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Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news. en-uk Mon, 22 Nov 2009 04:01:28 +0100 BO Adamson - info@modernghana.com 11/22/2009 4:01:28 AM Bright Owusu - webmaster@modernghana.com All trademarks and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective owners. 60 After several weeks of keeping mum over his marriage controversy suave music star Kwabena Kwabena has finally found his voice to speak on the issue He has told Showbiz in an exclusive interview thatthe short period between his marriage and its breakdown has been the most difficult period in my lifeLast July Kwabena Kwabenas marriage ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/10391/3/kwabena-on-his-failed-marriage.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/10391/3/kwabena-on-his-failed-marriage.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/10391/3/#showcomments2 Thu, 04 Nov 2009 16:04:41 +0100 0 The Channel O Music Video Awards took place at the Carnival City in Gauteng on Thursday October A trio of double wins turned the Channel O Music Video Awards into a show of strength for artists from Nigeria Zimbabwe and Namibia Darey Art Alade Nigeria Gal Level Namibia and Buffalo Souljah Zimbabwe each won two awards proving ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/10378/3/gh-loses-out-at-channel-o-awards.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/10378/3/gh-loses-out-at-channel-o-awards.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/10378/3/#showcomments2 Mon, 01 Nov 2009 19:50:57 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/music/10370/3/i-know-am-very-stupid-and-a-fo-ol-mr-beautiful.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/10370/3/i-know-am-very-stupid-and-a-fo-ol-mr-beautiful.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/10370/3/#showcomments2 Sat, 30 Oct 2009 15:27:41 +0100 0 The management and staff of Kankpe records an Accra based record label consider it an immeasurable honor done Ghana and Hiplife that a stalwart of the GAME has been crowned the best performer on the continent at the just ended MTV Africa Music AwardsMAMAs at the Kasarani Gymnasium in Nairobi KenyaBeating the likes of Dbanj PsquareNamel ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/10316/3/tinny-congratulates-samini-for-mama-win.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/10316/3/tinny-congratulates-samini-for-mama-win.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/10316/3/#showcomments2 Sun, 24 Oct 2009 12:22:50 +0100 0 What do these two people have in common Madness I think what they have in common transcends mere madness Abodam means mad or crazy I cant say for sure who introduced that phrase into the Ghana Music Industry but the mention of that word brings in mind one person He was seen carrying banner that read Welcome Back on the stage at Okomfour ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/10227/3/who-is-the-real-mad-man-and-the-perceive-mad-man-k.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/10227/3/who-is-the-real-mad-man-and-the-perceive-mad-man-k.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/10227/3/#showcomments2 Sat, 16 Oct 2009 10:53:43 +0100 0 After four years in the musical wilderness and countless rumors of insanity hip life star Okomfo Kwadea is back in a big wayAhead of his October comeback concert to launch his new album which is appropriately titled Mea Me Nie meaning this is me the rapper and OM Studios have embarked on some heavy media blitzThis includes the premi ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/10129/3/kwadee-stages-come-back.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/10129/3/kwadee-stages-come-back.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/10129/3/#showcomments2 Wed, 29 Sep 2009 19:41:10 +0100 0 A recently published article on this site titled Nigeria to Send Ghana to the Cleaners has sparked such frenzy I find the whole hullabaloo pathetic to say the least However the scary aspect of this whole uproar is that it has weeded out the deeply rooted hatred between these two countries The callous exchange of words between readers is not ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/10027/3/the-ghana-nigeria-rivalry.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/10027/3/the-ghana-nigeria-rivalry.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/10027/3/#showcomments2 Mon, 13 Sep 2009 09:12:06 +0100 0 I am not a fun of Kwaw Keses constant attacks on his fellow hip life artistes and bickering in the music industry but I believe without it there wont be any news for the entertainment journalists to write based on hunch Rapper and self acclaimed king of the streets Kwaw Kese is at it again this time around he has slapped Obour and co f ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/10020/3/kwaw-kese-slaps-obour.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/10020/3/kwaw-kese-slaps-obour.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/10020/3/#showcomments2 Sat, 11 Sep 2009 23:49:10 +0100 5 There is no excuse for kwaw stealing his trainee Konfis slogan wonoho Why on earth would kwaw be allowed to be the first to publicize his stolen slogan on media such as Yaw Sakyis Rundown TV s Music Music TV Africas new generation and the like Well this time around the slogan the early bird catches the worm did not exactly ho ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/9856/3/kwaws-womeho-is-gay.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/9856/3/kwaws-womeho-is-gay.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/9856/3/#showcomments2 Tue, 24 Aug 2009 03:36:59 +0100 0 Three months ago there was no day Prayes track Angelina was not heard on Radio You didnt even need a Radio to hear the song Angelina was every where It was played at the clubs parties drinking spots and every where music was present It became the signature tune on morning shows the most popular ring tone and the favourite pass time track ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/9829/3/angelina-was-payola-driven.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/9829/3/angelina-was-payola-driven.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/9829/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 20 Aug 2009 12:52:18 +0100 5 By Howard BreuerFor authorities investigating Michael Jacksons death more could end up meaning less If the entertainers autopsy report reveals other potent drugs besides the powerful anesthesia propofol as has been widely reported prosecutors will have a more difficult time building a manslaughter case against Jacksons private physicia ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/9804/3/authorities-facing-tough-challenges-in-michael-jac.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/9804/3/authorities-facing-tough-challenges-in-michael-jac.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/9804/3/#showcomments2 Mon, 16 Aug 2009 11:17:08 +0100 0 Unconfirmed rumours suggest that US hiphop superstar Busta Rhymes could be in Ghana for a mega performance show in September Rumours of the rappers visit to Ghana has been brewing for years but to no actualization However the strongest hints of his visit to Ghana was made known over the weekend when the host of the Charter House produced ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/9777/3/busta-rhymes-in-ghana.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/9777/3/busta-rhymes-in-ghana.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/9777/3/#showcomments2 Wed, 11 Aug 2009 18:18:34 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/music/9759/3/aerosmith-star-hurt-in-stage-fall.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/9759/3/aerosmith-star-hurt-in-stage-fall.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/9759/3/#showcomments2 Sat, 07 Aug 2009 22:01:06 +0100 0 The question Ghana Celebritiescom posed to Eddie Nartey was would you consider acting in a porn movie if the price was right Of course not I will not even think about it he answeredActor Eddie Nartey has literarily become a household name as a result of his acting prowess which has earned him a movie star status His adaptability and ab ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/9754/3/eddie-nartey-goes-naked.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/9754/3/eddie-nartey-goes-naked.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/9754/3/#showcomments2 Sat, 07 Aug 2009 12:22:42 +0100 5 http://www.modernghana.com/music/9685/3/top-ghanaian-actress-fights-dirty-over-man.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/9685/3/top-ghanaian-actress-fights-dirty-over-man.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/9685/3/#showcomments2 Wed, 28 Jul 2009 18:48:36 +0100 0 MRS FLORENCE Obinim one of Ghanas finest female gospel artistes has packed bag and baggage and headed for London with her two kids without the knowledge of her husband Bishop Daniel Obinim The ace gospel singer who is three months pregnant according to impeccable sources left for London somewhere last week after a heated quarrel with ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/9682/3/gospel-star-dumps-husband.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/9682/3/gospel-star-dumps-husband.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/9682/3/#showcomments2 Wed, 28 Jul 2009 18:48:36 +0100 0 The flex newspaper has said that they have been hinted by reliable sources that the much speculated relationship between Ghanaian Chelsea midfield dynamo Michael Essien and actress Nadia Buari has come to an end The flex newspaper said information that reached their offices over the weekend has it that Essien has actually collected almost ever ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/9650/3/nadia-denies-break-up-with-essien.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/9650/3/nadia-denies-break-up-with-essien.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/9650/3/#showcomments2 Sat, 24 Jul 2009 19:51:00 +0100 0 Two British Sunday newspapers said LaToya Jackson believes her brother Michael Jackson was murdered by a group of conspirators trying to get hold of his fortune LaToya Jackson said she knows who is responsible for her brothers death and is determined to see them brought to justice the News of the World reported According to the published in ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/9605/3/michael-jackson-was-murdered.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/9605/3/michael-jackson-was-murdered.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/9605/3/#showcomments2 Thu, 22 Jul 2009 01:33:19 +0100 5 The days when people engaged the services of musicians and paid them according to their own consideration is drawing to a close because the Musicians Union of Ghana MUSIGA has come up with a minimum wage package for its members which it intends to see enforced throughout the countryThough seen by music industry watchers as a longoverdue mo ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/9439/3/minimum-wage-for-gh-musicians.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/9439/3/minimum-wage-for-gh-musicians.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/9439/3/#showcomments2 Tue, 06 Jul 2009 00:14:42 +0100 0 It was a sight to behold when two staff members of Ghanas leading private newspaper Daily Guide tied the nuptial knot last Wednesday July The nuptial flight saw the solemnization of the holy matrimony between Ernest Pepra Antwi aka Nana Abebie Daily Guides London Correspondent and host of the Hot FM London Morning Show and Sheil ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/9432/3/wedding-bliss-daily-guide.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/9432/3/wedding-bliss-daily-guide.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/9432/3/#showcomments2 Sun, 04 Jul 2009 12:10:43 +0100 0 TMZ is reporting that Michael Jackson has died of cardiac arrest Paramedics were called to his home this afternoon after the singer stopped breathing When they arrived he had no pulse and after repeated attempts to revive him he was pronou ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/9363/3/rip-michael-jackson-dies-june-25th-2009.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/9363/3/rip-michael-jackson-dies-june-25th-2009.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/9363/3/#showcomments2 Sat, 26 Jun 2009 00:07:46 +0100 0 A prosecution witness has said that music producer Isaac Abaidu Aidoo popularly known as Goodies was hard pressed for cash as a music producer hence his swallowing of cocaine to be delivered to someone in the United Kingdom for a fee Anthony Smith the Narcotic Control Board officer who arrested Aidoo at the Kotoka International ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/8097/3/why-goodies-swallowed-cocaine.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/8097/3/why-goodies-swallowed-cocaine.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/8097/3/#showcomments2 Sun, 27 Sep 2008 09:28:01 +0100 0 Theres a host of unloved but yet friendly musicians out there for whom people cant help but cheer these days But who wants to read a list of the most muchloved musicians when they can rather read the opposite of it Heres a list of the most hated figures in the Ghana music industry Man was it hard to narrow this list down a ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/7689/3/top-10-most-hated-gh-musicians.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/7689/3/top-10-most-hated-gh-musicians.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/7689/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 31 Jul 2008 11:57:21 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/music/7618/3/ohemaa-threatened-by-political-fans.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/7618/3/ohemaa-threatened-by-political-fans.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/7618/3/#showcomments2 Wed, 22 Jul 2008 08:34:15 +0100 0 The Ghana home video movie industry sometimes called Gollywood or Ghanawood has been in existence for quite a while Mostly modeled after Nigerias Nollywood it has struggled to find legitimacy and patronage at home and abroad Ghanaian movies just never received any respect because few folks bothered to consider the obstacles the producers ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/7526/3/van-vicker-ghanas-hottest-and-sexiest-actor.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/7526/3/van-vicker-ghanas-hottest-and-sexiest-actor.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/7526/3/#showcomments2 Sat, 11 Jul 2008 15:15:55 +0100 3.5 http://www.modernghana.com/music/7358/3/rumour-corner.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/7358/3/rumour-corner.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/7358/3/#showcomments2 Thu, 25 Jun 2008 17:03:45 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/music/7328/3/whats-happening-on-fortune-island.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/7328/3/whats-happening-on-fortune-island.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/7328/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 19 Jun 2008 15:38:37 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/music/7327/3/guess-whos-coming-for-diner.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/7327/3/guess-whos-coming-for-diner.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/7327/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 19 Jun 2008 15:38:37 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/music/7287/3/low-key-or-overlooked-vivian-jill-lawrence.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/7287/3/low-key-or-overlooked-vivian-jill-lawrence.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/7287/3/#showcomments2 Thu, 11 Jun 2008 01:04:53 +0100 0 When I was first introduced to African Movies Ramsey Nouah was the man of the hour His films were selling like hot cakes and women everywhere were swooning over his good looks With the success of Beyonce Presidents Daughter and the emergence of Ghanas Van Vicker it seems that Ramsey has been relegated to the backgroundOn several occasion ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/music/7286/3/why-cant-leading-men-co-exist.html http://www.modernghana.com/music/7286/3/why-cant-leading-men-co-exist.html http://www.modernghana.com/musicthread1/7286/3/#showcomments2 Thu, 11 Jun 2008 01:04:54 +0100 1