ENTERTAINMENT

Stunts have been part of most entertainment industries in the world with movie production houses, record labels and personalities using all forms of “gimmicks” to generate attention. In the Ghanaian entertainment industry which is attention-driven, a well-executed publicity stunt by celebrities can increase brand recognition and slay the competition. In essence, it has long been a marketing staple for brands ...

Fella Makafui has bitterly complained about the hardship in Ghana following a comment by Ursula Owusu. Member of Parliament of the Ablekuma West constituency on the NPP ticket, Hon Ursula Owusu, has been reported to have said that, only witches are complaining of hardship in Ghana under the Nana Addo government. The comment has sparked outrage among a section of ...

Virtually everybody was surprised to hear King Ayisoba correct a ‘lyrical misrepresentation’ in his most popular song and till now, some cannot fathom how they got it wrong. Not only that, many are shocked about the musician’s long wait to correct the error. For over a decade, music enthusiasts have been singing and enjoying King Ayisoba’s monster hit song – ...

Veteran highlife artiste Akosua Agyapong has denied ever dating Ghanaian boxer Azumah Nelson as has been rumoured over the years. Akosua Agyapong said she did not compose the song “Mena mede meho na mese meware no aden”, to wit: “I’ve chosen to marry him and so what?” because of the former WBC super featherweight world champion. When the song was ...

Ghanaian singer, Kofi Kinaata, has replied veteran highlife musician, Rex Omar after the latter said Kofi Kinaata is a good lyricist but not a good songwriter. In a media interview Mr Omar, while mentioning his top five Ghanaian songwriters, left out Kofi Kinaata because “he’s a good lyricist and not a songwriter.” Mr Omar’s list of songwriters included musicians Amandzeba ...

Ghanaian Hip Life, High Life musician Kofi Kinaata has said that winning Song Writer of the Year award at the 2020 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards with his ‘Things Fall Apart Song,’ is not his priority. Speaking to Nana Tuffour on Citi TV’s Saturday Live after a spectacular live band performance, the Fante Rap God explained that any award he will ...

Music, at its essence, is what gives us memories and the Wonderboy album launched on 19th October, 2019 by Dancehall king, Shatta Wale will go down in history as one of the memorable nights for Shatta movement family, organisers, patrons and music fanatics. The night witnessed splendid performances from top Ghanaian artiste like Wendy Shay, Medikal, Becca, Kwaw Kese and ...

Actor and politician, John Dumelo has called for more purchasing of locally made clothes. This, he believes would create jobs and “instantly boost local production and position Ghana as a fashion and textile hub in the sub-region.” In a post on Twitter, the NDC parliamentary candidate called for Monday to be added to Friday as a day for wearing locally ...

Lawyer for the CEO of Miss Commonwealth beauty pageant has condemned reports that their visit to a shrine in Koforidua was to ascertain who stole a missing ¢500. A former contestant, Nana Ama Essien, had claimed that she had been sent to a fetish priest and was tortured after she was found guilty of stealing the money. However, the lawyer, ...

Few months after his wife was brutally murdered, actor Chris Attoh has lost his dad. The actor disclosed the news in a post on Instagram Monday that his father has passed. JoyNews gathers that Chris Attoh’s father, who was the Chief of Jamestown, died at age 92. It is unclear when Nii Fred Attoh, who was born in 1927, passed ...