Blitz Bazawule, the Ghanaian director of Beyoncé’s ‘Black Is King’ has garnered high praise from American broadcaster and actress Oprah Winfrey after he was named the director of the Warner Bros musical film The Color Purple.
In a Tweet…
The 21st edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) is now done and dusted.
The awards ceremony, which was a two-day affair took place on Friday, August 28 and Saturday, August 29 at the Grand Arena inside the Accra International…
As the pandemic continues to delay productions and push back release dates, Netflix as we know it may start to change as Hollywood shifts with the times.
Netflix, the reigning king of streaming platforms, has studiously shepherded its m…
Jazmine Sullivan is casually devastating on “Lost One,” her first new single in over two years, which she released Thursday at midnight.
“Lost One” is a parched ballad, mostly just a guitar lick and Sullivan’s crystalline vocals. While …
For the first time in the chart’s seven-week history, a song reigns over Billboard’s Top Triller U.S. chart for more than one week, as Saweetie’s “Tap In” rules the Aug. 29-dated tally.
The Top Triller U.S. and Top Triller Global charts…
By the laws of pop culture physics, if Selena Gomez drops new music, that means Justin Bieber must also release new music, to keep a state of equilibrium in the pop star universe. This theory proved to be true, at least, on Friday, August …
Anyone who’s seen her infamous and legendary rant about pickle juice knows that rap queen Nicki Minaj likes the finer things in life. Just incase that wasn’t clear, Ms. Minaj joined rapper and singer Ty Dolla Sign on his new single “Expens…
R. Kelly's lawyer has requested his immediate release from jail, after he was allegedly attacked by another inmate.
Steve Greenberg said his client was attacked at Chicago's Metropolitan Correctional Centre, where Kelly is awaiting tria…
AFTER a seven-year hiatus, Papi of music trio 5five, has announced his intention to exit the group and go solo.
According to Papi, real name Luther Azameti, the group had some challenges to deal with but after reaching an agreement he r…
Prince Harry is a feminist, according to Meghan Markle and Gloria Steinem, who shared that the Duke of Sussex was adamant about letting the longtime activist know where he stands.
The Duke of Sussex’s declaration was discussed during an…
Major sportswear brands Under Armour Inc and Nike Inc said on Thursday they support boycotts by professional athletes who refused to play following the police shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin.
Under Armour and actor Dwayne “The Rock…
LONDON (Reuters) - The hopes of Hollywood were riding on the opening of “Tenet” on Wednesday as the Christopher Nolan spy thriller tests the appetite of movie fans to return to cinemas and rescue an industry hammered by the COVID-19 pandem…
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom have announced the birth of their first child - a daughter named Daisy Dove Bloom.
The couple said they were "floating with love and wonder" after their daughter's "safe and healthy arrival".
The pair als…
WE are definitely not in normal times, if we were, the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) would have been long over and people would have moved on to other events on the entertainment calendar.
Unfortunately, COVID-19 has changed everyt…
Iranian musician Mehdi Rajabian says he is facing trial for working with female singers and dancers.
The 30-year-old, who has already been imprisoned twice on charges relating to his music, says he was arrested two weeks ago over his la…
Chrissy Teigen will have a new moniker this fall: Miss Chrissy!
The model and cookbook author took to Twitter early Sunday to share the set-up she’ll use to homeschool her two children due to the coronavirus pandemic.
“Everyone get r…
While summer technically goes on for another month and Labor Day is a two weeks away, Spotify has unveiled its Songs of Summer and Podcasts of Summer, based on streaming data between June 1-August 15. The full lists are included at the bot…
NBC News was slammed on Tuesday for seemingly mixing up Kevin Hart and Olympic gold medalist, Usain Bolt. The outlet used a photo of the comedian in a Facebook alert for its story on Bolt testing positive for the coronavirus. Although NBC …
Kevin Hart tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this year. The comedian made the revelation on Saturday during Dave Chappelle’s An Intimate Socially Distanced Affair show in Yellow Springs, Ohio. According to Page Six, Hart joked how he co…
BERLIN (Reuters) - The Berlin Film Festival will go ahead next February as planned despite the COVID-19 pandemic, its organisers said on Monday, as Germany battles a surge in infections linked to returning holidaymakers, large family gathe…
Malware which signed users up to subscription services without their permission has been found on thousands of mobiles sold in Africa.
Anti-fraud firm Upstream found the malicious code on 53,000 Tecno handsets, sold in Ethiopia, Cameroo…
Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has opened up for the first time about how she contracted COVID-19 on the set of a movie.
The mother of four also infected her daughter and son, who has an asthmatic condition, with the respirato…
BOSTON (Reuters) - “Full House” actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband Mossimo Giannulli were sentenced on Friday to respective prison terms of two months and five months for participating in a vast U.S. college admissions …
Miley Cyrus is mourning the loss of her maternal grandmother, Loretta Finley.
The "Wrecking Ball" artist took to social media Saturday to share the news as well as some touching memories with her late "Mammie."
"Even though you are g…
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Director Christopher Nolan’s new thriller “Tenet” received warm reviews on Friday as U.S. cinema chains reopened with industry-wide safety measures aimed at reassuring audiences during a pandemic.
“Tenet” is the…
Apple’s a hard company to like these days. Their glory days behind them, they have relentlessly pursued a misguided concept of optimization that has alienated their user base and compromised their products. A MacBook SE would go a long way…
Dynamite, the latest single by Korean boy band BTS, has smashed YouTube records - and looks set to be the UK's number one single this Friday.
The pastel-coloured, dance-heavy video was watched 101.1 million times in 24 hours after its r…
After eight successful seasons, MTN Ghana has launched the ninth edition of its music reality show, Hitmaker, with the aim of giving opportunities to talents who have the flair, confidence, style and attitude for stardom.
At the digital…
Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion have announced that they’re celebrating women empowerment — and also promoting their new single, “WAP” — by giving away $1 million via Twitter and Cash App.
“Today through 8/20, women who Tweet with #WAPP…
Time magazine's special cover project, "The New American Revolution," was created with some star power: Pharrell Williams.
The singer, 47, curated a series of essays and conversations between Black leaders for the project, including Ken…
Leave it to Mariah Carey to be able to snag a coveted sample from elusive artist Lauryn Hill for the first single off her upcoming album The Rarities.
Carey's just-released song "Save the Day," produced by her longtime collaborator Jerm…
Musician, Edem, has urged young and upcoming individuals in the creative arts industry to be resilient in their quest to succeed in their respective careers.
He urged them not to take ‘no’ as a rejection or affront but rather a test of …
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has lost another fight in his ongoing legal battle against Rick Ross (née William Roberts) over the unauthorized sampling of his song “In Da Club.” After Roberts used the song in his 2015 Renzel Remixes mixtape, Ja…
Netflix has removed a promotional image which showed girls posing in skimpy outfits in a new film called Cuties.
The poster for the French drama, along with a trailer, had sparked online disapproval and a petition calling for Netflix to…
HIS comedic skills may have come to the attention of mainly comedy lovers but Clemento Suarez gained nationwide recognition with his skits on social media, especially when the country went into lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic.…
Immersive film experience outfit Secret Cinema is undertaking its second international expansion, this time into the U.S. where it will partner with Netflix to deliver Stranger Things: The Drive-Into Experience.
The company has had a se…
Singer Taylor Swift has donated £23,000 to a London-based student struggling to raise the funds to take up a maths course at the University of Warwick.
Vitoria Mario's online fundraising page details how she has lived in the UK for four…
The grand finale of this year's edition of Miss Ghana will come off tomorrow, August 21 at the National Theatre.
According to Exclusive Events Ghana, organisers of the pageant, the event will be virtual and all COVID-19 protocols will b…
Tom Hanks joins Joe Biden for virtual fundraiser: 'You don't have to be Superman to fight for truth, justice and the American way'
Monday saw the likes of Eva Longoria, Sen. Bernie Sanders and former first lady Michelle Obama singing Jo…
How Michelle Obama's brother Craig reacted when Barack said he'd run for president one day: 'Shhhh, shhh man'
When Michelle Obama — then Robinson — first brought home a guy named Barack, her brother, Craig Robinson, wasn’t sure what to …
Mariah Carey is here to make 2020 a whole lot better.
Early Tuesday, the musical icon announced on social media that she will be dropping her new album, The Rarities, this fall.
The 32-track album is set to be released on Oct. 2, jus…
Extravagant musical productions such as “Mamma Mia!” will need to be scaled down when they go again after the coronavirus lockdowns end, ABBA star and Swedish pop impresario Bjorn Ulvaeus says.
The 75-year old, who co-penned hits like …
AMC Theatres and other cinema chains will fire up projectors in some major U.S. cities this week, offering lower-priced admission, discounted popcorn and new safety measures to tempt audiences back to the movies despite the pandemic.
T…
Olivia Wilde has reportedly signed a deal to direct a new Marvel film in conjunction with Sony Pictures.
US reports claim the Booksmart director will make a movie about a female superhero, but neither Marvel or Sony has officially comme…
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The steady drumbeat of announcements means that the MTV VMAs are getting closer, and today’s is a big one: Ariana Grande will join Lady Gaga for a performance on this year’s show, which is taking place at various locations across New York …
For Angelina Jolie, life in quarantine has been a chance to take a break from rushing around film sets and press junkets and relax with her big brood.
“Well, we’re all there,” the actress told E!’s Daily Pop. “So, all six kids, my oldes…
The exotic cat zoo made famous by the Netflix series Tiger King is closing for good.
Current owner Jeff Lowe announced the decision in a Facebook post, blaming "the pressures of" animal rights charity Peta.
It comes after a federal j…
Actor Ben Cross, who was best known for playing athlete Harold Abrahams in the film Chariots of Fire, has died at the age of 72.
His other roles included the leads in HBO's first ever mini-series, The Far Pavilions, in 1984, and the 199…
Cuba Gooding Jr has been accused of raping a woman twice, according to a civil lawsuit filed on Tuesday.
The Oscar-winning actor is alleged to have assaulted the unnamed woman in a New York hotel room in 2013.
A legal representative …