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Burna Boy, Asake, Davido, Tems, other Nigerian stars bag BET nominations

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7 months ago

May 17, 2024

Thursday was a good day for Nigerian music stars, and especially the entertainment industry, as singers Burna Boy, Ayra Starr, Asake, Tems, Davido, Lojay, and Seyi Vibez, were all nominated for the 2024 BET Awards.

The BET Awards 2024 will air live on BET on Sunday, June 30, 2024, at 8 p.m.

The announcement of the nominations by the organizers of the annual BET Awards also went a long way to show the significant impacts Nigerian singers have demonstrated on the global music landscape.

Burna Boy got his nomination from his album, “African Giant” which was nominated in the Best Male Hip Hop Artist and Best Male R&B/POP Artist categories.

He was joined by fellow Nigerian acts, Asake, Ayra Starr, and Seyi Vibez, in the category which has American star, Drake, leading the pack with seven nominations while Nicki Minaj has six.

Davido and Lojay both earned nominations for the Viewers Choice Award courtesy of their appearance on Chris Brown’s ‘Sensational’, while Asake was also nominated for Best International Act, just Seyi Vibez earned the nod for Viewers Choice Best International New Act.

Other significant nominations for the BET AWARDS Nomination include:

Album of the year:

Chris Brown – ’11:11′

Gunna – ‘A Gift & A Curse’

21 Savage – ‘American Dream’

Usher – ‘Coming Home’

Drake – ‘For All the Dogs (Scary Hours Edition)’

Victoria Monét – ‘Jaguar II’

Killer Mike – ‘Michael’

Nicki Minaj – ‘Pink Friday 2’

Best female R&B/pop artist

Beyoncé

Coco Jones

Doja Cat

H.E.R.

Muni Long

SZA

Tyla

Victoria Monét

Best Male R&B/Pop Artist

Brent Faiyaz

Bryson Tiller

Burna Boy

Chris Brown

Drake

Fridayy

October London

Usher

Best Group

¥$, Ye, Ty Dolla $ign

2 Chainz & Lil Wayne

Blxst & Bino Rideaux

City Girls

Flo

Maverick City Music

Wanmor

Best Collaboration

Lil Durk feat. J. Cole – ‘All My Life’

Beyoncé feat. Kendrick Lamar, – ‘America Has a Problem (Remix)’

Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice (With Aqua) – ‘Barbie World’

Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion – ‘Bongos’

¥$, Ye, Ty Dolla $ign feat. Rich The Kid, Playboi Carti – ‘Carnival’

Lola Brooke feat. Latto & Yung Miami – ‘Don’t Play With It (Remix)’

Nicki Minaj feat. Lil Uzi Vert – ‘Everybody’

Usher, Summer Walker & 21 Savage – ‘Good Good’

Drake feat. Sexyy Red & SZA – ‘Rich Baby Daddy’

Best Female Hip-Hop Artist

Cardi B

Doja Cat

GloRilla

Ice Spice

Latto

Megan Thee Stallion

Nicki Minaj

Sexyy Red

Best Male Hip-Hop Artist

21 Savage

Burna Boy

Drake

Future

Gunna

Cole
Kendrick Lamar

Lil Wayne

Best New Artist

4Batz

Ayra Starr

Bossman Dlow

Fridayy

October London

Sexyy Red

Tyla

Video Of The Year

Doja Cat – ‘Agora Hills’

Lil Durk feat J. Cole – ‘All My Life’

Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice (With Aqua) – ‘Barbie World’

Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion – ‘Bongos’

Drake feat. J. Cole – ‘First Person Shooter’

Usher, Summer Walker & 21 Savage – ‘Good Good’

Victoria Monét – ‘On My Mama’

Drake feat. Sexyy Red & SZA – ‘Rich Baby Daddy’

Best Gospel/Inspirational Award

Shirley Caesar – ‘Award All of the Glory’

Kirk Franklin – ‘All Things’

Halle Bailey – ‘Angel’

CeCe Winans – ‘Come Jesus Come’

Erica Campbell – ‘Do You Believe in Love?’

Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore – ‘God Problems’

Tems – ‘Me & U’

Kirk Franklin – ‘Try Love’

Viewer’s Choice Award

Doja Cat – ‘Agora Hills’

Lil Durk feat. J. Cole – ‘All My Life’

Gunna – ‘Fukumean’

Jack Harlow – ‘Lovin on Me’

Muni Long – ‘Made for Me’

Victoria Monét – ‘On My Mama’

Drake feat. Sexyy Red & SZA – ‘Rich Baby Daddy’

Chris Brown feat. Davido & Lojay – ‘Sensational’

Beyoncé – ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’

Tyla – ‘Water’

Best International Act

Asake (Africa)

Aya Nakamura (France)

Ayra Starr (Africa)

Bk’ (Brazil)

Cleo Sol (UK)

Focalistic (Africa)

Karol Conká (Brazil)

Raye (UK)

Tiakola (France)

Tyla (Africa)

Viewer’s Choice: Best New International Act

Bellah (UK)

Cristale (UK)

Duquesa (Brazil)

Holly G (France)

Jungeli (France)

Makhadzi (Africa)

Oruam (Brazil)

Seyi Vibez (Africa)

Tyler Icu (Africa)

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Ghana’s Afua Asantewaa begins second GWR sing-a-thon attempt

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1 hour ago

December 22, 2024

Isaac Dachen

Ghanaian singer, Afua Asantewaa, on Saturday, began her second attempt at breaking the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest singing marathon by an individual.

The sing-a-thon which began in the early hours of Saturday, December 21, at Heroes’ Park, Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi, will run until December 25, and will see the determined songstress perform non-stop, focusing exclusively on Ghanaian songs.

According to Asantewaa’s manager, Madam Gladys Osei Owiredu, the audacious initiative is aimed at showcasing the rich cultural heritage of Ghanaian music to a global audience.

Owiredu confirmed that preparations for the event had been extensive but expressed confidence in Asantewaa’s readiness to finally break the record.

“I can confirm that she is ready for the task ahead. It’s been challenging—by way of preparations—but I can say she is ready,” Owiredu said.

Asantewaa’s second attempt follows her first effort in December 2023, which fell short of surpassing the current record of 105 hours held by India’s Sunil Waghmare.

But despite the setback, her team remains optimistic about breaking the record this time with corporate sponsors including International Maritime Hospital, Ghana Gas, Nasco Electronics, and Zoomlion Ghana Limited rallying behind her, underscoring the importance of the attempt in amplifying the global significance of Ghanaian music.

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Ghana’s Supreme Court dismisses suit challenging anti-LGBT bill

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3 days ago

December 19, 2024

Isaac Dachen

Ghana’s Supreme Court has dismissed two separate suits challenging the legality of one of the proposed anti-LGBT legislations awaiting assent into law by the president.

The separate suits were filed by two legal practitioners, Amanda Odoi and Richard Sky, challenging the bill, seeking to declare it illegal and prevent the president from signing it.

The two cases had challenged the constitutionality of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill.

But in a ruling on Wednesday, the Supreme Court unanimously decided to dismiss the legal challenges to the new anti-LGBT legislation that has been criticised by rights groups.

The controversial bill was passed earlier this year by Ghanaian lawmakers with three years imprisonment for people identifying as LGBT and five years for forming or funding LGBT groups.

While dismissing the cases, presiding judge, Justice Avril Lovelace-Johnson, who delivered the ruling on behalf of the seven-member panel, said the cases were premature.

“Until there’s presidential assent, there is no act, the two cases were “unanimously dismissed,” she said.

The ruling is the latest blow to the LGBTQ community in Ghana and paves the way for the president to sign into law what many say is one of Africa’s most restrictive piece of anti-LGBTQ legislation.

President Nana Akufo-Addo, whose term in office ends on 7 January, had delayed signing it pending the outcome of the Supreme Court challenge but the judges said the case could not be reviewed until it had been signed it into law.

It expected that incoming president, John Mahama, will sign the bill into law as he had always expressed his support for the bill during his electioneering campaigns.