Rapper Trey XL has released a new video for his single Live Life..The song talks about how the rapper intends to live his life to the fullest and how the rap game will be different because “I was here.”
The video was mostly shot at Limbe Market in Blantyre, Malawi by Chipiliro Khonje.
“Live life is just my honest interpretation of a day in the life of Trey Xl,” he told Zimbuzz.
Watch the video below and tell us what you think:
Our two favorite rappers Stunner and Mudiwa have reconciled made peace buried the hatchet, reinforced their love for each other on Instagram and Facebook. Stunner was the one who extended the Olive branch by asking the big question that we have all itched to ask since the beginning of this squabble
Why do we fight nhai Mr Hood??
And further declared that from that day (28 February 2016) they were now Bros, because as he eloquently put it they are both sponsored by the same company, they are show-offs, evidenced by the strategic holding of the Merc keys in the picture below
During the ZIMA awards, the two were captured by Zimbuzz photographers having what seemed to be a very deep conversation.
See the pics below
But anyway Mudiwa put his stamp on Stunner’s Message by declaring that Love and Encouragement was the one thing he would love to see more in the Music Industry ( Subtle Dig at Trevor’s outburst last week?) He didn’t however respond to why the rappers fight in first place.
Stunner and Mudiwa’s “beef” origin is murky and shrouded in mystery, but their social media punches and sub bars in hit songs have been a source of entertainment for many over the years. One might argue that they have kept each other relevant by their Make-up-to-break-up relationship.
I guess we will just have to be content that the hitmakers have decided to make peace and wait and see how long it lasts, this time. We hope that this means a collabo in the near future, Yes?No? Maybe?
Old Mutual continued their partnership with junior rugby as they launched their 2016 sponsorship program and also added along tag rugby.
By Larry Trusida
The diversified group will be the official sponsor of the Under 20 Junior Sables and the World Rugby Under 20 Trophy 2016 that is scheduled for Harare from 19 April to 1 May.
Old Mutual ground CEO, Mr Jonas Mushosho said that they wanted mass participation and they aim at bridging the race gap since back in the days, rugby was not for all.
“The dip in performance indicates that most of the black majority were previously excluded from rugby,” he said.
“Our sponsorship aims to, therefore, support the previously marginalised majority.”
He also indicated that their partnership has been growing since its inception 2 years ago.
“Old Mutual Zimbabwe’s relationship with rugby started in 2014, when, together with the Zimbabwe Rugby Union, we launched the Old Mutual Rugby Development Programme and the Old Mutual National Schools Select Rugby Sponsorship in 2014.
The Old Mutual Development Programme started at four centres in 2014 and expanded to nine centres and 16 communities in 2015, with over 50 schools participating.
“An estimated 2500 boys and girls participated in the programme in 2015, compared to 1600 in 2014,” said Mr Mushosho.
When the Minister of Sport and Recreation, Honorable Makhosini Hlongwane met the Zimbabwe Rugby Union board a couple of months ago he indicated three areas that were of concern; the Junior World Cup Trophy (JWT), the development of the game and the national league, out of these three old Mutual has addressed the first two by sponsoring the Young Sables and Tag rugby.
Honorable Hlongwane said that mass participation was crucial in the development of Sport in Zimbabwe and Old Mutual has done so much to address that by taking rugby to communities.
“Associations should be available in communities and that is not possible without the corporate support, Old Mutual has been bridging that gap and we applaud them for their support in various sports,” he said.
“We thank God for the reception we got for our song which touched from the little 2-year-olds to the President of the nation.”
Reverend TT Chivaviro has made a bold declaration and said that they will not be entering their music in any Awards competition.
In an exclusive interview with Zimbuzz , the Ebenezer hit-maker felt that God was communicating something to them.
His concerns come after losing the Song of the Year award to Wink D’s Disappear– a song which fell out of the required cut-off date of consideration, which according to ZIMA is August of the previous year to August of present Year.
“I think God is saying something to us about this award thing because the same happened at NAMA, our music should just be for spreading the gospel to all nations, our satisfaction should come when people get touched by our music, hearts uplifted, souls healed etc, and I’m sure we will not be entering these things again, we have since asked our manager not to enter us for awards in future,” he said.
“We thank God for the reception we got for our song which touched from the little 2-year-olds to the President of the nation,” he added.
An official from ZIMA, Farai Chapoterera also conceded to this fact when asked by journalists about this anomaly and she said they included Winky D’s song because “We knew that the public was not going to understand it if Disappear was not included in the category…”
Asked what God was saying to them Rev Chivaviro said: “God is saying our main calling is not for music that wins awards but for music that touches and transforms lives.”
He also said that this should not be seen as jealousy or an issue of sour grapes especially after also losing out to Mathias Mhere in the Traditional Gospel Music category
“Mathias is a young brother to me and we have been chatting even this morning (yesterday) about my launch on Wednesday which he is attending, I even congratulated him on winning,” he explained
“I see this as lessons to me rather, God speaks in different ways to different people and these NAMA and ZIMA happenings were a big lesson to me in particular.”
Meanwhile, Rev Chivaviro will be launching the sequel to Ebenezer this Wednesday, 2 March at the Anglican Cathedral in Harare.
Titled ‘Mhepo Inoperekedza- Tiri Munyasha Part 2’, the launch starts at 0530 pm.
The Zimbabwe Music Awards remains the only platform that honours music from almost all of its genres.
It was refreshing to see the Awards coming back in 2014 after a long hiatus, obviously owing to chronic financial challenges that the county has been facing.
A vision of one passionate man, its chairman Mr Joseph Nyadzayo, the awards are back to honour the men and women who sometimes toil in this thankless job but don’t tire in giving us a song to entertain us, console, celebrate and sometimes cry with.
Here are the 5 things that we learned
ZIMA is the only premier awards show in the country
Forget all these other mushrooming Awards ceremonies, ZIMA still is the real deal in terms of entertainment value.
NAMA only comes a ‘distant’ second.
We also should note that the emergence of these other awards shows was necessitated by ZIMA’s absence but still couldn’t attract the same attention as does ZIMA.
Even with all the negativity and shaming it receives; we still look forward to it, dress for it and want it.
However, whoever was responsible for the red carpet bungling should receive a sharp rebuke and possibly a final warning. That kind of disrespect for our celebrities is colonial and unacceptable.
We need new Mcs/Hosts
Candice and Tich Mataz were a perfect disaster to be polite. The cohesion wasn’t there.
Tich is now too old for this and has lost his golden touch.
And Candice was angry the whole night; if you are a host of a show then you need to learn to tolerate dissenting voices that come via Twitter.
People shouldn’t be forced to agree with what you believe in.
Let’s try giving our hosts a written and rehearsed script or better still let’s have a comedian host ZIMA8.
Alick Macheso needs to release an album today
I think we are now tired of the lack of competition against Jah Prayzah and Sulu Chimbetu in their respective genres.
With Tuku not being nominated and Peter Moyo failing to reproduce his father’s magic, sungura is now dead.
This means that Macheso now has to stand up and provide real competition.
Dear Baba Sharo, please release Tsoka Dzerwendo as soon as you read this.
Reverend Chivaviro should be feeling robbed
This has to be the biggest controversy of the night as Ebenezer lost to a song which was released outside of the ZIMA cut off dates.
During a press conference at the Rainbow Towers, an official from ZIMA, Farai Chapoterera had to give an unsatisfactory explanation of why Disappear and Vanondibatirana were included in the Song Of the Year Category.
She said: “We knew that the public was not going to understand it if Disappear was not included in the category since it was a big song released year end, so we had to include it..”
In the same press conference she also confirmed that their cut-off date for consideration is August previous year to August current year.
So clearly Disappear was included only to appease the public.
As a principle, we think this is unacceptable for an organisation to flout its own regulations for mass sympathy.
Artists and the consumers of music need to trust the system. We hope this gets fixed next time.
Sponsors are beginning to believe in music as an industry
We saw some significant sponsors this time around, a commercial bank, mobile phone manufacturer, courier service, Africa’s biggest Satellite TV provider and a Mobile Telecoms network.
Although we are not privy to the amount of money these cooperates poured in, the good sign is that we can have something to build on from.
And the huge announcement by the lady from the Mobile telecoms company that they are pledging their support to music and not just awards is a welcome gesture.
The only time we see sponsors making such commitments is at HIFA, for which we can’t really ascertain for sure if their financial support benefits local musicians.
It was encouraging to also see that most celebrities were dressed by local retailers and designers; I also heard that that one local ladies’ wear shop is already recording high influx of potential customers just by dressing a few popular faces.
ALSO READ: We will not be entering any Awards – Rev Chivaviro
Trevor Dongo on Friday morning landed himself in a social media snake-pit after he had had a rant towards Mudiwa who had innocently accepted an award on his behalf.
His fans had no kind words for the soulful singer, saying his behaviour was both immature and embarrassing.
So what really happened?
After the ZIMA presenters had announced Trevor Dongo as the winner of the Best R’nB/Soul/Afro Pop, Mudiwa, after noticing that no one was actually present to receive the award, took it upon himself to do the honour.
However, Mudiwa, in his acceptance speech on Dongo’s behalf said that he had received a text/app message to get the award.
Upon hearing the news, Dongo who according to Mudiwa was in Canada went on a series of rants targeted at his ‘friend.’
In another tweet, which he later deleted, he mocked Mudiwa.. see the tweet below
However his fans turned on him and demanded that he apologise to the rapper who in fact, had saved him from embarrassment since no one had stood to accept the Award.
In another deleted facebook post he wrote:
After bowing to pressure and insults from his fans, Trevor then posted an apology but that wasn’t enough to extinguish the fury as it was dismissed by people as insincere.
Also, Mudiwa upon realising his mistake went on to apologise to Trevor Dongo for his ‘wrong did’
Again in another deleted post he wrote:
But did Mudiwa really receive a text from Trevor?
When contacted by this reporter Mudiwa declined to comment on the matter, however, a few minutes later he was in a telephone interview on ZiFM Stereo during the Ignition show.
Responding to questions from both MisRed and TK, he said that he felt like his name was being used for publicity but however maintained that “Trevor Dongo is my boy” and “I’m not gonna say anything bad about him.”
TK: But wakatumirwa text yacho here iwe?
Mudiwa: (after a brief silence)…Trevor is my boy
TK: Yes or no, you got a text?
Mudiwa: When all Zimbabwe didn’t even know he was in Germany………yesterday night Trevor was in Germany….how would i know that.
Mudiwa also said he thought Trevor was under some form of emotional stress since he was going through a difficult time, perhaps with his divorce.
Now see the full list of the ZIMA winners here
Jah Prayzer dominated this year’s edition of the Zimbabwe Music Awards with at least four awards from as many nominations.
The Awards took place Thursday night at the HICC in Harare, you can check the nominees list here
Here is the full list of the winners
Best Acappella – Nkwali by Nkwali
Best Choral Music – The Battle Against Evil by African Joy, with Sabastian Magacha
Best Alternative Music – Moto Ngaubvire by Cynthia Mare
Best Collaboration – Kure By Ammara Brown and Jah Prayzah
Best Contemporary Gospel Music – Kuregerera In Advance by Takesure Zamar and Worship Addicts
Best Dancehall Music – Ngoma Ndoimba by Killer T
Best Hip Hop Music – Bebengakholwa by Cal_Vin
Best House Music – It’s Love by Skaiva
Best R’nB/Soul/Afro Pop – Two Steps To Go by Trevor Dongo
Best Single – Shingie Mangoma and Reverb7
Best Sungura – Gunship by Sulumani Chimbetu
Best Traditional Gospel Music – Glory to Glory by Mathius Mhere
Best Traditional Music – Jerusarema by Jah Prayzah
Best Producer – Prince Oskid Tapfuma and Tamuka Mukulumi with Kenako volume 1
Best Video – Andy Cutta – Alleluia /Roki and Ex-Q
Best Album of the Year – Jerusarema by Jah Prayzah
Best Duo or Group – Roki and Ex-Q
Best Female Artist – Janet Manyowa
Best Male Artist – Jah Prayzah
Best Newcomer – Janet Manyowa
International Achiever – Buffalo Soul Jah
Song of the Year – Winky D (Disappear)
Best Online Media- Two broke Zimbos (TWIMBOZ)
The country’s top musicians will ensemble at the HICC tomorrow for what is arguably music’s biggest night…The Zimbabwe Music Awards (ZIMA).
The general ticket has been fairly priced at $5 while the VIP will cost $20, the show starts at 1800hrs.
There are a lot of things that gets us excited each time such events are being held.
Here are 5 things to look forward to tomorrow:
Fashion, Fashion, Fashion
As much as it is about Who-Wins-What it’s also about Who-Wore-What.
No excuses for looking ratchet on the red carpet or should we say no looking NAMA (pun intended)
NAMA Awards were just as fashionably dull as some of the celebrities who attended.
We are counting on the always glamourous to bring their best to the red carpet.
For a look at what celebrities wore at the last ZIMA click here
Tich Mataz and Candice
We are informed that these two will be our hosts for tomorrow night.
We think their chemistry will be a marvel for those watching, Candice brings her charming voice and the experienced Tich Mataz, his forever-young personality.
Candice who arguably was the best dressed at the recently held NAMA Awards will bring her best to the show.
We are also looking forward to seeing what colour her lips will be in (she loves keeping them very colourful)
The Musical performances
In between the awards speeches, the charming presenters and the dazzling gowns will be some of the best musical performances.
We have seen Ammara Brown doing her rehearsals and we are definitely looking forward to some of the hip movement we witnessed.
The tears, weird costumes, the controversy and everything in between…
Some will be overcome by emotion and shed a few tears (both for losing and winning), and some will crack at an attempt to give out a speech.
And then there will be those who will have a long list of people to thank, their parents, producer, their family in the diaspora, wife,pastor, fans (both real and imaginary), neighbours… (by then we would have yawned 4 times)
It wouldn’t be an Awards show without the weird costumes both on the red carpet and on stage.
Lastly,there is always that one controversial moment that will break people’s hearts and we are sure these two will bring that emotion…Winky or Killer T?
Former ZBC television and Radio presenter Eric ‘The General’ Knight has broken new ground by joining the elite Sky TV group.
Eric Knight broke the news yesterday on his Facebook page.
He wrote:
“Ladies and Gentlemen I humbly announce to you that I have officially joined one of the world’s biggest media entities, SkyTV,” he said.
“This obviously marks a new and huge turn around of my Media and Broadcasting career. I thank God the Almighty for opening and granting me a rare opportunity to work with some of the biggest brands on the globe.”
The Knight Rider as he was affectionately known had previously tried a hand in politics where he contested and lost the Mbare Parliamentary seat.
He also revealed that he will be leaving his job at the British Airways.
He continued: “I ask for your prayers so that I am granted divine wisdom not just to perform, but to excel and gather as much as I can so as to pass on the experience to fellow brothers and sisters who are prospective Media Practitioners at various levels. God bless Zimbabwe! God bless Africa!”
Rihanna is set to take her role as a fashion influencer to an all-new high after the release of the Rihanna x Puma Fenty Trainer.
Her half/side-shaved hairstyle once cause a stir in Zimbabwe and still is trending, perhaps this influence could work as an indicator to local sports shops to stock this new footwear.
After the massively successful release of the “Creeper”, Rihanna and the Puma Fenty collection unveil the first true original sneaker design from the partnership.
According to online reviews, the Trainer has a super high-top like structure but fits and feels like a comfortable running shoe.
Debuting in three tonal colorways of “Whiteout”, “Blackout”, and “Red Alert”, the Rihanna x Puma Fenty Trainer makes use of a lace-less construction with over-extended heel and tongue pieces to give the sneaker a futuristic and stylish appeal that fits the music superstar’s fashionable presence.
Release Date: February 26th, 2016
Price: $180
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