While the 2016 Oscars awards didn’t give much attention to diversity, the 2016 MTV Movie Awards seems to be doing the exact opposite.
The record-breaking movie Star Wars leads this year’s nomination list, with 11 nominations including the “Movie of The Year†and “Ensemble Cast Categoriesâ€. Actress Lupita Nyong’o was nominated for “Best Virtual Performance†in Star wars while British- Nigerian actor, John Boyega was also nominated in the “Breakthrough Awards Categoryâ€.
Award winning gospel artiste, Sonnie Badu has reacted to claims by former hiplife artiste, Yaw Siki, that his intentions to help him (Yaw Siki) was for fame.
According to him, his decision to make public his help to the now-turned evangelist was because of the interview he granted to Accra-based JoyFM, which was published on social media platforms.
Entertainment critic Ahmed Banda, popularly known as Bandex, has described Abraham Attah’s recent ascendancy in his acting career as dream come true for the young actor.
Jada Pinkett Smith is moving on after Chris Rock’s now-famous joke about her at the 2016 Oscars. After the nominations announcement revealed that, like the year before, all the acting nominees are white, the 44-year-old actress a vowed to boycott the ceremony. She was among many people, including celebs, who spoke out about the lack of diversity.
Bisa Kdei marked another milestone in his rising career when he picked up the award for the best song of the year at Citi FM’s Music Of Ghanaian Origin (MOGO) Awards.
The artiste has enjoyed a meteoric rise in fame in the last year, and capped it off with the award.
Shirley Nana Akua Frimpong-Manso won the award for Best Picture Editor at this year’s Africa Magic Viewers Choice held Saturday in Lagos.
Miss Frimpong-Manso’s win was a huge statement for Ghana, which failed to go home with a single award last year. The serial winner was not present to receive the award but took to Twitter to express her excitement.
Hiplife music group, Praye on Sunday morning at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium announced musician and DJ, Andy Dosty as new member of the group. The group made a formal public statement at the second edition of Freedom Concert when they appeared on stage to perform.
Cary Joji Fukunaja’s Beasts of No Nation is an interesting movie. In one breath it reveals the rich floral life of Ghana which most video directors and filmmakers don’t tap into enough but on the other hand plays into the all too familiar African related movies which must bear slavery, war and savagery as well as corruption themes to stand the chance of gaining international recognition and awards.
The buyers of 50 Cent's 21 bedroom home in Farmington, Connecticut are reportedly hoping it will be turned into a care facility for elderly people.
The 'In Da Club' hitmaker has agreed a sale on his mansion in Farmington, Connecticut and the buyers are hoping to convert the estate into an assisted living facility for elderly people.
Miley Cyrus has vowed to move out of the U.S. if "nightmare" candidate Donald Trump becomes president.
The reality TV star-turned-politician had a major victory on Tuesday (01Mar16), when initial polling proved the 69-year-old to be the Republican frontrunner, making it a strong likelihood he will be appointed the party's candidate for this year's (16) election.
Ahead of his controversial disqualification from the 2016 edition of Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs) Ghana’s dancehall artiste, Charles Nii Armah, aka Shatta Wale, has been calling on members of his Shatta Movement to be inspired by his story and never give up on their dreams and goals.
President John Mahama has joined the long list of Ghanaians and other well wishers abroad commending and encouraging young Ghanaian actor Abraham Attah, for his strides in the global film industry.
The Musicians Union of Ghana in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism Culture and Creative Arts presents the  2016 Ghana Music Week Festival.
From March 1 to March 7 the Capital, Accra will be alive with the Sound of  Music. From  Celebrating Ghana Music Day, the MOGO Festival, Ghana Music Investment Forum,  International Music Expo,  Ghana Music Honours and the Re-enactment of Ghana's Independence at the Gold@20 meet Ghana Music Week Festival.
After months of campaigning and controversy, schmoozing and surprises, the 88th annual Academy Awards are finally under way in Los Angeles.
Heading into the ceremony, the biggest questions surrounded the best picture category as a three-way race between “The Revenant,†“The Big Short†and “Spotlight†emerged. In somewhat of a shocker, “Spotlightâ€Â won even as “The Revenant†and “Mad Max: Fury Road†had more overall Oscars. Best director, considered a showdown between “The Revenant†helmer Alejandro G. Inarritu and “Mad Max: Fury Road†director George Miller, concluded with Inarritu winning for the second year in a row. In the leading acting categories, meanwhile, Leonardo DiCaprio (“The Revenantâ€) and Brie Larson (“Roomâ€) won, as expected.
The United States embassy in Ghana has hailed young Ghanaian actor Abraham Attah after he picked up another award and presented an award at the Oscars over the weekend.
The 88th Academy Awards set its tone before host Chris Rock could grab the mic. As Rock, dressed in a sharp ivory tux, strode to center stage, the orchestra sat on their hands and the sound system blasted a snatch of Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power.†The stealthy 15-second instrumental was a fitting moment for a controversial awards race dominated by what people did — or didn’t — say, from Best Actress nominee Charlotte Rampling dismissing a question about Oscar quotas as “racist to white peopleâ€Â to Best Supporting Actor contender Sylvester Stallone forgetting to thank both his Creed director and his co-star at the Golden Globes.
Ghana’s wonder kid, Abraham Attah has won yet another prestigious international award for ‘Best Male Lead’ at the 2016 Independent Spirits Awards held at Santa Monica Beach, Califonia Saturday night.
Determined music act Bilz real name Shiraz Abdul Majeed has disclosed to Pluzz FM’s presenter Kay that given that he is not romantically attached, his crush and dream lady is Berla Addardey better known as Berla Mundi.
As special guest of Robert Mugabe and the Zimbabwe Music Awards organizers, reggae musician and historian Abubaka Ahmed easily identified as Blakk Rasta has chalked another major success.
The ‘Barrack Obama’ hitmaker has sent word to blakkpepper.com that he has been made tourism ambassador for Zimbabwe adding that the official ceremony is set for the Tourism Ministry in Harare on 29th February 2016.
Blakk Rasta who has been touring Zimbabwe and sampling the sights and sounds disclosed: “I was at Great Zimbabwe and saw the walls.. A piece of our great history.. I shed tears at our ingenuity and creativity.. Rock building on rocks with no mortar…kai†was how the ‘Kwame Nkrumah’ hitmaker summed his experience after witnessing one of Africa’s great wonders: The Zimbabwean Civilization.
The ‘Kochoko’ legend has also been to the Zimbabwean heroes’ acre where national heroes/heroines are laid to rest and also paid homage to Amai Sally Mugabe, the revered mother of the Zimbabwean nation who happened to be a Ghanaian and the first wife of Robert Mugabe.
Whiles chalking these successes abroad, ‘Ghana’s Best, Africa’s Finest and the World’s Most Wanted’ has also gained two VGMA nominations for Reggae/Dancehall song of the Year for ‘Serwaa Akoto’ and Reggae/Dancehall artiste of the Year. Blakkpepper.com wishes the ‘Salaga Soldier’ the very best in his endeavours.
With anticipation high ahead of the VGMA big night, Chaterhouse, the event organizers have released the full list of nominees for this year’s Vodafone Ghana Music Awards.
