Month: October 2018

Fast-rising singer, King Promise reacts to claims by Yasmin. According to him , he stated that he was a “puppet” under his former sponsor.

The singer said the Dubai-based businesswoman Yasmin Behzadi treated him as a puppet. This was under the contract that bounded both of them.

He added that Yasmin once referred to him as a “waste product”.

Yasmin Behzadi claimed she spent a whopping $150,000 on the singer’s career.

According to her, she sponsored a high budget music video, recording sessions, travelling expenses, promotions.

However, the singer’s management released a statement to clarify the issue.

“It is instructive to note that Yasmin has not invested a dime in any of King Promise’ recent projects (Songs) and so her claim of spending $150000 is preposterous and smacks of an individual with the intent to reap what she has not sown.

“There were countless times King Promise was refused from working on features with artistes because Yasmin had issues with them”.

“Yasmin gave up along the line when her financial expectations were not being met, to the extent of calling King Promise ‘a waste product’. It was at this point that Killbeatz, signed King Promise onto his Legacy Life Entertainment Label and started everything at fresh. Killbeatz enlightened King Promise about the music business and supported him into releasing all his hit songs till date. These include but not limited to, ‘Double Trouble’, ‘Oh Yeah’, ‘Hey Sexy’, ‘Selfish’”.

Veteran Ghanaian actress, Rama Brew talks about the state of television shows and movies. According to her, she is sad every time she watches television. This is because of the type of content shown.

She made these statements in an interview on GHOne TV. Moreover, the actress described as “not normal” the kind of things shown on TV.

According to her, there’s global appeal for sex and violence. Therefore, the only content that TV stations produce now are ones full of such scenes.

“I feel very sad because this is a generation that is being saturated by a lot of violence, sex and nothing positive.”

“Whether you’re watching the international news or listening to news within your own backyard, it’s not very pleasant for any child. Children are not being allowed to be children anymore.”

“It’s a global thing and it seems that sex and violence sells but how much of it are we going to continue allowing ourselves to absorb? Is it okay? It’s not normal “

The Yasmin-King-Promise saga heats up.

Businesswoman, Yasmin Behzadi sticks to her decision to drag the musician to court.

She spoke this while reacting to a press release by the musician. Furthermore, she rubbished accusations that she called him “a waste product”. She spoke about all this in an interview on Hitz FM.

“How can I be calling him a waste product…a product I believed in…” and invested some much money in.

According to her, she spent in excess of $150,000 on high budget music videos shoots in Dubai, travel expenses, luxury cars, Hollywood producers, and promotions.

Moreover, she stated that although “we all have our differences” she can’t call him a “waste product”. This is because he was “a product I believed in from day one.”

“I used to tell him that when you leave the house, make sure you look nice” 

Ms. Behzadi accused King Promise of being untruthful saying

“he has forgotten that we signed a 360 deal… he should come out and tell the truth.”

“We are going to meet in court…if you want to be greedy….then the only option is to go to court”

Ghanaian musician, Wendy Shay talks about her experiences growing up. According to her, she experienced racism experience while growing up in Germany.

She spoke all these in an appearance on Celebrity Fanzone on GH One TV. Moreover, she revealed very troubling experiences she encountered as a black girl growing up Germany. This brought up the issue of racism which is still widespread in certain parts of the world.

Shay shared an experience of how she suffered racism while on public transport in Germany. According to her, this helped her become very conscious of her Ghanaian roots, which stirred her passion to portray her Ghanaian heritage.

Despite the negative experience she encountered, Shay is determined to organize a major concert in Stuttgart where she grew up.

“My homecoming concert is going to be in Germany. My colleagues back in Germany have shown me a lot of support. I think next year would be an appropriate time for the concert”

Music group, Praye talk about group breakups. According to them , certain comments from fans contribute to the split of music groups. They made these revelations on Zylofon FM’s Showbiz Agenda.

Moreover, according to them, fans of individual members of the group make the individuals feel superior over other group members. Therefore, if this situation is not properly handled, it causes confusion within the group and hence a breakup.

Praye were active for a decade and later went through a long period of breakup. According to the group, the breakup process was a learning process to facilitate their come back.

Also, they revealed that they refined themselves to be better than what fans are used to. The group opined that recent Ghanaian songs do not have a Ghanaian feel, and that is the vacuum they intend to feel with their comeback.

Praye’s comeback was with three new singles; Gbangbai, Disco Lights And Adesua.

Actress and TV presenter, Efia Odo talks about her Christian walk. She admitted that she is having a difficult time living as a Christian.

The actress insists in an interview on ‘This Is Gospel’ on Hitz FM that she is a devoted Christian.

“When I was in my early 20s…I played Sonnie Badu’s ‘Covenant Keeping God’ in my room after watching a sermon by Juanita Bynum. I started praying…The Holy Spirit took over…I started speaking in tongues. I just heard a voice saying ‘I am with you’. Nobody touched me”

However, she added that her Christian walk has not been easy in today’s world. This is because she constantly battles with sin.

‘It was like I was lukewarm. My flesh and spirit were always fighting” 

“I am in love with Him but I am struggling. To live in this world that we live in now and to be a pure Christian, worshipping God in spirit and in truth is not something that is so easy to do” 

Furthermore, Odo stated that her journey began when she was a teenager and also a member of a church choir in New York in the U.S.

According to her, she desired to discover God on her own so she refused to attend the same Church with her mum before joining the choir.

Actor, Fred Amugi talks about lifestyle. According to him, before he decided to settle down with his wife, he decided to do away with certain lifestyles like womanizing.

Moreover, earlier in the year there were reports that actress Rosemond Brown confessed to having slept with him on her journey to fame. She made these revelations in an interview on the “Delay Show” on TV.

However, Fred Amugi denied ever sleeping with Rosemond Brown. He spoke about it on the Atuu Show with Abeiku Santana.

“The only question I asked myself was, who is it that wants fame and wants to tarnish my image and then I kept mute. In fact, my wife also heard it and said the same thing; I mean my wife knows me too well. I honestly stopped certain lifestyles before I finally decided to settle down”.

Ghana’s national team captain, Asamoah Gyan discloses that boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jnr is his mentor. Therefore, he named one of his sons after him.

According to him, he looks up to Mayweather. Also, he takes deep inspiration from him.

‘’Floyd Mayweather is my role model and it is because of him I named my son Floyed Gyan. Because Floyd Mayweather speaks the truth. Also, when he does, people don’t understand him and publicly condemn him sometimes. But these are hypocrites. This is because in their quite time when they reflect about what he has said very well, then they agree that he has done the right thing’’.

Moreover, he stated that he has three children, all boys, but said he wouldn’t force any of them to play football if they don’t want to.

His sons are named, Fredrick Gyan, Raphael Gyan and Floyd Gyan.

Dancehall musician, Stonebwoy invites rapper Okomfo Kwadee to perform at his upcoming “Ashiaman to the World concert”.

The Bawasaba hit maker invited the rapper via a phone call on air Friday on Starr Drive with Giovani and Bela Mundi. Moreover, according to him

“We are happy that he is back now. I will use this as an opportunity to invite him to the Ashiaman concert”.

We got inspired by the stuff that you did. Ghana can attest to the fact that there can never be two Okomfo Kwadees”.

Also, he continued

“people like you are legends, people like you groomed us indirectly.

One of the traits he put up has inspired me till date and that is why I move in this way”.