Month: July 2022

Three Nigerian artistes have made it onto former US President Barack Obama’s 2022 summer playlist. In keeping with his annual tradition, Barack Obama, on Tuesday, took to his social media pages to share the 44 songs he has been listening to this summer “Every year, I get excited to share my summer playlist because I learn about so many new artists from your replies—it’s an example of how music really can bring us all together,” he wrote. https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/1552005985807618049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1552005985807618049%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myjoyonline.com%2Fnigerias-burna-boy-tems-pheelz-make-barack-obamas-summer-playlist%2F Making the list were Nigeria’s Tems, Burna Boy and Pheelz. ‘Vibe Out’ by Tems was featured on her 2021 EP If Orange…

Kumawood actress, Tracey Boakye will soon be a married woman. The actress for a few days had been dropping hints about her upcoming nuptials. She left social media users, however, wondering who she was getting married to. On Tuesday evening, the actress shared a flyer with #Francey22. She thanked her team for being discreet with details of her wedding. https://www.instagram.com/p/CgeJWbgqeF4/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=3e4cb027-18f2-492e-9791-1a306e176a6e But, on Wednesday, Tracey Boakye shared pictures of her fiancé with her fans. The groom she revealed is called Frank Badu Ntiamoah. https://www.instagram.com/p/CggcnzZsGV6/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=1eb9c9a0-befb-4640-ac6a-d3616aaccf02 Mr Ntiamoah also took to his Instagram handle to share some of the pre-wedding photos. “Thanks for accepting to…

Reports circulating in Nigeria centre around a supposed confession from actress Halima Abubakar. In a video, Halima allegedly confessed to sleeping with Apostle Suleman for years resulting in a sickness she has not been able to cure since 2022. In 2020, Halima posted a baby as hers. Later, it was discovered that she stole another woman’s baby’s photo. She explained that she wanted to keep her baby private by using another baby’s pic. Per the reports emerging, Halima has done a turnabout to confess that she didn’t have a baby, nor was she pregnant. She disclosed that the lie was…

For KiDi, TikTok, like everything else, has its downside. And he explains how the viral app can be bad news despite its immense contribution to the entertainment industry on TV3’s Ladies Talk. KiDi, a multiple-award afrobeat singer, has pointed out the other side of TikTok that has surprisingly been absent from the conversation. According to him, TikTok promotes songs but can also kill a song’s potential pre-maturely. “If I have a song out and there’s a dance routine. Let’s say, Anita, you do a dance routine for KiDi’s song… 1,2,3… you’re done. You move on to the next song. What…

In the African setting, people name their children after their loved ones to show appreciation for how much they value them. Popular fetish priest Nana Kwaku Bonsam announced that he named his children after Shatta Wale and Sarkodie the love he has for them. According to the fetish priest, Shatta Wale and Sarkodie are very dear to his heart. “Shatta Wale and Sarkodie are my favourite artists. That is why I have named my children after Shatta and Sark. My daughter’s name is Yaa Shatta Bonsam, and Sark too. “It’s official. It’s on their birth certificate. I can show it…

Former financier of Black Sherif, Mr Owusu, sued the musician for breaching their contract on Monday, April 11, 2022. The case has been dismissed for lack of justifiable cause to move with the motion on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. An Accra High Court presided over by Judge Justice Akua Sarpomaa Amoah has thrown out the injunction application brought against Black Sherif by his ex-financier. Mr Shadrack Owusu sought to restrict the artiste from performing his songs and taking money from shows and streams. The court ruled that the plaintiff, Shadrach Agyei Owusu, failed to argue justifiably why the injunction should…