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There are 12 months in the year, one 26th December, but a 1000 laughs for a rib cracking night. For 17 years, 26th December has and remains the biggest most anticipated comedy festival, and event powerhouse, Charterhouse is set to provide a premium night of comedy dubbed – A Night of 1029 Laughs & Music. Referred to as Ghana’s foremost STAND-UP Comedy Show, this year’s event will feature the champions’ league of comedians; from the UK, Series 13 of Britain’s Got Talent finalists, Kojo Anim; from Nigeria Bovi and Kenny Blaq; and from Ghana Lekzy De Comic, OB Amponsah and Funny Face. Kuami Eugene and Cina Soul will be in the music corner to serenade you to some good music. Mark 26th December on your calendar, 8pm on your clocks, and Grand Arena (Accra International Conference Centre) on your GPS Maps, for an incredible comedy experience. Purchase tickets online by dialing *713*33*00# or visit Nallem shop at Accra Mall and Charterhouse. For VIP table reservations, kindly call 05012885...

Laughter, they say is the food for the soul, and for the past 28 editions, Charterhouse has given patrons a reason to destress and end the year with "thousand laughs" festivals. Night of 1000 Laughs & Music Comedy Festival has created a comedy movement and we are still waxing strong. It has no doubt been a long journey, opening opportunities for comedians who would have otherwise found it difficult to breakthrough in the industry. On this year’s edition, dubbed ‘Night of 1029 Laughs & Music’ slated for 26th December at Grand Arena (AICC); Christmas comes a month early for upcoming comedians as Charterhouse offers a once in a lifetime opportunity to have a brilliant amateur mount the biggest comedy stage in Ghana. So, you think you’re funny? Isa sense of humor one of your core strengths? There’s just one problem: Other people must also think you’re funny. This is indeed a hurdle, because humor is a two-sided exchange. It’s a feedback loop between you (the j...

The Group Head of Marketing and Corporate Affairs at the insurance group, Hollard Ghana, Cynthia Ofori-Dwumfuo, is the Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana's (CIMG) Marketing Practitioner of the Year, 2021. She was honoured at the just-ended 33rd Annual National Marketing Performance Awards ceremony at the Labadi Beach Hotel. This year's event was under the theme "Creative Marketing and Innovation in a Volatile Global Economy." CIMG recognised Cynthia for leading Hollard Ghana's innovative brand-building efforts. In addition, they cited her for excellence in marketing insights, people, corporate and reputation management, CSR, and sound marketing strategies. According to the Institute, this set Cynthia and Hollard apart as corporate achievers for 2021. Cynthia expressed gratitude to the Governing Council of CIMG for the honour. She said, "Thank you! It's fulfilling to be acknowledged by the prestigious CIMG for our quest to create and secure a better fu...

Bringing back the fire with a brand new Afrobeat gem this summer, Nigeria’s KIDO MADIBA drops Attention to all streaming platforms, available here: https://kidomadiba.lnk.tt/Attention Ready to shake up the airwaves and dancefloors, Attention is the second single from this hot new artiste that was recently signed to Def Jam Africa as part of their proactive mission to take our continent’s sounds to the world. Firmly taking his spot as one of the leaders in the Afrobeat genre, Kido Madiba has kept his head down, working hard on producing music that educates and entertains simultaneously, whilst delivering relatable connection through every beat. Attention is the perfect way to get listeners to sit up and listen. With the message stemming from a crazy and chaotic period in a past romantic relationship, Kido uses personal inspiration to drive his penmanship, inspired by love, situational factors, humanity and his environment. He speaks about ‘impact’ being one of his driving forces as a ...

“A real woman knows her worth” that’s the tagline for High Currency, a new local telenovela starring Nikki Samonas and coming to Akwaaba Magic on 20 July. The series, which will occupy the 8:30pm slot every Wednesday and Thursday thereafter, is about power, money, greed, crime and everything else in between and the ways in which they all intersect. High Currency stars the acclaimed Nikoletta ‘Nikki’ Samonas as Naa Adei Hammond, an ambitious and hard-working woman who’s high-powered (and dangerous) job at an investment bank is her ticket to her dream life. But all of that is derailed when she falls in love will she choose affection over money and power? Channel head Kennedy Dankyi-Appah, says: “At Akwaaba Magic we are proud to keep pushing the envelope when it comes to the high quality local content we give our loyal viewers. We will always work with the best off-screen and on-screen talent whether they are established or on the rise to produce shows that not only keep audiences enterta...

Afrobeats visionary Smallgod has unveiled his powerful new album Connecting The Dots, out now via Nasecworld / Inkredible Muzik / VMG. With upwards of 30 guest collaborators, Connecting The Dots is an LP that brings together Africa and the African diaspora through music. An intoxicating, eleven-track release, things open with 2021 single ‘Holy F4k’, a revered collaboration with Black Sherif, Kwaku DMC, Vic Mensa and Ivo-rian Doll that has already racked up 1.7 million Spotify streams. Then comes the album’s lead single ‘My Way’, which juxtaposes Eugy’s smooth flow with Headie One’s smart bars amidst a sunkissed production courtesy of the aptly-named DJ Breezy. Stream or download Smallgod’s Connect The Dots album now: https://ffm.bio/smallgod-ctd

From 1999 - 2019 patrons had the privilege of attending the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards; indeed the public was parry of making the event what it has become. Public attendance and participation was curtailed drastically for safety and due to governmental policy with the dramatic uptick of Covid-19 in Ghana in 2020. The show has had to take on a virtual cloak till now.  This Year the event is back with full capacity audience with the decline in Covid-19. The public will have the opportunity of being present at the most prestigious entertainment event in Ghana - #VGMA23 Charterhouse has announced the availability of tickets for the general public. Limited Tickets are selling for 200GH Cedis for DAY 1, 500GH Cedis Premium and 300GH Cedis standard for DAY 2.   Tickets are exclusively available at Nallem stores, Accra Mall, Xmen, Charterhouse and online at www.ghanamusicawards.com or via the tickets hotline: 0501288520 The 23rd Vodafone Ghana Music Awards; for the people, the cultu...

The Music for Good Category (formerly Music for Development) of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards is a honorary award presented to an artiste(s) using a song / music video to address a societal problem. The artiste must have released a song for the cause within the year under review. Media General will support the winner to ensure his/her  message reaches many people across their platforms including TV3, 3FM, Connect FM, Onua FM, Onua TV, 3News, social media, and Internet portals. Mr Francis Doku, General Manager of MG TV, said “we believe that as a media business we need to influence society positively by being first in news and best in entertainment. Music for Good and everything it represents sits within this goal. We are therefore happy to support the winner to carry out their project and related activities to increase the impact." “We believe music is a force for good, and we are happy to partner with Media General to magnify the impact of the winning artiste” said Robert Klah,...

Social Media giant, Twitter, partners the 23rd Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) in the celebration of the people, the culture and the music. This partnership promises to give prominence to VGMA related conversations on Twitter, highlighting the glitz and glam of the red carpet, exciting moments of artiste performances and winning celebrations, and the high-profile personalities who grace the VGMA weekend. To this end, Twitter has created a customized hashmoji to authenticate VGMA conversations anywhere in the world. The hashmoji created, is the acronym for the 23rd Vodafone Ghana Music Awards. This appears whenever #VGMA23 is typed in a tweet. Other hashmojis include #VGMA2022, #VGMA23onTV3, #VGMA23Unsung, and #VGMA. According to Twitter Senior Partner Manager, Bernard Sokpe, “the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards, has over the years, lived up to its mandate. It’s been consistent in organizing exceptional shows, while pulling together the movers and shakers of the industry. With a conversa...