News of a medical emergency involving Michael Jackson started filtering through at around 22:00 BST on Thursday 25 June 2009.
I know because I was on my way to watch cheesy 90s boy band East 17 in the Dance Tent at the Glastonbury Festi…
Nigerian singer Wizkid is touted around the globe as the star of Afrobeats in Africa, but some on-air personalities in the United States have rubbished the claims.
According to the R.O.A.D. Podcast crew, who were discussing Wizkid and D…
Viral creative pictures of a six-year-old model, June, taken by renowned photographer, Segun Adebayo left fans stunned on social media.
Adebayo photographed the model, June at Balogun market, Lagos producing artistic pictures that have …
The National Elections Committee of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) has postponed the election of national executives for the Union to Wednesday, July 10 after a closed door meeting today, June 24 2019.
The MUSIGA elections were i…
The carpet was blue at the BET Awards in a tribute to Nipsey Hussle, who was shot dead aged 33 in March.
The rapper was also given the Best Male Hip Hop Artist and Humanitarian Awards.
John Legend and DJ Khaled performed a musical tr…
For most people, sitting in a big red chair on TV means you're about to be tipped backwards by Graham Norton.
For Jessie J, however, it's the chance to potentially make a significant difference to the career of an aspiring young singer.…
To mark her birthday this year, singer MzVee decided to make it an all-female affair at a dinner themed ‘Stand Red’ at the SOHO Bar & Restaurant, Airport City in Accra and what a massive celebration of sisterhood and fun time it was.
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Simi has announced she has launched her own music record label — ‘Studio Brat’.
The singer disclosed the news of Studio Brat on her Instagram account on Thursday.
She wrote:
Simi just a month ago ended her association with Ste…
GHANAIAN actress Ama K. Abebrese is blaming the media for contributing to creating the slay queen phenomena.
According to her, most of these slay queens become popular because the media gives them attention.
“Most of the names I hear…
National Theatre of Ghana in collaboration with a guest Xylophonist from New York City, United States of America (USA), is set to hold the 2nd Edition of "Tierra Pura", a classical musical concert fused with Xylophone music and drums.
T…
The creators of mobile gaming phenomenon Pokemon Go unleashed a new game on Thursday that features Harry Potter and other characters from the wizarding world made famous in best-selling books and blockbuster movies.
Harry Potter: Wizard…
The Kingsman prequel coming next year has a new name.
Previously known as Kingsman: The Great Game, the film is now titled The King’s Man, and is set for a February 2020 release.
The plot is still advertised as “a collection of histo…
Disney is taking no chances with the upcoming release of its live-action version of The Lion King, releasing a new TV spot featuring Beyoncé and Donald Glover, also known as Childish Gambino, singing the tune “Can You Feel the Love Tonight…
Angelina Jolie is about to add the title of contributing editor to her resume.
Edward Felsenthal, editor-in-chief and CEO of Time, announced on Wednesday that the actress has joined the publication as a contributing editor. She will wri…
Kim Kardashian West takes Vogue Japan!
The 38-year-old Keeping Up With the Kardashians star graces not one, not two, but three different covers of the magazine's August issue. Kardashian took to Instagram on Thursday to celebrate in a …
Julia Roberts, Chris Hemsworth, Wendy Williams & More to Receive Stars on Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2020
A whole lot of big stars will soon be immortalized in stone with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The Hollywood Chamber of …
NOT many actresses will be so bold to go nude in movies, but actress Ama K. Abebrese says she has no problem doing so if it serves a good purpose.
“I don’t have any problem going nude in movies but I will only do that if it serves a goo…
Fashion blogger Temi Otedola claims that her boo Mr. Eazi’s Ghana pidgin is way sexier than Nigerian pidgin.
She made this interesting revelation in an interview with BBC Pidgin.
The shy looking Temi, stated that she cannot speak the…
Sacked BBC radio broadcaster Danny Baker has announced he's to return with a new twice-weekly podcast in 2020.
Baker was fired from his 5 Live show over a tweet about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's baby in May.
The 61-year-old dele…
The first West End play to be inspired by the Harvey Weinstein scandal is difficult to categorise.
It essentially starts out as a comedy - with an opening scene that zips along with writer and director David Mamet's comedic and cutting …
Rihanna joined Seth Meyers for some fun day drinking and it looked like the most fun anyone's ever had.
In a hilarious segment for Late Night, the pop superstar joined the charming host at a bar, where they kicked things off with shots …
A previously unheard Freddie Mercury track has premiered on BBC Radio 2, after a decade-long search for a lost vocal performance.
Time Waits For No One was originally part of the soundtrack to the 1986 West End musical Time.
The vers…
James Bond received a royal visit on Thursday when Britain’s Prince Charles toured the set of the new 007 movie filming at Pinewood Studios outside London.
Charles, 70, met actor Daniel Craig, who plays the fictional British secret agen…
Tiwa Savage is usually calm and respectful on social media however she can be real savage to douchebags.
The Afro-pop queen showed her wild side when she slammed a troll who mocked her sagging breasts after she posted a photo of her in …
The Adjabeng District Court has ordered police prosecutors to file all the documents they intend to rely on for the trial of dancehall artistes, Livingstone Etse Satekla, aka Stonebwoy and Charles Nii Armah Mensah, popularly called Shatta …
Exclusive partnership with Virgin Voyages sees Geri Horner give RockStar seal of approval on the ship’s Mega RockStar Suites
The brand expands offerings for Mega RockStar Suite Sailors
Lavish Mega RockStar Suites package will now in…
Global digital entertainment platform ZEE5 today announced that the multi-country, integrated social media and marketing agency, DViO has been brought onboard to drive its social media strategy for APAC, MENA and Europe. The mandate was wo…
A BBC Cardiff Singer of the World concert was stopped for one and a half hours after a member of the audience was taken ill.
St David's Hall was cleared after what was described as a medical emergency on Thursday before resuming at 20:3…
Cardiff-based poet Ailbhe Darcy has won the Wales Book of the Year Award 2019.
Her collection Insistence was called a "thoroughly human project" and "operatic, mortal, unforgettable" by the judges.
Dublin-born Ms Darcy also won the R…
Chefs representing ten different countries were named today as top ten finalists for the Basque Culinary World Prize 2019, an award for trailblazing chefs whose work has had an impact “beyond the kitchen”.
For three months earlier this …
Aluna Francis has spoken for the first time about being sexually assaulted by someone in the music industry.
She told BBC podcast The Next Episode that the man forced his hands into her underwear, undressed and tried to coerce her into …
Tiffany Haddish has slammed new anti-abortion legislation, following her decision to cancel an upcoming show in Atlanta, Georgia.
The 'Girls Trip' actress was set to take to the stage at the city's Fox Theater on June 22, but revealed o…
Philippe Cerboneschi (also known as "Zdar"), one half of French dance duo Cassius, died in Paris on Wednesday, his agent has said.
"He made an accidental fall, through the window of a high floor of a Parisian building," said Sebastien F…
A vice president of EA games has defended the company's use of loot boxes, saying they're just the same as Kinder Eggs.
Kerry Hopkins was speaking in front of UK MPs this week about video game addiction.
In 2018, computer scientists …
Blac Chyna is taking control of the narrative in her new docu-series.
“I am excited to set the record straight regarding my life on my own terms. Watching The Real Blac Chyna you will get to see my raw, real and edgy unfiltered life,” s…
Ed Sheeran is pulling out all the stops for his upcoming album No. 6 Collaborations Project, adding more big names to a lineup that already included Justin Bieber, Bruno Mars, and Chance the Rapper.
Sheeran has released the official tra…
“Murder Mystery,” the latest Adam Sandler film to debut on Netflix, broke viewing records on the streaming service, the company revealed Tuesday. The film, which is co-headlined by Jennifer Aniston, was seen by close to 30.9 million househ…
When Buzz, Woody and Jessie return to our screens on Friday with the release of Toy Story 4, it's not just cinemas that will be hoping for queues at their doors.
Retailers also hope the sequel will get their tills ringing too.
Why? N…
COME Wednesday, June 26, the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) will go to the polls to elect new executives who will lead the Union for the next four years.
And according to the five-member committee supervising the elections, they are …
EbonyLife TV founder Mo Abudu has been announced as the Chair of the 47th International Emmy Awards Gala scheduled for November 25, 2019, in New York.
The announcement was made on Tuesday, June 18, via Emmys Instagram handle as they sha…
Over-tourism is suffocating cities around the world. Here’s what you can do to avoid being part of the problem – short of staying home.
“More people are travelling – which is great! – but there are no hidden gems anymore.”
That’s a c…
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite will be released in the UK on Friday this week, the makers have revealed.
So expect to see people waving imaginary wands in the street all weekend.
Wizards Unite is an augmented reality game like Pokémon G…
The National Theatre and the Multimedia Group Limited, on Tuesday signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to reintroduce popular Ghanaian stage drama "Concert Party".
The partnership agreement was to address and fulfill the strategic p…
A week after it was revealed that Universal Music's archive had been devastated by fire, the company's boss has described the losses as "painful".
In an email to staff, Sir Lucian Grainge said, "the loss of even a single piece of archiv…
Kwadwo Nkansah "Lil Win" is expected to release another single featuring legendary Ghanaian musician Emmanuel Andrews ''Samini''.
The song titled "Kotekrom" would be released together with the music video on July 1 and is produced by b…
Renowned sound engineer and music producer, Jeff Tennyson Quaye popularly known as Jay Q has asked the media to talk to the right people when seeking information on the history of our music in order not misinform Ghanaians.
According to…
Author Suzanne Collins is to pen a prequel to the original Hunger Games trilogy, publisher Scholastic has confirmed.
The untitled instalment, set to be published on May 19, 2020, will revisit the world of Panem, 64 years before the even…
They officially ended their feud last week, but now Katy Perry and Taylor Swift have taken their friendship to the next level.
The pair star in Taylor's new music video for single You Need To Calm Down.
The video has a focus on suppo…
Avengers: Endgame and Game Of Thrones were named best in class at the MTV Movie & TV Awards on Monday night.
Marvel's record-breaking blockbuster also won best hero for Robert Downey Jr's Iron Man and best villain for Josh Brolin's Than…
US model Bella Hadid has apologised after posting a photo on social media that spawned a backlash from people in the Arab world.
The photo, taken in an airport lounge, shows the sole of Hadid's boot raised towards Saudi Arabian and Emir…