Entertainment
GMA-UK unveils nominees
Nominees for this year’s Ghana Music Awards-UK has been unveiled over the weekend at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra.
The event which brought many industry players together saw performances from Jayana, Kwabena Kwabena, KK Fosu, Akwaboah and others.
The nominees for Hiplife/Hip Hop Artistes of the Year category will be a tight competition for Black Sherif, Amerado, Sarkodie, D-Black and Medikal.
For the Hiplife/Hip Hop Song of the Year has songs likeAbotr3 (Patience) – Amerado ft. Black Sherif,Coachella – Sarkodie ft. Kwesi Arthur, Second Sermon – Black Sherif, Asuoden – Sista Afia ft. Kuami Eugene, and Heat – Wendy Shay.
Other songs in the category are, Kweku The Traveller – Black Sherif, Anadwo – Kwame Yesu ft Black Sherif & Kimilist, Sika – Kimilist ft. Yaw Tog & Kwame Yesu, Holy F4K – Smallgod x Ivorian Doll x Vic Mensa x Black Sherif x Kwaku DMC and22InTwo’s-BallJ.
Kofi Kinaata, Cina Soul, Akwaboah, Kuami Eugene, Fameye, Kwabena Kwabena and Sista Afia will battle it out for the Highlife Artiste of the Year crown.
For their consistency since their emergence onto the music scene, Mona 4Reall, Black Sherif, Efe Grace, Scott Evans, Lady Opheilia, Jayana, Kimilist and Malcom Nuna earned nomination at the New Artiste Of The Year category.
The ultimate category which is Artiste of the Year, will be a tough huddle for Black Sherif, King Promise, KiDi, Sarkodie, Kuami Eugene, Akwaboah, Stonebwoy, Celestine Donkor and Diana Hamilton
There are other categories up for contest for artistes based in Ghana and the United Kingdom, for the event slated for London on October 29, 2022.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
Entertainment
Prophet Atarah opens new studio, launches Atarah Praise 2025
Prophet Joseph Atarah has launched his annual event aimed at bringing believers together in an atmosphere of worship and praise.
The theme for this edition is ‘Restoration’ with the belief that patrons would be restored in the face of their challenges.
The programme will be in two parts, with the first scheduled to take place in the United Kingdom at 5pm on May 11, at Pleasant Place Church.
The Ghana edition will take place at the forecourt of Believer’s Grace Crown Ministry International, Bond Square, Adenta Barrier, at 4pm on May 25.
Prophet Atarah has paraded Piesie Esther, Kofi Owusu Peprah, Nana Yaw Asare and Mavis Asante among others for the Ghana edition.
For the UK edition, patrons will enjoy performances from Kofi Owusu Peprah, Kobby Mantey, Emmanuel Smith, and Ern Ruthy.
Speaking at the launch, Prophet Atarah said, God has been good throughout last year, and 2025 has started on a positive note.
Against this backdrop, he wants to bring believers together and, in unity, to praise God.
He said, like what happened last year, a lot of miracles will take place.
In a related development, Prophet Atarah also commissioned a new studio for rehearsals and live recordings.
This, he said, was not limited to him, but open to every musician across all genres.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
Entertainment
Empress Gifty to thrill patrons at MTN Stands In Worship on Easter Sunday
Ghanaian gospel heavyweight, Empress Gifty is set to thrill thousands at this year’s MTN Stands In Worship event.
The programme brings believers together annually to celebrate the death and resurrection of Christ.
This year’s edition, slated for the Grand Arena on Sunday, April 20, will feature Empress Gifty.
Against this backdrop, the anointed gospel musician has urged all patrons to come with a heart of worship and praise.
She is optimistic that a lot of miracles will happen through the ministration.
“Through our ministrations instant miracles will happen and you are going to have an encounter with God,” she told The Spectator.
Empress Gifty again appealed to patrons not to come alone, but with their families and friends to receive blessings.
Empress Gifty, who had a big song dubbed Watch Me, has been nominated in the Best Traditional Gospel Song of the Year and Gospel Artiste of the Year categories at this year’s 26th Telecel Ghana Music Awards.
