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  • TGMA announces the nominees for its 25th edition; See full list of nominees

    TGMA announces the nominees for its 25th edition; See full list of nominees

    The Ghana Music Awards Festival has expanded to become the most significant and prominent event in the country’s entertainment calendar. The awards programme has taken centre stage in the music industry since 2000. The goal has been straightforward: to recognise, honour, and identify exceptional contributions made to the music industry.

    The nominees for the 25th annual Ghana Music Awards—now called the Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA)—have been revealed.

    This iconic event, formerly known as the VGMA, has changed its name and its headline sponsor to Telecel. The awards keep honouring and celebrating the talent and dedication of artists in Ghana and beyond.

    See the full list of nominees below.

    BEST HIPLIFE/HIP HOP ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

    Amerado
    Black Sherif’s
    Medikal
    Jay Bhad
    King Paluta
    Sarkodie

    BEST HIPLIFE SONG

    Okyeame Kwame ft King Paluta – Insha Allah
    Jay Bahd ft Kweku DMC, SkyFace SDW – M’asesa

    Reggie Osei, Jay Bahd, O’Kenneth, Kweku DMC –  Oh My Linda

    Oseikrom Sikana ft Kwaku Smoke – Twatis

    King Paluta ft Kuami Eugene – Y’ahite Remix

    Guru – Eny3 Nwanwa

    BEST HIGHLIFE ARTISTE

    Abiana
    Akwaboah
    Kofi Kinaata
    Kuami Eugene
    FRA

    BEST HIGHLIFE SONG

    Camidoh – Adoley

    Adina ft Kofi Kinaata – Party

    Amerado ft Fameye – Kweku Ananse Remix

    Stonebwoy ft Angelique Kidjo – Manodzi

    Akwaboah ft Kwabena Kwabena – My Darling

    Kofi Kinaata – Overthinking

    Kelvyn Boy – Vero
    Kuami Eugene – Yolo

    FRA ft Nana Yaw Ofori Atta – You dey Feel The Vibe

    Wendy Shay – Africa Money

    BEST HIP HOP SONG

    Lonely Road – O’Kenneth,  Xlimkid

    Otan – Sarkodie
    Scar – Gyakie ft JDee
    Sowutuom – Medikal
    Dear God – Strongman
    Yaya – Black Sherif
    Akatanii -Kweku Smoke
    The Hardest – Amerado

    BEST AFROBEATS SONG

    Hossana – Banzy Banero

    Broken Heart – DJ Vyrusky ft Kuami Eugene

    Otello – Fancy Gadam ft Kuami Eugene

    Liquor – KiDi

    Monica – Kuami Eugene

    Case Remix – Mr. Drew ft Mophty

    Goodsin – Olivetheboy

    BEST AFROPOP SONG

    Super Super – Efya

    Not God Remix – Fameye ft Stonebwoy

    Rent Free – Gyakie

    I Lied – KiDi

    Terminator – King Promise

    Bad Boy – Lasmid

    Till We Die – Sarkodie ft Ruger

    Into The Future. – Stonebwoy

    BEST AFROBEATS/AFROPOP ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

    Gyakie
    Camidoh
    KiDi
    King Promise
    Mr. Drew
    Efya
    Wendy Shay

    BEST MUSIC VIDEO

    Manodzi – Stonebwoy ft Angelique Kidjo

    Wasted Eyes – Amaarae

    Paradise – Black Sherif

    Fate – Kuami Eugene

    Broken Heart – DJ Vyrusky ft Kuami Eugene

    100% – Scott Evans

    Oil In My Head – Black Sherif

    Kweku Playman – Kweku Smoke
    Into the Future – Stonebwoy

    Cryptocurrency – Kuami Eugene ft Rotimi 

    BEST GOSPEL SONG

    Tears of Joy – Patience Nyarko
    Anuonyam – Mabel Okyere

    Aseda – Nace

    Kaafo – Perez Muzik

    Mo – Piesie Esther

    100% – Scott Evans

    Say Amen – Diana Hamilton

    Victory – Joyce Blessing

    BEST GOSPEL ARTISTE

    Diana Hamilton
    Joe Mettle
    Joyce Blessing
    Mabel Okyere
    Nacee
    Perez Muzik
    Piesie Esther
    Scott Evans

    BEST AFRICAN ARTISTE

    Rema
    Asake
    Burna Boy
    Tyla
    Davido
    Jzyno

    BEST REGGAE/DANCEHALL SONG

    Truth – DSL

    Stubborn SoulJah – Epixode

    Efiekuma Love – Kofi Kinaata

    San Bra – Samini

    Non-Stop – Stonebwoy

    Eyeball Remix – Ras Kuuku ft Samini

    BEST REGGAE/DANCEHALL ARTISTE

    Epixode
    Ras Kuuku
    Stonebwoy
    Samini

    BEST COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR

    Liquor – KiDi ft Stonebwoy

    Lonely Road – O’Kenneth, Xlimkid

    Case Remix – Mr Drew ft Mophty

    Twatis – Oseikrom Sikani ft Kweku Smoke

    Kwaku Ananse Remix – Amerado ft Fameye

    Y’ahitte Remix – King Paluta ft Kuami Eugene

    You Dey Feel The Vibe – FRA ft Nana Yaw Ofori Atta

    My Darling – Akwaboah ft Kwabena Kwabena

    INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR

    Scar – Gyakie ft JBee

    Butter My Bread – Jyzno ft Lasmid

    Terminator – King Promise ft Yung Jon

    Manodzi. – Stonebwoy ft Angelique Kidjo

    Cryptocurrency – Kuami Eugene ft Rotimi

    Wotowoto Season – Odumodublvck ft Black Sherif
    Till We Die – Sarkodie ft Ruger

    Perfect Combi – King Promise ft Gabzy

    SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

    Perez Muzik – Don’t Cry

    Fameye – Not God

    DSL – Truth

    Sarkodie. – Otan

    Akwaboah – Esikyire

    Stonebwoy – Manodzi ft Angelique Kidjo

    BEST RAP PERFORMANCE

    The Hardest – Amerado

    Warning – Eno Barony

    Boasiako – FimFim

    5th August (7) – Lyrical Joe

    We Made It – Medikal

    Otan  – Sarkodie

    Dear God – Strongman

    BEST MALE VOCAL PERFORMANCE

    Perez Muzik – Don’t Cry (Kaafo)

    Kyei Mensa – Gyidie

    Kofi Karikari ft Eternity – You Are Great

    Josh Blakk – Hankipanki

    Camidoh – Brown Skin Girl

    KiDi – I Lied

    BEST FEMALE VOCAL PERFORMANCE

    Adina – Baby

    Abiana – Far Away

    Lordina The Soprano – His Grace

    Queendalyn Yurglee – Hold My Hands

    Niiella – temple

    TiTi Owusu – Make Me Believe

    BEST NEW ARTISTE

    Bandy Banner
    DSL
    King Paluta
    Maya Blu
    Olivetheboy
    Oseikrom Sikanii

    RECORD OF THE YEAR

    Reckless & Sweet – Amaarae

    Far Away – Abiana

    Manodzi – Stonebwoy ft Angelique Kidjo

    Iyawo – Josh Blakk

    Me Dan Wo – Joe Mettle ft Kweku Teye

    My Helper – Efya

    ALBUM/EP OF THE YEAR

    Taste of Africa – Abiana

    Fountain Baby – Amaarae

    Love & Chaos – Kuami Eugene

    Planning & Plotting – Medikal

    5th Dimension – Stonebwoy

    MOST POPULAR SONG OF THE YEAR

    Hossana – Bandy Banero

    Yaya – Black Sherif

    Scar – Gyakie ft JBee

    Victory – Joyce Blessing

    Liquor – KiDi ft Stonebwoy

    Terminator – King Promise

    Monica – Kuami Eugene

    Case Remix – Mr Drew ft Mophty

    Aseda – Nacee
    Goodsin – Olivetheboy

    Otan – Sarkodie

    Into the Future – Stonebwoy

    ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

    Black Sherrif
    King Promise
    Kuami Eugene
    Nacee
    Sarkodie
    Stonebwoy

  • Kuami Eugene expresses gratitude to fans, family after accident [Photos]

    Kuami Eugene expresses gratitude to fans, family after accident [Photos]

    Rockstar Kuami Eugene thanks Ghanaians for their overwhelming love and support during his ordeal.

    Using his social media handle, he wrote: “I want to say thank you to God, My family, staff of UGMC and all of you for your prayers, your positive thoughts and your acts of kindness.

    The support and love that I received have been breathtaking and beyond my expectations”

    He expressed his gratitude to fans and family after he narrowly avoided a possible car accident near the DSTV office in Accra, near Dzorwulu. Witnesses at the scene reported that the singer’s car collided with a Tipper truck.

    Following requests for the health condition from fans and music enthusiasts, Kuami Eugene’s management officially confirmed his ordeal. He is currently receiving treatment and sound.

  • Misplaced priorities – Sarkodie criticizes gov’t over Dumsor at Tema Hospital

    Misplaced priorities – Sarkodie criticizes gov’t over Dumsor at Tema Hospital

    Award-winning rapper Sarkodie responded to the unstable power supply that the Tema General hospital’s babies ward experienced on Tuesday.

    Shortly after the light went out, a nurse bemoaned the situation in a widely shared video, explaining how the hospital’s incubator babies could potentially die due to the power outage.

    “They just turned the lights off at Tema General Hospital right now … The nurse stated in the widely watched video that “the probability that we might lose a lot of babies is high if we do not get light in a few minutes.”

    In response, Sarkodie shared the video on his Instagram story and lamented the state of affairs, blaming it on the government’s misguided priorities.

    “The impact when we misplace priorities. We pray for these innocent babies,” he wrote.

    Recently, there have been unpredictable power outages all over the nation. As a result, a schedule for load-shedding has been demanded by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission and numerous Ghanaians.

    Screenshot of Sarkodie’s post on Instagram story

    On the other hand, Energy Minister Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh urged those in favour of a load-shedding schedule to submit their own suggested schedules at the launch of the NPP campaign team in the Ashanti Region.

    If it was necessary, he urged critics to create their own schedules.

    “Let those who want the timetable bring it. I don’t know of any timetable because the ECG has said it is not necessary. Why would someone just wish evil for the country?” he asked.

    “I have assured you that we are committed to addressing this issue, and it’s not an instant fix. It’s a gradual process,” he emphasized on government’s intention to fix the erratic power cut.

    The Energy Minister came under heavy fire after making a remark that prompted the Ministry to issue an explanation.

  • Sammy Flex, the iconic figure in the entertainment space

    Sammy Flex, the iconic figure in the entertainment space

    Sammy Flex born Samuel Atuobi Baah, is a Ghanaian multiple award winning journalist, broadcaster, and public relations specialist. He served as the CEO and chief editor of the well-known Ghanaian entertainment magazine Flex Newspaper.

    Sammy Flex is a well-known figure in the Ghanaian entertainment scene. He is a versatile radio host, public relations specialist, and publicist who has been involved in a number of industry projects and initiatives. He is passionate about supporting and promoting Ghanaian artists. Mr. Flex is happily married with 4 kids.

    In addition, Sammy Flex is renowned for his lively interviews with celebrities in which he delves deeply into their personal and professional lives. He undoubtedly established himself in the entertainment industry!

    Sammy Flex, as a unique/vibrant personality

    Sammy Flex is unique due to his lively demeanour and his ability to establish a rapport with both his audience and the artists he interviews. His ability to put his guests at ease creates a unique atmosphere that sparks intelligent and enjoyable discussions. He is renowned for his commitment to highlighting Ghanaian talent and providing platforms for performers to excel. In the entertainment world, he truly stands out for his genuine love for what he does and his passion for the industry.

    Sammy Flex’s impacts!

    He has contributed significantly to the encouragement and support of Ghanaian musicians. Through his radio shows, interviews, and events, he has helped artists gain exposure and reach a wider audience. Sammy Flex has also been involved in organizing events and music activities, providing platforms for artists to showcase their talents. Through his work, the Ghanaian entertainment industry has grown and gained recognition. Sammy Flex has also played a significant role in strengthening the bond within the community by bridging the gap between artists and their fans. The entertainment industry in Ghana has benefited from his commitment and enthusiasm.

    In a number of ways, Sammy Flex has had a big influence on the entertainment sector in Ghana. He’s definitely a key player in shaping the Ghanaian entertainment landscape!. HE IS A PACESETTER – play a pivotal role in the youths.

    His relationship with Shatta Wale

    A great relationship exists between Sammy Flex and Shatta Wale! They have worked together on a number of projects and have demonstrated respect for one another’s efforts as well as mutual support. Shatta Wale’s music has been strongly supported by Sammy Flex, who has also given him platforms to display his talent.

    Shatta Wale and his manager, Sammy Flex at GMA UK 2023
    Sammy Flex & Shatta Wale
    Artiste & manager vibe
    The Manager

    Their mutual support of one another’s careers and their friendly camaraderie are admirable. He is currently the manager of Shatta Wale born Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jnr., one of the world most celebrated reggae-dancehall and versatile musician.

  • Yemi Alade opens up on why she doesn’t win awards

    Yemi Alade opens up on why she doesn’t win awards

    Nigerian Afro beats sensation Yemi Eberechi Alade, popularly known as Yemi Alade, has revealed why she does not gain awards nominations.

    The singer claims that there was a period in the music business when everyone wanted to sleep with her in exchange for better prospects.

    According to the singer, she was denied access to benefits after deciding not to have sex with anyone for financial gain.

    She disclosed: “There was a time in the industry when everyone wanted to sleep with me and it was like, ‘Yemi, if you don’t do this, you won’t have that. Today men are the reason I don’t win awards in Nigeria.

    “Going down with men was like a bridge I had to cross to get on some platforms, get some deals and even awards. When I made my decision never to engage in sexual activities for gains, lots of opportunities were automatically blocked for me,

    “Ask yourself why Yemi Alade who is the most viewed and most subscribed Nigerian female artiste on YouTube gets almost no recognition from award shows year after year. Even during twitter debates, no one mentions Yemi Alade as one of the biggest female artistes in Nigeria.

    “They really blocked everything for me. But l’m glad coz l have my dignity, I have my life, l’m making cool cash and above all, I have fans who love me so much…”

    Yemi Alade combines pop, dancehall, R&B, Afropop, and highlife in her music.

    The 35-year-old has a significant impact on various African nations.

    She sings in Portuguese, French, Swahili, Yoruba, Igbo, and Pidgin.

  • Stonebwoy wins Best African Dancehall act at IRWMA

    Stonebwoy wins Best African Dancehall act at IRWMA

    Ghanaian Afro-dancehall star Livingstone Etse Satekla, better known by his stage name Stonebwoy, made history at the 2024 International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRWMA) when he won the coveted Best African Dancehall Entertainer title being his third award under the scheme.

    March 22, 2024, saw the 41st anniversary of the awards celebrated at the Lauderhill Performing Arts Centre in Fort Lauderdale. The event promoted health awareness and featured exceptional talent.

    Nigerian sensation Wizkid, who won Best Afrobeat Entertainer, and Burna Boy, who took home three awards—Best African Entertainer, Best Music Video, and Best Crossover Song for “Talibans II”—were among the notable winners.

    The esteemed Emperor of Reggae & World Music award was also given to Sean Paul.

  • Shatta Wale to perform at Medikal’s Indigo O2 concert

    Shatta Wale to perform at Medikal’s Indigo O2 concert

    Ghanaian rapper, Samuel Adu Frimpong, widely known as Medikal has included Shatta Wale as part of the headliners of his upcoming concert which will be held at Indigo Arena O2 slated for London on May 3, 2024.

    Known for his exuberance and stage perfection, the inclusion of Shatta Wale will be a great addition to his concert . As fans eagerly await further announcements, Medikal has hinted that more top-notch artists will be revealed in the coming days.

    Just as wonderful as he always is with his stage presence and performances, Medikal has promised a show like never before and has urged all his fans in and around London to come all out in their numbers to support him.

    Source: Kobbyjosvan.com/Owusu Jemima Louisa

  • I spend about GHC 8,000 every day – Mr. Logic reveals

    I spend about GHC 8,000 every day – Mr. Logic reveals

    Mr. Logic, a popular Ghanaian entertainment pundit and artiste manager,(born Emmanuel Barnes) has revealed that his daily expenses total GH₵8,000 on average.

    Mr. Logic credits this significant outlay to his work as a businessman, given his background as an artiste manager and songwriter.

    During an interview with Zion Felix, he highlighted how his everyday spending patterns are consistent, which he believes is a reflection of the demands of his job and his involvement in the entertainment industry.

    “Honestly, my daily expenditure is serious, in a day I can spend… it may be small for someone but at my level I spend at least GH₵8,000,” he said.

    Mr Logic explained that on top of other regular expenses, fuel accounts for a large portion of his daily expenses, about one thousand cedis.

    Mr. Logic, who happens to be a member of the New Patriotic Party, attacked people who accuse the government of being to blame for the high cost of petrol, calling them ignorant. In an interview with Hitz FM, he claimed that people who ignore the larger economic dynamics and do not conduct well-informed research are essentially illiterate.

    He drew parallels between fuel prices in Europe and Africa, pointing out cultural distinctions like Europe’s double-shift system and emphasising the need for Africa to reconsider its single-spine system, which he believes is a major barrier to economic development.

  • Actors Guild of Nigeria reacts to Zack Orji’s rumoured death (Photo)

    Actors Guild of Nigeria reacts to Zack Orji’s rumoured death (Photo)

    Rumours regarding the passing of well-known veteran actor Zack Orji have been refuted by the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN).

    The AGN President, Emeka Rollas, has declared that Mr. Orji is still alive, so the false information should be ignored.

    Mr. Rollas declared a long life for Mr. Orji in an Instagram post, calling the news unacceptable.

    The actor allegedly slumped in the bathroom and ended up being admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of Abuja’s National Hospital in January 2024.

    Though it was widely reported that the actor could not walk or talk, news of his recovery gave people hope.

    However, Emeka Rollas, the President of AGN, stated on Instagram that Zack Orji was still alive and urged people to disregard the false information.

    “Please ignore mischief makers who enjoy circulating fake news. This is to show how wicked some people can be. It is totally unacceptable. He will not die but live to declare the good works of God in Jesus’ name,” Mr Rollas wrote.

  • ‘My former label deleted my songs online’ – AY Poyoo sobs

    ‘My former label deleted my songs online’ – AY Poyoo sobs

    Ghanaian comic actor and rapper AY Poyoo has expressed worry over reports that, following their breakup, his former label deleted all of his music from internet platforms.

    The young rapper revealed to his fans, “My fans will notice over one year now, all my songs have been deleted from the online stores and that has really affected me,” in a video posted on sighted by KobbyJosvan.com on social media.

    Poyoo expressed his displeasure with his former label’s action after witnessing the act. He bemoaned the financial consequences even more, saying “Imagine I’m earning $2,000 a month or $3,000 and all of a sudden you’re not earning anything because they’ve deleted your songs from online.”

    Poyoo declared that he is prepared to divide a percentage with the label and emphasised the value of treating people fairly in the music business.

    “If there is an issue, Poyoo you are going so we have to share percentage even if you’re gone, I have percentage in the songs you have taken because we worked together.” he reveals.