GHANAIAN songstress Gyakie is headline performer for this year’s CroxItOut 2025 concert, an annual advocacy and music event dedicated to raising awareness and support for breast cancer in Ghana. The 6.00pm concert, organised by MX24 in collaboration with Alliance Française, on Friday, October
Lady Dentaa Amoateng, consultant to the Recording Academy’s CEO Harvey Mason Jr., has called for more Ghanaians to become members of the Grammy Recording Academy to strengthen the country’s chances at the prestigious awards. Speaking to Kwame Dadzie and Doreen Avio on Daybreak
Tens of thousands of vibrantly dressed Ethiopians descended on downtown Addis Ababa for an annual thanksgiving festival this weekend. Irreecha is celebrated by the Oromo, Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group, and takes place at the end of the country’s main rainy season. Each year,
After her recent win in a civil litigation case, Cardi B is celebrating some personal news. On Wednesday, the Grammy-winning rapper and artist revealed she is expecting her first child with boyfriend Stefon Diggs, an NFL wide receiver. “I feel like I’m in
A new cultural initiative, the Afro-Brazil Ghana Festival, has been launched to deepen cultural tourism, foster economic collaboration and strengthen Pan-African ties. The festival, a joint effort by the Embassy of Brazil, the Black Star Experience Secretariat, and the Big Twins Music and
Award-winning singer Tiwa Savage has made it clear that she does not embrace the “Queen of Afrobeats” title often attached to her name, arguing that many other women in the genre deserve the same recognition. “Yeah, they call me the Queen of Afrobeats,
There’s been a real buzz in local Jazz circles since last week with the announcement that the world-famous Jazz at Lincoln Centre Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis (JLCO) will perform at the +233 Jazz Bar and Grill in Accra on October 10 and 11,
Cardi B was cleared of assault by a Los Angeles jury after a security guard sued her for $24m (£18m)in a fingernail attack. Emani Ellis alleged that the US rapper cut her cheek with a 3in (7.5cm) fingernail and spat on her outside
Acclaimed Ghanaian filmmaker, Shirley Frimpong-Manso has addressed the notion that established actors are holding back emerging talent in the industry. This perception, she says is far from the truth. Shirley, who was speaking in a recent interview with Hitz FM, explained that the
Ghanaian socialite and musician Mona Faiz Montrage, popularly known as Hajia 4Reall, has announced her comeback to the music scene following her release from prison in the United States. On June 1, 2025, Montrage marked her return with a video preview of her latest