By Paidashe Mandivengerei POPULAR South African superstar rapper, AKA, has temporarily stepped back from his role as brand ambassador of Cruz Vodka to deal with ‘personal matters’. This comes after videos surfaced online of him allegedly assaulting his late fiancée, Anele ‘Nellie’ Tembe, attracting a lot of backlash in the process. In a statement, AKA,
By Paidashe Mandivengerei MULTI Award winning gospel sensation, Jane Doka is set to release visuals for her new single, Gore Remakomborero on the 18th this month. The track’s video will premiere on her official YouTube Channel @Jane Doka at 10AM GMT/ 11AM CAT. After premiere, the song will be available on digital music streaming sites; iTunes,
By Matebeleland North Correspondent Victoria Falls: American multi-award-winning singer Robert Earl Bell arrived in the resort city on Thursday for a short holiday with local artists set to be the biggest beneficiaries of the high-profile visit as the seven-time Grammy award winner plans to build a monumental park. Bell, one of the founding members of
By Paidashe Mandivengerei BRITISH actor, Idris Elba will host this year’s Africa Day Concert to be held on the 25th of May. The beneficiary concert dubbed, Africa Day Benefit Concert at Home was introduced in 2020 and all its proceeds went towards families that had been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic on the continent. The
By Paidashe Mandivengerei LEAKED audios of gospel artiste, Mambo Dhuterere bad mouthing Jah Prayzah alleging he uses black magic have flooded the internet. Hours before, the two popular musicians shared a bromance on social media. The audios were leaked by Mambo Dhuterere’s former manager, Marvelous Munemo after the two had a fall-out over US$500. Munemo,
By Mary Taruvinga PROMINENT Chimurenga musician Thomas Chikawa, better known as Thomas Tafirenyika Mapfumo, has dragged the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) to court for failing to settle a US$33 000 debt for commercial advert services he did for the company in Muzarabani District. Mukanya, as he is affectionately known, delivered the services in 2019
TshisaLIVE RAPPER AKA has issued a public statement in response to reports of alleged “violence and drugs” in his relationship with his late fiancée Nelli Tembe, saying he would not be drawn into exposing their troubles as a couple to defend himself against “one-sided views”. The rapper’s statement comes in the wake of a News24 report,
By Paidashe Mandivengerei LATE talented musician, Paul Matavire’s mother, Mafirechuma Makanani (89) is appealing for help as she is languishing in poverty-stricken conditions with no one to take care of her. Matavire died aged 44 in 2005 with several hit tracks to his name; ‘Ndagumbuka’, ‘Kamoto kamberevere’. He rose to fame in the 1980s as
By Paidashe Mandivengerei POPULAR Zimdancehall chanter, Jah Master real name Rodney Mashandure has inked a deal with BancABC for its “City Hopper” ambassadorial role. As part of the contract, the ‘Hello Mwari’ hit-maker received a brand new car to literally hop from city to city promoting the financial institution’s local remittance service. Images circulating on
By Paidashe Mandivengerei BULAWAYO’s biggest annual arts and culture festival, Intwasa Arts Festival 2021 edition has been set with a five-day event lined-up for September. The arts festival, which is the largest of its kind in Bulawayo, will run from 21 to 25 September. Speaking to NewZimbabwe.com Wednesday, Intwasa Arts Festival director Raisedon Baya said preparations for the annual
By Paidashe Mandivengerei CHINHOYI based music producer, Lloyd ‘Cashflow’ Karirira says he feels cheated after his loss at the recently held Zimdancehall Music Awards. The 2021 edition of the Zimdancehall Awards celebrated artists who had outstanding work in the category in the year 2020. Cashflow ventured into the music production industry three years ago and works
By Paidashe Mandivengerei POPULAR local music producer, Levels real name Tafadzwa Kadzimwe from Mbare’s Chillspot Records has blasted Zimbabwe Music Rights Association (ZIMURA) for allegedly withholding his royalties for almost a decade. The musicians board was established in 1982 with the aim to protect music composers’ rights against third parties. It collects artistes’ royalties from
By Paidashe Mandivengerei MULTI- AWARD winning contemporary musician, Jah Prayzah has set internet abuzz with his teaser for his upcoming album, Gwara. The ‘Kutonga Kwaro’ hitmaker has left the rest to his fans’ imagination as the title of the album is polysemic. In the Shona language ‘gwara’ can mean a path, coward or to fall
By Paidashe Mandivengerei POPULAR rapper, Ex-Q’s hit single, Wakatemba featuring Tocky Vibes has been pulled down from YouTube allegedly over a copyright violation claim by the Zimdancehall star. According to reports, the drastic measure was taken by Tocky Vibes’s management after Ex-Q, real name Enock Munhenga, reneged on an agreement. A notice on YouTube reads,
By Ndatenda Njanike UPCOMING musician Spiwe Zimbeva from the farming town of Chinhoyi said she has found it a struggle to navigate her career in light of the deadly Covid-19 that hit Zimbabwe early last year. Spiwe, a 25-year-old artist was narrating her experiences as a budding gospel musician to NewZimbabwe.com this week. “The pandemic
By Paidashe Mandivengerei SOUTH AFRICAN superstar rapper, AKA has finally broken his silence following the death of his fiancee, Anele ‘Nellie’ Tembe which he said has taken a ‘great toll’ on him. Nellie (22) who was engaged to AKA fell to her death from an upper floor of the Pepper Club Hotel in Cape Town early
By Paidashe Mandivengerei LOCAL online telecast, Nash TV has bowed to public pressure and relinquished all its copyrights over music it produced for artists after an ‘exploitative’ contract leaked drawing criticism from netizens. In a leaked contract, artists were made to surrender all their rights over their music content to the collective Nash Group in
By Paidashe Mandivengerei LOCAL comedienne and socialite, Mai Titi says she will no longer partake in scandals and social media rants as she seeks to improve and grow her brand. Mai Titi real name Felistus Murata is no stranger to controversies as she has for years aired her dirty laundry on social media platforms. Her
By Mary Taruvinga PROMINENT Zimdancehall artiste, Wallace Chirumiko, popularly known as Winky D has slapped Magamba TV Network with a US$12 000 lawsuit for infringement of copyright after network reproduced and played his song title “Parliament”. The musician is arguing the move had an effect of portraying him as someone who is aligned to a
By Paidashe Mandivengerei PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa Saturday gifted budding musician, Herman with an educational scholarship that will extend to his tertiary education. Herman, full name Herman Makombe, performed at the Children’s Independence Party. The event celebrating Zimbabwe’s 41st Independence Anniversary was hosted by President Mnangagwa and First Lady, Auxilia Mnangagwa at State House, Harare. In
