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Clarence Williams III, who starred in films such as Purple Rain, Sugar Hill and Reindeer Games, has died at the age of 81. The actor passed away at his home in Los Angeles on Friday after a bout of colon cancer, his manager said on Sunday. He was born in New York in 1939, the son of professional musician Clarence ...

Award-winning Ghanaian afro beats singer King Promise is demanding that the Ghanaian industry players should come together to support each other fairly without any form of favouritism. The artiste speaking on the Zone with Maame Animwaa explained that some folks in the industry tend to give opportunities to people who they are close to and people they know rather than ...

Rapper, Sarkodie, on Thursday dropped a potential top-charting song he titled ‘Coachella’ The song, which features ‘Ground Up Chale’ crooner, Kwesi Arthur, comes off Sarkodie’s forthcoming ‘No Pressure’ album on July 9. The impressive song received a lot of airplay on Thursday. Most of the major radio platforms across the country released it through their flagship shows and also trended ...

Popular Ghanaian hiplife artiste, King Promise has called on the music industry to unite and work hard to secure a grammy award. In an interview on the Zone on Thursday, the ‘Oh Yeah’ hitmaker said “most Ghanaian musicians should not target only Ghanaians as their audience rather, their target audience should be everyone if they want to go international” According ...

2face Idibia says he chose to marry his wife, Annie Idibia because she stood by him when he had nothing. The ‘African Queen’ crooner who is a father to seven children; five from his previous relationships with other women and two with his wife, Annie Idibia, made this known during an interview with Hypertek’s Digital. The musician said Annie stuck by him through the rainy and sunny ...

The world continues to reel from the impact of a once-in-a-generation pandemic. Few industries have had it as rough as the music industry, as the implications of COVID-19 become increasingly stark, and we struggle to figure out how to survive in particularly challenging times. For someone like Jake Shaw, the founder and CEO of music promotion agency YourOwnMusic, COVID-19 may ...

Celebrated Ghanaian actor, Kwadwo Nkansah, aka Lilwin, says his upcoming ‘Cocoa Season’ TV series is dedicated to all cocoa farmers who have contributed to the economic growth of the country. The highly anticipated series, which is expected to be aired in the coming days, is an ambitious movie project which features top movie acts including Kofi Adjorlolo, Mr Beautiful, Matilda ...

Popular Ghanaian dancer, Laud Anoo Konadu, known in the showbiz scene as Dancegod Lloyd, has revealed that he decided to give up on his dancing career due to challenges he was facing. According to him, he had a change of mind after he was featured on Beyoncé’s song ‘Already’ with Shatta Wale. In an interview with Andy Dosty on Hitz ...

Shatta Wale has eaten a humble pie over his involvement in the assault case of workers of Oswald T Construction Company. In a video in circulation, he said he is sorry for his actions, particularly to Kenneth Acquah, project manager of the construction company and pleaded for forgiveness. On Monday, the ‘Melissa’ crooner led a gang to assault Mr. Acquah ...

Music producer, Kwik Action, has revealed that Okomfour Kwadee foresaw the lapse in his mental health. Speaking with MzGee on ‘Simply Showbiz’, Kwik Action uncovered a secret about Okomfour Kwadee’s abrupt disappearance from the music scene. According to Kwik Action, the hiplife artiste anticipated the unfortunate turn of events and the decline in his mental health. Kwik Action said, “I ...