New licensing agreement will significantly boost the availability of UMG’s African and International repertoire to music fans across Africa ; New markets include South Africa, Ethiopia, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon and Senegal; with UMG catalog…
Spike Lee has again been asked to chair the Cannes Film Festival jury after last year's event was cancelled because of the pandemic.
The Malcolm X and Do The Right Thing director will be the first black film-maker to take on the prestig…
Last year, Covid-19 wiped out the UK's summer festival season. Only a handful of shows were able to take place, and most of them were in car parks or socially-distanced green field sites.
This year, organisers are a little more optimist…
Former Top Gear presenter Sabine Schmitz - famous for being the only woman to win the Nurburgring 24 Hours - has died aged 51.
Schmitz said last year that she had been diagnosed with cancer in 2017.
Schmitz had become synonymous with…
In an empty London theatre, producer Nica Burns sits among the once buzzing stalls hoping audiences will soon be back for good to watch live performances.
A year ago, Burns shut the doors to her six theatres, where shows like “Harry Pot…
Britain’s Prince Harry has spoken to his elder brother William for the first time since he and his wife Meghan’s Oprah Winfrey interview but the talks were “not productive”, a friend of the couple said on Tuesday.
During the interview a…
Yaphet Kotto, best known for playing a villain in 1973 James Bond movie Live and Let Die, has died at the age of 81.
The actor also played a crew member in 1979 sci-fi movie Alien, and starred in US TV police drama Homicide: Life on the…
Organisers of the Golden Globe film and TV awards have pledged to increase diversity by making sure at least 13% of its membership is black.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has been criticised after a report said none of its 87 …
An Ed Sheeran painting has raised more than £51,000 for a cancer charity.
The 30-year-old's colourful abstract artwork, called Splash Planet, was won by Claire Faynor from Vermont in the US, who paid £20 for a raffle ticket.
Ms Fayno…
While he is adept at releasing songs, many of which become hits, Dancehall artiste Shatta Wale has been criticised for the poor quality of his music videos.
However, in his usual blunt manner, he has hit back saying he is not a fool to…
French actress Corinne Masiero stripped naked on stage during a scaled-back Cesar Awards ceremony in Paris to protest the government’s months-long closure of theatres and cinemas during the coronavirus pandemic.
She had “no culture no f…
Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish took the top prizes at the Grammy Awards on Sunday but Beyonce was the big winner on a history making night marked by multiple wins for women.
Beyonce’s four Grammys on Sunday - two of them shared with bes…
Christian Longomba, one of Kenya’s legendary urban musical duo dubbed The Longombas succumbed to recurrent brain cancer on Saturday, March 13, 2021 in the USA.
He’s been battling the deadly disease for six years. He was 37.
His death…
THEY broke up for almost seven years, reunited in 2019 and gave Ghanaians new tracks but now it seems Hiplife group, Praye, are on the outs again leading to speculation that the group is dead.
However, a member of the group, Praye Tinti…
Nigeria Afrobeats stars Burna Boy and Wizkid have both won awards at the 2021 Grammys.
Burna Boy won the Best Global Music Album category while Wizkid won the Best Music Video for his song with Beyoncé; Brown Skin Girl, from Lion King: …
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According to Page Six, the singer, who's nominated for four awards, has decided against attending the music industry's biggest night because he's still upset that his album "Changes" is nominated in the pop category instead of the R&B cate…
The only sure bets about the Grammy Awards on Sunday are that it will not resemble the shows of past years, and it will not be a Zoom fest.
Postponed from January because of the coronavirus pandemic, the highest awards in the music busi…
Cardi B is standing up for Selena Gomez. The "Up" rapper took to Twitter on Sunday to encourage Gomez to stay in the music game for as long as she likes.
Gomez, 28, covers the April issue of Vogue, and admits in the accompanying intervi…
Prince William denied on Thursday that Britain’s royals were racist after Meghan, wife of his younger brother Harry, said one unnamed member of the family had asked how dark their son Archie’s skin might be.
Meghan, 39, made the allegat…
Frontline workers for Britain’s National Health Service, tennis player Naomi Osaka and designer Vivienne Westwood were among those honoured at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards on Thursday, in a virtual event which paid tribute to those…
Movie theaters in Los Angeles County, the biggest movie-going market in the United States, could be allowed to open as early as Monday for the first time in a year, county officials said in new guidelines released on Thursday.
The news …
Netflix is trialling a crackdown on password sharing.
Some users have reported seeing a screen saying, "If you don't live with the owner of this account, you need your own account to keep watching."
A spokesperson told the BBC: "This…
Piers Morgan has demanded an apology from CBS show The Talk in the ongoing controversy over his comments about Meghan Markle.
The former host of Good Morning Britain — who stepped down Tuesday in the wake of widespread condemnation of h…
The Weeknd has said he will boycott future Grammy Awards after being snubbed in this year's nominations.
The Canadian pop star, whose single Blinding Lights was the biggest-seller in the world last year, was not shortlisted for a single…
Actor Cliff Simon, best known as the villain Ba'al on Stargate SG-1, has died aged 58, his family has confirmed.
The South African actor's TV credits also included appearances in NCIS, Castle, Days of Our Lives, and 24.
In a statemen…
Meghan Markle shared some inspiring and uplifting words to students at Robert Clark School. A year ago, to celebrate International Women's Day, the Duchess of Sussex visited the Dagenham, England, school in honor of the holiday.
In a le…
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Spotify has finally made its debut to the wider Africa market. Despite staying away from the continent for over a decade and being accessible only through VPN. On paper, the African market is important as it will give independent…
Adele and Simon Konecki have finalized their divorce nearly two years after separating.
According to multiple reports, the Grammy-winner singer, 32, and Konecki, 46, waived the right to seek or obtain any spousal support. They also agre…
Lady Gaga sent a message of support to Japan on the 10th anniversary of its massive earthquake and tsunami, saying the resilience of its people offers hope in the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
“Through the years, seeing…
Lou Ottens, the Dutch engineer credited with inventing the audio cassette tape, has died aged 94.
An estimated 100 billion cassette tapes have been sold around the world since they were introduced in the 1960s.
Ottens' invention tran…
"A cornucopia of talent" - that's how director John Lee Hancock describes the three Oscar-winning actors he has landed for his latest film, The Little Things.
And it is quite a line-up - with four Academy Awards between them, Denzel Was…
The Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) is launching a new campaign to support national efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19.
The campaign is supported by the Ministry of Information, the National Commission on Culture, United Nations E…
he Bafta Film Awards have unveiled a highly diverse nominations list, with 16 of the 24 acting nominees this year coming from ethnic minority groups.
Nomadland and Rocks lead the nominations for the 2021 ceremony, with seven nominations…
An original Banksy, which was burnt and destroyed in a livestreamed video, has been sold via a digital token representing the work for $380,000 (£274,000).
The print Morons is itself a critique of the art market, depicting an auctioneer…
Queen Elizabeth said on Tuesday the British royals were saddened by the challenging experiences of her grandson Prince Harry and his wife Meghan and promised to privately address revelations about a racist remark about their son.
Meghan…
The organizers of the Golden Globes on Tuesday announced they have hired experts to tackle concerns around diversity and ethics following a furor over the lack of Black members in the group.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA…
Piers Morgan, the pugnacious British TV presenter who lost his job over his attacks on Prince Harry’s wife Meghan, said on Wednesday he still did not believe what she had said during her Oprah Winfrey interview.
Morgan, 55, left ITV’s G…
Since his break up with his baby mama Michelle Diamond popularly known as Michy, the love life of Dancehall artiste Shatta Wale has been on the low.
And there are many who have wondered when he will marry considering that he had everyth…
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai is expanding her partnership with Apple Inc to produce dramas, children’s series, animation and documentaries that will air on the tech giant’s streaming service, the two said on Monday.
Malala,…
A senior executive at British broadcaster ITV has spoken to presenter Piers Morgan about his criticism of Meghan, the wife of Prince Harry, which had become more vociferous in the wake of her recent interview.
Morgan, a former CNN prese…
The British monarchy maintained its silence on Tuesday, after Meghan and Prince Harry accused a family member of making a racist remark about their son and said she had been alienated to the point of contemplating suicide.
Oprah Winfrey…
Meghan, the wife of Prince Harry, accused Britain’s royal family of raising concerns about how dark their son’s skin might be and pushing her to the brink of suicide, in a tell-all television interview that will send shockwaves through the…
FORMER President of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), Bice ‘Obour’ Osei Kuffour, has stated that it is worrying that the union’s elections have still not been held since he left office in August 2019.
According to Obour, MUSIGA is …
From May 1, 2021, the Classification Committee of the National Film Authority will start taking action against audio-visual content creators who refuse to present their works for classification.
In a statement signed by the Chairman of …
The roll out of ‘Akwaaba Magic’ is the first step in MultiChoice Ghana’s launch of its African local channel and content slate for 2021. At a virtual event streamed live on Zoom and other social media platforms, MultiChoice Ghana launched …
Cecil Sunkwa Mills, Managing Director of MultiChoice Ghana has announced the the introduction of thee a new channel: Akwaaba Magic. The channel went live on Monday the 8th of March 2021 at 4pm and will be available exclusively to DStv subs…
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a… Season 2 renewal for “Superman & Lois.”
The renewal by The CW comes ahead of the DC Comics series’ second episode Tuesday night. The show’s 90-minute premiere last week drew 1.7 million viewers and bro…
Singer Miley Cyrus has signed with Columbia Records after seven years and four albums on Sony Music sister label RCA. The move is a natural one for Cyrus, who is managed by Adam Leber, with mom Tish Cyrus. Columbia chief Ron Perry, who sig…
Even in sequel-happy Hollywood — and for a guy who has made a fair share of them himself — Eddie Murphy explains why it took so much time for him to consider a follow-up to his 1988 comedy classic Coming to America.
“When we finished th…