The Oscars will once again feature some major talent on the stage with its Original Song nominees.
The 2020 Academy Awards will welcome a variety of singers for the Feb. 9 telecast, including Elton John, Cynthia Erivo, Chrissy Metz, Ran…
Dolly Parton is a trendsetter, not only in the music world but on social media. The country icon has sparked one of 2020's first viral challenges among the stars.
It all started Tuesday when Parton shared an Instagram post of four cont…
STX’s “The Gentlemen” proved no match for Sony’s “Bad Boys for Life,” which again left box office competitors in the dust after collecting $34 million in its sophomore outing.
Those ticket sales, pushing the Will Smith and Martin Lawren…
From this weekend (Friday, 24 January) M-Net Movies will take over channel 109 on DStv with another electrifying Pop Up channel. Following the massive success of the M-Net Movies Blackout in 2016, the spotlight will once again fall on popu…
Pop legend Madonna has canceled another show in Portugal’s capital Lisbon, the city that inspired her newest album Madame X, as she struggles to cope with pain from “ongoing injuries”, her tour promoter said on Wednesday.
Promoter Every…
The trial of ex-movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has begun in earnest in New York with graphic prosecution statements on his alleged crimes.
Prosecutor Meghan Hast said he was a "seasoned" sexual predator with vulnerable actresses as his pr…
A medical examiner has ruled Juice WRLD died after an accidental overdose of powerful painkillers.
The rapper - whose real name is Jarad A. Higgins - died in December 2019 at the age of 21 after having a seizure.
The Cook County Medi…
US singer Jessica Simpson has revealed how being sexually assaulted as a child led to a reliance on drugs and alcohol.
The 39-year-old had top 10 UK chart hits in the noughties with I Wanna Love You Forever, These Boots Are Made For Wal…
Move over pop and rap. From Billie Eilish to Bon Iver and Rosalia, the top contenders at Sunday’s Grammy Awards are turning traditional music genres on their head with a striking fusion of styles.
Teen sensation Eilish, body-positive si…
THE ink has probably not dried on the deal signed between government and Event Horizon Entertainment Ltd to host the Afro Nation concert in Ghana for five consecutive years and already there is grumbling among industry players in GH.
Si…
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A total of 73 million households worldwide have watched royal drama The Crown since it began in 2016, according to figures released by Netflix.
It's the first time the streaming giant has revealed viewing data for the series about the B…
Voting for the Grammy Awards is "ripe with corruption", Recording Academy chief Deborah Dugan has claimed, days after she was suspended from her job.
Dugan said she was removed as retaliation for uncovering misconduct at the Academy, wh…
The Ghana Tourism Authority, on behalf of the government of Ghana, and Event Horizon, Organisers of the Afro-Nation Festival, on Monday, January 20, 2020, signed a Memorandum of Understanding for Ghana to play host to “the biggest urban mu…
Actress turned singer, Emelia Brobbey has released another single ‘Odo electric’ after her debut track ‘Fa me ko’ was highly ridiculed by social media users.
Emelia, who was not perturbed by the negative reviews ‘Fa me ko’ generated, pr…
In its results for the last three months of 2019, Netflix reported revenues of $5.47bn (£4.19bn), slightly above the $5.45bn predicted by analysts.
But it also said that it expects slower growth in the number of subscribers it’s adding …
THE ban on celebrities endorsing alcoholic beverages by Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has clearly affected a lot of celebrities and one aggrieved personality is comic actor Kwame Dzokoto who says it is the reason why he is no longer in th…
The Korean-language film “Parasite” won the top prize, for best ensemble cast in a motion picture, at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday.
“Parasite,” a comedic thriller that turns on social class divisions, scored its upset victor…
Reality TV star Kim Kardashian West said on Saturday she had successfully completed her first year of law studies while preparing to release a documentary about her advocacy work for criminal justice reform.
“Kim Kardashian West: The Ju…
Robert De Niro, considered one of the finest motion picture performers of his generation, was saluted on Sunday with a lifetime achievement award from his acting peers, and used the occasion to take a veiled jab at U.S. President Donald Tr…
The American singer-songwriter David Olney has died on stage during a performance at a festival in Florida.
The 71-year-old was mid-song when he apologised, closed his eyes and fell silent, two musicians who were performing alongside hi…
Madonna has cancelled another show on her Madame X world tour, as she battles an ongoing, but unspecified, injury.
The star gave fans in Lisbon just 45 minutes' notice that her show on Sunday night was being called off.
"We regret to…
Brad Pitt and his former wife Jennifer Aniston both had reasons to celebrate at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, where they briefly reunited backstage.
Pitt was named best supporting actor for his role in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a …
Since it was founded more than a century go, the New York Public Library has seen millions of books checked in and out. But the book that's been checked out the most is a simple story about a child enjoying his city's first snowfall.
Th…
Ariana Grande was sued on Thursday by a hip-hop artist who claims she ripped off the chorus of his song for her hit “7 Rings.”
Josh Stone, who performs as DOT, wrote and recorded “You Need I Got It” in 2017. He alleges that he took the …
The Jonas Brothers are kicking off the new year with a new song, a little over a month after wrapping up their Happiness Begins world tour.
Real-life brothers Nick, Kevin, and Joe Jonas teased the new song, “What a Man Gotta Do,” on Mon…
BEING a female artiste in the Ghanaian music industry can be quite challenging; add in marriage and childbirth and the journey becomes even more difficult with some calling time on their careers.
Last year, when Afrobeats artiste Becca …
Julia Roberts had a night out with her husband for a good cause!
On Wednesday, the 52-year-old actress stepped out to attend the 2020 CORE Gala at Hollywood's Wiltern Theater with her husband, Daniel Moder.
The couple posed for a pic…
Don’t mess with Kylie Jenner and Stormi!
The Kylie Cosmetics founder and her 23-month-old baby girl are a force to be reckoned with in new snapshots shared to Jenner’s Instagram Story, where she and Stormi pose in coordinating looks whi…
Eminem has been called "disgusting" and "pathetic" after rapping about the Manchester Arena bomb attack, which killed 22 people in 2017.
The lyric comes in a new song, Unaccommodating, in which the star boasts about his impact on hip-ho…
A LOT of factors have been attributed to the decline of the movie industry and the low patronage of films but for pretty actress Jasmine Baroudi, unprofessionalism is a major reason the sector is not progressing.
“I recommend that movie…
Sir Patrick Stewart said returning to “Star Trek” was irresistible as he led a new generation of cast members down the red carpet for the premiere of a series devoted to his much-loved character Jean-Luc Picard.
The 79-year-old British …
The 2020 Super Bowl has just increased its star power.
On Thursday afternoon, Pepsi announced Harry Styles will be headlining their Pepsi Zero Sugar Super Bowl party. He and DJ Mark Ronson will entertain the crowds at Meridian Island in…
Social media users are furious with Walmart over an "inappropriate" tweet about actor Paul Walker.
On Tuesday, Twitter user @Iamlaurenmiles shared a story about Walmart selling Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls with strawberry and cream-flavor…
SHE has been there and knows how tough and frustrating living to please fans can be for artistes, and that is why singer, Eazzy, has advised young female acts to be themselves and not bow to pressure.
In a recent interview with Graphi…
Late superstar Whitney Houston and five other artists and bands, living and dead - and representing a wide range of musical genres, including pop, electronica and rap - were unveiled on Wednesday as this year’s inductees to the Rock & Roll…
Hotly anticipated “Game of Thrones” straight-to-series spinoff “House of the Dragon” is likely to premiere in 2022, HBO programming chief Casey Bloys told Variety at the Television Critics Assn. tour on Wednesday, calling that his “best gu…
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has lost his father, and the wrestling world is already missing one of the greats.
Both the WWE and the Cauliflower Alley Club, a group of former professional wrestlers, announced Wednesday that Rocky Johnson h…
Harvey Weinstein is about to go on trial - and 12 men and women in New York will be responsible for determining whether he is guilty.
Jury selection is currently under way, with the former Hollywood producer accused of five charges, inc…
TV host Wendy Williams has apologised after appearing to mock Joaquin Phoenix for a scar on his upper lip.
The US presenter was accused of insulting people with a cleft palate while discussing the star's appearance.
"When he shaves o…
The producer of the James Bond films has ruled out making the character female after Daniel Craig's departure.
No Time To Die, which will be released in April, marks Craig's final outing as 007, and his replacement has not yet been anno…
GOSPEL trio Daughters of Glorious Jesus, made up of Cynthia Agyare Appiadu, Monica Owusu Ansah and Edna Agyare Sarpong have cautioned individuals and groups who do renditions of their songs without consulting them to stop that practice.
…
Rapper Jay-Z on Tuesday sued two Mississippi prison officials on behalf of 29 inmates who say authorities did nothing to stop violence that has killed five prisoners in the last two weeks, NBC News reported.
The lawsuit, filed by Jay-Z'…
Pop star Billie Eilish has recorded the title track for the new James Bond film, No Time To Die.
The US singer, who turned 18 last month, is the youngest artist in history to write and record a theme for the franchise.
"It feels craz…
Actor Stan Kirsch, best known for roles in the Highlander TV series and sitcom Friends, has died at the age of 51.
The star played Richie Ryan in the fantasy sci-fi adventure show, a spin-off from the 1986 film.
In 1995, Kirsch made …
GHANAIAN actress Salma Mumin has launched her Salma Mumin Foundation, a non-profit organisation, with the passion to help the needy and underprivileged in rural communities.
Unveiled on Friday, January 10, at the Marriott Hotel in Accra…
A MEMBER of music group 4X4, Coded, has urged his colleagues not to not force themselves to stay relevant when their influence or fame has gone down.
Taking his turn on actor Kwaku Manu's Aggressive Interviews series which was posted …
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This year's Oscar nominations have reignited the row about representation in Hollywood, as well as making some high-profile omissions.
Here are nine of the big talking points from this year's shortlists.
1. 'Congratulations to those …
How do you make a computer-generated lion, warthog and hyena look real while singing and talking at the same time?
That was the challenge a visual effects team of more than 1,000 people faced when working on Disney’s “The Lion King” rem…
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