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Sarkodie and Stonebwoy to join Lil Wayne, others for the 2020 Beale Street Music Festival.

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Ghana’s BET award winners, Sarkodie and Stonebwoy will be joining top American superstars for the 44th edition of the Beale Street Music Festival.

Touted as one of America’s premier heritage music festivals, the 2020 edition of the music festival will see an incredible line-up of the biggest names among the world music stars. The 3-day event will feature over 60 musical acts rocking the stage.

Moreover, Ghana’s finest rapper, Sarkodie and Stonebwoy will also be headlining the event. Sarkodie and Stonebwoy will be joining the likes of Lil Wayne, The Lumineers, Nelly, Weezer, Young Dolph, The Smashing Pumpkins, The 1975, DABABY, The Avett Brothers, Three 6 Mafia, 311, Leon Bridges, Deftones, Lindsey Buckingham, AJR, others

Oscars 2020: South Korea shines bright with Parasite, see all winners.

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The world’s most prestigious film night came off yesterday, and guess what, history was made. South Korean film, Parasite became the foremost non-English speaking film to win the Academy’s most prestigious award, the Best Picture award.

The Asian casted film literally swept the awards, additionally taking home Best Screenplay, Best Director, and Best International Feature Film. The 92nd Oscars took place in Los Angelos.

Sarkodie tops 3 Music Awards 2020 with 13 nominations; exempting BlackLove and Oofeetsɔ, see full list.

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Soon after the nomination list for the third edition of the 3 Music Awards was released, the exemption of Sarkodie’s BlackLove album was one of the major issues raised.

The multiple award-winning rapper, Sarkodie’s entire album, apart from his pre-released singles, was not nominated. This became even more evident when the album was not nominated in the Album of the year category.

#3MusicAwards20: Nomination list unveiled, see the nominees.

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The nominees of the third edition of the prestigious 3 Music Awards were announced tonight. In a nominations announcement party held at the Gold Coast restaurant and bar, the final list of nominees was unveiled.

The event began in the early hours of the evening, saw countless showbiz big wings gracing the occasion. The nominees were announced amidst sessions of beautiful musical performances from the likes of Kidi, Celestine Donkor, Kelvyn boy, Fameye and Bosom PYung.

Sarkodie and Tracy react to ‘second-born’ rumors, Ameyaw Debrah goofed.

Initially triggered by the unexplained absence of Sarkodie’s wife, Tracy at the 2019 Rapperholic the Unstoppable edition. And following the fact that their daughter, Titi’s most exciting photos flooded the internet lately.

News of Tracy’s delivering got social media buzzing in the late hours of last night. The rumor suggested that the Best International Flow winner, Sarkodie just welcomed his second child. And that he over the weekend, flew to the United Kingdom for this reason.

Grammy Awards 2020: Beyonce and Burna Bwoy lost out, see all winners.

The world was certainly watching its biggest music night, the Annual Grammy Awards. The 62nd Grammy Awards were announced on Sunday in Los Angeles on Sunday, January 26th.

Jamaican new act, Koffee became the youngest to win a Grammy for Best Reggae Album with her Rapture EP.

READ: KNUST opens applications for 2020/2021 admissions

However, Burna Bwoy lost out on the Best World Music Album to Angelique Kidjo. Whilst Beyonce’s The Lion King: The Gift album could not also win the Best Pop Vocal Album.

Below is the list of all other winners:

Record of the Year

“Hey, Ma,” Bon Iver
“Bad Guy,” Billie Eilish *WINNER
“7 Rings,” Ariana Grande
“Hard Place,” H.E.R.
“Talk,” Khalid
“Old Town Road,” Lil Nas X & Billy Ray Cyrus
“Truth Hurts,” Lizzo
“Sunflower,” Post Malone & Swae Lee

Album of the year

“I,I”- Bon Iver
“Norman F***ing Rockwell,” Lana Del Rey
“When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go,” Billie Eilish *WINNER
“Thank U, Next,” Ariana Grande
“I Used to Know Her,” H.E.R.
“7,” Lil Nas X
“Cuz I Love You,” Lizzo
“Father of the Bride,” Vampire Weekend

Song of the year

“Always Remember Us This Way,” Natalie Hemby, Lady Gaga, Hillary Lindsey & Lori McKenna
“Bad Guy,” Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell *WINNER
“Bring My Flowers Now,” Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth & Tanya Tucker
“Hard Place,” Ruby Amanfu, Sam Ashworth, D. Arcelious Harris, H.E.R. & Rodney Jerkins
“Lover,” Taylor Swift
“Norman F***ing Rockwell,” Jack Antonoff & Lana Del Rey
“Someone You Loved,” Tom Barnes, Lewis Capaldi, Pete Kelleher, Benjamin Kohn & Sam Roman
“Truth Hurts,” Steven Cheung, Eric Frederic, Melissa Jefferson & Jesse Saint John

Best new artist

Black Pumas
Billie Eilish *WINNER
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Maggie Rogers
Rosalia
Tank and the Bangas
Yola

COUNTRY

Best Country Solo Performance

“All Your’n,” Tyler Childers
“Girl Goin’ Nowhere,” Ashley McBryde
“Ride Me Back Home,” Willie Nelson *WINNER
“God’s Country,” Blake Shelton
“Bring My Flowers Now,” Tanya Tucker

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

“Brand New Man,” Brooks & Dunn With Luke Combs
“I Don’t Remember Me (Before You),” Brothers Osborne
“Speechless,” Dan + Shay *WINNER
“The Daughters,” Little Big Town
“Common,” Maren Morris Featuring Brandi Carlile

Best Country Song

“Bring My Flowers Now,” Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth & Tanya Tucker, songwriters (Tanya Tucker) *WINNER
“Girl Goin’ Nowhere,” Jeremy Bussey & Ashley McBryde, songwriters (Ashley McBryde)
“It All Comes Out in the Wash,” Miranda Lambert, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
“Some of It,” Eric Church, Clint Daniels, Jeff Hyde & Bobby Pinson, songwriters (Eric Church)
“Speechless,” Shay Mooney, Jordan Reynolds, Dan Smyers & Laura Veltz, songwriters (Dan + Shay)

Best country album

“Desperate Man,” Eric Church
“Stronger Than The Truth,” Reba McEntire
“Interstate Gospel,” Pistol Annies
“Center Point Road,” Thomas Rhett
“While I’m Livin’,”Tanya Tucker *WINNER

RAP

Best rap album

“Revenge Of The Dreamers III,” Dreamville
“Championships,” Meek Mill
“I am > I was,” 21 Savage
“Igor,” Tyler, The Creator *WINNER
“The Lost Boy,” YBN Cordae

Best Rap Performance

“Middle Child,” J. Cole
“Suge,” DaBaby
“Down Bad,” Dreamville Featuring J.I.D, Bas, J. Cole, EARTHGANG & Young Nudy
“Racks in the Middle,” Nipsey Hussle Featuring Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy *WINNER
“Clout,” Offset Featuring Cardi B

Best Rap/Sung Performance

“Higher,” DJ Khaled Featuring Nipsey Hussle & John Legend *WINNER
“Drip Too Hard,” Lil Baby & Gunna
“Panini,” Lil Nas X
“Ballin,” Mustard Featuring Roddy Ricch
“The London,” Young Thug Featuring J. Cole & Travis Scott

Best Rap Song

“Bad Idea,” Chancelor Bennett, Cordae Dunston, Uforo Ebong & Daniel Hackett, songwriters (YBN Cordae Featuring Chance The Rapper)
“Gold Roses,” Noel Cadastre, Aubrey Graham, Anderson Hernandez, Khristopher Riddick-Tynes, William Leonard Roberts II, Joshua Quinton Scruggs, Leon Thomas III & Ozan Yildirim, songwriters (Rick Ross Featuring Drake)
“A Lot,” Jermaine Cole, Dacoury Natche, 21 Savage & Anthony White, songwriters (21 Savage Featuring J. Cole) *WINNER
“Racks in the Middle,” Ermias Asghedom, Dustin James Corbett, Greg Allen Davis, Chauncey Hollis, Jr. & Rodrick Moore, songwriters (Nipsey Hussle Featuring Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy)
“Suge,” DaBaby, Jetsonmade & Pooh Beatz, songwriters (DaBaby)

R&B

Best R&B Performance

“Come Home,” Anderson .Paak & André 300 *WINNER
“Love Again,” Daniel Caesar & Brandy
“Could’ve Been,” H.E.R. & Bryson Tiller
“Exactly How I Feel,” Lizzo & Gucci Mane
“Roll Some Mo,” Lucky Daye

Best Traditional R&B Performance

“Jerome,” Lizzo *WINNER
“Time Today,” BJ The Chicago Kid
“Steady Love,” India.Arie
“Real Games,” Lucky Daye
“Built For Love,” PJ Morton & Jazmine Sullivan

Best R&B Song

“Say So” — Pj Morton, Songwriter (Pj Morton Ft. Jojo) *WINNER
“Could’ve Been” — Dernst Emile Ii, David “Swagg R’celious” Harris, H.E.R. & Hue “Soundzfire” Strother, Songwriters (H.E.R. Ft. Bryson Tiller)
“Look At Me Now” — Emily King & Jeremy Most, Songwriters (Emily King)
“No Guidance” — Chris Brown, Tyler James Bryant, Nija Charles, Aubrey Graham, Anderson Hernandez, Michee Patrick Lebrun, Joshua Lewis, Noah Shebib & Teddy Walton, Songwriters (Chris Brown Ft. Drake)
“Roll Some Mo” — David Brown, Dernst Emile Ii & Peter Lee Johnson, Songwriters (Lucky Daye)

Best Urban Contemporary Album

“Apollo XXI,” Steve Lacy
“Cuz I Love You (Deluxe),” Lizzo *WINNER
“Overload,” Georgia Anne Muldrow
“Saturn,” Nao
“Being Human in Public,” Jessie Reyez

Best R&B Album

“1123,” BJ The Chicago Kid
“Painted,” Lucky Daye
“Ella Mai,” Ella Mai
“Paul,” PJ Morton
“Ventura,” Anderson .Paak *WINNER

POP

Best Pop Solo Performance

“Spirit,” Beyoncé
“Bad Guy,” Billie Eilish
“7 Rings,” Ariana Grande
“Truth Hurts,” Lizzo *WINNER
“You Need to Calm Down,” Taylor Swift

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

“Boyfriend,” Ariana Grande & Social House
“Sucker,” Jonas Brothers
“Old Town Road,” Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus *WINNER
“Sunflower,” Post Malone & Swae Lee
“Senorita,” Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello

Best Pop Vocal Album

“The Lion King: The Gift,” Beyoncé
“When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?,” Billie Eilish *WINNER
“Thank U, Next,” Ariana Grande
“No. 6 Collaborations Project,” Ed Sheeran
“Lover,” Taylor Swift

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

“Sì,” Andrea Bocelli
“Love (Deluxe Edition),” Michael Bublé
“Look Now,” Elvis Costello & The Imposters *WINNER
“A Legendary Christmas,” John Legend
“Walls,” Barbra Streisand

Best Comedy Album

“Quality Time,” Jim Gaffigan
“Relatable,” Ellen Degeneres
“Right Now,” Aziz Ansari
“Son Of Patricia,” Trevor Noah
“Sticks & Stones,” Dave Chappelle *WINNER

LATIN

Best Latin Pop Album

“#ELDISCO,” Alejandro Sanz *WINNER
“Vida,” Luis Fonsi
“11:11,” Maluma
“Montaner,” Ricardo Montaner
“Fantasía,” Sebastian Yatra

Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album

“El Mal Querer,” Rosalía *WINNER
“X 100PRE,” Bad Bunny
“Oasis,” J Balvin & Bad Bunny
“Indestructible,” Flor De Toloache
“Almadura,” iLe

ROCK

Best Rock Performance

“This Land,” Gary Clark Jr. *WINNER
“Pretty Waste,” Bones UK
“History Repeats,” Brittany Howard
“Woman,” Karen O & Danger Mouse
“Too Bad,” Rival Sons

Best Metal Performance

“7empest,” Tool *WINNER
“Astorolus – The Great Octopus,” Candlemass ft. Tony Iommi
“Humanicide,” Death Angel
“Bow Down,” I Prevail
“Unleashed,” Killswitch Engage

Best Rock Song

“This Land,” Gary Clark Jr., Songwriter (Gary Clark Jr.) *WINNER
“Fear Inoculum,” Danny Carey, Justin Chancellor, Adam Jones & Maynard James Keenan, Songwriters (Tool)
“Give Yourself A Try,” George Daniel, Adam Hann, Matthew Healy & Ross Macdonald, Songwriters (The 1975)
“Harmony Hall,” Ezra Koenig, Songwriter (Vampire Weekend)
“History Repeats,” Brittany Howard, Songwriter (Brittany Howard)

Best Rock Album

“Social Cues,” Cage The Elephant *WINNER
“Amo,” Bring Me The Horizon
“In The End,” The Cranberries
“Trauma,” I Prevail
“Feral Roots,” Rival Sons

ALTERNATIVE

Best Alternative Music Album

“Father of the Bride,” Vampire Weekend *WINNER
“U.F.O.F.,” Big Thief
“Assume Form,” James Blake
“i,i,” Bon Iver
“Anima,” Thom Yorke

Best Reggae Album
Rapture, Koffee * WINNER
As I Am, Julian Marley
The Final Battle: Sly & Robbie Vs. Roots Radics, Sly & Robbie & Roots Radics
Mass Manipulation, Steel Pulse
More Work to Be Done, Third World

Best World Music Album
Gece, Altin Gün
What Heat, Bokanté & Metropole Orkest Conducted By Jules Buckley
African Giant, Burna Boy
Fanm D’Ayiti, Nathalie Joachim With Spektral Quartet
Celia, Angelique Kidjo *WINNER

Sikapa to represent Ghana at the Miss Planet International in Cambodia, Asia.

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In the midst of 84 other Queens from around the world, Ghana will have a Queen too there. She will be Ghana’s first representative for the Miss Planet International pageantry.

The 2020 edition will take place in Asia, Cambodia precisely. And Ghana’s queen will be in the person of Miss Benedicta Amoah Sikapa, winner of Miss Yaa Asantewaa 2018. Who was crowned on the 18th January, 2020, at GRNMA conference hall.

Sikapa to represent Ghana at the Miss Planet International in Cambodia, Asia.
Sikapa

Moreover, Miss Benedicta Amoah Sikapa upon assuming the crown took on a project dubbed ‘sanitation through recycling and falls’ in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goal 6.

KNUST opens applications for 2022/2023 admissions

KNUST opens applications for 2022/2023 admissions of undergraduate applicants.

Reigning West Africa’s best university, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has opened applications for its 2022/2023 admissions. E-vouchers for the application are currently on sale.

Moreover, the premier science and technology university in Ghana is calling for applications for all its undergraduate courses. Interested applicants can kickstart their application by purchasing the E-voucher from any Ghana Post office (regional and designated offices) nationwide. The vouchers are going for GH¢220 for Ghanaian applicants and US $150 for foreign applicants.

University of Ghana admissions: Entry requirements, Cut-off points, Available courses, and Application deadlines

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University of Ghana admissions: Entry requirements, Cut-off points, Available courses, and Application deadlines.

Earlier on, we duly informed you that the University of Ghana, Legon has opened applications for its next admissions. We further went ahead to assure you that we would provide you with all the information you may need to aid your application.

University of Ghana, Legon application forms 2022/2023

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University of Ghana, Legon application forms 2022/2023.

Ghana’s foremost premier university, the University of Ghana, Legon has opened applications for its 2022/2023 admissions. Interested applicants can now start applying, we would provide you with all the needed information to aid your application.

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