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THE last time Hiplife musician Enoch Allotey showbiz name Apaatse released a song was about four years ago and while one may think he is struggling financially, the opposite is the case.
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IN the Ghanaian music industry, artistes are judged by the hit songs they have; without hit songs, an artiste is quickly forgotten or retired and that has influenced many acts whose sole aim is to release as many bangers as they can.
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In January Kenyan band Sauti Sol signed a recording deal with Universal Music Group, the group was working on releasing their new album, Midnight Train, when the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted our lives.
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When all its big artistes and most of its officials left and it also went missing from the entertainment radar more than a year ago, many were those who thought Zylofon Music had gone burst like its mother company, defunct gold business, Menzgold.
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Ugandan socialite Zari Hassan now says bongo star Diamond Platnumz is back in her life but just to provide to their two children.
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Rapper Gucci Mane has claimed he is leaving his longtime label, Atlantic Records, calling them "polite racist".
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Rapper Juliani, who is planning to release his fourth studio album, has said he is still saved, although he has since stopped doing gospel music, instead focusing more on social justice.
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Popular Luo musician Bernard Onyango, better known by the stage name Abenny Jachiga, is dead.
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After being made to take the fall for the tension between Wendy Shay and Fantana, Afropop singer Ray James has revealed that he has left Rufftown Records after a two-year stay.
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Getting a hit song might come easily to some musicians but for others, it is a difficult task and Hiplife musician Atom is in the latter group.
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The Grammys are to stop using "urban" to describe music of black origin in its awards categories.
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The immediate family of the late Nigerian reggae legend Majekodunmi Fasheke, popularly known as Majek Fashek, is seeking funds to help with his burial.
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Republic Records, one of the most powerful record labels in the US, will stop using the word "urban" to describe music of black origin.
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WHILE it takes some artistes a good number of years to blow, lucky ones such as Afrobeat artiste Wendy Shay are able to make it in a short space of time.
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