Entertainment
Afronita part ways with Dance Academy
Afronita
A Ghanaian dancer, Danita Akosua Adomaah Yeboah, popularly known as Afronita has parted ways with Dance With Purpose (DWP) Academy, a dance group.
The DWP Academy finally confirmed Afronita’s departure in a statement cited by Agoro on Monday, noting that it was a tough decision to let go of the dancer.
“We are happy to announce that our dear Danita Akosua Adomaah Yeboah (Afronita) has moved on as a brand on her own.”
It was a tough decision to let Afronita go, but her move is in line with the mission of Dance With A Purpose Academy to build brands out of all the young and gifted personalities that join the family,” the statement said.
It is, however, unclear what has pushed Afronita to leave the group. The young Ghanaian dance star has not yet said anything publicly about her departure.
According to the statement, Afronita joined DWP in 2018, at the age of 14. She successfully combines dance and education and succeeds at both to the admiration of many.
“Today, we are all witnesses to the tremendous transformation DWP has had in her life and artistic career.”
She, together with the many talented members of the DWP family has changed the narrative around professional dancing in Ghana and beyond. Afronita’s move is not the first and will certainly not be the last. Indeed, an opportunity like this affirms our slogan; “Find Your Purpose and Live it,” the statement said.
It said DWP is committed to unearthing talents, nurturing them and building strong personalities and brands that can thrive individually and as a group.
“We will continue to focus on our core family values including honesty, respect, compassion and responsibility,” the statement said.
We believe the sky is big enough to allow all of us space to shine as a group and also as individuals. Our doors are open to new talents in Ghana and beyond as we roll out our next biggest initiative this year.
We encourage all our fans, corporate organisations, individuals and partners in Ghana and abroad to continue to support the dream of DWP so we can continue to nurture great talents.
By Jemima Esinam Kuatsinu
Entertainment
Nominations open for 26th Telecel Ghana Music Awards
Organisers of Telecel Ghana Music Awards have officially opened nominations for musicians to file their works for the year under review.
In a statement, the organiers noted that “On behalf of the Board, our distinguished sponsors, and esteemed partners, we extend our warmest regards to all music stakeholders, and officially announce the commencement of nominations for the 26th Telecel Ghana Music Awards.”
According to them, “The scheme is accepting submissions for all commercially released works in the year 2024, from January 1 to December 31. All entries from artistes, artiste managements, record labels, producers, instrumentalists, music composers, and music industry stakeholders should be
submitted via the online portal at www.entry.ghanamusicawards.com before or on Sunday 16th
February, 2025.”
“Please note that the categories of the TGMAs have been revised. The revision affects definitions
and additions. These changes are available on the official website, www.GhanaMusicAwards.com and on the official social media pages (Ghana Music Awards on Facebook, and @ghmusicawards on Instagram and X),” the statement added.
Entertainment
Lynx Entertainment begins global music distribution for African artistes
Music powerhouse, Lyn Entertainment has taken a giant leap into the digital
distribution space after 18 years of dominating and empowering the music industry in Ghana and Africa.
The indefatigable Ghanaian record label, under Lynx Group Limited, has nurtured some of the continent’s biggest music stars and chumed out many global hits till date.
As the company nears two decades of operations, it has announced a significant addition to its roster, offering direct music distribution worldwide for labels and
artistes.
Lynx Entertainment has partnered with technology giant, Vydia, to provide digital infrastructureto enable first-hand distribution of music to global Digital Service Providers (DSP) without any resort to third parties.
According to the CEO of Lynx Group; Richie Mensah, the bold move is to ensure that African artistes and labels are adequately represented in the fast-growing digital distribution scene,
He explained that as the continent embraces the limitless possibilities of digital distribution, there is the need to safeguard the interest of artistes and labels in Africa, thus, maximizing gains for stakeholders.
Richie Mensah stated that for the first time, African creatives will need no third-party distributors or agents as they can get their music listed on platforms like Spotify, Apple
Music, Amazon Music, Tidal and others in the comfort of their homes.
Lynx Entertainment’s distribution platform delivers music to about 200 stores globally while ensuring content protection, rights management, advanced payments, and data
tracking.
The premium technology works to empower creators to distribute, protect, monetize and store their content through one centralized and easy to use platform that has a
transparent royalty payout process.
