OUT AND ABOUT AT THE LIT VGMA 2018 IN ACCRA, GHANA

Selly Galley 

 

King of Style KKD

Beauty Queens

Ghana's own Supermodel Vicah Michaels 

Ladies in Red

It was as lit as it should get. The organisers of the annual "Vodafone Ghana Music Award 2018" (VGMA18) like they normally do, did put together another great package that had the happening crowd in Ghana all present and looking smashing on the red carpet at the upscale venue, Accra International Conference Center.  It's an annual gathering that those on the entertainment scene always look forward to yearly, so they came out in torrents like it was expected, looking all shades of lit and gorgeous, the award is normally referred to as Ghana's biggest music night and it actually lived up to expectations.

Our dear own queen of music from Nigeria, her royal gorgeousness in all ways wonderful and great, that's talking about "Tiwa Savage" was the 'queen belle' of the award night, the bombshell got all the right attention for looking like 'a million stars all shining at once' in their most incredible glory, she made us proud with her badass swag on the night that Nigeria's own Davido the incredible, continued on his incredible winning streak, when he won another award "Africa's best" that is 'BEST AFRICAN ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2018', adding to his already brimming/bloated shelves of award trophies and plaques and what have you. From last year to this year, the goodness has continued as awards upon awards just dey fall on him like an unrestrained waterfall. Tiwa was actually nominated in the same categoty with Davido, Wizkid, Olamide, Cassper Nyonvest, Toofan, and Nasty C.

One of the other highlights of the night, Saturday, April 14, 2018 was when the late Ghanaian dance hall queen was declared as the Artiste of the Year posthumously. Ebony Reign whose real names are Priscilla Opoku Kwarteng had died in February in a ghastly motor crash that killed her and 2 of the other occupants of the car she was in. This year would have been an incredible awesome year for her had she lived to see the night, which would have crowned her effort. She actually won 3 awards in all on the night, Artiste of the year, Album of the Year-Bonified and Afro Pop Song of the Year.

The other big winners of the night were Sarkodie who won 2 individual awards and 2 more with others, last year's Artiste of the year-Joe Mettle, a gospel artiste for that matter won 2 awards this year, in the gospel categories. One of Ghana's biggest artiste and most probably the richest and most fervently followed Shatta Wale got one award on the night.

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STARBOI WIZKID GETS NOMINATED BY BILLBOARD AWARDS MANY TIMES OVER

It's a whirlwind year already for StarBoy of Nigerian music scene, the one and only Wizkid as he has continued to obliterate and annihilate all comers from Nigeria and even Africa towards his journey to world domination.

No Nigerian act or duo or group have ever gotten the kind of recognition Wizkid has gotten in the last few years in terms of awards and nominations, that is including the now married boss of bosses D Banj, who was the yardstick by which recognition from Africa used to be measured, same D Banj seem to have gone on a sabbatical or musical hiatus for a bit now.

The dude (Wizkid) that seem to be very prolific right now has gotten an unprecedented 7 humongous nominations at the upcoming Billboard Music Awards 2017, which wrould take place Sunday, May 21, 2017, at the T-Mobile arena, Nevada, USA.

Wizkid's nominations came via is collaboration with top Canadian music star Drake. Nominations were for Top R & B song, Top Collaboration, Top Streaming Song, Top Radio song, Top Selling song, Top hot 100 song and Top R & B collaboration.

Congratulations dude. May you win all. 

GLAM & STYLE UNPRECEDENTED ON THE BILLBOARD 2014 AWARD RED CARPET

NEWLY MARRIED KELLY ROWLAND

DENCIA

WIZ KHALIFA & THE SPACE AGE AMBER ROSE

J LO

NICKI MINAJ

CHRISSY TEIGEN & JOHN LEGEND

The stars & celebs are always on the look out for event to showcase their style skills and more. Every occasion, event, red carpet is the opportunity to show something new, some love to shock, some love to impress, but ultimately they all love to be seen and celebrated. It's like their very existence depends on it.

While many always gets it right, some are so bad, that they should either sack their stylist or they need to personally go on a self imposed trip to fashion or style oblivion ....whatever.

Wiz Khalifa & wife Amber Rose, plus John Legend & wife Chrissy Teigen totally rocked our style world. We loveeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!! Nicki Minaj had a slight wardrobe malfunction, showing her underboob, J Lo the fashion icon wowed all comers in her red plunging outfit by Donna Karan, Shakira the Colombian bombshell, seared the red carpet sans underwear, to the delight of her beau, Barcelona Defender Gerard Pique.

This year's edition of the BillBoard awards was a Justin Timberlake show, he was nominated in 11 categories and won 7. Eminem won in 2 categories, Robin Thicke won in in 4 categories, while Katy Perry & Miley Cyrus won in 2 each. Another big winner was Imagine Dragons who won in 5 categories. Daft Punk won in 2 categories.
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OUT & ABOUT AT THE 2013 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS RED CARPET

KYLIE KENDALL

 

NICOLE RICHIE FRONT

BACK

JORDIN SPARKS

The annual American Music Awards 2013 edition happened last night in Los Angeles, California, USA. Events like this are always what the stars and celebrities need to do dress-up. So this year's edition didn't disappoint on the style stake. 


Many wowed, either gorgeously sexy or they were just crazy sexy. Either way that's always part of the drama that makes events like this something to always look forward to.

Check out how the stars dazzled on the red carpet.


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OUT & ABOUT AT THE RED CARPET OF THE 2013 SOUL TRAIN MUSIC AWARDS

ASHANTI

IYANYA

The Soul Train Music award 2013 held yesterday, Friday, November 8, 2013 in Sin City, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. As usual at events of this caliber stars & celebrities were dressed to the nines. The red carpet as always is where these stars & celebrities get the opportunity to show off their new garbs. 


This year's edition had our very own MTN Brand ambassador Iyanya Mbuk, the Kukure & Your Waist crooner, showing his star quality like all the other stars & celebs from America on the red carpet.

The dapper dude had on his black luxe tuxedo with his immaculate white shirt and the customary bowtie, he was looking every inch like a dandy. 

We got some pictures of those on the red carpet for you viewing pleasure. 

Check 'em out. 

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ICE PRINCE IS THE BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT-AFRICA AT BET AWARDS 2013

Multiple award winning rapper, Panshak Zamani, better known as Ice Prince emerged winner of the “Best International Act – Africa” award at the 2013 edition of the BET Awards which held in Los Angeles, USA on June 30, 2013.

Ice Prince beat former BET winner and music icon, 2face Idibia, Toya Delazy (South Africa), Donald (South Africa), R2Bees (Ghana) and Radio and Weasel (Uganda).

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BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS 2013

J LO & BOYFRIEND

J LO PERFORMING AFTERWARDS

One of the biggest music awards, the Billboard Awards 2013 held at the weekend in Sin City, Las Vegas, the US of A. The event was at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. And from all the pictures we have seen of those who attended it, it must have been mad fun. At occasions or events like this, it's always the opportunity for people to dress to high heavens or to show how stylish they can be. This year's occasion did not disappoint in anyway. Some of the stars were on point stylewise, while many were totally crazy. If our home stars/celebs were to wear those many of us would skin them alive, with our comments.


There were glorious performances from the likes of J Lo & Pitbull, the Icon himself, the one and only Prince Nelson Rogers, who also got the Icon Award (for 10 platinum albums & 30 top 40 singles) showed he was still a great musician, the incredible Nicki Minaj and her record label boss Lil Wayne gave an unforgettable performance (she gave him a very provocative lap dance), so also Miguel, Justin Bieber who was booed, performed with Will.i am, while his girlfriend Selena Gomez also performed. Miguel's performance would not be forgotten in a hurry for his accidental drop kick on a female fan.David Guetta performed with Akon & Ne-Yo, Chris Brown had a scintillating performance doing 'Fine China' it was him at his 'Kung Fu' best. Pitbull performed for he 2nd time with Christina Aguilera. But it was the incredible Bruno Mars that started the performances (16 in all). 

It was a 3 hours show, that was hosted by the hilarious Tracy Morgan, There were 45 awards categories in all.

Taylor Swift swept the awards winning 8 trophies in all. Gotye & Rihanna won 4 trophies each on the night, Madonna, Nicki Minaj & One Direction won 3 trophies each, while Justin Bieber, late Jenni Rivers, Beauer & Toby Mac all won 2 trophies each on the night.

Check out what the stars/celebs/entertainers wore on the night. Showed was aired live on ABC.

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JAMIE FOXX, BRADLEY COOPER AND JENNIFER LAWRENCE RECEIVE MULTIPLE HONOURS AT “2013 MTV MOVIE AWARDS”

… Awards Host, Rebel Wilson Scores Two Golden Popcorns.

… “The Avengers” and “Silver Linings Playbook” Grab Three Awards Each.

Click To Tweet: Jamie Foxx, Bradley Cooper & Jennifer Lawrence get multiple honors At MTV Movie Awards As Avengers & Silver Linings Playbook Win 3 Awards.

 

JAMIE FOXX

KERRY WASHINGTON

KIM KARDASHIAN

KESHA

Lagos| Nigeria, 15 April 2013: Host Rebel Wilson set the tone for the “2013 MTV Movie Awards”, opening the show with a live, high-energy medley of Miley Cyrus’ “The Climb”, Eminem’s “Lose Yourself”, Alicia Keys’ “Girl on Fire” and Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ “Thrift Shop”, joined by several of her “Pitch Perfect” co-stars. 

Telecast live from Sony Pictures Studios Lot, in Culver City, CA, the “2013 MTV Movie Awards” was filled with unexpected moments from the brightest stars in Hollywood and the hottest emerging talent in music.  The annual event officially kicks off the blockbuster season, treating fans to a first look of the year’s most-anticipated films.

Hosted by Rebel Wilson, the “2013 MTV Movie Awards” broadcast live on MTV (DStv Channel 130) on Monday 15 April at 03:30 CAT.  For another chance to watch the show, tune into MTV at 19:00 CAT, Tuesday 17 April.

The night was also a chance to look back on the films adored by fans over the past year. “The Avengers” and “Silver Linings Playbook” took home three golden popcorn trophies each, while global icon Brad Pitt made a rare public appearance to recognize “The Avengers” as MOVIE OF THE YEAR. The Marvel film also received recognition for BEST VILLAIN, honouring Tom Hiddleston’s turn as Loki, and BEST FIGHT, which was presented to Hiddleston, Chris Evans and Samuel L. Jackson. Fans were also treated to a clip of the forthcoming “Star Trek” blockbuster, introduced by stars Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana and Zachary Quinto. 

Academy Award®-winning actor and Grammy Award®-winning artist Jamie Foxx scored a golden popcorn for BEST WTF MOMENT along with his “Django Unchained” co-star Samuel L. Jackson, and Foxx was further recognized for his outstanding career with the GENERATION AWARD, presented by Kerry Washington. Not nominated for an Academy Award®, but receiving recognition at the “2013 Movie Awards” was the film “Ted”, which won for BEST ON-SCREEN DUO with Mark Wahlberg and Seth MacFarlane as Ted.

Foxx wasn’t the only one to receive special recognition. Peter Dinklage from “Game of Thrones” presented Will Ferrell – clad in a cash money suit and joined on stage by his southeast Asian “wife and children” – with the inaugural COMEDIC GENIUS AWARD.  Regarded as one of the most versatile young talents in Hollywood, Emma Watson, star of the upcoming “The Bling Ring”, received the second-annual TRAILBLAZER AWARD from her “My Week with Marilyn” co-star Eddie Redmayne, “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” co-star Logan Lerman, and Jonah Hill, who in a taped message divulged his wish to co-star in the film adaptation of “Fifty Shades of Grey” with Watson. 

Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence each won two “MTV Movie Awards”, one of which they shared for BEST KISS, presented by Steve Carell and Amanda Seyfried. Lawrence also won BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE for the second-straight year, while Cooper was honoured with the BEST MALE PERFORMANCE.

Rebel Wilson earned her very own golden popcorn, winning BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE for her role in “Pitch Perfect”, while also claiming an ensemble honour with the rest of her “Pitch Perfect” cast mates for BEST MUSICAL MOMENT. The Australian actress also brought the house down with a series of hysterical comedy shots – one of which co-starred James Franco, who paid an unexpected visit to Rebel in the Australian bush, and another highlighting many of her marquee roles from the last year that were left on the cutting room floor.

Three men with unmistakable physiques – Zac Efron, Seth Rogen and Danny McBride – took to the Movie Awards stage, with Rogen and McBride dropping their pants to present the BEST SHIRTLESS PERFORMANCE honour to Taylor Lautner for his outstanding body of work in "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2."

In the end, all eyes were on Liam Hemsworth, who provided the world with a first look at an exclusive teaser trailer of the highly anticipated new film “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”, with the signature giant mockingjay pin engulfed in flames behind him. Fans were also provided with a sneak peek of an extended scene from Marvel’s “Iron Man 3.”            

The “2013 MTV Movie Awards” also featured a string of stirring live music performances. Ke$ha introduced chart-topping duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis for a high-energy performance featuring a Mariachi themed brass section, keeping the party going with their most recent hit, “Can’t Hold Us.” Later in the evening, Kim Kardashian introduced Selena Gomez for a provocative, Bollywood dance-inspired rendition of her single “Come & Get It”, as Gomez continues to turn heads after her recent appearance in “Spring Breakers.” 

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MTV EXCITES STARS WITH UNBELIEVABLE “MTV MOVIE AWARDS 2013” GIFT BAGS.

BAG 1

BAG 2

BAG 3

Lagos, 15 April 2013: Stars at last weekend’s MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles, didn’t walk away empty-handed even if they don’t win one of the Movie Awards’ coveted “golden” popcorn trophies….

The custom-designed “2013 MTV Movie Awards” talent gift bag for celebrity nominees, presenters and performers includes some of Hollywood’s most coveted items including Monster DNA™ headphones, a Sifteo Cubes portable game system and a lavish stay at The Palace of the Lost City in Sun City, South Africa.

Among the host of celebrities benefiting from the cascade of goodies will be host Rebel Wilson, “Comedic Genius Award” recipient Will Ferrell, “Trailblazer Award” recipient Emma Watson, “Pitch Perfect” stars: Skylar Astin, Anna Camp, Esther Dean, Adam Devine, Alexis Knapp, Hana Mae Lee, Ben Platt, Brittany Snow, perfomers Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Selena Gomez, and guest presenters Brad Pitt, Kim Kardashian, Peter Dinklage, Steve Carell, Melissa McCarthy, Zac Efron, Kerry Washington, Seth Rogen, Danny McBride, Amanda Seyfried, Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana, Zachary Quinto and “Hunger Games” star Liam Hemsworth.

   

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AYO ANIMASHAUN PLANS BIG FOR THE HEADIES 2013.

AYO ANIMASHAUN

 Lagos:Nigeria January 29, 2013 Organizers of The Headies, also known as Hip Hop World Awards, Nigeria’s biggest and most prestigious music awards have announced plans are way earlier than usual this year.

Running for its 8^th consecutive edition in 2013, the Awards ceremony has proven beyond reasonable doubt its association to success; with giant strides in content development and production, event coordination and execution, creativity, innovation and originality which have all become a constant attribute to the Awards.

According to the Executive Producer of the Awards, Ayo Animashaun,  “2013, promises to be bigger than the past 7 editions in all ramifications as it relates to entertainment in this part of the globe. International acts who are being contacted at the moment have shown positive interests so far.”

He also revealed that pre-awards activities will kick-off with a workshop of music industry practitioners, followed by a series of the usual as the press conference, the nominees’ parties, The Veterans’ Night, an event to celebrate the golden age of Nigerian music and its pioneers, Help The Children, the CSR Initiative of The Headies to support Nigerian Children, and more.

Entrenching the values of the Hip Hop World awards, DJ Jimmy Jatt stated, “Though our credibility has never been in question, as we grow bigger, we must make our process more transparent”. The Headies is continuously going to be an awards for the music industry by the industry.”

On this note, “the screening team headed by veteran DJ Jimmy Jatt has shortlisted 75 names which includes record label executives, music practitioners, sound engineers, music promoters and music journalists to vote and screen the entries eligible to be nominated in the year in review, the vote will be submitted online to an international audit firm before it is announced by at The awards.

The Headies team will release the year calendar by middle of February.