‘Entertainment’ Category

Kojo Antwi wins overall Best music video

Mar 22nd, 2009 | Entertainment

Accra, March 22, GNA- Mr. Kojo Antwi, Ghanaian Afro Pop artiste on Sunday managed to win the overall Best music video out of 12 categories at the 4 Syte music video awards 2008. The event which was organized by 4 Syte studios in collaboration with TV3 saw Kojo Antwi winning a fully connected Zain mobile [...]



Michael Jackson tickets sell out

Mar 14th, 2009 | Entertainment

Tickets for Michael Jackson’s 50-date residency at the O2 arena in London have completely sold out, organisers have confirmed.
Hundreds of fans queued at the venue as tickets went on sale to the public and over a quarter of a million people queued online.
Around 750,000 fans have bought tickets to see the veteran pop star.
Tickets sold [...]



Jackson shows announced

Mar 5th, 2009 | Entertainment

Michael Jackson made a dramatic appearance in London today to confirm he is will make his live comeback at the O2 Arena this summer. Arriving over 90 minutes late, with a collection of fans driven into absolute frenzy, the self-styled King Of Pop told the international media “This is it”, calling the dates “the final [...]



Jackson to announce London dates

Mar 4th, 2009 | Entertainment

Michael Jackson is expected to announce a series of summer comeback concerts at the O2 arena in London.
The pop legend is due to appear at the venue on Thursday to make to a “special announcement”, a statement said.
It follows months of speculation about a string of money-spinning shows. Jackson last performed in 2006, at the [...]



Axe hangs over Asem’s song

Feb 28th, 2009 | Entertainment

Next Tuesday will tell whether young, good-looking and well-spoken hiphop musician Asem, will have his very popular song Give Me Blow in the reckoning for an award .In this year’s prestigious Ghana Music Awards.
Since its release late last year, Give Me Blow which the artiste translates as “Fa wotwedie bewo ewiem” in twi, has earned [...]



Algiers to Host 2nd Pan-African Culture Festival

Feb 25th, 2009 | Entertainment

Algeria is preparing to host the second Pan-African Culture Festival, and the first in 40 years. The event hopes to draw hundreds of thousands of people to Algiers this July to celebrate Africa’s artistic renaissance.
Khalida Toumi was a young girl in 1969 when her hometown, Algiers was briefly transformed into the continent’s culture capital. That [...]



Soweto Choir to sing at Oscars

Feb 22nd, 2009 | Entertainment

Multiple Grammy award winners the Soweto Gospel Choir will perform at the 81st Academy Awards ceremony at Los Angeles’ Kodak Theatre this weekend, becoming the first South African group to perform at the Oscars, The Times reports.
The choir’s executive producer and director, Beverly Bryer, told The Times that the Academy Awards organisers had invited nine [...]



Yvonne Nelson Eyes Hollywood

Feb 12th, 2009 | Entertainment

IT’S BEEN barely three years since she hit the silver screens but Yvonne Nelson has quickly risen with her graceful personality.
Now the hottest on the Ghanaian movie scene, Yvonne has already starred in various top Ghanaian and Nigerian movies as well as in Ghana/ Nigeria collaborations and was also a nominee at last year’s African [...]



Amakye Dede Meets Kojo Antwi On Feb. 14

Feb 10th, 2009 | Entertainment

Amakye Dede Once again two top Ghanaian music stars, Abrantie Amakye Dede and Kojo Antwi will on Valentine’s Day demonstrate their singing prowess and dominance on the music scene at the National Theatre in Accra.
The two top stars will on that day virtually set the entire venue agog with fun and excitement, treating music fans [...]



Mzbel back from Rome, no show, no cash

Feb 10th, 2009 | Entertainment

Sexy hiplifer Mzbel has returned to her base in Accra without a cent in her purse after a seemingly lucrative tour of Europe fell through and left her and promoters, ABS Entertainment, at each other’s throat.
A visibly upset Mzbel told Showbz last Monday that she was invited by the organisers to perform three shows. “I [...]