Steve Earle is a country rocker who has distinguished himself far beyond music, a Texan who long ago left the state, and an artist whose passions drive him to left-wing activism. Yet for his first...
M.anifest’s current top 5 Ghanaian rappers surprisingly excludes himself. The self-acclaimed ‘god MC’ often touts himself as the ‘King of Rap’ in Ghana in his songs and also during...
Chance the Rapper has won the BET humanitarian award for raising $2m (£1.6m) for Chicago’s public school system. Former first lady Michelle Obama recorded a special message for the musician,...
A towering shark fin sculpture is the latest addition to Hong Kong's harbourfront as part of an artistic push against the infamous trade. Hong Kong is one of the world's biggest markets for shark...
The US Supreme Court agreed Monday to review whether a Colorado baker discriminated against a gay couple by refusing to make their wedding cake on religious grounds. The high court took up the case...
Pop star Ed Sheeran has headlined Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage, just six years after his debut at one of the festival’s smallest venues. In 2011, the star played the solar-powered Croissant Neuf...
When Kofi Anan first addressed the world as the 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations, Morgan Freeman fans had an unimaginable shock. Why give up Hollywood to make the world a better place?...
Rawlings’ birthday is on the 22nd day of June 1947… Former President and founder of National Democratic Congress (NDC) Jerry John marks his 70th milestone today. Rawlings’ birthday now makes...
‘Do My Own‘ by Rapper M.anifest has been included in the Weekly Beats by Dre playlist. #BeatsOfTheWeek is a collection of the world’s most exciting new music. This week’s list included...
US television star and music sensation Charice Pempengco of the Philippines has announced a new transgender identity, revealing his new name on Twitter: Jake Zyrus. "My first tweet as Jake....
Award-winning producer Akosua Adoma Owusu’s latest film On Monday of Last Week is one of eight nominated for Best Short Film from the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA). Based on the short story...
Boarded-up homes became a ubiquitous symbol of the US housing crash, with once-prosperous neighborhoods left to decay as mortgage defaults soared and no new buyers emerged. Some 10 years later, the...
In the years leading up to the return of Hong Kong to China by Britain in 1997, thousands of residents fearful of the future under Beijing jumped ship to start a new life abroad. As the...
The frenzied drummer who is the force behind rockers X Japan declared headbanging to be "no good" on Tuesday as he sported a neck brace at his first press conference since emergency surgery. Yoshiki,...
Superheroes are coming to the rescue of Thailand's temples, where monks have commissioned giant statues of comic book icons and toy robots to entertain children while parents donate to their coffers....
Afghan women are redrawing the media landscape in the deeply conservative country with the launch of a new magazine and a television channel, risking the anger of extremists by giving their gender a...
In the past five days, nearly 100 Ghanaians have been deported from the U. S. The number is expected to grow, according to reports that the Trump administration will remove 7,000 Ghanaians from the...
The singer known for his hit song “This is not English” has outdoored his latest project, which is the video of “Tamunobo”. The video is already receiving an enormous attention the release of...
Christopher Jarvis says his motivation to make a game that tackles fake news is reenergised each time he leaves his home in New York. “I live in Trump Tower. This is how I reconcile it with...
When the universe was born, what did it sound like? The question underlies an inventive and challenging new exhibition in New York that explores the fundamentals of sound and how they relate to the...
