted 6 Editions of the most prestigious awards for Africans in 4 African countries and Europe. The 2016 edition of the prestigious awards cuts across over 21 categories with recipients picked from various field of hum...

As a former manager of Epixode, listening to the play back of his interview on Happy FM last Saturday leaves me with so much sadness, fear and disappointments . The denials are expected but hey it was so clear that whatever happened on the show pertaining to the Samini's pledge was premeditated and executed in bad faith..It's sometimes permitted in showbiz circles to engage in stunts and stuff for hype and it's not out of place to ask or inquire about the pledge but the mode adopted was highly unnecessary to say the least especially to go down and mention Samini's name on radio and make it look as if he's the only one yet to fulfill whatever pledge he made that day. You could be right, but the picture that'll be painted would always be the one that seeks to only embarrass Samini and subject him to ridicule coz of how you chose to go about it. For crying out loud which serious record label would hide behind an artiste and push this kind of agenda instead o...

Nominees for the 2016 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) are out and in the Best African Act category (though not published with the international list) include South Africa’s  Black Coffee and Cassper Nyovest; Nigeria’s Wizkid and Olamide; and Tanzania’s Ali Kiba. Taking place on 6 November in Netherlands, Justin Bieber and Beyonce lead the nominations with 5 nods each. Here is the list of nominees in full:

Ghana’s versatile rapper Okyeame Kwame in the wake of participating in this year’s edition of the ‘Arts on Third Festival’ in New York had secured another support for his campaign against Hepatitis B. In a courtesy call paid by his management team and entourage to Yuhanna Edwards, the longest serving council  member in Mount Vernon, New York, he was applauded for the initiative. The council member, who doubles as Chairman for  ‘Bridge Africa to 360 Incorporation’, a coalition of non-governmental organisations in the country further declared his willingness to support the initiative. This will involve a half-year project to solicit funds to assist fund the OK Hepatitis B Foundation. He, among other things promised to get on board elected officials and religious leaders from the African-American community to support the OK Foundation campaign to eradicate Hepatitis B by 2030.

Starr 103.5FM’s mid -morning host, Naa Ashorkor, has been appointed as the ambassador for the Lydia range of female contraceptives. The appointment comes as the company launched a campaign to begin a massive behavioral change towards the use of contraceptives in Ghana. The '360 campaign' for Lydia has been titled #IPlan. The initiative which was spearheaded by NGO DKT International aims at empowering women across the country to know how relevant and important it is to plan birth cycles. The campaign will see short videos on TV and radio advertisements educating the public on various birth control plans available and disabuse perception around them. The ever vibrant host of 'The Zone' on Starr 103.5FM, Naa Ashorkor, said her joy to accept the ambassadorial role is the ability not only to change lives but also help people be more responsible for birth choices to better their life plans. "You must be able to plan your life. That is one sure way to meet...

The Berla Mundi foundation has announced that it would officially launch its activities for 2016 on the 30th September. The launch which is scheduled to be held on-air on Live91.9 FM would serve as the opening of a process to raise funds for the foundation’s Christmas event which is scheduled for the 24th of December 2016. The event dubbed “Christmas with Berla Mundi; The Borstal Edition” would be held at the Juvenile Correctional Centre in Osu. The foundation seeks to amongst other things stock the facility with basic necessities to make life for the young people who live there worthwhile. Award winning Radio and Television personality Berlinda Addardey popularly known as Berla Mundi has said the move is part of her efforts to make life meaningful for young people especially those who are deprived in her society. Berla Mundi also disclosed that several activities including “Mall fundraising drives” would be held in the coming weeks at the various Shopping Malls in Accra with the fi...

MultiChoice’s TV-on-the-go service, DStv Now app that offers sport, movies, series and so much more anytime, anywhere and on any mobile device has added more channels to its already packed line-up of award-winning entertainment channels. The addition of 23 channels to the app brings the total number of channels available for streaming on the DStv Now app to over 60! These include E! Entertainment, Vuzu Amp, Vuzu, Fox Entertainment, BET, M-Net City, M-Net Family, NatGeo Wild, Nat Geo, MTV Base, M-Net Movies Zone, SuperSport 7, SuperSport 9, EbonyLife TV, Emmanuel TV, Africa Magic Igbo, Africa Magic Hausa, Africa Magic Yoruba, Maisha Magic Bongo, Maisha Magic East, Sound City, Hip TV and K24.  “We’re truly delighted that we could bring our valued subscribers more channels to the DStv Now in such a short period of time after we added additional channels earlier this year,” said MultiChoice Ghana General Manager, Cecil Sunkwa Mills.  “We’re committed to giving customers eas...

The 84th Airtel Ghana Open will be held at the Celebrity Golf and Country Club from 6th – 9th October, 2016. The field is expected to be filled to capacity with some 60 professionals looking to participate for the first time in 4 years. Players from as far as Sweden, Great Britain, Senegal, Nigeria, Togo and the Ivory Coast numbering over 200 are billed to take part in the flagship tournament of the Ghana golfing calendar. The tournament is headlined for the third year running by Airtel Business – Ghana’s leading provider of end-to-end Communications, Connectivity and Collaborative solutions for Small, Medium and Large enterprises. Speaking to newsmen in Accra, the President of the Ghana Golf Association Mr. Mike Aggrey stated that the event promises to be very exciting with a possible hole-in-one  prize of a brand new BMW X1 2017  model sponsored by Mechanical Lloyd, and  a couple of  return Business Class tickets to any destination in the world are up for grabs....

Ghana's King of Comedy DKB, this year had an historic one man show dubbed DKB's Point of View. After a long wait to see him mount the stage, fans of the King should wait no longer as he bringing back Ghana's premium monthly comedy show, Comedy Express – manifesto edition, this time from a different twist. With the Elections around the corner, DKB has declared his Presidential ambition and would be running on the ticket of his Party, Ghana Funny Party (G.F.P – “chop make I chop”) In light of this, come Friday, September 30, he would launch his manifesto inside The Chop Bar, AnC mall. Where he intends to read into details his policies and how he plans on implementing them. Speaking with Fenuku, he made interesting Highlights of his manifesto, which are; One Car One Filling Station, One Electric Equipment One Meter, One Virgin One Husband under the auspices of his "Best for Ghana agenda". It is happening this Friday 30th September 2016 at The Chop Bar AnC Mall.Rat...

Ghana Based Gambian Actress/Producer/Model, Princess Shyngle is back at it again as she releases new teasing promo photos.  The “Why should I get married actress” looks super hot in kente bikini alongside shots in African wear and even more gorgeous in a couple of head shots. The curvaceous actress is set to premiere her latest movie which was shot in Nigeria about a month Ago “THE 30 YEAR-OLD VIRGIN” in Ghana very soon. The movie stars herself, popular Nollywood actors IK Ogbonna, Bucci Franklin, Jennifer John and many more. She recently premiered her movie “The mysterious wedding planner” in Liberia and Gambia respectively. The Ghana Movie Awards nominee started a new talk show on YouTube “HOT TALK WITH PRINCESS SHYNGLE” where she shares with her fans relationship advice and lots more. Checkout the photos from her latest s promo shoot below for your viewing pleasure…

From the stables of Neptune Records, we present to you BTS pictures of some scenes from the Clarence Peter directed music video for MARRY, with official lyrics video and a new guitar version of MARRY by DJ Neptune feat. Mr Eazi, produced by Kiddominant with live guitar from Fiokee. MARRY is one of the single off the yet to be released G.R.E.A.T.N.E.S.S album by DJ Neptune schedule to drop before the end of 2016. The music video for MARRY drops soon but in the meantime enjoy BTS pictures, the new Marry with live guitar and learn the lyrics to your favourite tune. See More Photos After The Cut....

Multi-award winning American music star Trey Songz has described Ghanaian dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy, as the "king" of dancehall music in Ghana. Stonebwoy is currently in Kenya working on a record with Coke Studio Africa and also part of a list of musicians from the African continent to have recorded a song with multi-award winning American music star Trey Songz. The recording is part of Season 4 of the Coke Studio Africa, which is themed: 'Discover' in Nairobi, Kenya. Apart from Stonebwoy, Trey Songz recorded the song with Rema Namakula (Uganda), Yemi Alade (Nigeria), Vanessa Mdee (Tanzania), Neyma (Mozambique), Serge Beynaud (French West Africa), Lij Michael (Ethiopia), Nyashinski (Kenya) and Emtee (South Africa).

 Accra City Hotel formally Novotel over the last nine months has been going through major restructuring as part of the rebranding process. On 15th September, 2016, we celebrated our 28th Anniversary. As part of this celebration, we had one week of activities in and out of the hotel. This celebration sought to see all staff, our guests and the community around us share in the excitement. As part of our Corporate Social Responsibility, the management team visited the Princess Marie Louise Children’s Hospital in Accra on the13th of September and made donations to them. Some of these included plastic chairs, sanitary products among others which would be helpful to patients, staff and the hospital as a whole. On 14th September, the day before our hotel’s anniversary day, we witnessed all staff taking group photographs according to their various departments, showing off their respective new uniforms. The Accounts, Sales, Food and Beverage, Housekeeping, Reservation and F...

Carnival City has rounded up a diverse mix of proudly South African comedians to kick off the Heritage weekend at its Bru’s venue tomorrow night (Friday). On the bill for the comedy night are Deep Fried Man, Vittoria Leonardi, Trevor Gumbi and Alfred Adriaan. Comedy fans can look forward to loads of laughter as each comedian brings their own unique blend of humour to the evening. Award winning comedian Deep Fried Man’s quirky, clever and original style of comedy has seen him establish himself as a top South African comic very quickly. His material is witty, relevant and combined with hilarious songs which he tailor makes to suit the audience. Deep fried man’s songs are outrageous, uniquely South African, sometimes satirical and controversial but always entertaining.

Months after teaming up with Mavin Records star Ayoleyi Hanniel Solomon better known by his stage name Reekado Banks for Baby, budding singer Petrah has released new promo pictures to announce her new look. “Every act must have a unique look that tells what they do or what they stand for. Petrah has been working on her image for sometime now”, a statement from her team submits, on the reason behind this new look. Signed to Manner Records, the R&B singer looks to attain a confident grip on the title as one of the country’s most sought after singers.  See her stunning photos here:

VIMN Africa and MTV Base have revealed that Diamond Platnumz, Emtee, Kwesta and Patoranking are to join the glittering ranks of performers at the MTV Africa Music Awards Johannesburg 2016. They will be joining previously announced performers Alikiba, Babes Wodumo, Cassper Nyovest, Nasty C, Ycee and Yemi Alade on the MAMA stage at the Ticketpro Dome, October 22nd 2016. Last year’s Best New Act winner Patoranking is again in contention for the 2016 awards – nominated this year for Best Male, where he goes head-to-head against last year’s winner, Tanzanian Bongo Flava star, Diamond. Patoranking also scored a second nomination in the 2016 awards for Best Collaboration for “No Kissing” feat. Sarkodie. After a standout year, Emtee received his first MAMA nod this year in the hotly contested Best Hip Hop category, while “Ngud” star Kwesta still has to learn if he’s scored a nod in MAMA 2016. MAMA 2016 will celebrate African talent across 18 award categories, including Best Male, Best Femal...

After a nail-biting two month nationwide search, 23 year old Olayinka Oladiran from Abeokuta was finally revealed as the winner of the 2016 MTV Base VJ Search – Nigeria on MTV Base (DStv channel 322) on Friday 23 September. Four finalists from all over the country slugged it out for the top slot during the televised grand final in front of Viacom executives Alex Okosi and Katung Aduwak, as well as famous faces from the entertainment industry including Olisa Adibua, Vector Tha Viper, Ikechukwu, Niniola, among many others Olayinka Oladiran beat fellow finalists Tomiwa Olorunfemi (23), Tochukwu Onwubiko (21) and 19 year-old twins, Grace and Glory Danbaki after competing with thousands of hopefuls in Lagos, Enugu and Abuja plus online and social media applicants.  While all the competitors brought their “A-Games” to the finale, K’Ola outstripped the competition thanks to her bubbly personality, relaxed stage presence, and the ability to relate to the audience. The other finalists al...

The 2016 Ghana Movie Awards (MAG) has announced that entry for submission of works will close on October  20. This follows MAG's new strategy to open entry all year round immediately after hosting the awards in December. The Ghana Movie Awards is an event to recognize excellence by annually honoring achievements of actors, writers, directors, producers, technicians and other professionals in the film making industry of Ghana and the rest of Africa. It is organized by Gollywood Production Limited with support from major stakeholders of the film industry, to provide opportunities for filmmakers to have spotlight on their films. It also aims to promote and support Ghanaian filmmaking. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ENTRIES: OCTOBER 20, 2016 To compete for a MAG: Pick, complete and return an official entry form to the secretariat at the Silhouette Advertising office located at No Ct 419/4 floor, Goodwill Road, Kokomlemle close to Unicredit, former Procredit Building, or call 0302 24464...

Organizers of the prestigious Regional Entrepreneurs Empowerment Business Awards (R.E.E.B.A), on Saturday, 24th September 2016 held this year’s edition of the five-star award scheme on the Dixie Queen, London’s largest luxury entertainment boat. Amongst the winners on the night was Business Entrepreneur, Beauty and Image Consultant, broadcaster, Nana Churcher who also doubles as the host of the most popular inspirational chat show on television, the Nana Churcher Show. Known for her dedication and service to mankind and her continued support in building the capacities of younger people in her community, Nana Churcher on the night won in two categories; Inspirational Speaker of the Year and Motivational Role Model of the Year. An elated Nana Churcher after the event said “I want to thank God for these awards as it wouldn’t have been possible without him. Also, I want to say a big thank you to all the people who believed in me and nominated me for this award as well as everyone ...

This October, on the 10th, Africa can look forward to viewing the all-new, revitalised Ben 10 series, ahead of the US who is set to premier the new series in April 2017! The newest take on Cartoon Network’s Ben 10 is a complete reinvention and it takes fans back to the original Ben Tennyson, when the international cartoon sensation first premiered on African screens in 2006. “The animated phenomenon will have kids all over Ghana wanting to transform into their favourite alien, as Ben is 10 all over again!” says Cecil Sunkwa-Mills, General Manager, Multichoice Ghana.  In order to create a fresh, new generation of fans, Cartoon Network created a modern and revitalised high-energy action fantasy in the new Ben 10, along with the heart and humour that made it an award-winning television show 10 years ago. “Our African audience last saw, 10-year old Ben Tennyson in 2006 and we decided to transition him back to the age of a goofy, unconventional kid-hero to target a brand new audience...

The Kensington and Chelsea Town Hall in London came alive on Saturday night ,24th September 2016, when sixteen beautiful ladies participated in the grand finale of the popular 2016 Miss Ghana UK beauty pageant.  At the end of the almost three-hour production, the beautiful and intelligent nineteen-year-old Ms. Rachel Ama Djan was crowned with the ultimate title on the night - the Miss Ghana UK 2016 Queen. Ms. Djan who resides in Coventry is a student of the De Montford University and also takes a course in Educational Studies. She is a member of the theatre company, Black Youth Theatre and has performed on several stages. Her hobbies include dancing and teaching children. We say congratulations to Ms. Djan!

Vodafone Ghana has bagged two awards at the just ended CSR Excellence Awards held in Accra. The company was voted the best in *Health* and *Safety and Wellbeing*. The awards ceremony, organised by the Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility, West Africa, rewards organisations and companies committed to sustainability. It also seeks to give recognition to organisations that have implemented initiatives to promote social change in the country. As the world continues to evolve and transform, aided by technology, companies have a responsibility to do good in society and the CSR Excellence platform ensures that responsible companies are appreciated. Vodafone Ghana was lauded for its achievements in safety at the workplace for its staff and stakeholders. Additionally, the Vodafone Ghana Foundation was recognised for its unprecedented intervention across the country in terms of healthcare.

The Vth Season confirms that one of our employees, Tshiamo Letshwene, who serves as a Road Manager, was involved in an altercation with Black Coffee this past weekend at the DSTV iRock Festival in Limpopo whilst Road Managing AKA and his band. We are very surprised and disappointed to hear of the violent reaction by Black Coffee towards Tshiamo which was unexpected and unwarranted. Tshiamo is more shocked than injured. We admire and hold Black Coffee in high regard but his actions on Saturday night have let us down especially for Tshiamo who is a fan and considers Black Coffee a role model.

You can only count down to the hours and soon to the minutes to the much anticipated and talked about spectacular Orchestra performances dubbed ‘Accra Goes to the Opera’. The Accra Symphony Orchestra presents this unique music concert is scheduled to happen on Sunday September 25th 2016 at the Accra International Conference Centre at 6:30 pm prompt. All roads lead to the Accra international Conference Centre as organizers are set to give patrons much more than what they paid for. It promises to be an unforgettable night filled with amazing Orchestra performances. This concert cannot be missed on a peaceful Sunday evening with the entire family, it’s the perfect evening to relax and be treated to the best Orchestra musical performances ever.

Award winning Radio Presenter, DJ advisor has been billed as the official DJ to treat patrons with good music at Vodafone African Legends Night tomorrow at the State Banquet Hall. According to Global Media Alliance (GMA), organizers of the annual music event, DJ Advisor who is known in real life as Isaac De-Graft Danquah is well equipped to put patrons on the dancing floor tomorrow. DJ Advisor has won numerous awards including Highlife DJ and Music DJ of the Year at the just ended Ghana DJ Awards. He’s currently engaged with Accra-based Happy FM. Meanwhile Yvonne Chaka Chaka, a celebrated African music icon from South Africa is currently Accra preparing to rock the concert tomorrow. Apart from Yvonne Chaka Chaka, the much anticipated event will also have spectacular performances from other music greats, including Amandzeba Nat Brew, Akosua Agyapong, Wiyaala and Nana Tuffour.

Launched in 1998, Agoro ran on GTV for well over 10 years winning a number of awards in the process. Hosted initially by Odeefoo and Amankwah Ampofo, the show gained its largest popularity and appeal during the David Dontoh and Adwoa Yeboah Adjei, aka, Naporso Hemaa’s years as hosts. While it aired, Agoro captivated TV and Live audiences across Ghana, recording in over 200 constituencies, watched live by over 300,000 ecstatic patrons and by millions of television viewers nationwide. Agoro also recorded outside Ghana in the UK, Germany, France, the Netherlands and a lot more to give Ghanaians in the diaspora a feel of what Ghanaian television viewers and live audiences were experiencing. Sponsored for 10 years by the world money transfer giant Western Union, Agoro returns to your screens this October on Metro TV and Adom TV, fresher, richer, up-to-the-minute and more rewarding. This is the original Agoro like you have never seen before.

Airtel – The Smartphone Network and Ghana’s best Data and Internet Service Provider has been shortlisted in three coveted categories for the Africa Carrier 2016 Awards taking place on Tuesday 27th September at the exclusive five star Speke Resort and Conference Centre in the Ugandan capital city of Kampala. The inaugural Africa Carrier Awards seeks to recognise telecom companies in Africa with outstanding performance in terms of growth, innovation, Corporate Social Responsibility amongst others. Airtel Ghana has been shortlisted for Best West African Wholesale Carrier – a recognition bestowed on the best telecom services provider in West Africa, Best Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative – Recognising the most socially responsible and committed telecom company in Africa and the coveted Best Africa Service Innovation – a category to celebrate the most innovative telecom service provider on the continent. The Awards is part of the Capacity Africa conference taking place from 27th...

The 2016 edition of Starr103.5fm’s street concert dubbed ‘S’ concert has been slated for November 5, at the Ohene Djan sport stadium in Accra. The ‘S’ Concert, an initiative of Starr FM, seeks to build solidarity between brands that have their official references beginning with an ‘S’, this includes corporate brands and performing artistes. The first edition which took place on December 13, 2014 at Osu-Oxford Street in Accra in collaboration with Graphic Showbiz, brought together five of the nation's most celebrated dancehall and afro-pop artistes who gave nothing less than awe-inspiring, diverse, show stopping, hilarious and brilliantly entertaining performances. The second edition came off on Friday, December 4, 2015. It was the biggest crowd to ever grace any event staged in Ghana and all artistes billed for the show proved their worth on the night. The crowd in excess of 50,000 covered the entire forecourt of the Trade Fair as they bayed for more after eight hours of non-sto...

It’s been a big year for Ghanaian music worldwide, and it’s time to celebrate that. The first 2016 Ghana Music Awards UK put together by Alordia Promotion & West Coast UK Entertainment team are just days away, and many of the biggest names in the music industry — including Stonebwoy, R2Bees, Reggie N Bollie and more — are slated to be in attendance. Dozens of artists from a wide variety of genres, including Afrobeats, Gospel, Highlife, Hiplife, Hiphop, Reggae and Dancehall, are nominated for awards. Shatta Wale, Sarkodie and EL are currently leading the polls, with several nominations each, but who will be taking home highly coveted statuettes on November 5th, is anyone’s guess. The night’s biggest award — ‘Artiste of the Year’ — will be a race between Shatta Wale, Nero X, SP Kofi Sarpong, Mr. Eazi, Stonebwoy, Bisa Kdei and Sarkodie. Other artists nominated include Fuse ODG, Kwamz & Flava, Diana Hamilton, Diamond Platnumz, Reggie N Bollie, Keche, Mista Flava,Wizkid, Omar Ste...

The reigning winner of the coveted #BESTPOP Album at the 22nd annual South African Music Awards (SAMA), chart topping, award-winning South African artist, TRESOR, has received a nod from the highly respected MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) with a nomination in the category #BESTPOP artist for their upcoming awards ceremony taking place on 22 October 2016. “I am really excited about the Best Pop nomination at the 2016 MAMAs! It's such a massive achievement to be recognized amongst Africa's incredible talent. Really looking forward to continuing to push myself more to represent African pop music globally” expresses TRESOR. TRESOR is already making a mark globally with his African pop music as he receives this MAMA nomination off the back of receiving his second number #1 BEST SELLING dance song in Italy iTunes for his hit single Never Let Me Go (Spade Remix), beating the likes of Justin Bieber, Calvin Harris and Rihanna for the in demand spot.

New television personality & member of DreamTeam music group, Mthoko Mkhathini known as DASH, features on the September cover of the Sowetan’s S Mag (#SMAG) out today! Make sure to get a copy of today’s Sowetan newspaper to read DASH’s #SMAG cover story where he shares more on his new TV presenting role on V-Entertainment and “putting the show into showbiz”. DASH is the first male to appear on the cover of #SMAG and does an amazing job on the cover platform to what was previously intended for just females; until his pictures came out. “It’s such an honour to feature on the #SMAG cover September issue. It’s my very first magazine cover & for them to select me as they first male to feature is quite epic. I can’t wait to share my journey thus far with all South Africans which #SMAG covered so well. I would like to thank the Sowetan for giving me the opportunity to share my story” expresses DASH. “DASH is unconventional and goes against the grain. It’s great to see a publication...

The Vth Season has been instrumental alongside AKA, the award-winning musician music working towards many firsts for South African musicians.  The top entertainment and music agency announced this morning that they are proud to announce AKA as the first musician on the cover of the coveted GQ South Africa magazine. Not only is AKA the first South African musician to feature on the cover of the coveted GQ South Africa magazine, in the last five years, only three South Africans have featured on the GQ South Africa magazine cover making AKA the fourth South African to feature on South Africa’s forefront of men's fashion, influence and innovation magazine in half a decade. The October issue of GQ South Africa magazine is a revered issue linked to the brand’s Best Dressed Men of the Year Awards which has become one of South Africa’s premier dates on the social calendar; to which AKA is no stranger featuring as early as 2011 on the their Top 10 list. “Team Vth Season works with ex...

Ryan Keys of Keys Fashion has collaborated with international fashion and lifestyle retail website - BayOne for Africa ( www.bay.one ) The designer has created a cocktail collection that will be available to the South African and African market on the UK-based website, BayOne for Africa. Please find the link: https://www.bay.one/brands/keys-fashion The collection was inspired by Ryan Keys’ fashion week theme - When We Locked Eyes. BayOne for Africa aims to assist the brand to reach new markets across Africa. The couture designer has dressed a number of well- known celebrities, including Minnie Dlamini and Liesl Laurie. Alongside, his numerous high-profile customer based in South Africa, Ryan has successfully managed to get the attention of the African elite - including the Queen of Swaziland. "I was looking for a strategic way to expand my brand to the clients based in Africa. BayOne for Africa is key in this move. They believe in my brand and they are confident that it will do...

In the world of music business, with the Ghanaian music industry not an exception, it is very important to understand and know the difference between talent and skill. Skill just like any other key element in music can be acquired or developed over a period. In recent times, anyone who wants to be a music artist can do it but for longevity in the industry, it cannot be possible without a level of talent.  They simply need to develop their skill which though talks a lot of work and dedication is by no means impossible.  Talent on the other hand is a natural ability which gives you a competitive advantage with all the blood, sweat, and tears of developing skill. And for the young Ghanaian musician, Aysha, what she possesses is the very attribute a lot of musicians around the world desire to have, an amazing talent! She has for the last few years taken time to learn the rudiments of the music trade whilst developing her skill, all in preparation to make an impact in the world ...

The eyes of the world will soon converge on Accra, Ghana for the Ghana Fashion & Design Week 2016.   Running from the 21th to 23rd of October 2016, this year’s event has been tagged; the Neo Africa edition. Fashion designers, models, artists, fashion buyers, journalists and fashion lovers from the world over will meet to witness what makes Ghana’s fashion unique at the Luxury Labadi Beach Hotel, Accra . The Ghana Fashion and Design Week GFDW 2016 will feature trade shows, runway shows and fashion parties. These events create the right atmosphere for local and global labels to connect, establish common grounds for collaborations while celebrating the artistic genius of Ghana.   The Ghana Fashion & Design Week program will include ●      The GFDW Runway Shows, they present new season collections from designers in Ghana to the world. ●      Fashion workshops that enable information exchange, knowledge transfer...