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Cardi B Becomes First woman to win Best Rap Album | 2019 GRAMMYs

Tearful Cardi B made history at Sunday night’s Grammy Awards becoming the first solo woman to win in the Best Rap Album Category.

She won the first GRAMMY of her career for her debut “Invasion of Privacy.

During her speech, the rapper, taking the stage with Offset, teared up while talking about her pregnancy and daughter, who was born this past July.

“I want to thank my daughter,” she said. “I’m not just saying thank you because she’s my daughter. It’s because, you know, when I found out I was pregnant, my album was not complete, like three songs that I was for sure having.

And then you know, you know how it was, we was like, we have to get this album done so I could still do videos while I’m still not showing. And it was very long nights.”

While Cardi’s the first woman to win the award for a solo act, Lauryn Hill did win best rap album as part of hip-hop group Fugees (also made up of Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel) in 1997.

Here’s the complete list of winners announced at the Grammy Awards by The Recording Academy.

Album Of The Year — Golden Hour, Kacey Musgraves

Record Of The Year — “This Is America,” Childish Gambino

Best New Artist — Dua Lipa

Best Rap Album — Invasion Of Privacy, Cardi B

Best R&B Album Winner — H.E.R., H.E.R.

Best Rap Song — “God’s Plan,” Drake

Best Country Album — Golden Hour, Kacey Musgraves

Song Of The Year — “This Is America,” Childish Gambino

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance — “Shallow,” Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical — Pharrell Williams

Best Rap/Sung Performance — “This Is America,” Childish Gambino

Best Rap Performance — King’s Dead, Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake / Bubblin, Anderson .Paak

Best Rock Album — From The Fires, Greta Van Fleet

Best Rock Song — “Masseduction” St. Vincent

Best Metal Performance — Electric Messiah, High On Fire

Best Rock Performance — When Bad Does Good, Chris Cornell

Best Urban Contemporary Album — Everything Is Love, The Carters

Best R&B Song — “Boo’d Up,” Ella Mai

Best Traditional R&B Performance — Bet Ain’t Worth The Hand, Leon Bridges / How Deep Is Your Love, Pj Morton Featuring Yebba

Best R&B Performance — Best Part H.E.R. Featuring Daniel Caesar

Best Latin Jazz Album — Back To The Sunset, Dafnis Prieto Big Band

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album — American Dreamers: Voices Of Hope, Music Of Freedom, John Daversa Big Band Featuring Daca Artists

Best Jazz Instrumental Album — Emanon, The Wayne Shorter Quartet

Best Jazz Vocal Album — The Window, Cécile Mclorin Salvant

Best Improvised Jazz Solo — Don’t Fence Me In, John Daversa

Best Reggae Album — 44/876, Sting & Shaggy

Best Dance/Electronic Album — Woman Worldwide, Justice

Best Dance Recording — Electricity, Silk City & Dua Lipa Featuring Diplo & Mark Ronson

Best Contemporary Classical Composition — Kernis: Violin Concerto, James Ehnes, Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony

Best Classical Compendium — Fuchs: Piano Concerto ‘Spiritualist’; Poems Of Life; Glacier; Rush, Joann Falletta

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album — Songs Of Orpheus – Monteverdi, Caccini, D’india & Landi, Karim Sulayman

Best Classical Instrumental Solo — Kernis: Violin Concerto, James Ehnes

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance — Anderson, Laurie: Landfall, Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet

Best Choral Performance — Mcloskey: Zealot Canticles, Donald Nally

Best Opera Recording — Bates: The (R)Evolution Of Steve Jobs, Michael Christie, Garrett Sorenson, Wei Wu, Sasha Cooke, Edward Parks & Jessica E. Jones

Best Orchestral Performance — Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11, Andris Nelsons

Producer Of The Year, Classical — Blanton Alspaugh

Best Engineered Album, Classical — Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11, Andris Nelsons & Boston Symphony Orchestra

Best Pop Vocal Album — Sweetener, Ariana Grande

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album — My Way, Willie Nelson

Best Pop Solo Performance — Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Goin’?), Lady Gaga

Best Country Song — “Space Cowboy,” Kacey Musgraves

Best Country Duo/Group Performance — Tequila, Dan + Shay

Best Country Solo Performance — “Butterflies,” Kacey Musgraves

Best Music Film — Quincy, Quincy Jones

Best Music Video — “This Is America,” Childish Gambino

Best Regional Roots Music Album — No ‘Ane’I, Kalani Pe’a

Best Tropical Latin Album — Anniversary, Spanish Harlem Orchestra

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano) — ¡México Por Siempre!, Luis Miguel

Best Latin Rock, Urban Or Alternative Album — Aztlán, Zoé

Best Latin Pop Album — Sincera, Claudia Brant

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling) — Faith – A Journey For All, Jimmy Carter

Best Children’s Album — All The Sounds, Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats

Best Folk Album — All Ashore, Punch Brothers

Best Contemporary Blues Album — Please Don’t Be Dead, Fantastic Negrito

Best Traditional Blues Album — The Blues Is Alive And Well, Buddy Guy

Best Bluegrass Album — The Travelin’ Mccourys, The Travelin’ Mccourys

Best Americana Album — By The Way, I Forgive You, Brandi Carlile

Best American Roots Song — The Joke, Brandi Carlile

Best American Roots Performance — The Joke, Brandi Carlile

Best New Age Album — Opium Moon, Opium Moon

Best Song Written For Visual Media — “Shallow,” Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media — Black Panther, Ludwig Göransson

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media — The Greatest Showman, Hugh Jackman (& Various Artists)

Best World Music Album — Freedom, Soweto Gospel Choir

Best Roots Gospel Album — Unexpected, Jason Crabb

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album — Look Up Child, Lauren Daigle

Best Gospel Album — Hiding Place, Tori Kelly

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song — “You Say,” Lauren Daigle

Best Gospel Performance/Song — “Never Alone,” Tori Kelly Featuring Kirk Franklin

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album — Steve Gadd Band, Steve Gadd Band

Best Immersive Audio Album — Eye In The Sky – 35th Anniversary Edition, The Alan Parsons Project

Best Remixed Recording — “Walking Away (Mura Masa Remix),” Haim

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical — Colors, Beck

Best Historical Album — Voices Of Mississippi: Artists And Musicians Documented By William Ferris

Best Album Notes — Voices Of Mississippi: Artists And Musicians Documented By William Ferris

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package — Squeeze Box: The Complete Works Of “Weird Al” Yankovic, Weird Al Yankovic

Best Recording Package — Masseduction, St. Vincent

Best Arrangement, Instruments And Vocals — “Spiderman Theme,” Randy Waldman Featuring Take 6 & Chris Potter

Best Arrangement, Instrumental Or A Cappella — “Stars And Stripes Forever,” John Daversa Big Band Featuring Daca Artists

Best Instrumental Composition — Blut Und Boden (Blood And Soil), Terence Blanchard

Best Alternative Music Album — “Colors,” Beck

Best Musical Theater Album — The Band’s Visit, Original Broadway Cast

Best Comedy Album — Equanimity & The Bird Revelation, Dave Chappelle

The Walking Dead Season 10: Is Danai Gurira leaving?

THE WALKING DEAD season 10 has been confirmed by AMC and will welcome a number of its cast back for a number season.

But will Michonne (played by Danai Gurira) return or is she leaving?

Guriria’s contract expires at the end of this season.

Following breakout roles as Okoye of the Dora Milaje in Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War, conflicts in Marvel Studios’ upcoming schedule might well rule her out of AMC’s future plans.

“She has been very vocal about saying that she loves the show. We love Danai; we love that character.

Right now, she’s got a lot of opportunities and she needs to weigh what she feels is best for her,” AMC programming president David Madden told The Hollywood Reporter. “But we certainly would want her on the show as long as she wants to be on it. We really want her to stay.”

Following the departure of Andrew Lincoln’s Rick Grimes, Michonne has become an even more integral part of the show as one of Alexandria’s leaders, not to mention the mother of Rick’s son, so writing her out or killing her off will be easier said than done.

The Walking Dead: Michonne

“She is an incredibly valuable character and I’m really hoping she stays. Obviously, the lesson of Andy is that the show can survive anybody’s departure if need be but that’s not our goal,” Madden added.

“The goal is to have Danai continue on whatever basis she can make work, given the other things that she has going on in her life.”

Kim Jayde speaks on the Ackermans #IAmMe lingerie campaign

Zimbawe’s MTV Base presenter Kim Jayde is on the new Ackermans ‘#IAmMe’ campaign, which aims to inspire women to celebrate their true selves, and each other.

The campaign features other South African celebs Busiswa Gqulu, Pearl Modiadie, Minki van der Westhuizen and Rami Chuene.

Ackermans is shaking up the industry with its latest Valentine’s Day campaign, ‘#IAmMe’. 

Conceptualised and produced in partnership with the retailer’s lead creative agency, 99c, the campaign’s message is not one of romantic love, but rather, self-love. 

“The body positivity movement is gaining traction all over the globe, and ‘#IAmMe’ says to women that rather than hide or grudgingly accept your flaws, these so-called ‘imperfections’ are what makes you unique,” says Tanya Ruiters, marketing specialist at Ackermans.

Said Kim Jayde in her message, “We need to change how we see and speak about our bodies – your feet can take you all over the world, your hands create and heal, your mouth can uplift and inspire.

When we love ourselves, there’s no room for negativity, for body bashing, bullying or putting other women down.”

Christopher Smith, creative director at 99c, says, “We wanted to tell the story of five enormously successful, vivacious women at the top of their game, and show that they have the same insecurities and vulnerabilities as all of us – yet they’re choosing to embrace these so-called ‘flaws’.”

Winky D & Gemma Griffiths to drop a Valentine’s Song

Winky D and Gemma Griffiths have announced a surprise Valentine’s Day song release.

Whether you believe in the red-heart holiday or not, a song from Winky D is always a scorcher.

Winky broke the news Thursday afternoon with a beautiful love caption on Instagram together with the song cover.

From the cover, the song titled Garden depicts Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden with the animation showing Adam in dreadlocks receiving the ‘forbidden fruit’ from Eve in the presence of the deceptive Serpent.

Gemma has always been a fan of Winky D and in 2016 she did an acoustic interpretation of ‘Musarova Bigman’

Song Cover

February looks set to be a Gafa month as Winky D’s Coke Studio song premieres on ZTV this Saturday 9 February and the artist said he ‘believed’ it’s gonna be hit.

 

Gospel Singer Sabastian Magacha reveals new Bae

Barely a month after the High Court of Zimbabwe granted a decree of divorce to
Sabastian Magacha and ex-wife Nomsah Ndikunwe the singer was already teasing social media with pics of new bae.

Their six-year marriage was nullified in November 2018.

Nomsah Tatenda Magacha (nee Ndikunwe) and Sabastian Magacha were married to each other in terms of the Marriage Act (Chapter 5:11) on May 25, 2012 at Harare 

On December 12 Magacha posted a picture were he was passionately hugging a woman and put up a simple caption ‘Sometimes all u need is a hug’

It was more than a church hug. Forcing social media to suspect that the talented gospel singer had found love again.

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Sometimes all u need is a hug

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On January 31 Magacha was to again throw a teaser of his new girlfriend whilst the two were holidaying in what Zimbuzz believes to be Mtarazi Falls in Nyanga.

He all but confimed the relationship with a caption were he asks why ladies peep through their man’s phones each time there’s a message

‘Hanzi ndiyaniko atitumira text message?? zvikanzi tiwone tese kuti tirikutsvagwa nani?? hahaha woman.. Tell me why do you do ka that behaviour??
Is it love or?

Sabastian Magacha’s love for her new lady reached fever pitch and he had to share the joy with the rest of the world and yesterday February 6, he finally revealed the face of the girl.

With a proud caption he wrote on Instagram ‘Ladies & Gentlemen I present to you••• A Gift of style’

Scores of his fans congratulated the musician on the new found love but the singer was not too keen to provide further confirmation other than the picture.

Zimfest Live announces new venue and headline sponsor for 2019

Zimfest Live will return in the summer and this year they have a bigger venue,entertainment line-up and have just partnered with a new sponsor for 2019.

The annual family-friendly music festival will take place on 3 August 2019 at Colesdale Farm.

A representative from Redcliff Management, said,“Zimfest Live is continually expanding its scope, and with the growth in attendance, the festival is diversifying in every area and truly embodying what a festival is all about – community,music, the arts and culture.”

The organisation announced that money remittance company, Express Links International Limited will headline the event.

“We’re back and happy to announce and welcome Express Links International Limited on board as our main sponsor. This is a landmark partnership with a reputable company, whose impact in the community is  both positive and influential.”

“The core of their business is developing innovative ideas that empower, inspire and drive growth and we look forward to working closely with them to bring you another great event,” they added.

CEO of Express Links International Limited, Peter Pembere said, “We are pleased  to be sponsoring another great community event.

Our involvement in this enterprising   initiative reflects our ongoing commitment to supporting projects aimed at Africans in the diaspora.”

The company offers a reliable, safe and secure 24/7 online money transfer service from the UK to a number of African countries, where they have partnered with banks and mobile telecommunications companies, to deliver instant cash pickups, bank deposits, bill payments and mobile wallet money transfers.

“At the heart of our corporate culture is building unique, long lasting relationships with our valued clients by offering a bespoke and hassle-free service,”  added Pembere.

Situated in Northaw village, just outside London, Colesdale farm’s idyllic 55-arce setting provides a scenic backdrop to the farm and sits on the borders of the boroughs of Enfield and Barnet, with very easy access to both the M25 and direct trains into the capital.

M-Net Movies to air a Pop-up Channel for Sports Films

M-Net Movies is hosting a series of exciting and popular sports films on a special pop-up channel that will run on DStv for three weeks in late February and early March.

With over 70 titles, M-Net Movies Game On will appeal to a wide range of tastes and preferences.

Liz Dziva, publicity and public relations manager of MultiChoice Zimbabwe, said the Game ON Pop-up Channel would launch on Friday February 22 and end on Sunday March 10, during which time some of the most popular and stirring sports films of recent years would be broadcast.

“Game On is a collection of some of the best sports movies to date, and it’s not all just about sport, either, as the centre action will often be a backdrop for deep human drama, humour, real-life tragedy, suspense and love, and some of the movies will investigate pressing social issues,” she said.

The line-up includes the Rocky series, Jerry Maguire, Remember The Titans, A League Of Their Own, Rudy, Warrior, Hurricane, Friday Night Lights, Happy Gilmore, Rush, White Men Can’t Jump, Cool Runnings, Cinderella Man, The Color Of Money.

The Mighty Ducks, The Waterboy, Race, Best Of The Best, Wimbledon, Space Jam, Tour De Phamarcy, Chariots Of Fire, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Blue Crush and Goal!

 Hollywood A-listers feature in many of these films, including Sylvester Stallone, Al Pacino, Denzel Washington, Tom Cruise, Dennis Quaid, Tom Hanks, Cameron Diaz, Kirsten Dunst, Michelle Rodriguez and Kate Bosworth.

 Feature films are complemented by six documentaries focused on some of the greatest stars in history, includingRonaldo, Ayrton Senna, Pelé and Sir Stanley Matthews.

Each weekend of the Game On run will have themed days. The flag drops on Formula One Friday February 22, followed by Soccer Saturday on February 23, and Super Bowl Sunday the following day.

On Friday March 1 there will be a boxing extravaganza, while Saturday March 2 is devoted to basketball and Sunday March 3 to baseball.

On Friday March 8 the focus swings to golf, then ice hockey on Saturday March 9, with rugby and athletics the focus of Sunday March 10.

Nutty O makes Debut International Appearance

February will mark a major turning point in the career of talented dancehall singer Nutty O.

The gifted songwriter and perfomer makes his debut international appearance on Febryary 8.

Nutty O will be gracing the the Bob Marley birthday commemoration event to be held in the United Arab Emirates.

He will share the stage with The Original Wailers and Romain Virgo.

“We have reiterated that 2018 was a great LEAP year for both Nutty O and the ABX brand as the artist laid the much needed foundation to culminate in the fruition of a few national duty milestones as his collaboration with Etana, Jamaica’s biggest female reggae artist in the last 20 years, resulted in his presence in both Worldwide Billboard and now Grammy 2019 nomination conversations,” said his manager Byron Kabaira.

Nutty O’s 2019 season has begun with the release of his widely loved single, Winner, which preempts his stint as a young dreamer doing big things on the international stage.

The cherry on top has been the release of ‘Mudenga’ a track that goes on to leisurely talk about how his music talent has changed the young artist’s life.

In the month of February, Nutty O will tour Capetown, South Africa for an appearance on the 3rd at Bashmouth Sound Birthday Bash.

He will be in UAE for Bob Marley Birthday Festival on the 8th before making a club appearance on the 9th and returning to South Africa for a gig with House of Shisaka on the 15th and another club appearance on the 16th in Johannesburg.

Coke Studio Africa 2019 to Air on TV in Zimbabwe Starting this Saturday

The much anticipated season of ‘Coke Studio Africa 2019’ is set to air on TV in Zimbabwe and across Africa starting February 9, 2019.

Featuring for the first time on the show are Zimdancehall heavyweight Winky D and and young rising singer Tamy Moyo.

Winky D will be featuring on the show for the first time paired alongside celebrated Mozambican singer Messias with production from Nigerian record producer, GospelOnDaBeatz.

Known for his own unique and captivating twist on reggae, dub, dancehall and afro-pop jams, Winky D also popularly known as Gafa, has managed to keep music lovers on their feet with his catchy music for over a decade now.

With his hits like “Disappear” having topped the BBC 1Xtra show, Winky D has stamped his authority as a leading voice to Zimdancehall.

Speaking on his debut on Coke Studio AfricaWinky D said, “It’s really a great experience, I get to meet and exchange ideas with people from different backgrounds, genres, cultures and vibe.

Coke Studio Africa is a good platform for the interaction and integration of different music industries in Africa; I also learnt how the different music fraternities are faring in their regions.’’

Tamy Moyo continues her impressive run, shutting ceilings to become arguably,Zimbabwe’s hottest female artist at the moment and fast making forays across Africa.

With one album already under her belt titled “The 18th Roller Coaster”, the 20-year-old afro popvocalist is set to deliver her star power and vocal prowess when the new season premieres. She’s paired with LourenaNhate from Mozambique and Abush Zeleke of Ethiopia.

The track that the pair will collaborate on, will be produced by Ugandan prolific producer Daddy Andre. Speaking on her debut encounter on the show Tamy noted ‘’Coke Studio has been an amazing platform for me.

I got to learn more about the industry. I had a chance to meet interesting people as well and I definitely hope that this opportunity is definitely going to grow my career and my audience.

Working with many creatives with different perspectives and backgrounds under one roof taught me patience, endurance and most of all tolerance’’.

Other Southern African artists set to feature on the show include celebrated top African rappers: Laylizzy (Mozambique) and Chef 187 (Zambia), acclaimed diva Shellsy Baronet (Mozambique),

Award-winningg singer Lourena Nhate (Mozambique), fast rising femcee Lioness (Namibia) and highflying rapper Boity (South Africa).

Starting this Feb, watch the new season of Coke Studio Africa on ZBC TV every Saturday at 7 PM.

‘DJ Stavo & Winky D were invited to the Star FM Music Awards’

Following DJ Stavo’s outburst for what he terms an invitation snub by Star FM for their music awards, it has been established that the DJ was actually invited.

Wrote DJ Stavo on Twitter:

“Sorry just have to get this off my chest. After all is said and done. I am truly disappointed that I was not invited to the awards. After my contribution to the arts industry it truly it hurt me. I apologize to my fans but from today onwards I have no confidence in the system

“I am human. I do get hurt. As of 2019 I will not launch any of my tracks on any radio station in Zimbabwe. I rather look beyond where I am accepted, Respected and pushed. I will be releasing my 2019 via social media and any other international platforms where I am well respected. “

Speaking on the Star FM’s 326 Xpress Show with KVG and Pathisani, H-Metro’s Deputy Editor Charles Mushinga said DJ Stavo was being a cry baby.

Mushinga also said a lot of peole who had done a lot for the music industry were not invited because there wasn’t enough space.

He explained that Star FM’s DJ Iyati had called DJ Stavo to invite him but the DJ said he was busy.

In the interview KVG adds to Mushinga’s explanation that the initial invitation was sent out for the 25th of January awards which were later postponed to 1 February to pave way for the mourning of Dr Tuku.

However DJ Stavo did not inform the organisers that he would be available on the new date.

Zimbuzz’s investigations established that DJ Stavo was indeed invited and was supposed to present an Award for the Best Duo/Group category.

In the interview Mushinga also confirmed that Winky D was invited to the awards just like every other nominee.

Listen to the Interview below