XCLUSIVE FOTOS: Ghanaian Celebrities And Their Children

Hiplife grandpapa Reggie Rockstone and his kids Children they say are blessings from the Almighty God and like most human beings celebrities also have their share of this blessings. Some choose to hide their kids from the media and other show off their children and how they adore them. Even though these celebrities love their respective careers and spend most of their time attending to their busy schedules yet they find time with their kids and family. These Ghanaian celebrities have shown that their children and family come first. Check out the pictures below; Actor and Comedian Kwadjo Nkansah Lil Win and his son Rapper Jay Town and his daughter TV News Anchor Nana Aba Anamoah and her son Gospel Musician Herty Borngreat and her children Rapper Captain Planet and his daughter Radio Presenter and Model Caroline Sampson and his son Rapper D-Black and his daughter Actor Eddie Watson and his daughter Gospel Musician Esther Smith and her son Rapper and Music Producer Jayso with his kid Gospel Singer and Pastor Josh Larye now known as Tseataa with his family Broadcaster KKD and kids Rapper M.anifest and his son Mzbel and son Celebrities couple Choirmaster and Beverly Afaglo with their daughter Samini and his four kids Radio Presenter and Manager of Sarkodie - Sammy Forson and his son Broadcater Fiifi Banson and his daughters Actress Nana Akua and her daughter Actor Van Vicker with wife and three kids Source: Peacefmonline.com

Another International Award For The Rap King

 

Sarkodie

Ahead of his performance at Saturday’s MTV Africa Music Award (for which he is also a nominee), Sarkodie has picked up another international award.

He has won the Best Rap/Hiphop award at The 13th Annual Independent Music Awards for his song, ‘Illuminati’.

Willie Sugarcapps, Vienna Teng, Valerie June, The Bankesters, Pete Seeger, The Soul of John Black, I See Stars, Rabbit Rabbit, Sultans of String, Elizabeth Mitchell, Marcio Novelli and Fanfara Tirana Meets Transglobal Underground were all among the exceptional self-released and independent label talent named by Music Resource Group (MRG) as the judge-determined Winners of The 13th Independent Music Awards (The IMAs), the influential international awards program for independent bands and fans.

The veteran artists and rising stars named as 13th IMA Winners in more than 80 Album, EP, Song, Music Producer, Music Video and Design categories were winnowed from thousands of submissions from around the globe, and were determined by a panel of influential artists and music industry executives.

Among the noteworthy achievements of the 13th IMA program, Vienna Teng was named the winner of four categories, the most any artist has received in a given year. The self-proclaimed “chamber folk” artist was honored in the Adult Contemporary Album, A Cappella Song, Social Action Song and Pop Song categories.

Mree, who bills herself as an emerging, experimental folk artist, and who is currently entrolled at NYU’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, received top honors in the Music Producer category for her sophomore album “Winterwell.” The judges cited the sophisticated soundscapes that cushion the songs among the reasons for honoring the album’s overall production.

The unique pairing of Fanfara Tirana Meets Transglobal Underground was awarded Best Short Form Music Video for its whimsical, stop-motion video for the song “No Guns To The Wedding.” This collaboration between members of the Albanian military brass band (Fanfara Tirana) and the British dance pioneers (Transglobal Underground) was also honored for top World Beat Album.

In the IMA Long Form Video category, Marcio Novelli was named winner for the documentary “Marcio Novelli Presents Walking Proof,” a film that shows the process of recording his debut album “It’s Not An Excuse, It’s A Reason.”

OH VERA! Why Are YOu Sooooooooooooo Hot!!!!

Matilda Quaye "Oh Vera"

Matilda Quaye popularly known as "Vera" rose to fame when she was featured in D-Black's music video "Oh Vera". The song was a banger and the music video just sealed it. Matilda Quaye who is now a video vixen and a model is hot and she is mightily endowed with natural curves and it is is one thing you can't help but notice and admire. She has a lot of followers on instagram and from time to time she shares with her followers racy and sexy pictures of herself and what she has been up to. 

She has been nicknamed "Matildahipsy". Joselyn Dumas and Juliet Ibrahim do not come close to her when it comes to curves. She auditioned for Big Brother Africa last year but unfortunately didn't make the cut.

Matilda with D-black and Joey - B at the official release of the "Oh Vera" music video

                                       Check out pictures from Matilda's instagram page.

Matilda Quaye

MatildaHipsy

                

                     You can follow her on instagram @matildahipsy  if you want to see more of her.

BASS AWARDS 2014

"Bass Awards" has been officially launched this year by  Rackus Production in partnership with Bullhaus Entertainment and Solid Multimedia, on Friday 30th May 2014,  at a media and stakeholder event held at the Z-Bar, World Trade Centre. Bass Awards is an annual awards scheme specially designed to reward and celebrate Reggae and Dancehall musicians in Ghana  who have excelled in the year under review and also serves as an annual gathering of lovers of Reggae and Dancehall.  It’s certainly a good time for Ghanaian Reggae and Dancehall music as well as artists, who have for the last year dominated the Ghanaian music scene, headlining almost all the major shows, from concerts to awards shows. Reggae and Dancehall currently rules!In its second year, and this  year’s edition of the Bass Awards is under the theme “Turn It Up”. This years launch does not do away with the usual controversy surrounding award shows in Ghana. After the declaration of this year’s nominees for the awards slated for August 30th, none of High Grade Family’s dancehall artistes was nominated despite Samini’s artiste of the year nomination at 2014 Ghana Music Awards. Organizers of the show has revealed that High Grade Family which houses dancehall artistes such as Samini, Kaakie and Jam Master Jay pulled out of the event, hence their exclusion from the nomination list . The General manager and head of communications at Rackus Production, Gabriel Boateng in an interview with Brain Stormer on Radio Universe said “High Grade Family made it clear that they don’t want to be part of BASS awards this year and we cannot begrudge them, we cannot force them.” He added that the music group opting out of the awards did not affect the event because “no singular artiste is bigger than the reggae/dancehall genre” “They just opted out without giving a reason but there are many reasons that go into someone pulling out from an award’ "Mzvee" who is obviously a new artist who just got into the Reggae/Dancehall music has been nominated for "Best Female Vocale Artist" and "Best Video" but was not nominated for "Discovery Of The Year". This is a surprise and a shame to the organizers of the show. What criteria and people do they employ to make these nominations. Mzvee is certainly a new discovery of the year and she should have been put in that category. This is just like "Joey B" been nominated for Discovery of the Year at the just ended Ghana Music Awards and going ahead to win when obviously, Joey B has started doing music since 2011 and even had a hit song "Strawberry Ginger"  ft D - Black in the year 2012. How can this person be nominated for Discovery Of The Year in 2014 when he has been doing music since 2012 and is known by the Ghanaian audience. These grave hitches in nominations for Award Shows should be checked and  curbed. Professionals should be hired to do these nominations and not just anyone. The nomination list has to be reviewed over and over again before it is released to the public. Ghana is a great nation and this kind of disgraceful actions cannot and should not continue in our entertainment world. The list of nominees for the various categories for the 2014 Bass Awards was also announced at the launch event. Radio presenter and musician, Blakk Rasta, Ras Kuuku and Shatta Wale were amongst the musicians with the highest nominations. It is of no surprise though that Shatta Wale headlines the list of nominees since this last year was a great year for him. He is the current Artiste of the Year in Ghana and received the highest amount of awards at the just ended VGMA's and it is of no doubt that history will repeat itself even though he has got great contenders.  Fans can vote for their favourite artists in the public voting categories via SMS from Monday 16th June 2014 and the winners will be celebrated at the Awards Night on Saturday 30th August 2014. Check out the list of nominees below; 1. DANCEHALL ARTISTE(S) OF THE YEAR Stonebwoy – Give it to them Shatta Wale – Enter the Net Jupitar – Freaky girl 2. REGGAE ARTISTE(S) OF THE YEAR Ras Kuuku – Father Blakk Rasta – Iyawata Iwan – Chant a song 3. BEST ALTERNATIVE REGGAE/DANCEHALL SONG (GOSPEL) Akesse Brempong – Crazy love Nii Soul – Count it all joy Jay Shady – Bestest friend Jael Wiafe – Don’t give up the fight 4. ARTISTE OF THE YEAR (KWAME NKRUMAH AWARD) Shatta Wale, Stonebwoy, Jupitar Blakk Rasta Ras Kuuku 5. DANCEHALL SONG OF THE YEAR Episode – Turn up Fuse ODG – Badder than bad Shatta Wale- Enter the net Stonebwoy – Give it to them Jupitar – Freaky girl 6. REGGAE SONG OF THE YEAR Buk bak - Mama cry no more Blakk Rasta - Iyawata Iwan – Chant a song Jah Wadada – Loving you Konkarah - Rise Ras Kuuku – Father Tinny - Mi love you Tsidifari – Ghana Gyadu-Blay Ambolley – It doesn’t Matter 7. BEST COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR (REGGAE) Blakk Rasta/Lami - Iyawata Kiki Jail/Shatta Rako – Me and You Papa Jingo/Jeron Tempo – Yen ye Baako Lingua Kat/Jah Amber - Makooma Ras Kuuku/Norris man – Give thanks 8. BEST COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR (DANCEHALL) D2/Shatta Wale – Fever Edem/Stonebwoy – Go harder Episode/Edem – Circumstance Method Ranking/Stonebwoy – Wind up Sarkodie/Banky W – Pon di tin Shatta Wale/D Black – Ina the Party Trade Mark /Natural Face – Mi Girl Nie Wiyaala/Jupitar – Rock my body 9. RECORD OF THE YEAR (YAA ASANTEWAA AWARD) Blakk Rasta – Eager to see Mandela Papa Jingo – Yen ye baako Episode - Mandela Na U – Kudos Ghana. Tsidifari – Ghana 10. PRODUCER OF THE YEAR Dakay Genius selection Infectious 11. MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR (REGGAE) Na U – Believe in me Konkarah – Rise Ras Kuuku – Father Jon Germain – Still here Blakk Rasta- Iyawata 12. MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR (DANCEHALL) Jupitar – Money Box Shatta Wale – Like my thing Sarkodie/Banky W – Pon di tin Wiyaala/Jupitar – Rock my body Mz Vee - Borkor Borkor 13. BEST MALE VOCAL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR Buk Bak – Mama cry more Jah ambar – Eye Wunkuaa Luther - Judge not Nature – Chameleon love Tsidifari– Ghana 14. BEST FEMALE VOCAL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR Mz Vee - Bokor Bokor Wiyaala – Rock my body 15. LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Samson Quaye (Poncho) Consular Hayes Simple Man Kante 16. DISCOVERY OF THE YEAR Jah Wyz – My life A K songtress – The Empress Buju Stingo – Badder than them 17. RIDDIM OF THE YEAR Smirnoff and Guinness Riddim Kulcha Riddim 18. BEST PERFORMER OF THE YEAR Shatta Wale Stonebwoy Ras Kuuku Jupitar 19. ALBUM OF THE YEAR (REGGAE/DANCEHALL) Blakk Rasta – Ancestral Moon Splash 20. BEST SONG WRITER OF THE YEAR Buk Bak – Mama Cry no more Konkarah – Rise Ras Kuuku – Father Tsidifari – Ghana Ras Bomber – Danqua Circle 21. BEST AFRICAN ACT OF THE YEAR Wyre Jesse Jagz Alpha Blondy

The Most Liked Instagram Photo Of All Time

This Is Now the Most-Liked Instagram Photo of All Time.

Guess which celebrity couple it features?

 You know how the saying goes: First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes setting Instagram records.

 The newlyweds' first photo as man and wife, which was most likely snapped after the pastor for the ceremony pronounced, "You may kiss the bride," has garnered the most likes ever in the history of the photo sharing app.

Still don't know who am talking about? 

 Kim, 33, and Kanye, 36, who tied the knot last weekend in Florence, Italy, both shared the now-famous photo to their individual accounts and Kim's has received a whopping 1.95 million "likes" so far. Kanye's has had a not-too shabby 66,000 likes to date. 

 

 Reality star Kim Kardashian now has bragging rights for holding the Instagram photo with the most Likes. It's the image of her and new hubby Kanye West kissing at their wedding in Italy last weekend. This photo of Kim kissing Kanye at their wedding in Italy — yup, their first smooch as a married couple

 The previous record was held by pop star Justin Bieber whose photo of himself being hugged from behind by ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez received 1.82 million likes when it was posted back in January. 

 

 As many people have pointed out, Kim Kardashian is kind of famous for nothing, but no longer! Now she’s famous for uploading the most popular Instagram ever.

Full List Of Nominees For Fashion Icon Awards Out

 

The long awaited list of nominees is finally released today by the organizers of Fashion Icon Awards.

Nominations for the awards was official opened to general public during the official launch/industry awards night that took place at Alisa Hotel in February this year and the process lasted for seven weeks. People had the opportunity to nominate two brands for each category and also suggested two legends for ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’.

Three judges, made up of respected industry experts met and shortlisted the public nominations based on the brands’ activities in the year in review (January – December 2013) and came up with top five brands for each category except ‘Brand of the year’ category with six nominees.

General public will have the opportunity once again to VOTE for their top choices to be the winner of each category on FIA website (www.fashioniconsawards.com) starting from June2 – June 30, 2014.
Public vote takes 30% while judges’ decision carry 70% for the categories listed below and 100% judges’ decision on “Lifetime Achievement Award” category.

Fashion Icon Awardspromises to be the biggest night in Ghana’s fashion industry, a unique and glamorous celebration to recognize and reward stakeholders in the fashion industry.

The awards will honour extraordinary design talents and business successes as well as celebrate outstanding contributions, achievements made by design entrepreneurs, artists, individuals, institutions, agencies, corporate firms and other fashion and beauty organizations/products in promotion of Ghana’s fashion industry.

A star-studded line-up is expected at the glitzy night of the grand finale scheduled to be held in August 30, 2014 in Accra.

FULL LIST OF NOMINEES

BRAND OF THE YEAR
Duaba Serwa
Allan David Collection
Christie Brown
Mina Evans
House of Eccentric
Pistis

ACCESSORY BRAND OF THE YEAR
Msimps
Sa4a
Diva Delicious
Wendy L’artisane
Aya Morrison

FEMALE PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Sandra Ankobiah
Deborah Vanessa
Beatrice Arthur
Makeba Boateng
Wiyaala Noella

MALE PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
KKD
Chris Attoh
Wanluv  Kubolour
Stephen Appiah
Elikem

MALE MODEL OF THE YEAR
Prince IB
Mawuli Peter
Raphael Tetteh
Roland Paul
Collins De Pablo

FEMALE MODEL OF THE YEAR
Doris Adom-Asomaning
Mercy Ashie
Grace Sarfo
Julee Djoulde Bocoum
Rhoda Nyam

CONTRIBUTION TO FASHION – ORGANIZATION
MTN
Radford University
FashionistaGH
Ecobank
Joyce Ababio College of Creative Design

CONTRIBUTION TO FASHION – TEXTILE
Vlisco
Woodin
Printex
GTP
Da Viva

Source by spyghana.com

Ambassador Alert: Noella Wiyaala Is Face Of Pepsi For Ghana

Noella Wiyaala 

Pepsi has confirmed that Noella Wiyaala, the talented young singer from the Upper West of Ghana will spearhead their campaign to win the hearts and minds of Ghanaians as part of a multi-million dollar investment push, Pepsi have confirmed that Noella Wiyaala, the talented young singer from the Upper West of Ghana will spearhead their campaign to win the hearts and minds of Ghanaians.

Elvis Blankson, Brand Manager said: “Pepsi is growing fast in Ghana. We are opening a brand new state of the art plant in Accra which is creating new jobs and business activity in the community. Pepsi aims to inspire and facilitate Ghanaians to contribute positively to our society and create a sustainable business future.”

According to Mr Blankson, “Pepsi sees Noella Wiyaala as an ideal choice and perfect fit for our brand. Wiyaala is an extremely talented, ambitious young entertainer. She has shown her talent on stage and has demonstrated the professionalism and dedication we like to see here at Pepsi.”

Noella unveilled as Pepsi Ambassador for Ghana

Noella Wiyaala (27 )was born in Wa, Upper West Ghana as one of four sisters and raised in Tumu. She got first singing lessons from her mother, a choir singer, and she has performed ever since she was 5 years old.Her surname, which she picked for a stage name, means "the doer" in her native Sisaala language.She has attended Takoradi Polytechnic and studied art and design course.

Wiyaala's Promo Pics

Promo Pics

In 2011 she auditioned for Ghana’s own “Stars of the Future” and earned her way into the finals, winning two Golden Moments awards. With her grave ambition to make it, she didn't stop there went ahead to take part in the 2012 Vodafone ICONS Mixed Edition contest which she won as part of the Ghanaian band Black N Peach, while singing Tina Turner's "Simply The Best". The Band released their debut song "Wonkoa" accompanied by a video. Their song didnot really make an impact on the Ghanaian market.

She left the Black N Peach band during April 2013 to pursue a solo career with Djimba World Records. She released her first song "Make Me Dance" with a great video and later released anothe single "Rock My Body" ft Jupiter.
 

Noella's "Make Me Dance" Single

Shot's from her "Rock This Body" Video

Wiyaala's Blackstars World Cup Song "Go, Go Black Stars"

Wiyaala sings both in English and her native Sisaala. She writes her songs herself. She has earned praise for her bold an powerful voice and distinguished timbre. Given Madonna, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston and Tina Turner as role models and inspiration. She had often been called "man-woman" by the boys in grade school and nowadays she cultivates an androgynous image of herself, for which she had been compared to Grace Jones. Also she has expressed admiration for African artists like Angelique Kodjo, Miriam Makeba and Brenda Fassie.


Her music style has been described as Afro-pop or Afro-rock with elements of tribal folk music while the latest single "Rock My Body", released in June 2013 together with Ghanaian reggae singer Jupitar leans more towards reggae and dancehall. Wiyaala cited as an inspiration the 1969 song "Wreck A Buddy" by Nora Dean and The Soul Sisters. She has also released a latex single entitled "Go! Go! Black Stars" as an official blackstars world cup song.

Noella

Noella

Not only is she a brand ambassador for Pepsi but since 2013, she has been the face of IGNITE!Ghana, a donation-funded project started in August 2013 by Jeremy Feight and Michael Bamfo to promote the education of Ghanaian youth in the subject of the country’s traditional music and culture.^[13] During the IGNITE!Ghana's team tour of the country, local Ghanaian musicians and dancers will perform at schools around the country, teaching the children traditional songs and dances. There will also be a series of free concerts for the public, where Jeremy Feight will distribute donated clothing, food and medicine to the locals. The information and video footage collected during IGNITE!Ghana performances will be used to create a textbook and video documentary that will later be distributed to Ghanaian schools and universities as an education tool.

 Wiyaala made her TV acting debut in late 2013 in the Viasat 1 hit comedy series MultiKoloured.Her music videos for her single's "Make Me Dance" and "Rock My Body" were nominted in 2012 and 2013 for Best Discovery of the Year and Best Reggae/Dancehall Video of the year at the annual 4syte Music Video Awards respectively.

Noella (Pepsi Brand Ambassador)

Pepsi is one of the world's most iconic and recognised consumer brands globally generating more than $1 billion in annual retail sales.

Wiyaala is joining, Tiwa Savage, Wizkid, Stephne Keshi, Daniel Amokachi,Beyounce and many others around the world as a Pepsi Brand Ambassador.