Today has seen the world’s most influential personalities change their profile photos into dark images with respect to the #BlackOutTuesday global movement. As part of the #BlackLivesMatter campaign, today was set aside for that and it has indeed seen a global impact.
Countless celebrities including music industry leaders worldwide have vowed to pause business to observe the day. Ghanaian celebrities including media houses have also joined the move.
The multiple award-winning Ghanaian dancehall boss, Shatta Wale emerged atop Ghana’s list for Billboard’s Local Heroes, the most-watched homegrown artists across Africa. With total local views of 13.2 million on YouTube, Shatta Wale emerged as the artist with the highest local views in Ghana.
Ghana’s only BET award winners, Sarkodie and Stonebwoy took the second and third places respectively. Sarkodie had 11.72 million views locally, whilst Stonebwoy had 7.8 million views.
The time is here again for the search for the queen who cares about the planet to begin; Miss Planet Ghana 2020 is ready to roll out. Last year was a big success and we are sure to have an even better show this year. Benedicta Amoah Sikapa, the reigning queen is set to represent Ghana at the Miss Planet International in Cambodia, rescheduled for later this year.
Moreover, this year comes with an even more refreshing theme of greening the planet. Therefore, this edition is themed ‘The Green Project’, a project with a principal aim of promoting the preservation of our planet’s forestry and plant life.
