BHG STUDIOS TALENT HUNT 2020

BHG STUDIOS TALENT HUNT 2020 OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED.

BHG STUDIOS have officially launched its first ever Talent Show ‘Talent Hunt’ and they are willing to groom and promote these creative talents for a better space within the creative art industry in Ghana and beyond.

The Talent Hunt which seeks to uncover young talent within the jurisdiction of Eastern Region who are between the ages of six and twelve years was officially launched on 5th Dec 2020 at Dutan Presidential Court Akropong-Akuapem, it was fantastic having Mr. Kissiedu Kwapong as the chairman for this event. The second part which was radio interview with the contestants took place at Green 88.5 FM.

 The main event which is taking place in Eastern Region Akropong-Akuapem Osaebronmu to be specific is four times program in a month.

Below is the time table for the program.

FROM 13TH DECEMBER, 2020-3RD JANUARY 2021.

WEEK ONE SUNDAY 13TH DECEMBER, 2020 TIME: 2:30PM, VENUE: OSAE BRONMU AKROPONG AKUAPEM.

WEEK TWO SUNDAY 20th DECEMBER, 2020 TIME: 2:30PM, VENUE: OSAE BRONMU AKROPONG AKUAPEM.

WEEK THREE SUNDAY 27TH DECEMBER, 2020 TIME: 2:30PM, VENUE: OSAE BRONMU AKROPONG AKUAPEM.

GRAND FINALE WEEK FOUR SUNDAY 3RD JANUARY, 2021 VENUE: DUTAN PRESIDENTIAL COURT.

Join the show on Facebook @AKRO LIVE and BHG TV at 2:00pm for live coverage every Sunday till the end of the show.

Contact managements for more information and sponsorship on 0246468528 / 0249513060.

Keep following the show and vote for your favorite contestant. 

Reign Shares His Freestyle Session As A Motivational Message

 

Hustle Artwork by Akro-media

Soul Rhythm Music act Reign just shared a freestyle tagged 'Hustle' to motivate youths.

Reign who has been keeping it low working, decided to give out a freestyle to the public, on a chat with him by Updates24gh he explained how the freestyle was made with his mobile phone.

"So i had this app on my mobile phone it's called Bandlab, it's a good recording tool for mobile, i recorded Hustle with the app.

Well it's funny how hustle was made, i was home listening to beats downloaded online by a friend and i came across this interesting beat.

I kept on listening over and over to that same beat and i started saying words on the beat, but before then something occurred that really brought the tag Hustle.

I was down on cash, happens to be chatting with a very close friend online and financial conversation came in, i didn't have to do much explanation Trillion just said send your account.

Before that this friend of mine has been there for me all long and i know how he has been hustling so hard, so it was Trill that triggered me i making Hustle.

Big shootout to Trillion for being there for me and also to Red C who motivates up and coming artist by uploading free-beats online, Jah bless."

Listen to Hustle below, available for all music platform.

‘Black Panther’ Star Danai Gurira Signs Overall Deal With ABC Studios

ABC Studios recently announced their signing of ‘Black Panther’ and ‘The Walking Dead’ star Danai Gurira to a two-year overall deal.

Under the deal, Gurira will develop, write and produce exclusively for ABC Studios across all their platforms. Aside from winning multiple awards for her acting roles, Gurira also made history with her play, ‘Eclipsed,’ which was the first Broadway show to feature an all-female cast, writer and director.

She is also currently serving as an executive producer and showrunner for HBO Max’s miniseries, ‘Americanah.’ According to ABC Studios president Jonnie Davis, the “talents” and “abilities” of Gurira are “simply astonishing.” Gurira has also released a statement, saying she is “thrilled” to use the platform to “amplify unheard voices.”

Ghana Tech Summit 2020

Ghana Tech Summit holds on 10 Dec 2020, 9 a.m. to 10 Dec 2020, 5 p.m.

Ghana Tech Summit brings together hundreds of entrepreneurs, investors, digital marketers and creatives under one roof together to address humanity’s greatest challenges via technology and entrepreneurship. The summit launched in 2018 with 100 speakers and 1000 attendees featuring pioneers from leading companies such as Google, Facebook, Uber, Twitter, IBM, Microsoft.

The 3rd annual edition will welcome over 5000 global delegates for the 2020 decade for Africa. Ghana Tech Summit has a long term roadmap as a 13 year initiative of the Global Startup Ecosystem (GSE), the World’s first and largest digital accelerator that accelerates 1,000 companies to market annually across 90 countries entirely online.

About Ghana Tech Summit

Ghana Tech Summit brings together hundreds of entrepreneurs, investors, digital marketers and creatives under one roof together to address humanity’s grandest challenges via technology and entrepreneurship. Each year 100 global speakers will convene alongside 1000+ attendees to re-position Africa as the next and final frontier of innovation. It is a part of a 12-year initiative of the Global Startup Ecosystem-the first and largest digital accelerator that accelerates 1000 companies to market annually across 190+ countries entirely online.

Killbeatz' Speaks About His Short & Sweet Debut EP, 'Love and Happiness'

Image courtesy of Killbeatz.

Renowned afrobeats producer talks about his joint Love and Happiness EP with King Promise & Ofori Amponsah, and his daughter's inspiration behind the project.

Killbeatz needs no introduction. The producer born Joseph Addison is one of the biggest hitmakers as far as afrobeats is concerned. From R2Bees to Sarkodie to FuseODG to M.anifest, Killbeatz has blessed your favorite singers and rappers alike with the soundtracks to their biggest hits. From the azonto era to the global spread of afrobeats, his contribution to African music as a whole cannot be overstated.

However, Killbeatz' influence doesn't stop at just music production. Behind the scenes, he's a complete industry player. The CEO of Ghanaian record label Legacy Life Entertainment, he's responsible for bringing star singer King Promise to the limelight.

Despite producing for the crème de la crème of the Ghanaian music industry as well as several international artists over the length of a decade, the highly-influential producer and instrumentalist never had a project of his own. Now he has set out to change that. In October 2020 Killbeatz dropped his debut EP, titled Love and Happiness.

Love and Happiness is a joint project, a collaborative effort between him, singer King Promise, and legendary Highlife singer Ofori Amponsah. It's a brief affair, just four tracks long, but it represents the best of two worlds—classic Ghanaian highlife and contemporary afrobeats. Joey B, Sarkodie, and Darkovibes also make appearances on the project, balancing out the old school vibes with that present-day feel. The entire project was recorded in a single night, but you couldn't tell just from listening to it alone.

OkayAfrica on an interview with Killbeatz about Love and Happiness, the creative process behind it and more. Check out the interview below.

So what inspired this project?

Just as the title depicts, love and happiness inspired the project. I had my first child recently. She has brought me a lot of happiness and she is my love, hence the title Love and Happiness. The project was inspired by her.

What made you decide to make your first EP a joint project, instead of your own solo project?

The project actually wasn't planned. King Promise and I had already made "Odo Nti," and we had invited Ofori Amponsah over to work on the song. He came over to the studio, and we made magic in one night. We recorded the whole project that night.

It must have been gratifying to be able to work with and produce music for a legend like Ofori Amponsah. How did that make you feel?

I have been a fan of him for quite a long time, and admired him right from when he broke out into the Ghana music scene. I'm actually very happy for the chance to work with him.

Image courtesy of Killbeatz.

What was the creative process of making the EP like?

So we had invited Ofori Amponsah to come do "Odo Nti.". But when he came we happened to work on all the other songs on the EP on that same night. I played him some beats that I had ready, and he liked them and vibed to them. I play the beats and then he goes in to freestyle, and then that's what we have now. Nothing was forced. It was just positive energy around us that night. It was great.

Tell us about "No More".

"No More" is a great tune. On that one I sampled Ofori Amponsah's "Dabebi", which is a classic highlife tune. It came out perfectly.

What's your favorite song on the EP?

Actually, my favorites keep changing. I love the whole project. I'll say all the songs on the EP are my favorites.

What should we expect next from Killbeatz?

I actually have a lot of things in the works. I'm planning on dropping an album, and also working with more international artists. There's a lot of dope stuff in the pipeline, so stay tuned!

Wizkid's 'Made In Lagos'(Album) Out Everwhere

Wizkid Releases Highly-Anticipated 'Made in Lagos' Album, which he has duly dedicated to Nigerians fighting against police brutality in the ongoing #EndSARS protests.

The album was originally meant to drop two weeks ago but was deliberately delayed to honour the ongoing #EndSARS protests. Like several Nigerian artists, Wizkid has been participating in the #EndSARS protests and has gone on to dedicate Made in Lagos to the collective call for an end to police brutality in his home country.

The 14-track album features music heavy weights including Burna Boy, Skepta, Damian Marley, H.E.R., Ella Mai and Terri. Wizkid announced the good news last night on Twitter.

Made in Lagos offers lively instrumentation and Afropop beats that are reminiscent of Lagos' infamous club scene. "Reckless" is a smooth track treated with soft piano keys that will have fans slow dancing until the dawn. "Blessed" featuring Damian Marley, on the other hand, is another stand-out song that celebrates the fierce and resilient spirit of most Africans. "Smile" featuring the inimitable H.E.R., "coos sounds of unconditional love and the things we do for it" and was released in September with the accompanying visuals having been dedicated to Wizkid's three sons Bolu, Ayo and Zion Balogun.

Wizkid has admittedly been moved by the brutal treatment of #EndSARS protestors and has used his music to show his solidarity.

"It has been beautiful to see Nigerians around the world coming together to protest against police brutality,. Unity is key. The youth of Nigeria need our collective voices to continue to shine a spotlight to what is happening inside the country. I want to play my part in this and in the movement for a better Nigeria, a better place to live for ourselves, our families - our communities. We will get through this together. Together we move. #endSARS."

The #EndSARS protests began at the beginning of October and have been enduring. The nationwide demonstrations have been led largely by the youth who have imagined a Nigeria other than what it currently is. International Nigerian artists like Wizkid, Davido and Burna Boy have added their voices of support following the tragic shooting of peaceful protestors at Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos.

Made in Lagos is Wizkid's fourth studio album following his 2017 project titled Sounds From the Other Side. Believe us when we say that Wizkid never misses.

Listen to Wizkid's Made in Lagos below.

On Apple Music

On Audiomack

Click here to download 'Made In Lagos Album'

Ghanaian Rapper Kofi Mole Is Up Next

Photo: Randy Derykk

Kofi Mole is a clear front runner within a new generation of hip-hop artists that have Ghana's streets buzzing.

Edward Kofi Agyemang Amoah is the 24-year-old rapper better known as Kofi Mole. True to his name—Kofi for 'Friday born' and Mole slang for 'hot guy' or 'go-getter'—he first rose to fame upon the release of his hit song "Mensah" with Ghanaian rapper, Kwesi Arthur.

Months later, he was featured on Sarkodie's "Biibi Ba" which was nominated for Best Hip Hop Song and Best Edited Video at the 2019 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards. By October 2019, he had released his highly-anticipated 5-track tape, Aposor Love. His hit song "Don't Be Late" would amass three million streams and get him a 3Music Award for Next Rated Act.

Despite "Don't Be Late" being one of his biggest songs to date, there weren't great expectations for it. Kofi and his team had no idea it would be as big as it got. Perhaps the magic lied in the visuals behind the song. "I'm the type of artist that already has the video direction in my head before I am done recording a song," Kofi mentions. "I'm always waiting for the video to express my feelings and everything I meant in the song. I know visuals are very powerful. You can drop audio and then the visuals will come out and the song will start charting." Maybe Kofi's fan base—dubbed Aposor Gang—played the biggest role in ensuring the song reached the heights it did. Kofi acknowledges them when he says, "My fans are my pillar. I can't do without them at all."

Photo: Randy Derykk

Growing up, Kofi was enamored with fashion and music. A cool kid with a hustler's mentality, he and his brother sold clothing and sneakers at Accra's Kantamanto Market. He gained popularity in his 'hood for his drip and his rapping. From Armed Forces Senior High School in Kumasi, he moved to Accra to study at the University of Ghana in Legon. His time at uni would be short-lived, for he'd drop out to pursue a music career. The bold move was one of the toughest decisions he's ever made. He affirms, "My parents were kind of disappointed in me… My mother wanted to see her son in a suit and tie. I don't play with the quote, 'Follow your heart'. I knew school wasn't going to help me, though my parents had already paid two years of school fees."

Kofi's anecdotes seem to support the fact that the steps he's taken make sense. He describes performing at a concert where rain fell as he got on stage, "Everybody started running back to their rooms and then my "Mensah" song dropped and the moment they heard the beat, everybody came back. They didn't care about their phones, their clothes, and anything else getting wet. I performed in the rain and the people were with me the entire 30 minutes to an hour I performed. I can't quite explain it. My mind was blown. They were jamming with me throughout."

Photo: Randy Derykk

By mid-May, Ghanaian-American fashion designer, Virgil Abloh, posted a screenshot of Kofi's video "Atwei!" in an Instagram story to his over 5.5 million followers and followed him.

It was pivotal for the fashion fiend. Kofi described it as follows, "That day, we scattered our whole office. I went crazy. That was one of the craziest moments I've ever experienced. I was doing fashion before I was doing music. Virgil Abloh is one of our idols. Everyone in my fashion circle idolizes Virgil." He emotively goes on to say, "Big shouts out to Virgil Abloh! Make I give him shouts out. It was like wow, the creative director of Louis Vuitton knows Kofi Mole. Ever since he put me on his story, the people from the other side them dey check out my stuff and listen to my music. I will never forget it. I can't wait to meet him and his team so that we can do something together: fashion, music, or my song being the theme song of one of his pop up shows."

Unbeknown to some, "Atwei!" was part of #MoleMondays—a viral series of 1-2 minute rap skits released every Monday to keep Kofi's fans engaged. In 2019, he'd been so focused on dropping his Aposor Love tape that he'd been unable to drop as many songs as he wanted. He promised his Aposor Gang more music in 2020. "#MoleMondays are the dessert you eat before the main meal. I drop #MoleMondays in between major projects," he says.

Photo: Randy Derykk

With the aforementioned, it's clear Kofi understands both the importance of keeping his fans happy and how the internet is changing the way music like his is heard and reshaping attitudes around the continent. He uses social media as his distribution channel. Whereat the start of his career, Ghanaian's were big on Facebook—that's where he dropped his first tape—today, he's active on both Twitter and Instagram. On hip-hop from Ghana, he says, "We produce standard sounds that anybody anywhere in the world can listen to. We get recognition outside of our country: in America, in Nigeria, and other West African countries." He joyfully mentions the Caucasian kids who send him videos of them rapping his songs in twi and pidgin.

Kofi is full speed ahead. Last month, he released the visuals to his song "Top Shella" and he's been nominated for three 2021 VGMA's: Best New Artiste of the Year, Hip Hop Artiste of the Year, and Hip Hop Song of the Year for "Don't Be Late."

With the end of the year around the corner, Kofi is gearing up for another collaboration with Sarkodie and a single with rapper Bosom P-Yung. The EP Aposor Love 2 is also slated for release. It's as if Kofi is speaking things into existence when he says, "The directions my songs take is the path I follow. For now, I'm just giving my fans more music. It wouldn't be bad if Kofi Mole had a sold-out show in a random country like Afghanistan or for people in India to be singing my songs. I want to be a global artist." The Ghanaian experience is one defined by the food the people consume, the way they dress, and their jovial nature—Kofi's tracks resonate because he pieces all of this together to create feel-good music the youth are eating up.

Bosom P-Yung Out With Acheampong Boys (Full EP)

Bosom P-Yung shows is strenght on new EP which features Kwek Smoke, Yaa Pono, Joey B, Medikal and Kwesi Arthur. 

Ghanaian recording music artist , Bosom P-Yung has defied all odds as many thought his break out to limelight was a flash in the pan due to internet viral figures not been able to sustain their popularity after a period of time. Bosom P-Yung caught the attention of the world his ‘Atta Adwoa’ song off his debut Ep ‘Awiesu’. Right after , he got the opportunity to work with some of Ghana’s A-list artists.

14th of October marks the birthday of the traditional trap artist. To celebrate his day , Bosom Pyung releases a new EP titled ‘Acheampong Boys’. The star-studded studio project houses 7 songs and features acts like Kwesi Arthur , Kweku Smoke , Medikal , Yaa Pono and Joey B.

Bosom P-Yung has said time without number that he has no limitations when it comes to music. On ‘Acheampong Boys’ , Bosom P-Young takes us on a sonic trip touching bases of multiple genres.

Listen and enjoy this in high volume.

Simmy Drops New Single 'Emakhaya' Ahead of Highly-Anticipated Sophomore Album

Simmy has recently dropped a new banger titled 'Emakhaya' and it is the perfect way to usher in the weekend.

South African songstress, Simmy, certainly shows no signs of slowing down. The Afro-house princess released her latest single titled "Emakhaya" featuring Da Capo and Sun El Musician earlier today. The single comes ahead of her highly-anticipated sophomore album Tugela Fairy- Made of Stars which is set to drop next month sometime. The project will follow her wildly successful debut album Tugela Fairy which was released in 2018. Simmy announced the release of "Emakhaya" on Twitter and fans are already loving it.

"Emakhaya" is a smooth house track that is made for the heat of summer parties. It is a good song to slowly dance to, a sure fire way to warm up a party. The single has the golden treatment of honey-voiced musician, Sun El Musician and master of deep house beats, producer De Capo who are known hitmakers. Fans on social media appear to be already blown away.

When asked about the single and upcoming album Simmy says the following:

"I'm really excited about dropping my new single this Friday, especially because my fans have been waiting patiently for it for a very long time and I couldn't wait to share it with them. What my fans can expect from my upcoming album is a continuation from the first Tugela Fairy album, more growth & versatility with regards to the music itself and my approach on each story that I tell. I also got an opportunity to have external features compared to my first album so it's exciting to share some of the work I did with those producers and artists as well."

Simmy is not new to chart-topping with her previous single "Ngihamba Nawe" having spent over 23 weeks on the top 100 airplay charts. The Zulu songstress is sure to woo summer in and draw people to the dance-floor with "Emakhaya". Tugela Fairy – Made Of Stars drops this November 2020.

Tugela Fairy- Made of Stars is available for pre-order on Apple Music

Listen to "Emakhaya" on Apple Music:

Music Superstar Wizkid Joins #EndSARS Protest in London

Exactly a week after calling out President Muhammadu Buhari over his silence on the #EndSARS campaign, Nigerian music superstar Wizkid on Sunday, October, 11, 2020 joined hundreds of Nigerians to protest in London for the same campaign.

For several days, young Nigerians have been campaigning for the scrapping of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) which has spiraled into street protests across several cities in Nigeria.

Nigerians in the diaspora were not left out as hundreds of Nigerians took to the Nigeria High Commission in London to join the protest back home.

Wizkid pulled up to the protest and addressed the crowd present.

At the time of his address, the Inspector General of Police had already announced the disbandment of SARS and the 30-year-old said it was a sign that Nigerian youths have a voice.

“For Nigerians youths, don’t let anyone tell you you don’t have a voice,” he told the crowd.

"This is just the beginning!! We won our fight to #ENDSARS .. now Reform the Nigerian police!! #Endpolice brutality! We deserve good governance," he later said on Twitter.

"Now my people .. you see what our voices did...this is the beginning of a new Nigeria! Nigerian youths!! Know your rights and fight for it ! You deserve it. We all deserve it!!"

"This is not about me/You or any individual !! This is for us and the next generation to come! Love everybody! Red heart."

Wizkid has been involved in the campaign from the get-go. His first involvement in the on-going campaign came on Sunday, October 4, when he took to Twitter to call out President Buhari over his silence.

“Old man! Police/Sarz still killing Nigerian youth on a daily! Do something! Nothing concern u for America! Face your country!!" Wizkid said to the President on Twitter.