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rocky dawuni at grammys1Best Reggae Album nominee, Rocky Dawuni has made his appearance at the red carpet of 58th Grammy awards happening  live at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The Ghanian reggae artist wore  a white suit perhaps as a sign of early victory.  rocky dawuni at grammys2

When asked about his chances of winning and who he wants to meet he said we should keep the faith burning and that he wants to meet Kendrick Lamar.

Meanwhile early winners from the non-televised part of the ceremony include the following

Best Pop Vocal Album – Taylor Swift  – ‘1989’

Best Instrumental Composition Afrolatin Jazz – ‘The Afro Latin Jazz Suite’

Best Arrangement, Instrumental Or A Cappella thebenbram, mitch grassi, scott hoying, Avi Kaplan, kirstin taylor and K Olusola “Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy”

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Best Arrangement, Instruments And Vocals – schneider maria – “Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)

Best Recording Package Sarah Dodds, Shauna Dodds,  Dick Reeves – ‘Still The King: Celebrating The Music Of Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys’

Best Album Notes – Joni Mitchellcom – ‘Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting To Be Danced’

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package Suepie, Dean Blackwood & Jack White – The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume Two (1928-32)

Best Historical Album – Steve Berkowitz, Jan Haust, Jeff Rosen, Peter Moore, MarkWilder – ‘The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11’

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Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Shawn Everett & Bob Ludwig – ‘Sound & Color’

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical – Dave Aude – “Uptown Funk (Dave Audé Remix)”

Best Surround Sound Album – James Guthrie & Joel Plante – ‘Amused To Death’

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album  – Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest – ‘Sylva’

Best New Age Album – PAUL AVGERINOS – ‘Grace’

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Best Jazz Vocal Album – Cecile Salvant – ‘For One To Love’

Best Jazz Instrumental Album – John Scofield – ‘Past Present’

Best Improvised Jazz Solo – Mcbride – “Cherokee”

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album – Maria Schneider Orchestra – ‘The Thompson Fields’

Best Latin Jazz Album – Eliane Elias – ‘Made In Brazil’

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Best Reggae Album – Morgan Heritage – ‘Strictly Roots’

Best World Music Album – Angelique Kidjo – ‘Sings’

Best Children’s Album- Tim Kubart – ‘Home’

Best Spoken Word Album – Jimmy Carter – ‘A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety’

Best Comedy Album Louis CK – ‘Live At Madison Square Garden’

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Best Latin Pop Album – Ricky Martin – ‘A Quien Quiera Escuchar (Deluxe Edition)’

Best Latin Rock, Urban Or Alternative Album Natalia Lafourcade – ‘Hasta La Raíz’ & Pitbull – ‘Dale’ (TIE)

Best Regional Mexican Music Album – Los Tigre – ‘Realidades – Deluxe Edition’

Best Tropical Latin Album – Ruben Blades with Roberto Delgado & Orchestra – ‘Son De Panamá’

Best American Roots Performance – Mavis Staples – ‘See That My Grave Is Kept Clean’

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Best American Roots Song –  Jason Isbell – “24 Frames”

Best Americana Album – Jason Isbell – ‘Something More Than Free’

Best Bluegrass Album – Steel Drivers – ‘The Muscle Shoals Recordings’

Best Blues Album – Buddy Guy – ‘Born To Play Guitar’

Best Folk Album – Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn – ‘Béla Fleck And Abigail Washburn’

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Best Regional Roots Music Album – Jon Cleary – ‘Go Go Juice’

Producer Of The Year, Classical – Judith Sherman

Best Opera Recording –  Seiji Ozawa , Isabel Leonard, Dominic Fyfe – “Ravel: L’Enfant Et Les Sortilèges; Shéhérazade”

Best Choral Performance Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Chorale & KC Chorale – “Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil”

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance – Eighth Blackbird – “Filament”

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Best Classical Instrumental Solo- Augustin Hadelich, Ludovic Morlot – “Dutilleux: Violin Concerto, L’Arbre Des Songes”

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album – Joyce DiDonato & Antonio Pappano – ‘Joyce & Tony – Live From Wigmore Hall’

Best Contemporary Classical Composition – Stephen H Paulu – “Paulus: Prayers & Remembrances”

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media – Glen Campbell – ‘Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me’

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media – Antonio Drums X – ‘Birdman’

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Best Song Written For Visual Media – Common, RHYMEFEST & John Legend – “Glory”

Best Music Video – Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood”

Best Music Film – Asifkapadia (director), Amy Winehouse – ‘Amy’

Best Gospel Performance/Song – Kirk Franklin – “Wanna Be Happy?”

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song-  Francesca

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Best Gospel Album – Israel Newbreed – ‘Covered: Alive In Asia [Live]’

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album – Toby Mac – ‘This Is Not A Test’

Best Roots Gospel Album – The Fairfield Four – ‘Still Rockin’ My Soul’

Best Country Solo Performance – Chris Stapleton – ‘Traveller’

Best Country Duo/Group Performance – Little Big Town – “Girl Crush”

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Best Country Song – Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna and  Lizrose- “Girl Crush”

Best Dance Recording – Skrillex, Diplo & Justin Bieber – “Where Are Ü Now”

Best Dance/Electronic Album- Skrillex and Diplo – ‘Skrillex And Diplo Present Jack Ü’

Best R&B Performance – The Weeknd – “Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)”

Best Traditional R&B Performance – Lalah Hathaway – “Little Ghetto Boy”

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Best R&B Song – The Dangelo & Kendra Foster – “Really Love”

Best Urban Contemporary Album – The Weeknd – ‘Beauty Behind The Madness’

Best R&B Album – The Dangelo – ‘Black Messiah’

Best Alternative Music Album – Alabama Shakes – ‘Sound & Color’

Best Rock Album – Muse – ‘Drones’

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Best Rock Song – Alabama Shakes – “Don’t Wanna Fight”

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration – Kendrick lamar ft. Bilal, Anna The Wise, & Thundercat – ‘These Walls’

Best Rap Performance – kendrick lamar – “Alright”

Best Rap Song – Kendricklamar, kawan prather, Sounwave, & Pharrell – “Alright”

Best Pop Solo Performance – Ed Sheeran – “Thinking Out Loud”

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Best Pop Duo/Group Performance – Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk”

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album – tony bennett & Bill Charlap – ‘The Silver Lining: The Songs Of Jerome Kern’

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical – Jeff Bhasker

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Gospel artiste Kojo Royal set to end 2023 with a masterpiece ‘Wo Ye Onyame’

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UK-based Ghanaian Gospel musician Kojo Royal is about to end 2023 with a masterpiece, made possible by some of the best musicians and composers in the industry.

The singer and instrumentalist has just announced that he is ending the year with a new single titled ‘Wo Ye Onyame’.

The song ‘Wo Ye Onyame’, to wit ‘You are God’, shows how dependable Kojo Royal is on his Creator.

The song is also an appreciative piece and victory song that his followers can use in times of triumph, or even in times of turbulence.

Even with his instrumental and songwriting prowess, Kojo Royal is succored by some of the best musicians he’s worked with to create ‘Wo Ye Onyame’.

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The song was composed by himself and guitarist Isaac K. Ampong (Ike). His backing vocalist Vivian Aboagye wrote the song. Popular UK-based sound engineer Joe Wilson mixed and mastered it.
Drummer Jeremiah Aboagye, keyboardists Kofi Boateng and Theophilous Aminarh, and guitarist Festus Mensah brought their experiences and talents to glaze the masterpiece.

According to Kojo Royal, the song will be released on December 15, 2023. He said his fans should expect nothing but an inspirational, worship-centered and soulful masterpiece.

Last month, Kojo Royal disclosed that he is committed to using his music as a tool to champion a charity agenda.

He said this charity will focus on raising God-fearing children. “My mission is to win devoted believers to God with my music,” he said in an interview with Ghanafuo.com.

“I want to give them some soulful music that
will draw them closer to God. I want to build a children’s home filled with God-fearing children for different communities,” he added.

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Mimi Andani writes openly on her divorce

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Ghanaian Big Brother Africa star and creative entrepreneur, Mimi Andamonhas revealed in a social media post that she has been divorced for a while now. (more…)

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Trending Pictures Of Digital Marketer and Media Personality Ms.Nancy Goes Viral After A Picture Of Them Together Pop Up Online

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Social media has been abuzz with excitement over a captivating photograph featuring the well-known Digital Marketer and Founder of Visual Display Network (VDN), Gorbachev Awuah, popularly known as Rems, and the beloved Television Personality, Professional Style Coach, and Public Speaker, Nancy Adabea Anane, who goes by Ms. Nancy. This snapshot, which has been making the rounds on various platforms for the past week, has ignited discussions, speculations, and a myriad of unanswered questions.

Mainstream Ghanaian Bloggers and the ardent admirers of both the media personalities have been eagerly deliberating the nature of their connection ever since the image started trending. Renowned Bloggers including ZionFelix, Ameyaw Debrah, Gh Kwaku among other Bloggers posted the picture on their social media handles, and their captions have only added fuel to the curiosity.

ZionFelix, in his caption, wrote, “Could this be love?? What am I seeing with my eyes like this. Ms. Nancy and Gorbachev Awuah, should we save the date anaaa mu se s3n!!!! This is soo out of the blue oo, my guy @iamremsover abeg come explain yourself!”

Ameyaw Debrah pondered, “Interesting post by Media Personality Ms. Nancy, does this mean we should be expecting a wedding ceremony very soon, or it’s just the beginning of the relationship. We’re waiting for more details @iamremsover.”

Gh Kwaku chose not to comment but left an intriguing remark, saying, “I haven’t said anything, I’m just passing by, but Ms. Nancy’s caption alone eerrhh!! Ok, bye.”

Ms. Nancy herself contributed to the speculation with her caption, which seemed to hint at something intriguing. She stated, “MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE 99! @iamremsover and I are acquaintances and only meet at events every now and then. A random picture we took at Mandy’s wedding A is giving such couple vibes. As others in the industry, we could decide to take more of such and get our friend bloggers to insinuate that we are an item, and BANG, all will be on our pages trying to know the latest on our relationship, etc., and we will trend! I would be called a cougar but I would still trend. It’s nice to trend, but please make people work hard for it. But this boy @iamremsover is fine. Sorry for snitching, guys.”

The enigmatic caption has stirred further intrigue, leaving everyone guessing about the nature of their relationship and whether it’s simply a playful tease or something more significant.

As speculations continue to swirl, only time will reveal the true story behind this viral picture and the nature of the connection between Gorbachev Awuah and Ms. Nancy. For now, the online community remains captivated by this delightful mystery.

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Shatta Wale, Esther Piesie others shine in UK, Full List Of Winners Of Ghana Music Awards UK 2023

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Shatta Wale emerged Artist of the Year at the 2023 edition of Ghana Music Awards UK. He also won Reggae/Dancehall Artist of The Year, Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year  as well as  Most Dominant Fan Base of the Year.

Piesie Esther  also claimed multiple awards including Gospel Song of The Year for her soul-stirring track “Wayε Me Yie,” Gospel Artiste of The Year, and the  Songwriter of the Year award. Black Sherif secured the title of Hiplife/Hip Hop Artiste of The Year, while Akwaboah  got the nod for Highlife Artiste of The Year.

Sarkodie bagged the awards for Best Rapper of the Year and Best Collaboration of the Year for “Country Side” featuring Black Sherif.

The event was not only a platform for local recognition but also highlighted the global impact of Ghanaian artists.

See the full list of winners below:

Artiste of the Year

  • Shatta Wale

Uncovered Artiste of The Year

  • Essi

New Artiste of The Year

  • Lasmid

Most Popular Song of the Year

  • Fa No Fom – DJ Azonto

Best Rapper of the Year

  • Sarkodie – Country Side ft. Black Sherif

Best Collaboration of the Year

  • Sarkodie – Country Side ft. Black Sherif

Producer of the Year

  • Nacee

Songwriter of the Year

  • Piesie Esther – Wayε Me Yie

Instrumentalist of the Year

  • Dominic Quarchie – Wayε Me Yie by Piesie Esther

Best Music Video of the Year

  • Piesie Esther – Wayε Me Yie

Most Dominant Fan Base of the Year

  • Shatta Movement

UK-Based Awards:

UK Based Artiste of the Year

  • Charles Kalah

UK Based Live Performance Band of the Year

  • The Compozers

UK Based Best Collaboration of the Year

  • Samuel Sey – Agyenkwa Hene ft Efe Grace

UK Based Producer of the Year

  • Ephraim Beatz

UK Based Songwriter of the Year

  • Ohene – Say I Do

UK Based Afrobeats/Afropop Artiste of the Year

  • Charles Kalah

UK Based Afrobeats/Afropop Song of the Year

  • My Girl (Remix) – GoldKay ft. David Jay

UK Based Highlife Artiste of the Year

  • Ohene

UK Based Highlife Song of the Year

  • So Much Love – Black Kat Gh feat. Kwabena Kwabena

UK New Artiste of The Year

  • Mayqueen

UK-Based Uncovered Artiste of the Year

  • Yaw Bossman

UK Based Gospel Artiste of the Year

  • Alice McKenzie

UK Based Gospel Song of the Year

  • Blessed – Joseph Matthew

UK Based Best DJ

  • DJ P Montana

Ghanaian Contemporary Act of The Year

  • K.O.G (Kweku Of Ghana)

Special Awards:

Best Touring Band

  • Santrofi band
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“It’s disrespectful to me, my team, my fans…” – JZyNo responds to Ruger’s snide remarks on ‘Butta My Bread’

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JZyNo had a mouthful for Ruger following the latter’s insinuation about the success of his viral song ‘Butta My Bread,’ featuring Lasmid.

 

The Liberian star’s response comes after the Nigerian singer took a jab at him in episode 10 of the Zero Conditions podcast in September titled “Born to Rule.” Ruger had no qualms in undermining the quality and effort behind JZyNo’s flagship song, casually saying: “Now if you want to blow, you go blow by mistake. Na by mistake dem dey blow. There’s– It’s not intentional anymore. You could just say your [song] blow on TikTok,” before proceeding to sing a snippet of the song and concluding, “Then, you don turn artist be that.” 

WATCH HERE: https://www.tiktok.com/@jzynodaily/video/7285675899297565958?lang=en

In a personal video addressed to his fans, JZyNo hit back at Ruger, calling the ‘Asiwaju’ hitmaker’s comments disrespectful, amid other factual statements meant to expose Ruger’s snide remarks. “You know very well every artist put in work to get to somewhere, every artist. Not talking about JZyNo, who has been doing this for years,” the ‘Butta My Bread’ star said. He added: “The statement that Ruger made, for me, it’s disrespectful to me and my team and my fans, Dancegod Lloyd who did the challenge, the artist that I featured, Lasmid. And in fact, the entire Liberia and Ghana industry.”

WATCH HERE: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=264787739282807

It is uncertain if this will be the start of a feud between the two artists moving forward. Meanwhile, ‘Butta My Bread’ still boasts a strong presence on charts across the continent, having amassed over 100M streams since its release in April. The song has become one of 2023’s top hits, putting JZyNo at the vanguard of Afrobeats and his critics to shame. As he prepares to release his eagerly-awaited song with Camidoh ‘Eyes On You’ this week – following its postponement out of respect for the late Mohbad, JZyNo may be on the verge of delivering another indelible hit.

‘Eyes On You’ featuring Camidoh will arrive on all music platforms come October 6th. Don’t miss out.

 

@jzynodaily Popular Nigerian singer, Ruger throws shade on the leader of the New Liberia, JZyNO. #nigeriantiktok🇳🇬 #dancegodlloyd #ghanatiktok🇬🇭 #viralsound #liberiatiktok🇱🇷 #fyp #jzyno #buttermybreadchallenge #buttermybread #followme ♬ original sound – JZYNO DAILY❤️🦅

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Former First Lady, Theresa Kufuor passes on

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Media reports indicate that former First Lady Theresa Kufuor is dead.

Mrs Kufuor, nee Mensah, is reported to have passed away on Sunday, October 1.

She served as the First Lady of Ghana from January 7, 2001 to January 6, 2009.

She assumed the role after her husband succeeded Jerry John Rawlings as the President of the Republic of Ghana.

While serving as First Lady, Madam Theresa set up the Mother to Child Community Development Foundation to help in the proper development of children and prevent mother-to-child transmission of diseases.

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