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Amaarae To Make History As First Ghanaian Artiste At Coachella 2025

Amaarae To Make History As First Ghanaian Artiste At Coachella 2025

American-Ghanaian singer and songwriter Ama Serwah Genfi, popularly known as Amaarae, is set to make history by being the first Ghanaian act to perform at Coachella on April 13 and April 20, 2025. On its official Instagram handle, Coachella announced Amaarae as part of a star-studded lineup for the 2025 edition of the prestigious music festival, which attracts a global audience. Her performance will make her the first Ghanaian artiste to grace the Coachella stage, cementing her place in music history. Amaarae will perform alongside global stars such as Travis Scott, Post Malone, Missy Elliott, Megan Thee Stallion, South African…
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Coachella 2023: Bad Bunny, Blackpink, Frank Ocean To Headline Festival, Burna Boy, Others Feature

Coachella 2023: Bad Bunny, Blackpink, Frank Ocean To Headline Festival, Burna Boy, Others Feature

The Coachella 2023 lineup is here: Bad Bunny, Blackpink, and Frank Ocean will headline the festival when it returns to Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, this April. Rosalía, Gorillaz, Björk, Charli XCX, Burna Boy, Alex G, Jai Paul, and Glorilla are also on the bill for this year. As previously announced, the festival takes place across two weekends: April 14-16 and 21-23. Other notable acts on the Coachella lineup include: Boygenius, Christine and the Queens, the Breeders, Noname, Soul Glo, Weyes Blood, Yaeji, Willow, Yung Lean, Yves Tumor, the Comet Is Coming, Snail Mail, Saba, Romy (of the xx), Muna, Metro Boomin,…
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We Won The Coachella Lawsuit – Afrochella Co-Founder

We Won The Coachella Lawsuit – Afrochella Co-Founder

The co-founder of Afrochella, Ken Agyapong Jnr, has revealed that his outfit won the copyright infringement lawsuit brought against them by Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and its organizer, Goldenvoice. Mr Agyapong fell short of going into the details of the case but said his company “is good.” “We won the case,” he said on Daybreak Hitz on Hitz FM. However, despite the win, he stated that Afrochella will go through a rebranding which includes a name change they have effected – AfroFuture. He explained that after five years of operation, they felt that the show needed to evolve. “This…
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Coachella Sues Ghanaian Afrochella Over Copyright Infringement

Coachella Sues Ghanaian Afrochella Over Copyright Infringement

California’s Coachella claims Afrochella tried to patent ‘Chella’ and invade the U.S. market. Three years have passed since AEG (the owner of Goldenvoice – the concert giant behind Coachella) warned the Afrochella event about violating the festival’s trademark. As reported by Rolling Stone, the lawsuit was filed on Wednesday, October 5, at a California district court. https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci21BA-DyUc/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=0f8480ce-a190-4438-8661-4aaba2ca0ccc In 2019, AEG wrote to Afrochella organizers: “We understand that you are using Afrochella as the name of a music and arts festival. We note that your event is part of a larger celebration that is designed to attract those living abroad (including those…
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