He has braved the keen competition in the music front and become an international force due to his great creativity and come Saturday, January 28, Wanlov The Kubolor will be in his element when he takes his turn for this year’s The Artist Concert scheduled to come off at the Nubuke Foundation, East Legon.

Controversial Yaa Pono, the Tema-based rap musician, is ready to launch his debut album after releasing many singles in the past years including Bayla Trap and I dey feel you die which ruled the airwaves.

Just like Nigerian artistes Patoranking, Flavour and Eazi whose musical careers started in Ghana, Nigerian singer, Waliyah who is currently in this country hopes to succeed here as well.

Gospel musician PK Boadi has started off his new year with a nice video of his popular song, Me Paa Me Ni on his Give Me You album. The video which was shot in London happens to be one of the best videos of the artiste. He is seen in the video in some of the nice areas in London singing about moving away from the world and connecting with Christ.

He had a good year last year with songs like Adey Like Am produced by Killbeatz and Mepe Saa produced by Appietus and after gaining some attention, highlife artiste Dennis Brown, known in showbiz as OB, is out with a pre Valentine song titled Be My Wife.

Many patrons who will throng the Exhibition Hall of the National Theatre in Accra on Sunday, January 29, will indulge in praise and thanksgiving as gospel artiste Abena Ruthy launches her new album.

Festivities of the Yulitide are over and brisk, business is happening all over and one music group that hopes to take advantage of the situation is Womba Africa Drumming and Dance group.

The race for Artiste of the Year is already heating up after the organisers, Charterhouse, officially called for entries last Monday, January 9, for this year’s Ghana Music Awards.

One artiste who thinks radio presenters should give young artistes the chance to shine is rapper, Abraham Nartey popularly known as Kilo Wonder.

According to the 23 year old musician, radio presenters mostly give attention to the famous artistes by playing their songs and shun the younger ones forgetting that the renowned musicians started like them.

Kilo Wonder explained that it is difficult for up and coming artistes to break-through, particlularly if they do not have a management team to finance the publicity of their songs on the various media platforms.

Looking forward to working with musicians like Shatta Wale, Sarkodie and Medikal, Kilo Wonder whose song Rizzla has started getting attention at the nightclubs said his inability to breakthrough five years of journeying in music circles was because he did not have a company to manage his business...

Now, Kilo Wonder who has had the opportunity to perform on platforms like the S-Concert, E l’s Bar

With Dancehall continuing to make strides as one of the most loved and cherished genres, it’s not surprising that many young people patronised this year’s Dancehall King and Queen Competition held at the La Pleasure Beach in Accra recently.

It seems Afrobeat music group, Vibe Squad does not care too much about the business side of their talent but rather love the pleasure that comes with their status as popular artistes.

“Nobody’s heart aches out of love! In pop culture, love gets conflicted with desire all the time. Love is all selflessness and it is the opposite of need and attachment. To an individual, it’s a sensation of allowing than seeking, letting go instead of grasping.”

Not much has been heard from Gospel diva Philipa Baafi for many years now but the singer who gave us Go High and Yesu Ye Me Last Stop is back with a brand-new album, Jesus Sweet Me Koolem.

Although they are new on the music scene, highlife duo, Prince Opoku Gyamfi and Isaac Manoba, who go by the name, Ink Africa, say they don’t believe in groups breaking up.

Ogbamey Japhet, known in showbiz circles as Jeff Jay, sings and raps in hiplife and Afro-pop.