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  • FALZ, SARKODIE AND NASTY C ARE FIRST AFRICAN NOMINEES BET HIP HOP AWARDS 2019

    BET International has announced the launch of a new category to honour artists from around the world during the BET “Hip Hop Awards” 2019.  Artists from Africa, Europe and Canada will compete for the Best International Flow Category during the BET “Hip Hop Awards” 2019.

    The announcement of the Best International Flow category is the latest move by BET International to recognize the growing appeal of artists from around the world. The BET “Hip Hop Awards” will return to Atlanta, Georgia, USA, where the winner will be announced during the global broadcast on Saturday, October 5, 2019. BET “Hip Hop Awards” 2019 will air on BET Africa (DSTV Channel 129) on October 9, 2019, at 6:00PM WAT.

    This year’s nominees for the Best International Flow category include some of Africa’s most trailblazing acts. Globally acclaimed Nigerian rapper and songwriter Falz, South African rapper, songwriter and producer Nasty C. and Awarding winning Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie rounds up the list of African nominees. They are set to compete with internationally recognised singer-songwriter Tory Lanez (Canada), hip hop artist and grime OG Ghetts (UK), rapper/singer Little Simz (UK) for the award.

    “We are excited to announce the first ever BET “Hip Hop Awards” Best International Flow Category with such diverse nominees,” said Alex Okosi, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, BET International and Viacom International Media Networks Africa (VIMN Africa).

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    “The award will be presented on-stage during the live broadcast, confirming BET’s commitment to recognizing the influence of international artists globally. I believe that opportunities like the BET “Hip Hop Awards” position international artists for global success long after the winners are announced.”

    Connie Orlando, BET US’s Head of Programming, said: “We are committed to celebrating the global impact of hip-hop culture. By introducing the Best International Flow category, artists of all backgrounds, regardless of location, will have an opportunity to reach BET’s audience of over 90 million viewers worldwide. We congratulate each international nominee and look forward to celebrating their talent and contributions during the BET “Hip Hop Awards” 2019.”

    Jesse Collins, CEO of Jesse Collins Entertainment, will serve as Executive Producer of the BET Hip Hop Awards along with Connie Orlando, BET Head of Programming and Jeannae Rouzan–Clay, Vice President of Specials, Jesse Collins Entertainment.

  • Rema impresses fans with three AFRIMMA nominations

    Mavin star act, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, has garnered three nominations  at the 2019 African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA).

    The ‘Dumebi’ crooner was nominated in the ‘Song of The Year’ , ‘AFRIMMA Video of The Year’ and ‘Best Newcomer’ categories of the award ceremony set to take place in Dallas, Texas.

    Rema who has clocked over 50 million streams with his two Eps ‘Rema’ and ‘Freestyle EP’, continues to wow the music industry with his art and craft on the stage.

    Some of the big names on the nominees’ list this year include Nigeria’s Burnaboy, Wizkid, Tanzania’s Diamond Platnumz, South Africa’s Cassper Nyovest. Davido, Yemi Alade, Sarkodie, Fally Ipupa, Harmonize also earned their place on the nominees list. Stars like Kuami Eugene of Ghana, Uganda’s Vinka, Congo’s Ya Levis as well as Cameroon’s Salatiel all earned their first AFRIMMA nominations.

    AFRIMMA will take place in Dallas, Texas on Saturday, 26th of October, 2019 and will honour some of the world’s top African celebrities, artistes, artistes’ managers, producers, video directors, DJs and cultural influencers.

    AFRIMMA is the sole award ceremony in the Diaspora that caters to all musical genres including but not limited to Afrobeats, Assiko, Bongo, Decale, Funana, Genge, Highlife, Hiplife, Kwaito, Lingala and soukous.

  • DJ Cuppy buys N162m Rolls Royce Phantom

    Popular Nigerian disk jockey and singer, Florence Otedola a.k.a. DJ Cuppy is now a proud owner of a customised Rolls Royce Phantom estimated at N162 million.

    The 26-year-old daughter of billionaire Femi Otedola, made this known on Friday in her Instagram handle @cuppymusic with a picture of the car.

    “After a 13 month wait, finally picked up my new specially built order! Florence Ote #NewYearNewRide.’’

    Cuppy, who is also a producer won Best Female DJ at the 2015 Nigerian Entertainment Award.

    The Green Light crooner also collaborated with artists such as Tekno, Sarkodie in `Vybe,’ `Currency’ where she featured L.A.X, `Werk’ featuring Skuki and `Charge Up’ with MasterKraft.

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    In April 2014, Cuppy was appointed as the Tourism Ambassador for the country’s “Fascinating Nigeria’’ campaign by Nigeria’s Ministry of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation.

    On Mar. 20, 2018, DJ Cuppy was announced as an Official DJ Ambassador for Pepsi.

    On June 5, 2018, the billionaire’s daughter was announced as a Global Citizen Education Ambassador.

  • Sarkodie celebrates grand mum with new album

    Sarkodie celebrates grand mum with new album

    Ghanaian rapper, Michael Owusu Addo aka Sarkodie, is set to release his fourth studio album titled Mary, on September 12, 2015. The award winning rapper made the disclosure on Sunday in a tweet, disclosing that the date also happens to be his grandmother’s birthday.

    The rapper also revealed that his new track, Mewu, featuring Akwaboah is also one of the songs to be expected on the new album.

    According to information, Mary is a 14-track LP, and will feature only live instrumentals, a difference from his previous released songs.

    Artistes featured on the album include: Chase, Obrafour, Mugeez, Efya, Akwaboah and others.

    Sarkodie made a grand entrance into the African music scene in 2009 with the release of his debut album, Makye. He followed it up with Rapperholic in 2012 before dropping Sarkology in 2013.

  • Sarkodie’s email hacked

    GHANAIAN rapper, Sarkodie, has had his official email account hacked. The award-winning musician announced this, while warning unsuspecting persons that an unknown person had hacked into his email account. The account is used for the singer’s major transactions and concert bookings.

    Just like imposters, who use a celebrity’s identity to lure and dupe fans, hackers deploy a different modus operandi. They target valid accounts of the celebrity, hack into the accounts and use them to dupe fans.

    Sarkodie made this disclosure on microblogging site, Twitter on Monday. He said; “Ma email got hacked …. Dude sending people emails asking ma contacts for money smh!!”

    The You Go Kill Me singer attached a screenshot of an email the hacker sent to UK-based Ghana radio presenter, DJ Abrantee.

    In the email, the hacker asks the DJ for some financial assistance although he or she did not mention the exact amount needed.

    “Good afternoon and how are you doing bro? I need your urgent help little amount of money to someone for something very important and will be happy if you can help me with this and i will surely refund it back to you one I am back,” the hacker said.

    It is unclear how many people the hacker has contacted, but Sarkodie’s message shows the hacker has contacted quite a sizable number of his friends.

  • Ghana meets Naija this month

    Ghana meets Naija this month

    THE fourth edition of the music concert tagged Ghana meets Naija is set to hold on Saturday, May 24. Slated for the Accra International Conference Centre, the concert features performances from seasoned musicians, including Sarkodie, Castro, Guru, Davido, Kcee and Wizboy, among others.

    The 4th edition of GHANA meets NAIJA is sponsored by telecommunication network, MTN, with support from Unibank, official sponsors of the Black Stars, Smirnoff, Africa World Airlines, Oak Plaza Hotel.

  • Sarkodie rebuts exorbitant fees claim

    Sarkodie rebuts exorbitant fees claim

    AGAINST allegations making rounds in entertainment circles about Sarkodie’s “ridiculous” demand to have organisers of the Ghana Music Awards Europe to finance eight members of his crew to London last week, the artiste’s Manager Sammy Forson, has saud that it is unfounded.

    Forson revealed that as has been the custom, any event organiser who wants to engage Ghana’s fastest rapper “Obidinpobede” Sarkodie should brace himself to bear the cost of at least an additional five people who make up Sarkodie’s crew. These five extra people are his Manager, DJ, Personal Assistant, Personal Stylist and a Bodyguard.

    It was said that, Sarkodie, who had earlier agreed to perform at the London show backed out at the last minute because the organisers could not meet his demand of getting his crew and sister to accompany him on the trip.

    Speaking on Tuesday, Sammy Forson denied the allegations and labeled it as a “lie” and “public deceit” on the part of organisers to gain public sympathy for the poorly organised event.