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America Music Awards is expanding its borders and adding new categories. As part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, the America Music Awards have added four new categories, including Favorite K-Pop Artist, the first-ever AMA category dedicated to the K Pop genre, Favorite Afrobeats Artist, Favorite Rock Song, and Favorite Rock Album, bringing...
Meek Mill and Asake have both been revealed for Afro Nation Ghana’s grand return this December, making it the world’s largest Afrobeats festival’s line-up even more impressive. Meek Mill is the festival’s first American artist, and this is also his first major appearance in Africa, after years of talking about visiting Ghana. Bringing a slew of hip hop’s biggest smash hits with him, he’s frequently seen teaming up with the game’s biggest names, including Drake, Snoop Dogg, Jay Z, Post Malone, and former partner Nicki Minaj, and is no stranger to Afrobeats. In 2015, the Grammy Award – nominated Philadelphia rapper collaborated with fellow Afro Nation Ghana 2022 headliner Davido on the single ‘Fans Mi.’ This Ghana debut is a long-awaited moment for both Meek Mill and his many Ghanaian fans, and it adds to the excitement of this year’s Afro Nation. Nigerian Afrobeats singer Asake joins Meek Mill on today’s lineup announcement. Asake, an artist clearly on the rise, brings his vibrant and hotly-tipped brand of “Street-Pop” to the heart of Accra, with global hits like “Bandana” set to steal the show. Asake is currently featured prominently on both the newly launched Billboard US Afrobeats Chart and the Official UK Afrobeats Chart. Afro Nation Ghana will take place on the 29th and 30th of December 2022 at Marine Drive, Black Star Square....
Stormzy, a British rapper, has announced the release of a new album. The 12-track album, titled This Is What I Mean and set to be released on November 25, 2022, is now available for pre-order on various digital stores. Stormzy surprised fans by announcing the project on Wednesday, October 12, 2022. He also revealed the tracklist for his upcoming album This Is What I Mean. Among the songs are Fire+Water, This Is What I Mean, Firebaby, Please, and many more. Stormzy previously released a 7-minute single titled Mel Made Me Do It in September 2022. Check the cover art, tracklist and pre-order link below This Is What I Mean 25th...
Black Sherif, a Ghanaian music star, shows no signs of slowing down. After receiving a nomination for the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards and releasing his debut album, The Villain I Never Was, the music star has received another prestigious nomination for the 2022 MTV EMA. Nominated for Best African Act, Blacko, as he is affectionately known, competes with Burna Boy, Tems, and a few others. Set for the PSD Bank Dome on 13 November, the 2022 MTV EMA will be held in Düsseldorf, Germany to celebrate...
Ace English footballer, Shaun Wright-Philips, has in a video endorsed Amerado’s upcoming GINA album expected to be released on 25th October 2022. In the video, the...
The nominees for the prestigious Ghana DJ Awards’ 10th edition have been announced. On Saturday, November 5, 2020, the 2022 Ghana DJ Awards will be held at the Silver Star Tower in Airport City. DJ Vyrusky, the four-time Best DJ Of The Year, leads the pack with seven nominations. DJ Mic Smith comes in second with six nominations. DJ Coleda of YFM Kumasi was nominated for four awards this year, including Best Scratch DJ of the Year, Female Radio DJ of the Year, Female DJ of the Year, and Pub DJ of the Year. Below is the full list of nominees. DJ/ARTIST COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR DJ Breezy/Stonebwoy/Mugees – Outside DJ...
Coachella and Goldenvoice claim that Afrochella is “intentionally trading on the goodwill” of the California festival’s name and trademarks. The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and its...
BET Hip Hop Awards 2022 ha taken place. As is customary, some of the biggest names in rap music were honored, though the night’s only awards were given to Glorilla (Breakout Artist), Drink Champs (Hip Hop Platform), and DJ Drama (DJ of the Year). Kendrick Lamar, on the other hand, took home six awards, including Album of the Year, Artist of the Year, Lyricist of the Year, Best Live Performer, and Best Hip Hop Video. Drake received three awards. The complete list of winners can be found below. A star-studded Loud Records tribute featuring Wu -Tang Clan, Dead Prez, Lil Kim, and Fat Joe was among the show’s performances. Pusha T’s performance included a surprise reunion with Clipse. Best Hip Hop Video A$AP Rocky: “D.M.B.” WINNER: Baby...
Mohammed Ismail Sherif, better known as Black Sherif, has released the trailer for his debut album ‘The Villain I Never Was.’ The ‘Second Sermon’ hitmaker...
Nektunez, a music producer and artist, has a new family. Noble, known widely as Nektunez, an Atlanta-based Ghanaian producer and musician, has signed a label deal with Akon’s Konvict Kulture. He has a knack for excellence and has lived it throughout his blossoming music career. With a successful blueprint in the music industry globally, Lady Gaga, T-Pain, Wizkid, P-Square, Davido, French Montana, David Guetta, and DJ Khaled to name a few. Under the Konvict Kulture brand, Akon will provide professional expert services aimed at projecting and propelling Nektunez to the next stage of his career. The signing comes at a time when Akon has spoken highly of the continent’s enormous talents and how they are gradually taking over the world with their sound. Ameno Amapiano (Remix), a casual mix he did to the globally acclaimed song by French new-age musical project Era, blew up debuting at number 7 on the Afrobeats US Billboard charts in 2021. Currently sitting with over 10 billion views on Tik Tok as of...
