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Afrobeats has reached another major global stage, with Ayra Starr becoming the first African artist to headline an NFL International Games halftime show. Nigerian Afrobeats star Ayra Starr has added her name to music…
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Is collaboration in Ghana’s music industry still about creative partnership, or has it become a guarded privilege controlled by camps, fees and unspoken rules? That is the question raised after Sista Afia publicly revealed that colleagues are repeatedly turning down her requests for features, despite her status as one of the country’s recognised hit-makers. On […]
Ghana’s music industry knows how to celebrate women when the moment is right. A song catches on. A dance challenge goes viral. An award nomination arrives. A singer steps onto a major stage in a headline-grabbing outfit. For a few days or weeks, the industry speaks loudly about the female artiste at the centre of […]
Ghana will turn 70 in March 2027. There will be speeches, flags, school programmes, parades and the familiar language of national pride. But this time, the anniversary is also heading to the cinema. Two of Ghana’s most recognisable film producers, Shirley Frimpong-Manso of Sparrow Studios and Peter Sedufia of OldFilm Productions, have unveiled The 70 […]
The headline reads like a standard entertainment update: a Ghanaian artiste has won Emerging Act of the Year at the Ghana Music Awards USA. Awudi’s name is on the trophy, but the more interesting story is not about her alone. It is about what this kind of win says about the direction of Ghanaian music, […]
The lights go down. The screen flickers to life. For once, the story on the big screen does not treat Black lives as a subplot. It puts them at the centre. This is the moment a new London project is betting on, as the UK prepares to get its first-ever cinema hub dedicated to African […]
Ghana is turning everyday products into storylines. The state has named a Global Shea Butter Ambassador. A wellness and cultural brand is running food and fashion challenges that trend online. Models, actors and influencers are framing local goods as part of a lifestyle, not just a purchase. Underneath it all is a simple slogan that […]
Ghana is no longer talking about the creative sector as if it were a side attraction. The country is now treating creativity as an engine for jobs, investment, tourism, and national branding, and that shift gives the new creative economy initiative real weight. For years, artists, filmmakers, designers, and other creatives have pushed for more […]
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