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Wiyaala’s week long tour of Slovenia at the invitation of The Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was an unqualified success which she has used to promote a positive image of Ghana.   Besides sightseeing in the beautiful capital city of Ljubljana, the Ghanaian songstress performed at the “Dan Afrike” concert in the Town Hall Square alongside leading Slovenian musicians, including Tinkara Kovac, famous for representing Slovenia at the 2014 Eurovision contest. Wiyaala also did two club shows including the Blunout Club in Domzale, well known for hosting Slovenia’s top musicians. Perhaps, Wiyaala’s most significant contribution was to give a presentation about cultural and healthcare issues in Upper Rest Region at a conference designed to raise “Awareness about Diversity & Inclusion in Ghana.” Other speakers included Mirjam Sopar Urlep, President of the Management Board of Sandoz d.d, Gilbert Meznar Yelewere, President of the Slovenia/ Ghana Business Club. The event was hosted ...

Ghanaian reggae musician and a radio presenter Blakk Rasta have opined that Telecom giant Vodafone should punish Charterhouse organizers of Ghana Music Awards for putting people's lives in danger at the 20th VGMA. The Kuchoko hitmaker told host, DJ Nyaami on SVTV Africa that, to him, the best punishment for Charter House is for Vodafone to pull out the sponsorship for two years and as a way of telling Charter House, they are not happy with what happened on the night. "To me alone, Vodafone should pull out of the sponsorship for at least two years as a punishment. Because Charter House has been an embarrassment to Ghana. Charter House struggled for over ten years before they were able to stand on their feet and If you have sponsorship which people are finding it difficult to get but don't. But you have sponsorship and this how far you've brought the sponsorship into disrepute. Vodafone has a big name and this is what you've done, Vodafone should pull out for two y...

Ghanaian born Italian soccer player Mario Balotelli has waded into the recent brouhaha between dancehall musicians Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale.   Mario Balotelli is one top personality to have commented concerning the recent incident between top dancehall artistes. In a comment that YEN.com.gh sighted on the Instagram page of Stonebwoy, Balotelli wrote the fire emoji as a sign of support for Stonebwoy. After Stonebwoy posted a video of a song he was featured on by Jamaican singer Chichinching, the Nice player took to the comment section to express his support.   His support is part of a series of supporting messages written in the comment section after the 'Kpoo Keke' hitmaker posted a video to prove he is not a weak person.   Ghanaians and music lovers all over the world have been divided following the recent brawl between Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale. While some expressed their support for Shatta Wale, others have thrown their support behind the 'Kpoo Keke' hitmaker. ...

Radio and Television personality, Afia Schwar has described persons on the VGMA Board as people with big heads but smaller brains. According to her, the ban placed on Ghana’s biggest musicians is not worth it and is needless. Afia Schwar who was speaking in a video MyNewsGh.com sighted online mentioned that music is very difficult to produce and therefore there is the need for a reconsideration of VGMA Board’s decision. She noted that most persons on the Board have retired from music because of what it takes to produce one hit song. She also blamed Ghanaian musicians for the way and manner in which they are been treated because they do not know their worth as musicians. The VGMA Board as a result of the brawl between Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale at the just ended Ghana Music Awards have banned the artistes indefinitely and have stripped them of the awards to won at the event.

Ghanaian actress Abena Mckenzie in an interview has said the youth now don't care about corruption in the country anymore, they just want to survive. The actress who is well known to speak about societal ills and national issues said that every institution of the country is in a mess. According to her, Ghanaians are not even as concerned about corruption anymore but just want to survive. She added in an interview on Lark TV that most Ghanaians have resorted to going abroad not because they don't like the country but because they don’t want to wake up and be afraid. "I feel like us being mad at each other is cause being mad at the system isn’t working – and we have to put that energy somewhere. Health, Power, Education, Security, everything is a mess. People are dying because of the most basic things", she said "We’re not even as concerned about the corruption anymore. We just want to survive. We want to get through every day without being victims. People aren’t...

Apprise Music becomes the first Ghanaian Music distributor to partner with leading music streaming and download platform, Boomplay. Boomplay, Africa’s number one music streaming and download service has announced a music distribution partnership with Apprise Music, Ghanaian music Distribution Company. Apprise is the first music aggregator in Ghana to distribute its catalog to Boomplay, which has quickly established itself as the most popular streaming service in Africa and boasts of over 3 million users in Ghana alone. Under this partnership, Boomplay will distribute content from Apprise Music to its over 46 million users globally. Apprise Music represents over 1200 recording artistes with more than 20000 Albums and 100,000 tracks across 20+ genres. Amongst its catalogue are music from some of the biggest names in Gospel music such as Joyce Blessing, Francis Agyei, Yaw Sarpong, Stella Seal, Bernice Offei, Hanna Donkor, and Jayana to mention a few. Apprise also distributes content fo...

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Ghana’s youngest Disk Jockey, DJ Switch has made it unto a billboard in Times Square, New York. The young DJ was in New York where she shared a stage with Grammy Award winner Wyclef Jean, at the “Room To Read” New York Gala. The gala is aimed at raising funds to transform the lives of millions of children by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education. She took to Instagram to share a picture of herself pointing to the Billboard with the caption, “About last night... Check out my performance at  @roomtoread   #RtREndofImpossible New York Gala!  #imageOnTimeSquareBillBoard  NYC. Honoured to share the stage with  @wyclefjean .”

The police have released a sketch of a man believed to have killed Bettie Jenifer, wife of Ghanaian actor Chris Attoh, barely two weeks after the unfortunate incident. Bettie, 44, and a mother-of-twins was brutally murdered on May 10 in front of about 10 witnesses. According to reports, she left the office in the 6300 block of Ivy Lane and was walking to her car when a man armed with a handgun approached her. When she tried to run away, the man followed her and fired at her multiple times, with at least one shot hitting her. The gunman then fled in a vehicle. Even though he has not been found, Maryland police have contacted cartographers to draw an image of the face of the killer based on the descriptions given by witnesses. According to reports, the murderer is “a black male with a thin build and black hair,   wearing a dark shirt and pants.” Bettie was married to two men Days after her death, it was revealed that the deceased was actually married t...

Don Jazzy Nigerian music producer, Michael Collins, popularly known as Don Jazzy, has revealed that DMW boss, David Adeleke aka Davido is richer than him. He said this during a question and answer session with his fans on his official Instagram page. A favourite for many Nigerian and African music lovers, he also revealed how he found his newly signed artiste, Rema; what attracts him to ladies and many more. According to the talented producer, his brother, D’Prince was the one who discovered Mavin’s freshest artiste, Rema on Instagram.  When asked about his girlfriend, he replied “you’ll meet her soon,” which implies that the 36-year old who has been severally trolled to get married indeed has a girlfriend, and so nobody needs to be too curious about it.  He added that he hates pretence from his woman, which often makes him run away. He said he would prefer that she is real and open with him all the way.  Davido W...