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With over two decades of being at the top of the rap game, releasing classics, floating a music streaming app (Tidal) and going on to become one of the most successful musicians of all time, Jay-Z is finally embracing his roots and is set to drop an African-themed album. Cover artwork for “The Ascension” album American rapper, Jay-Z has unveiled the tracklist for his surprise Africa-themed album dubbed, ‘ The Ascension ”. The album is expected to focus on the motherland (Africa). Jay-Z unveiled the tracklist for his latest studio project, “ The Ascension ” and this sent fans into a frenzy. From the details on the Tracklist cover , it looks like the veteran rapper decided to call upon the current front linemen in the rap scene in Africa.  The album features African stars like  Olamide , Sarkodie , Femi Kuti , and  Nasty C . Other featured acts on the album are Beyoncé , Rick Ross , H.E.R , and the duo of Lighthouse family . Jay-Z , in a statement released via Roc N...

Ghanaian dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale has surprised fans with a shocking statement regarding dropping a retirement album and his plan for the future. Shatta Wale In the late hours of the 31st of March, Shatta Wale made the shocking announcement regarding dropping his last album to the surprise of his fans via a social media post. He disclosed that he has made enough money to start up business ventures and create employment for those who are willing to follow the course. Shatta Wale didn't share more information in respect to still being active as a musician dropping singles rather he focused on talking about his “retirement album”. He wrote; “THIS #GOGALBUM WILL BE MY RETIREMENT ALBUM. Made enough to go into new businesses and create employment for those who still want to follow the course!” THIS #GOGALBUM WILL BE MY RETIREMENT ALBUM. Made enough to go into new businesses and create employment for those who still want to follow the course ! — SHATTA WALE (@shattaw...

Kcee, Okwesili Eze Group - Cultural Praise Vol. 1 Kcee & Okwesili Eze Group unlock the video for 'Cultural Praise Vol. 1' Five Star Music general, Kcee has released the official music video for the buzzing record, " Cultural Praise " Vol. 1 featuring Okwesili Eze Group . RELATED : Skiibii - Are You Vhere The record is housed under Kcee 's recently released " Cultural Praise " project which consists of 5 solid tracks. The video was shot and directed by TG Omori . Check it out below and share your thoughts. DOWNLOAD AUDIO STREAM ON DSPs The post Kcee & Okwesili Eze Group unlock the video for 'Cultural Praise Vol. 1' appeared first on Most Trusted Voice in Music & Afrobeats from Nigeria & Africa | Notjustok . from Most Trusted Voice in Music & Afrobeats from Nigeria & Africa | Notjustok https://bit.ly/31Ao5Uf via AFROMUSICTALK

Grammy-winning singer, Burna boy has been nominated in the ‘ International Male Solo Artist ’ category for the 2021 Brits Awards. 2021 Brits Awards Logo x Burna Boy The nominees list was released on the 31st of March 2021. Burna boy was nominated alongside international acts like Bruce Springsteen , Childish Gambino , The Weeknd , and Tame Impala in the ‘ International Male Solo Artist ’ category. The event will be held on the 11th of May 2021. This is Burna boy’s third Brits award nomination, after being nominated twice in the 2020 edition of the Awards ceremony.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Notjustok.com (@notjustok) Please do tell us if you think Burna boy is going to emerge as the winner in his category. The post Burna Boy Makes The Nominees List For The 2021 Brits Awards appeared first on Most Trusted Voice in Music & Afrobeats from Nigeria & Africa | Notjustok . from Most Trusted Voice...

What is it that these Highlife legends, Agya Koo Nimo & Obuoba J.A Adofo, seen in Shatta Wale that they admire him in spite of naysayers and could we learn a thing or two from this? Legendary Highlife musician and originator of Palm Wine Highlife music Agya Koo Nimo has entreated Ghanaians to have patience and bear with the Dancehall artiste Shatta Wale, known in real life as Charles Nii Armah Mensah. The prolific Highlife virtuoso, who was honoured with a Special Recognition Award at the just-ended 3Music Awards for his immense contribution to the culture, said in a remote interview with Giovani Caleb on Showbiz 360 on TV3 Friday, March 26 named Shatta Wale as some of the new crop of musicians he likes. “I love Amakye Dede, I love Kojo Antwi, I love Daddy Lumba, and many more. “For the new generation, I like Akwaboah and Shatta Wale, and I will like to ask Ghanaians to bear with him, to tone down on the criticisms,” Agya Koo prayed on behalf of...

The 2021 YAM Carnival is fast approaching and the likes of Davido , Yemi Alade ,  Fally Ipupa , and a host of others will be performing at this year’s edition. Selected Performing Acts At The 2021 YAM Carnival One of the performing acts at this year’s edition, Omah Lay during the late hours of the 30th of March 2021 notified fans of his appearance at the event via an Instagram post. The post by the  singer; “London I’m coming!!!”   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Omah Lay (@omah_lay) In an earlier post by the organizers of the event on the 29th of March, the complete list of performing acts at this years edition were revealed. See post below;   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by YAM Carnival (@yamcarnival) The 2021 YAM Carnival will be held on the 28th of August 2021 in Clapham Common, London. A long list of African acts have been shortli...

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On February 23rd, more than 70 million songs, 2.2 million podcast titles, and over 4 billion playlists became officially available to Spotify listeners in Ghana for free. Spotify launched with a tailored music experience for Africa with more than 100 expertly curated playlists across some of the most popular genres in the continent. But what got the fans listening? The first 30 days demonstrated how Ghanaian listeners overall love a mix of local and Pan-African artists, with 4 of the top artists being from Ghana and Nigeria. Top streamed artists. Photo Credit: Spotify Drake took the number 1 spot followed by Sarkodie and Kwesi Arthur who came in second and third respectively. Burna Boy came in fourth followed by Davido. Local music is important to listeners in Ghana. The most-streamed track in the country over the past month was “ Agyeiwaa ” by O’Kenneth, Reggie and City Boy, followed by Kwesi Arthur and Joeboy “ Baajo ” and Yaw Tog, Kwesi Arthur, and Stormzy’s “ Sore ” (R...

CEO of 3Media Network, Sadiq Abdulai Abu has disclosed that he expended about GH¢6 million on the 2021 edition of the 3Music Awards. This year, Sadiq Abdulai and his team received major praise for a well-planned and successful event. Speaking in an interview on the Prime Morning Show on Joy, Sadiq Abdulai revealed that indeed it took thousands of people and money to achieve that success. The Big Interview: My Creative Director likes to push the envelopes and get it right – @sadiqabdulaiabu , CEO of @3musicAwards shares the process of the recreation of the Osibisa Rock band Legends tribute video. #PrimeMorning #3MusicAwards21 pic.twitter.com/HmLqpk19Et — Joy Prime (@JoyPrimeTV) March 29, 2021 “We’ve had close to about 1000 people working on this project. One thousand people who were directly impacted by this,” he told the host Daniel Dadzie. He revealed that the cost of the various performances shot on different sets including the opening performance by Medikal, Joe...

M&C, the latest female gospel duo to perfectly fill the vacuum that Jane & Bernice, Tagoe Sisters, Suzzy & Matt, among others, left behind, are out with their debut single; Odopa. The song expresses the love Jesus showed to all men when he left his throne of glory to come die a cruel death for man to be set free. It is a special Easter song released to get all music lovers in the mood to reflect on the love of God in this season and also get the chance to dance to the glory of the Lord. Mary and Cindy represent M&C and these ladies have come to stay. The song was produced by Shaa. It is available for download on digital music streaming sites including iTunes and Audiomack . THANK YOU for constantly reading our stories. Kindly like, comment and SHARE stories on all social media platforms for more entertaining updates!   The post Female duo, M&C debuts unto the gospel music scene with an Easter special; Odopa appeared first on Ghana Music . via...

On screen, she’s a seamless extension of her musical sweetheart status, with her baby-faced diminutive build that matches the baby-soft voice that has given us some of our best highlife-infused Afropop tunes. But off-screen and on social media, which most celebrities tend to employ in letting their hair down as they enjoy the majorly uncensored vastness thereof, Simi or Simisola Ogunleye Kosoko has decided to use her voice in a different way and channels it into discussing social ills and advocating gender equality.  As expected, her against-the-tides stance on issues ranging from internet fraud to women empowerment has made her an antithetical sensation in some planes of the internet and one might wonder where she finds the grit to champion such discourses. However, just one conversation with Simi was enough for me to see that she indeed embodies the popular ‘small but mighty’ idiom.  This conversation with Simi is the last of a four-part series by Notjustok in honour o...

Grammy award-winning singer, Burna Boy will be performing at the 2021 edition of the Native Festival in Cancún, Mexico. Burna boy took to his Twitter page on the 31st of March to share details of the upcoming event and the date for his performance. He wrote; “ Mexico 5th Sept 2021 @theNativeFest” Mexico 5th Sept 2021 @theNativeFest pic.twitter.com/k1meUeoVDs — Burna Boy (@burnaboy) March 31, 2021 According to Native Festival’s official website , the festival is one of a kind event celebrating different cultures music and art. Over the course of 4 days, attendees will have access to the most culturally diverse combination of experiences ranging across music, art installations, fashion, dance parties, carnival, food and more. This year's edition will hold from the 2nd of September to the 6th of September in Cancun, Mexico. Burna boy was recently honored by the Rivers State Government and a homecoming concert was organized in his name. The post Burna Boy To Per...

Zylofon music artist and highlife musician Nana Yaw Kumi popularly known as Kumi Guitar has released his first project for 2021 dubbed, ‘Kro Kro Me’ featuring Shatta Wale. The singer dropped “Sex” back in October last year and the song has since been making waves across the country and beyond. The “betweener” hitmaker has acquired the services of dancehall music star Charles Nii Armah Mensah aka Shatta Wale for his new single ‘Kro Kro Me”. The song is now available on all digital platforms. The official video is a visualizer video well put together by Poka Studios. In commenting on his latest release, Kumi Guitar stated, ” This tune is Highlife in its original state and I felt Shatta Wale’s Bandana vibes coming back on this jam”. Check it out across all other online stores here . THANK YOU for constantly reading our stories. Kindly like, comment and SHARE stories on all social media platforms for more entertaining updates!   The post ‘Kro Kro Me’ is Highlife in its ...

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Nigerian singer, Teni has talked about her late father, being inspired by him, Tiwa Savage , feminism and growing up as a privileged kid. Teni Speaking in an interview session with presenter, Chude which was uploaded on YNaija’s Youtube channel on the 21st of March 2021, Teni shared sad moments of her life, losing and being inspired by her dad, being brought up in the right way by mum, her album and feminism. Speaking on her dad and his love for humanity, she said; “My father single-handedly chased armed robbers from Isolo. If you go to Okota and ask who my father was, they'll tell you. My father died for the people, when armed robbers come around he’ll go out and chase them. He helped a lot of people. He gave people free education.” She also talked about losing a good friend named Tunji , to the cold hands of death and wishing she had powers to bring him back to life. She disclosed how close, reliable, and dependable Tunji was to her.   “I spoke to this guy in Frida...